Dome light the dome light does not work but there is power to the dome light. I have dome lights in the front doors but not the back doors. the bulbs are good.

remove the cover of the dome light and check the bulb,look at the filliment to see if they touch each end,change if neccesary

Hi Steve:
You may have 2 separate problems so I'd try to approach it that way. RADIO - On this older truck, it may be that there is a separate in-line fuse for the radio. If you can see under the dash where the wires come from the radio, look for a red or black one that has an in-line fuse holder. Push the ends inwards and twist counterclockwise, then pull apart to get at the fuse. It is also possible that the "accessory" terminal of the ignition switch is no longer working. A continuity meter should help you resolve that.
DOME LIGHT - Pull the bulb and test to make sure it's working. Check for power at the bulb connection receptacle (socket). Dome lights typically are switched from the doors or by rotating the light switch. If the bulb is good, it should be a hide and seek game to find where the power is, and where it isn't. The shorter the distance between these points, the closer you are to the problem.
Patience, and a sense of humour. You'll get it.

The bulb/bulbs are dead. Figure out how to get to the bulb. Extract it and take it to the store so you can buy the correct replacement bulb.

bulb or fues

If the other side lights work fine, i suggest check bulbs and replaced.

Hope helps.

Hi
Locate the switch in the door jam and exercise it to try to make it worl.
Spray some lube in it.
Some models have the option to NOT turn on dome light when doors open..
Does it not work for all doors????
That will be in the owners manual. You can find that online
Good luck

turn off the dome light.


the door opens, it turns on the dome light, so the wire that goes from the door switch gets powered up and makes your dome light come on. if your door is closed, and you turn on the dome light, the same wire gets power and is actually sending power to your light bulb on the dash.
just ignore it , or get a diode and put it on the correct wire, and it wont allow the electricity to flow back towards the light bulb when you put the dome light on.

It's a matter of preference...However for the front dome light, You could always unplug it and run wires from the back to the front essentially making an extension cord. Hook the wires up to the back ,run them under the headliner to the rear of the vehicle by the hatch, then run them along the edge on the inside tucking them under the plastic above the windows. When you get to the front door, you can take off the plastic piece at the top of the door and fish them into the center hole and hook them up. Or continue to tuck them under until you get to the center of the wind-shield and fish them through from there.

Hello! The instigator of this problem appears to be the the rear cargo lamp; Official name is rear dome light. You'll need a multimeter set on the X10 ohm scale to shoot this trouble. Leave the rear dome light bulb out. There are two switches involved; #1 the rear dome light on/off. #2 the right hand front door switch.

Pull the horn fuse out, remove the rear dome light cover, drop the rear dome light down to access the wiring and close all doors on the vehicle. Connect one lead of the ohm meter to the white wire and the other to body ground. If you read any resistance one or both of the two switches (dome light switch or right hand front door switch) is remaining closed when all doors are closed. Next disconnect the black lead from the dome light switch and see if reading changes to zero. If it does this is indicating that the dome light switch is defective. If it does not, disconnect the right hand door switch and take another reading at the same location. If you still measure any resistance, the black wire of the rear dome light is shorted to ground, if not then the right hand door switch is the culprit.

The reason the right hand door switch and not the left hand door switch is involved is the fact that opening the left front door would turn on the front dome light as well as the rear light. If both dome lights are staying on with all doors closed I would then involve both door switches in this test procedure. If your vehicle is a four door model then disconnect one door switch at a time while performing this test procedure.

The horn fuse also supplies power to the rear dome light, and I suspect the two events are related.


Guru..............saailer


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