interior lights prob

[chip]

When my interior lights are set to door they stay on permanently.

I thought the problem may have been one of the switches that the doors depress when closed, causing the lights to act as if a door was permanently open.

But have checked them today and all appear to be fine.
Is there some sort of module some where between the doors and the lights them selves that may be faulty that i can change.

I really would like to rectify this fault myself if not i will have to take it to my local Nissan dealer.

Thanks,
Kelley

 

[jims-terrano]

They're on a timer, should stay on for a while until doors locked. Also the main light has 3 positions off on (all the time) and doors.

If this hasn't helped it's worth check the wires have not come off the door switches and the door switches are working. Remove each one and check it visibly and try a multimeter.

Jim

 

[chip]

They're on a timer, should stay on for a while until doors locked. Also the main light has 3 positions off on (all the time) and doors.

If this hasn't helped it's worth check the wires have not come off the door switches and the door switches are working. Remove each one and check it visibly and try a multimeter.

Jim

Hi Jim,

I removed each one individually with all other doors closed.
Checked them visually and then held them pressed in my hand while locking the doors with the key fob.
Kept them held pressed for one minute, and the light stayed on.

I then released the switch with the doors still locked which triggered the alarm.
The alarm went off on release of every switch, which tells me they are working.
But then i am no expert.
The lights were set in the door position according to the manual as there are no markings on the lights themselves.

 

[jims-terrano]

Try the switch in the other posistion just to check the manual aint misleading you.

Here's how mine works. The switch is at the front of the lamp, the door position is towards the drivers side. Not sure how long it stays on for without locking but as soon as I press the lock button on the fob it starts to dim and then goes out.

If this isn't happening it sounds like you need to locate the timer and investigate that.

Jim

 

[chip]

I tried them all with the switch towards the drivers side as this is what it states in the manual. And a couple in the opposite direction to be sure, with no joy.

But the switches triggering the alarm makes me think it is not the switches.
So i think it is the timer as you say.


Anyone know where this can be found?

 

[kbekl]

with all doors closed and ignition on does the light light up when selcted to when doors open ??

if not then got through each door and see if it is the same

on mine it has a timer on drivers side but not any other door

 

[chip]

When the light is set to doors, it is on, the same as if it was switched to on.

 

[kbekl]

have you checked the wiring in the light as you might be getting cross wires

 

[chip]

Checked the light, the connection is made by a clip together connector and it looks as it should be, no damage.

 

[chip]

Put the terrano in to a Nissan main dealer this morning for a level 3 service, and had this problem diagnosed while it was there.

Apparently the below part (285519f905 control assy timer unit) is faulty.
http://nissan4u.com/parts/terrano2/...dy_electrical/electrical_unit/illustration_1/

Thing is they want £265 to supply the new part then fitting, that's on top of the £75 they already charged to diagnose it.
That's £400 to make a light go out

Anyone know of elsewhere i can get one cheaper (i would really like a new one) but a second hand one from a late model truck would do if it was cheap enough with a guarantee as i would then take it back to Nissan to have it tested for faults (£75:doh), as i think it controls more than the interior lights.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[briggie]

try adz , cnc fabs ...... all are breaking some t2s

 

[chip]

try adz , cnc fabs ...... all are breaking some t2s

OK thanks.

 

[rustic]

as i think it controls more than the interior lights.

I had a company owned Vectra, and the timer did the wipers, indicators, interior light, headlights stay on after getting out etc.

The fault was diagnosed to the timer module, rather than replace it they removed the connector cleaned it, and it worked fine. Now that was a good garage, could have charged £200 to the company, but were honest. They valued the fact that they serviced the company fleet as well.

 

[paulp]

interior light

real cheap -- take the bulb out

paulp

 

[11redrex]

I would have though anyone breaking a late model terrano or primera would be able to sort you out. Mine's too old to have all that electronic gumph in it.

 

[briggie]

don't I get a mention ?

you just did :naughty

 

[rustic]

As with most fault diagnosis, repair by substitution is the best way.

If the car is ok with the new item, and you can recreate the fault in the other then you have found the fault.

:clap

 

[chip]

I had a company owned Vectra, and the timer did the wipers, indicators, interior light, headlights stay on after getting out etc.

The fault was diagnosed to the timer module, rather than replace it they removed the connector cleaned it, and it worked fine. Now that was a good garage, could have charged £200 to the company, but were honest. They valued the fact that they serviced the company fleet as well.

I will give it a go,

As a kid, when anything broke i would take it apart and look for a simple visible fault that i may be able to repair.
Always, i would have no clue at what i was meant to be looking at so would clean and reassemble, only to find it had started working again:lol

Dont know why i did not think to give it ago myself.

 

[rustic]

I will give it a go,

As a kid, when anything broke i would take it apart and look for a simple visible fault that i may be able to repair.
Always, i would have no clue at what i was meant to be looking at so would clean and reassemble, only to find it had started working again:lol

Dont know why i did not think to give it ago myself.

When I was younger I took working items apart to see how they worked, re-assembled them to find they don't work anymore..:doh

If it ain't broke don't fix it, hadn't heard about this at the time, I could have invented it.:thumbs

 

[chip]

Does anyone know where this part is on the vehicle.
Because of this
http://nissan4u.com/parts/terrano2/e...llustration_1/
I took it it was behind the dash on the passenger side, but i have since had the glove box off and i can not see it.

I also enquired about a replacement part from a local salvage yard that had a donor t2, but he has looked and can not find it either.

And i was in my local Nissan main dealers the other day ordering a couple of the black stickers that black out the door pillars, so i asked there parts guy if he could tell me where it was located and he said he did not know.
I said well surely it would be all there on his computer in front of him and he could easily find out for me. He replied no it would not be on his computer and he would have to find out which engineer did the fault finding and ask him and he was not going to do that, so he could not help me.:nenau

Happy Christmas by the way