lights won't shut off on '09 f150

wiringfool wrote: Hi just a simple word of good advice. get a new switch ordered,

The best advice of all the post's in this thread!

well' I must say that after the first few replays I certainly felt better about my screw up, now I'm convinced that it's a trap that the ford corp. set for this years remote start season. Wait till next year...buy stock in the manufacturer of that freakin' switch. At any rate, I did manage to solder the only burnt trace that I could see, It addressed the problem of the lights not shutting of but the fog, and auto lights still did not work. I ordered the new switch but the guy never came back...guess he didn't shive a git. So, I still have a brand spankin' new headlight switch /w fog and auto lights from the dealer if any one gets desperate...I'll sell it to ya.

Oh by the way, thank you to those who took time out of their schedules to instruct the desperate, and frantic on how to fix this thing...kudos.

had same problem on an 08 fusion, burnt that small trace, switch is cheap enough(around 45.00) and my soldering skills arent that great so i just ordered new switch, on these new fords crazy setup if you unplug switch the s.j.b. turns the lights on and when that trace burns it acts as if switch is unplugged, not a matter of wrong polarity as WHITE/ purple@switch tests as positive pk lites but i believe it has to do with sending power to it without doing something to another wire therefore its resting at ground and burns, you would think it wqould blow a fuse not smoke a switch damn engineers !