Re: 5KTQ Dash Lites Problem

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

I seem to recall a posting or two regarding a relationship between the
license plate light bulb/socket and intermittent dash hights.  I think
there also was a possibility of a bad wire in the point the wiring in the
trunk bends with the trunk lid hinge contributing to the dash lights
problem.  I'm sure someone posted that replacing the license plate light
fixed his dash lights.

Kneale Brownson


At 12:21 PM 10/27/99 -0600, Steve Sherman wrote:
>Well what had been an rare problem is now occurring all the time (isn't
>this how problems let you know it's time to fix them ;-)...
>
>Every so often the dash lites will go out, now almost every time I drive
>at nite.  Sometimes they will come or go while driving over bumps and
>such.  So I assume that there is a loose connection somewhere...  but
>where is the question.  One odd thing is that sometimes when the lites
>are out the climate control lites will go off, all of them even the red
>"marker" one.  Climate still working just no lites.  Other times the CC
>lites are uneffected.
>
>I've checked (e.g. rotated and wiggled) the illumination rheostat/dimmer
>and that does not have any effect on the dash lite outages.
>
>I recall that there were some posts about a blown parking/marker lite
>causing this problem, but I don't think there are any blown bulbs
>(although one might go in and out over bumps).
>
>My question is are there any BTDT's out there that can direct me to the
>most likely places to check for loose connections or the like that cause
>this.
>
>TIA
>
>Steve