source of constant dead battery revealed

[kabel]

strange, I thought the light shut off automatically after a couple hours even if the trunk or frunk was open...

[yimmy149]

My '01 S does shut off front and rear, I have left them open all night for charging or packing for a trip. Takes about 3 hours though. Maybe his switch would pulse on and off a little and trick the car into turning lights back on after the timeout.

-james

[chaudanova]

can you post a picture of the actual switch? Mine seems to have an intermittent issue with turning on..

Thanks!

[jhandy]

The switch is deep inside the latch. Hard to see. Just shoot a bunch of contact cleaner (i used MAF cleaner) into the latch.
Attached is a pic of the latch and switch.

Incidently i have noticed that when I turn on the alarm, it would occasionally beep. everything was closed. light on dash was not on. I figured it was the glove box.

My light would work some times and not others. Now works all the time, and the battery stays charged.

[ChrisZang]

let me have a look tonight, my (new) battery is also drained after 2 ~ 3 days ...

[pbanders]

Originally Posted by kabel

strange, I thought the light shut off automatically after a couple hours even if the trunk or frunk was open...

That's what it does on my '03. Recently verified as I was charging the battery in-car and had the front trunk open.