Head light issue

[Gary Merrifield]

When we are driving down the highway the motorhomes headlights flash off and on. It doesn’t make any difference if the headlight switch is off or on. When we come to a stop and my foot is on the break pedal they stay on. I did replace the switch

[Steve Huber Co-Admin]

Gary,
The coach has a low light sensor that will turn the lights on when it senses low light conditions regardless of switch position, as long as ignition is on.
Steve

[Bill Lampkin]

Must be an '06 thing, not aware that my '05 PT has such a sensor. I do remember my parents '61 Caddy had one, GM called it an 'autronic eye'.....

[Guy Pryor]

Do you have the smart wheel That has a button for flashing the head lights and a button for flashing the tail lights. Maybe something is going on there just a guess.   

[Fred Brooks]

  Gary,
Guy is right. The upper left button on your Smart Wheel will "flash" your headlights in the daytime and interrupt them at night. The "Clock Spring" under the steering wheel is the contact that sends commands to the VIP smart wheel control module. Over time, the copper contact ring on the clock spring gets gummy. If you can remove the steering wheel, use a pencil eraser to clean the copper surface. Other clues that this is dirty is intermittent cruise control, flashing the marker lights and wipers that do weird things. I can't remember if your model is the pre-wound clock spring type. Before you remove the steering wheel, count the steering wheel rotations from lock to lock. Should be 3 1/2 I think. If your clock spring is the Pre-wound type, pre- wind it 2 turns and tape it temporarily together with masking tape just enough to hold it together while you re-assemble the steering wheel. Hope this helps, Fred