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Old Apr 23, 2008
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heater stays on when cars off/keys out

i have a '93 honda civic dx

when i shut everything off and take the keys out... i can still go and slide my heater/ac switch and the fan will turn on and blow!!!! now my battery doesnt work! what should i do??? and where is it located? please help!!!
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Re: heater stays on when cars off/keys out

Put the key back in and move the ignition switch slightly back an forth and on and off, with the fan on to see if at any point the fan shuts off.
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Re: heater stays on when cars off/keys out

isn't there a fuse for the heater? i dont have the manuel. or is there a plug i can unplug for the heater? cuz my battery is dead and i can't see if the heater will come on again... but when i jump it i just want the heater off i guess.... i think thats the only solution.
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Re: heater stays on when cars off/keys out

That's a fancy problem. Switch must be jacked up. Pull the fuse buddy. See if you can find a new switch.
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Re: heater stays on when cars off/keys out

There should be a relay for the blower as well. It would be easy to remove.
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Re: heater stays on when cars off/keys out

if you turn the switch to off position, does it turn off? that would be the easy fix is remember to turn it off.
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Re: heater stays on when cars off/keys out

yea i did shut it off the whole time... but it still drained the battery.
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Re: heater stays on when cars off/keys out

You may have other items draining the battery then in addition to the heater blower.

Anything else work when it should not?? Or other strange happenings.

You may need to pull the - battery cable for now.

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Re: heater stays on when cars off/keys out

maybe something happened to the resistor...
 
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