I'm bamboozled! Parking lights flash until lights are turned on.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:32 pm
I have a 2011 Kiz SLS AWD with approx. 86k miles.
The car is doing something that I cannot explain. When I start the car, the parking lights flash repeatedly (one second on, one second off, again and again) until I turn on the parking lights or headlights. It's as if somebody is turning the parking lights on/off/on/off over and over again. The interior lights turn on as well as the exterior parking lights, as does the parking light indicator in the dash. When I physically turn on the parking lights (or headlights), they stop flashing. If I physically turn the parking (or headlights) back off, they flash again.
I took the following video to show what's going on:
Despite the flashing lights, everything else is normal. I can put the car in gear and drive, and everything works as expected (except that the parking lights are flashing). As a solution, I simply physically turn on the headlights every time I start the car and it's not a problem. I have noticed that after driving I can turn the headlights & parking lights off and they no longer flash.
I thought it had something to do with the alarm, but the appear to be different. I sat in the car, engaged the alarm, waited about 30 seconds, then opened the door, and the alarm went off. But the alarm is different than the flashing light mystery. When the alarm goes off, the turn signals indicators flash on the dash, and the horn honks. In contrast, the flash parking light scenario only flashes the parking light indicator. Therefore, I don't believe that this is related to the alarm.
What could be causing this?
Things I've checked:
1) Verified that all exterior lights are working (none are burned out)
2) Checked all fuses (all are good!)
3) Replaced all bulbs for headlights (high and low beams) and driving lights
4) Engaged parking brake after start (driving lights turn off, but parking lights still flash)
5) Verified that the ECU is not throwing any error codes
6) Replaced the battery in both key fobs
The car is doing something that I cannot explain. When I start the car, the parking lights flash repeatedly (one second on, one second off, again and again) until I turn on the parking lights or headlights. It's as if somebody is turning the parking lights on/off/on/off over and over again. The interior lights turn on as well as the exterior parking lights, as does the parking light indicator in the dash. When I physically turn on the parking lights (or headlights), they stop flashing. If I physically turn the parking (or headlights) back off, they flash again.
I took the following video to show what's going on:
Despite the flashing lights, everything else is normal. I can put the car in gear and drive, and everything works as expected (except that the parking lights are flashing). As a solution, I simply physically turn on the headlights every time I start the car and it's not a problem. I have noticed that after driving I can turn the headlights & parking lights off and they no longer flash.
I thought it had something to do with the alarm, but the appear to be different. I sat in the car, engaged the alarm, waited about 30 seconds, then opened the door, and the alarm went off. But the alarm is different than the flashing light mystery. When the alarm goes off, the turn signals indicators flash on the dash, and the horn honks. In contrast, the flash parking light scenario only flashes the parking light indicator. Therefore, I don't believe that this is related to the alarm.
What could be causing this?
Things I've checked:
1) Verified that all exterior lights are working (none are burned out)
2) Checked all fuses (all are good!)
3) Replaced all bulbs for headlights (high and low beams) and driving lights
4) Engaged parking brake after start (driving lights turn off, but parking lights still flash)
5) Verified that the ECU is not throwing any error codes
6) Replaced the battery in both key fobs