help Vectra

hession

Ive just bought a vectra
got it home very pleased

now the bloody light on the number plate wont go off
anyone out there able to help me

mickdw

Thats an odd one. You mean when you turn off all lights, the number plate lights stay on?

Anyway, best ask in motors forum.

biko

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hession

mickdw wrote: »

Thats an odd one. You mean when you turn off all lights, the number plate lights stay on?

Anyway, best ask in motors forum.

Thanks

yes when all the lights are off and the engine is off,keys out of the car the whole lots

im confused

Sempai

could be faulty wire, I had kinda similar problem with an astra, light in glove box wouldn't turn off and ran down the battery. had to get it rewired.

mickdw

Is this a newish or old school vectra

Does it go off when you lock it?

Edit: A quick google tells me that the number plate light stays on to tell you that the boot is unlocked therefore locking the car or leaving the boot locked should turn it off.
If this info is correct and if your light still stays on when locked, you would need to look towards the boot locking system.

colm_mcm

It's supposed to do that, it tells you the boot is unlocked. Lock the car and it should go out.

Fairly crappy idea if you don't spot the light is on, which you won't during the day or if you don't walk past the back of the car. On my yoke there is a half beep off the horn if you lock the car with the boot open.

hession

colm_mcm wrote: »

It's supposed to do that, it tells you the boot is unlocked. Lock the car and it should go out.

Its an 04 vectra

just done the bloody test today and passed
the light is still on 1 hour later
car is locked,lights off,boot locked

just worried about it runnin down the battery

guess i will just have to disconect the battery

thanks for all your help:o

Victor Meldrew

hession wrote: »

Ive just bought a vectra
got it home very pleased

now the bloody light on the number plate wont go off
anyone out there able to help me

I had an 04 vectra.

this is a "follow you home" light function/feature. It's pointless but is supposed to look slick...

It should go off in about a min. is it still on...?

Hotwheels

Victor Meldrew wrote: »

I had an 04 vectra.

this is a "follow you home" light function/feature. It's pointless but is supposed to look slick...

It should go off in about a min. is it still on...?

Though that only worked if ya flicked the stalk on steering column...as a temp fix you could pull the fuse , or take out the bulb, till ya get it fixed...

Victor Meldrew

Victor Meldrew wrote: »

I had an 04 vectra.

this is a "follow you home" light function/feature. It's pointless but is supposed to look slick...

It should go off in about a min. is it still on...?

It's the headlights are the follow you home feature, not the number plate lights.
OP, as mentioned just pull the bulbs for the number plate, probably easier than disconnecting the battery. Although perhaps disconnecting the battery for half an hour or so may help, an ECU reset often cures electrical weirdness

vectra

Ah.
Thought you were calling me

hession

vectra wrote: »

Ah.
Thought you were calling me

battery disconnected :rolleyes:

thanks lads/lassie

PaulKK

hession wrote: »

battery disconnected :rolleyes:

thanks lads/lassie

Is this not akin to cracking eggs with a sledgehammer?

Would it not be easier to pop the bulb until you get it sorted out?

At least you wouldn't have to pop the bonnet and reconnect the battery every time you drive the car!

hession

its only till the morning then i will bring it back to the garage

thanks everyone:)