Good day everyone.

I have been going crazy with this problem and I’m hoping some one out
there can assist me in a solution.

I own a 1987 Nissan Maxima which has served me well over the years and
I can not afford to purchase another automobile at this time.  Last
week I had the lower right ball joint replaced and everything seemed
to be going great until this morning when I stared the car and the
series of error lights came on the way the usually do when I start the
car but this time they did not go out like the usually do.

Upon start up there is an automatic error light bulb check for
(battery, open door, seat belt, low washer fluid, rear defroster on,
low radiator fluid, low fuel, high beam indicator, and head light burn
out indicator).  The seat belt sign goes out after flashing a few
seconds and the door open indicator goes off when the door is closed
(as they should) but all other lights remain on, which is not usually
what occurres.

I looked at the circuit diagram and noticed there is a bulb test relay
that is activated as part of the starting.  I located the relay,
removed it and tested it and it seems to be working the way it
should.  I put it back and heard it switch when the key went to the
“on” position – as it should.  But the all error lights remain on
after the car is started, even after driving a short distance.

Something is supposed to turn the error lights out after the test but
I can not determine what performs that function.  There must be
something that deactivated the bulb test relay or times out the
circuit in some fashion but I do not know where that is. Since the
error lights need to remain functional I do not want to disconnect
them.

Does anyone have any ideas?  Any thing would be helpful at this point.

Thanks you for your time and cooperation,

Ralph