I pulled the dash recently and touched it up also tried to help the wiring out a little. nothing was cut and no signs of rats but now that the dash is back in the lights that illuminate the left gauge cluster never turn off. the only way to get it to turn off is to disconnect the battery. I hate wiring messes but I would like to not open the hood every time she is parked. also the ignition was getting very sticky and I live on a air force base anyway so I just pulled it out for the time being so it doesn't turn into even more of a hassle. could that be the problem. ive turned the key slot of every single position and it still stays on.

thanks for the help