Quote: Originally Posted by vgibbs. Interior and running board lights will not turn off. Not a door latch problem because the 'door ajar' light in the dash is good. It self tests at start-up and comes on and off when doors/hatch are opened and closed. All door and hatch latches have been cleaned with WD-40. 1. The control knob is activated. Most interior automobile light shutoffs may be traced back to one thing: a turned-on control knob. This is probably why the dome light remains lit up inside your car. One of the switches on your vehicle is probably locked in the “on” position if you are unable to turn it off. 1. The door ajar switch ( part of the door latch ) is gummed up and a good spraying of WD-40 can clean it out. Could take several times to cure the issue. 2. There is a bad splice in the driver's side door sills. On the SUperCrew it is usually closer to the c-pillar on the rear door. 2,782. Reaction score. 1,362. Location. . Steven Braman said: The Parking Lamps and Dash Lights won't turn off when the key is out of the ignition. I've tried all of the applicable fuses but no luck. I'm starting to think it is now the parking lamp relay, but i don't know where that particular relay is located. Answer. Popular Answer. pushrod on September 23, 2017. For your 2017 Ford Escape, ALL lights should automatically turn off in approximately 10 minutes after ignition switch is turned off. If not, you may want to take it in to get checked. Sign in to reply. FordNewbie on August 04, 2018. Here is the drive-in theater cheat sheet, 3 tips. Natural, get a can of wd-40 and spray the latch (where the latch hits the post inside the door)shut the door repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, you get the idea. The switch on the strike mechanism in the door is sticking, usually several baths in wd-40 and opening and slamming the door will break the switch loose and you will be good to go. Key in ignition, rotate, lights come on as car starts. Lights stay on and will not go off. Drove several miles that way. At destination, shut engine off, lights still on. Open and close all doors including tailgate, lights remain on. Pull Fuse #8, lights go off. Reinsert Fuse #8, lights come back on. 1) Rocker switch is in the middle 2) Rocker switch to the left turns on the lights and to the right turns them off. 3) Pressing the lights will turn them on and off. edit 4) Push button to on for accessory power and lights come on. edit 5) If the car is on and I open the doors the lights go on. Door still open and car is turned off the lights Received 1,458 Likes on 1,174 Posts. You have a later Ford vehicle, and in their wisdom they started putting the door switch into the latch mechanism. We don't know exactly why it works, but if you take wd40 and drown the latch area with it, the switches seem to magically start working again most of the time. Location: Orlando,Fl. The jamb switch probably popped out. When it grounds the light comes on. 1987 - 1996 F150 - interior lights wont shut off - 93 F-150 interior lights wont shut off. the lights on the doors and the dome light or whatever its called that are only supposed to be on when the doors are open won't shut off they stay on when i am Y6GCft.