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Headlights and dash lights do not turn on

My column switch does NOT turn on my dashboard, lowbeams or headlights on anymore. My turn signals and highbeams DO turn on though. All relays and fuses appear to be working fine. Any ideas?

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I would go with the simplist of solutions and suggest that the switch is bad.

  • Anonymous Feb 12, 2013

    A component in the central porcessing unit (CPU) was bad. I thought it was the switch too after checking all the relays and fuses.Turns out my car's electrical system is actually a 1996. Once we we able to look at the right electrical diagram, it was pretty obvious.

  • Anonymous Feb 12, 2013

    Mind you... the body of my car is 1997 and came with a 1997 manual. We didn't realize it was a 1996 until we look up the vin number so for anyone having the same problem may want to double check their year as well.

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SOURCE: lowbeams on Mpv went out. Highbeams ok, but

how are the headlight bulbs..i have seen many mechanics change all kinds of parts and turned out to be just both lamps coincidently went out at same time

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SOURCE: Dashboard lights do not illuminate when headlights

check the fuse and then the dash brightness switch/ knob.

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