Help! :( Taillights Won't Turn Off, Car Won't Start

[Kaz200]

Hi guys,

please help. Today I drove to work, home, back to work, bank, home blah blah no worries. Then tonight I try to start my car and nothing.. not even a click. I wonder if the 3 pt immobiliser is not working properly. I have had a few weird things happen recently where I have to try to start it 3 times before it will turn over. Turning alarm on/off again has seemed to help.

So I try and the alarm will not beep to arm itself but it beeps to disarm. Still not starting.

I notice the exhaust/engine check light whatever on the dash is on and it's kinda dim.

I get out and realise taillights are on constantly. Headlights are off. Headlight switch is off completely, nothing should be on.

I do not understand what is going on. If the taillights are on constantly then it must be making a constant circuit... right?

I don't know, I'm not good with electrics, I have little experience with them.

My thought is fuse, relay or maybe fused/burnt wiring or something??

Any thoughts?

I had to run up the street and by the time I got back the battery was almost drained, so lights are now off and I can faintly hear my alarm going off.

I'm going to d/c the battery and put it on to charge, but was hoping I might catch someone in the meantime who might know what's going on..

Any thoughts much appreciated.

This is seriously like the last straw in a long list of issues recently.. I only came home from work caus they were evacuating ppl from 2 streets away due to flooding!!

Thanks

Kaz

[Chris Rogers]

could be a stuck brake switch. start there. on a 180 reach up on the brake pedal till you feel a two wire plug- unclip it. lights should go out.

[Kaz200]

thankyou for lightning fast response!! will start there thanks

[Chris Rogers]

not a problem.