Rear defroster switch doesnt stay's in off position

[dakiid]

Hey
im trying to get my rear defroster to work. I changed the fews twice so its not that. Next im gonna buy a used icu off of a member with acess toto a junk yard because i dont. I press the button and you can here a click but it doesnt stay depressed. Today it was raining and fogged up so i had a friend hold it down and it started to work but we reached our destination before it fully cleared the window. What can i do? Will changing the icu fix this? Or the switch?

Sorry for the long post.

[evil_demon_01]

Replace the switch.

[Tippey764]

The rear defroster button never stays depressed. Only the fog light and hazard light switch do that.

[evil_demon_01]

The rear defroster button never stays depressed. Only the fog light and hazard light switch do that.

Mine does

[kouzie]

go to jy and grab a switch .

[dakiid]

So the switch is supposed to stay depressed? I assume so. So its the switch not the icu? Everything else tge icu controls work perfectly so it does make since that its a bad switch.

[evil_demon_01]

So the switch is supposed to stay depressed? I assume so. So its the switch not the icu? Everything else tge icu controls work perfectly so it does make since that its a bad switch.

Changed the thread title for you.

Yes it is supposed to stay depressed, My old accord had the same issue as yours.
It would work if you held the button down, but turn off as soon as you let go.

[Tippey764]

Strange. Neither mine nor my brothers coupe stays depressed. You click it once and it turns on and click it again an it turns off. I thought it's suspoed to be like this so you don't turn the car on with the defroster on draining the battery

[ChIoVnIdCa]

Changed the thread title for you.

Yes it is supposed to stay depressed, My old accord had the same issue as yours.
It would work if you held the button down, but turn off as soon as you let go.

In the US they do not stay depressed it is a momentary switch...

[dakiid]

I guess if the light inside it worked it be easier to tell of its on or off. So i have no problem?

[Tippey764]

In the US they do not stay depressed it is a momentary switch...

I bet it's a jhm/1hg thing

[dakiid]

Still kinda confused?

[evil_demon_01]

In the US they do not stay depressed it is a momentary switch...

Serious? Honda decided to make two different switches, damnit
It's hard enough dealing with your guys Usdm terms and identifying LHD/RHD components placement.
Now I find they made the same parts different haha.

Question - Does your guys defroster switch look the same as the hazard switch?

OP - Replace the bulb in the switch (or just swap the bulb with another switch for now), that way you will know for sure weather the switch is ON or OFF.