Opel Astra H Interior Lighting: Unusual Left Power Consumption Despite Bulb Removal

Hello, I have a problem with the left power consumption in Astra h. When parked, the power consumption is at the level of 0.21-0.23A. After checking the fuses, it turned out that after removing the 5A fuse responsible for lighting the interior of the cabin, the current consumption dropped to 0.08-0.1A, so let's say that this value could still be acceptable. Wanting to find out where the cause is exactly, I pulled out all the bulbs from the inside of the vehicle to check if any bulb did not short-circuit and it turned out that after removing them, the consumption value did not change and is still 0.21-0.23A, while after removing the fuse, the value from drops right away. If someone has encountered a similar problem or knows what else could be checked, please let me know.
It is strange for me that after removing all the bulbs there is still a left power consumption, maybe there is a short circuit on the cables but I do not know how and where to look.

Doesn't your car start in the morning?

with everyday driving, it fires normally on the meter in the morning 12V, so a little bit, but as soon as one day is not fired, unfortunately it will not start. The battery is new.

Łukasz_163 wrote:

it is true that the meter in the morning is 12V

How much did you expect?
Secondly, you have to plug the ammeter, close the car and wait a while and then read the measurement.

properly the battery should be 12.5V. Of course I waited for the first two minutes it goes down from 1.2A until I stop at around 0.21-0.23

And unplug the clamp and after a while fasten through the ammeter, does some relay turn off sometimes?

Was the topic resolved?
I am asking because I would like to connect, because I have the same problem, also Astra H and the current consumption of 0.20A after a few minutes, after 10-15 minutes it goes down to about 0.16A and unfortunately it stays that way.
From myself I can only add that it was even worse before - consumption 0.5A, and the rear ceiling lamp turned out to be the culprit (surprisingly, I had a factory defect and two plates were short-circuited from time to time), so in addition to removing the light bulbs, I would recommend unplugging the entire lamp and recheck.

As for the consumption of 0.2A, I read that connecting the radio 'via the ignition' can eliminate this problem, although I will be able to check it myself only at the weekend.

Hi,
I have exactly the same problem as described by Łukasz_163. Did you manage to solve it?
I found on
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic2729091.html#13157033
a description of a similar problem and apparently the power consumption does not occur when the car closes with the key. I haven't tested it yet, but when I test it, I'll let you know.

But maybe someone else managed to fix the problem.

Do you have a CD30 radio in this car? and the car is from '05 -07?

I have already fought with the radio and I was consumed by electricity. It took him a year to insert a CD and then it did not consume electricity. Then it also stopped working and I replaced the company one a year ago.

Now something is wrong with this interior lighting. And at 100% nothing is lit. I locked myself in the garage and turned off the light. If something was on fire I would see it.
The following behavior is also strange.

1. I disconnect the clamp.
2. I plug in the meter - that is, I close the circuit.
3. Current consumption about 80-60 mA - a fairy tale for me.
4. I press on the key to open and close.
5. The lights go out.
6. Current consumption approx. 200 - 210 mA.

If I remove this fuse from the lighting, then in point 6 after the measurement it is 60 mA.

I do not know about others, but in my case, when starting on a weak battery, the symbol "car with this key" will light up in a moment, that it is like a lambda probe.

When it came to the radio, I had it (Before I did not mention it). The funniest thing was before, when I had an error from the lambda due to a weak battery, it was enough to remove the fuse from the radio for a month and the error itself disappeared. Now I don't know what it is.

I'll fight it again. I'll pull out this fuse at the most, hard.

I took apart the rubbers at the joints and at the door and it stopped charging somewhere, although I did not find any abrasions. You just have to wait a while with the meter connected for about 5 minutes and suddenly the consumption from 0.24A drops to 0.02A.

Łukasz_163 wrote:

I took apart the rubbers at the joints and at the door and it stopped charging somewhere, although I did not find any abrasions. You just have to wait a while with the meter connected for about 5 minutes and suddenly the consumption from 0.24A drops to 0.02A.

Writes well, check the grommets in the rear doors.