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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 20041991 Honda Accord Daytime Running lights?
Hey guys, We just bought a used 1991 Honda Accord EX. This car is awesome and we like it a lot. For some reason, the daytime running light(DRL) is on in the instrument cluster. It's orange. And the actually daytime running lights do not come on when you start the car. Is there something wrong? What could it be if there is? Thanks > Hey guys, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks ---------------- What does your (Canadian) owner's manual say about the little dash light? What's the mileage, and does the paperwork mention that the DRL relay has ever been changed? Do the high and low beams work correctly otherwise? Do you ever get just ONE headlight showing, rather than proper DRL function? I've been thru this with a Canadian Odyssey. . . 'Curly' We don't have the canadian manual unfortunately. The headlights work just fine high and low beams. There is no paperwork mentioning anything about a daytime running light relay. We are currently at 173,000km. The daytime running lights both do not come on. Any ideas? > > Hey guys, > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > 'Curly' > We don't have the canadian manual unfortunately. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Any ideas? -------------------- Steph, You can order a manual from here 1-800-782-4356, or get it from your dealer. You need to prove that your park brake light on the dash is working too. Your DRL relay has probably had a meltdown, just like the famous Honda MAIN RELAY. The solder joints overheat and stop functioning after a while. It's probably worth about $130 CAN, so you might want a friend who knows how to solder to take it out and resolder it better. It has 12-14 wires in its connector, and is probably straight up, when resting your head on the brake pedal. Don't try to remove the whole relay, just slip the guts out of the case. problem is similar to this one: http:/techauto.tripod.com/mainrelay.htm 'Curly' > Hey guys, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks If your '91 is like my '93 as it pertains to this feature, here is how it is supposed to work. If the parking brake is set when you start the car, the orange DRL light will come on. When you release the parking brake, the orange DRL light will go off and the DRL's themselves will come on. Try the above. If this is what you see with your car, then you're fine. If you notice something different from what I wrote above, then something could be wrong. Something with the parking brake perhaps? I assume all your headlights work? Check your high beams in particular as the DRL's use the high beam bulbs. > If the parking brake is set when you start the car, the orange DRL light > will come on. When you release the parking brake, the orange DRL light will > go off and the DRL's themselves will come on. how bout if you... get in car put foot on brake pedal undo parking brake start car... ? > Hey guys, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks Is this a Canadian Car. The yellow/orange light will come on if one or both high beam is burnt. You can simply fix it by replacing high beam with new bulb. Hope this help! I had this happen on my Acura Vigor. The module on my car was located on the right side just next to the glove box. You would have to look under the glove box to the right (facing the glovebox) and it's bolted to the right side (almost like being on the right fender). Pain to get to. I resoldered the joints (twice!) to get it right. Adrian > Hey guys, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks |
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