Chenn2389
Active Member
Okay, I am moving this over from one of my other threads.
I noticed my instrument cluster lights went out. I pulled the cluster and found the headlight switch pigtail burned up. I replace the pigtail, the switch, and the fuses in the fuse box. Now the cluster lights stay on all the time, the parking/running lights stay on, and the dimmer switch is dimming the running/parking lights and will kick on the door chime if its turned far enough to the on position with the headlights off and the ignition off. My car doesn't have a remote start, keyless entry, or alarm. It does have an after market stereo, but that has never had the dim feature hooked up to it and it's been in the car for 1.5 years. I have unplugged the switch, the instrument cluster, the ignition switch all at the same time, removed the fuse 5, 8, 11, 13 that control the interior lights and radio and the lights remain on. There are no blown fuses, and all the fuses in the car are new. I triple checked the pigtail wiring using the hanes manual and cut it out and soldered it back in 3 times now. I have tried two different head light switches. The turn signals, dome light, hazard lights, brake lights, head lights high/low, trunk light, license plate lights, fog lights all work. I am lost. I followed the wires from the switch to the fuse box and there are no shorts. The interior light wire (LT Blue W/Red) has to be back feeding the dimmer switch from something, but not the ignition, headlight switch, or instrument cluster. Anyone experience anything like this before?
I noticed my instrument cluster lights went out. I pulled the cluster and found the headlight switch pigtail burned up. I replace the pigtail, the switch, and the fuses in the fuse box. Now the cluster lights stay on all the time, the parking/running lights stay on, and the dimmer switch is dimming the running/parking lights and will kick on the door chime if its turned far enough to the on position with the headlights off and the ignition off. My car doesn't have a remote start, keyless entry, or alarm. It does have an after market stereo, but that has never had the dim feature hooked up to it and it's been in the car for 1.5 years. I have unplugged the switch, the instrument cluster, the ignition switch all at the same time, removed the fuse 5, 8, 11, 13 that control the interior lights and radio and the lights remain on. There are no blown fuses, and all the fuses in the car are new. I triple checked the pigtail wiring using the hanes manual and cut it out and soldered it back in 3 times now. I have tried two different head light switches. The turn signals, dome light, hazard lights, brake lights, head lights high/low, trunk light, license plate lights, fog lights all work. I am lost. I followed the wires from the switch to the fuse box and there are no shorts. The interior light wire (LT Blue W/Red) has to be back feeding the dimmer switch from something, but not the ignition, headlight switch, or instrument cluster. Anyone experience anything like this before?