[dandi]

We have this from time to time on our '99, usually the lights shut off after a few minutes. You can also turn them off by rotating the instrument lighting switch (to the left of the steering wheel) all the way down - it shuts those lights off and dims the instrument panel lights. When I have this problem it usually means I have to clean the sliding door contacts - the spring-loaded doo-hickies. I usually clean the tips off with some sandpaper and everything works again for a while. On our car, the driver's side sliding door seems to be the culprit.

Dan D
NJ USA