PARK LAMPS STAY ON, WITH HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF POSITION. Chevrolet Malibu 1997

SUBJECT: PARK LAMPS STAY ON WITH HEADLAMP SWITCH IN "OFF" POSITION (REPLACE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH)

MODELS: 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. THE RADIO OR CLUSTER ILLUMINATION DIMS WITH ACTUATION OF THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER. 2. THE PARK LAMPS WILL NOT TURN OFF. 3. THE PARK LAMPS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. 4. THE BATTERY GOES DEAD.

CAUSE:

THE PARK LAMP CONTACT MAY NOT CROSS THE SWITCH GAP, RESULTING IN PARK LAMPS REMAINING ON.

CORRECTION:

TO VERIFY THIS CONDITION, THE CONCERN CAN USUALLY BE DUPLICATED BY TURNING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH OFF VERY SLOWLY WITH LIGHT PRESSURE. THEN, ACTUATE THE TURN SIGNAL FOR A RIGHT TURN AND THE PARK LAMPS MAY COME ON.

IF THE CONCERN CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED IN THIS MANNER, A VISUAL CHECK CAN BE DONE TO SEE IF THE CONTACT CROSSES THE GAP OR STOPS ON OR NEAR THE GAP. LOOKING AT THE BACK OF THE SWITCH BODY, FOLLOW THE PARK LAMP CIRCUIT TERMINALS 31 AND 32 DOWN TO THE SWITCH GRID. THE PARK LAMP CONTACT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE GAP BETWEEN THESE TWO SECTIONS OF THE SWITCH GRID. IF THE CONTACT DIMPLE DOES NOT CROSS THE GAP BUT RESTS IN THE GAP WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION, THE DESCRIBED CONDITION EXISTS. IF THE CONDITION EXISTS, REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, P/N 22602262. REFER TO "MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH" IN THE SERVICE MANUAL.

PARTS INFORMATION:

THE SUPPLIER IMPLEMENTED AN IMPROVED SORTING PROCESS IN APRIL, 1997 WHILE TOOL MODIFICATIONS WERE BEING MADE. THE DATE CODE IS LOCATED ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE SWITCH BODY JUST ABOVE THE HEADLAMP CONNECTOR. THE SUPPLIER Z CODE (Z0191) IS STAMPED ON THE PART JUST ABOVE THE DATE CODE. THE DATE CODE BEGINS WITH A "6" OR "7" FOR THE YEAR FOLLOWED BY THE JULIAN DATE WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY TWO ADDITIONAL DIGITS INDICATING TESTER INFORMATION. DATE CODES PRIOR TO 7093XX ARE SUSPECT.

P/N DESCRIPTION --- -----------

22602262 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: N2355 USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

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