Thread: Glove box light stays on

Hi guys,

Just a quick question - is the glove box light supposed to stay on once you lock the car? I had left my glove box open when i locked the car and noticed it stayed on for a few minutes after I locked the car. I shut the glove box and thought nothing of it but this morning my car wouldn't start up.

I just noticed this last night and even though my intuition says it isn't supposed to stay lit, I figured I should check. I just finished installing my own head unit and car PC so if the glove box light is fine I'll have to look into the wiring for those next.

Thanks. Also, I hope this is the right section.

It shouldnt stay on. Usually lights will shut off after ~10mins of the car being off as a safety thing so it wont kill the battery. It should shut off when the box is closed. If not it may be a bad sensor in the glove box latch (I believe they have one).

My old GP the glove box kinda warped over time and needed a few of those little circle stickers to give another 1/16"-1/8" in order for the glove box to close the switch all the way. Give it a try.

: )

You guys are awesome! Thanks a lot. I'll check it out and update when I find out.