I would drive my car around at night and obviously I run my headlights. When I get back into my garage and park I turn off my headlights but my corner lights are still on (amber) Its funny because even in the day time, which doesn't require turning on the lights, the corners would be on when I get back home.

I don't know what the problem is. It would take a while for me to get it off. I would flip the light switch on and off many times. I would also turn the car on and the corners still won't shut off. It would take a good 5-10 mins of playing around with the switch to get it to turn off. Anyone know the problem here? Bad wiring? Bad bulb? Help.

(1992 Integra DB1)

 

If you are talking about the front side markers, they are controlled by the ICU.

Problems with the ICU on older Honda/Acura are common.

Questions...
Do your intermittent wipers work?
Does the rear window defog work?
Do all the "warning" chimes work, [lights on, key still in ign., seat belt]?
Does the dome light work off drivers door?

The above are also controlled by the ICU and a problem with any of them would indicate a problem with the ICU.

If on the other hand you are talking about the cars park lights, lights that turn on with first "click" of light switch then the problem unlikely the ICU and more likely the light switch itself or possibly a failing aftermarket alarm system wired to the park light circuit for "light flash" operation. 94

 

I got a good ICU if thats your problem, probly is. Where ya located?

 

Yes it works.
Yes it works.
Yes dome light work off driver side door.

As for the warning chimes, it all works. I do have a little chime when I pull the key out of the ignition. This little bell noise is on when my front amber corners are on. When the sidemarker corners are off, the chime stops chiming.

 

Honolulu, Hi

 

Hmmm, a little confusing, "front amber corners" and "sidemarker corners"?????
Are they not the same thing or are we talking about park lights, [also sometimes called corner lights] or front side markers, [never heard of them referred to as anything else].

Are they the ones that turn on with the park lights and flash swith the signal lights or the ones that just turn on with the park lights? 94

 

Take a good look at the rest of the car. Is there anything else electrical that won't shut off at the same time as the corner lights won't shut off? Like maybe the clock, the radio, any of the lights in the dash that help you see where stuff is in the dark?

 

I agree, a little confusing on what lights you are talking about exactly, do you have aftermarket side markers on your fenders or something? And if you're hearing a chime, that means your lights are on. However, if the switch is in the off position, then that's where I would start.

 

Not sidemarker on the feners. I'm talking about the corner light on the headlight. It flashes when the turn signals are on. I don't have aftermarket corners. Everything else shuts off except the corners.

 

Take a good look at the rest of the car. Is there anything else electrical that won't shut off at the same time as the corner lights won't shut off? Like maybe the clock, the radio, any of the lights in the dash that help you see where stuff is in the dark?

 

That will be the front side markers, and they are, as I mentioned controlled by the ICU.

Problems with the ICU are common on older Honda/Acura.

Hit up your local bone yard, [PicknPull] and grab another one and try it.

If you do find one make sure everything works, front side markers, interm. wipers, rear window defrost, all the warning chimes.

They will be about $200 new... http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.org/...ystemcomp=List All&vinnoT=&trim=&trans=&view=normal #17. 94

 

Thanks for the help fcm. I'll be trying it tomorrow.

 

I wish I'd read the OP's original post more carefully in the first place, and I wish I'd noticed that his problem is the AMBER corner lights.

The amber corner lights (which are also signal lights) are controlled by the turn-signal relay, which plugs into the top of the ICU, above the fuse box. I would advise the OP to try unplugging that relay. If the amber corners then go OFF, then it's the relay that's at fault.

That relay can also fail such as to cause the signals not to work at all unless the signal lever is wiggled many times (just like the OP reported before).

Replacing the relay is a whole lot easier than replacing the entire ICU!

 

The relays output is a single lead paralleled to the signal light switch and the hazard switch, the input to the the ICU is after the signal light switch and it is a parallel connection with the front turn signals, if it was the relay the front turn signals would also be on , [at least one of them]. 94

 

Sorry, I was confusing two different things. The feed to the corner lights is from the side marker flasher relay, not the turn signal relay. The side marker flasher relay is indeed integrated into the ICU, and the only fix does appear to be to replace the entire ICU.

I had to replace my turn-signal relay last year, and I have evidently forgotten that it was NOT atop the ICU, but was next to the center console.

 

Same problem on a CRV 2002, switch, turn signal relay, or ICU? What is the verdict. Thanks for the help.

 

problem with parking light on 93 db1 it wont turn on at all and all other small light work fine any ideas?>