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Old 02-28-2010, 03:30 PM
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Last night I got in my car and my gauge cluster lights and my shifter lights are not working. My radio and my mileage lights are working. And the dimmer switch will not dim or brighten anything.
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Checked the fuse box for blown fuses or ones that are melting....do that 1st
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I checked the fuse for the cluster and it was fine...I will continue checking others..any other ideas though?
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Ok so..I checked all my fuses...and they are all good. The cluster lights and shift lights still do not work. Neither does my dimmer switch. I even tried a different dimmer switch and it didnt work.
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Would guess your park/tail lights are out as well......check the PRK LMP fuse in the box under the hood.
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Thanks Buzzard! That was it..well for the taillights...now wait for tonight to see if my cluster lights come on..
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i was gunna say the samething. Good fix Buzz
Old 03-01-2010, 02:28 PM
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Yea my girlfriend FAILED to tell me last night when she was driving behind me that my taillights were not working. When I asked her this morning...she was like "Yea I thought they looked funny last night!"
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lol...awesome
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Ok...new problem...I replaced the fuse earlier...and it blew already again...
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What year is your car if you have no warranty be be prepared to have some fun,

Let me know when your ready and I will give you a hand to try and figure out where the short is.
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Ut oh.......time to start tracing wires, see if one has rubbed through the insulation and is shorting.
Sure hope it isn't the corroded electrical box issue.....
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if someone tells you to "just put a bigger fuse in"... don't. Yea your definately going to have fun trying to find that short...good luck.
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I found it...my intake rubbed the wires going to my passenger side headlight and frayed one...easy fix thank goodness




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