Dome lights won't come on
ljuergens
04-11-2006, 06:51 PM
I have a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I went to replace the light on the passenger side under the dashboard and as I pulled the old bulb out of the socket, the fixture sparked and the other dome lights went dead.
At first I thought I had blown a fuse, but I checked the fuse and it is okay. None of the dome lights will come on now at all. I already checked the other fuses and the fuses in the power distribution center and they are all fine.
Any ideas?
At first I thought I had blown a fuse, but I checked the fuse and it is okay. None of the dome lights will come on now at all. I already checked the other fuses and the fuses in the power distribution center and they are all fine.
Any ideas?
studious03
04-11-2006, 10:56 PM
did you replace the bulb with the rest of the lights on? was the system completey off? i am asking this because my needs replacing too....
ljuergens
04-11-2006, 11:02 PM
Yes. The other lights were on when I pulled the old bulb out of the socket (I had the door open).
I hope it didn't fry anything when it shorted out. I'm going to check the relay (if there even is one for the lights) when I get a chance.
I wonder if it could have caused damage to the system bus in some way...is that possible?
I hope it didn't fry anything when it shorted out. I'm going to check the relay (if there even is one for the lights) when I get a chance.
I wonder if it could have caused damage to the system bus in some way...is that possible?
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