Constant power to wipers/turn signals

The issue is pretty straightforward, but I've no idea where to look for the solution. When my key is off/out/whatever, I can still turn on my wipers and/or turn signals. What the heck?!

Rob Cote wrote:The issue is pretty straightforward, but I've no idea where to look for the solution. When my key is off/out/whatever, I can still turn on my wipers and/or turn signals. What the heck?!

It's gatta be shorting to something with perma-power. Ryan's thread on his kill-switch has some good pictures of the wiring in there, but what would have constant power?



The radio/clock? That's the only thing I can think of....

Stereo has always has constant power. This constant power at the wiper I think is a new one. Hard to say exactly when it started though because I don't typically try to use my wipers or turns after I shut the key off

Hey Rob,
Ignition switch under dash on steering column NG?  
If you wiggle key does it ever stop doing it?
Pull #14 20 amp fuse behind glove box and see if it still works, if so you are supplying it with power from some other source some how.
# 3 fuse under the hood is for battery feed to ignition s/w if it is still working with # 14 out then keep it out and pull #3 under hood.
Keep us posted as to what you come up with.
Mark,

Mark wrote:ignition switch under dash on steering column NG?  
If you wiggle key does it ever stop doing it?
Pull #14 20 amp fuse behind glove box and see if it still works, if so you are supplying it with power from some other source some how.
# 3 fuse under the hood is for battery feed to ignition s/w if it is still working with # 14 out then keep it out and pull #3 under hood.

Oh, duh. Ignition always has juice, it's only when you turn the key that it completes the circuit. Good call, Mark.

I have run into that issue before on older chrysler products, they had a problem with the wires melting together at/inside the electrical connection plug on the column under the dash at the ignition switch and sometimes the switch melts and shorts internally.
That made odd things happen, just a thought, don't know if that happens much with our year TJ.

I'm not at the Jeep right now. Are the fuses behind the glovebox numbered on the panel or is there a counting scheme?

I assume it starts top left with 1 and goes to the right, then down to the next row all the way left to right?

They are numbered

Doesn't work if I pull #14

Then i would look in to the ignition s/w
or wiper s/w but it's probably one of them.
Put # 14 back and pull the #3 fuse under hood and see if it still works.

Hey Mark, it's been a minute. I tried putting 14 back and pulling 3, IIRC, it didn't work when I pulled #3.