My dashboard lights

[daveyfigs]

I know it's been discussed already here, but in my case, the only ones giving me trouble are the dashboard lights including the radio and the a/c ones. I checked already the fuses, everything is o.k. Please give some imput, it's been three years in total obscurity

[daveyfigs]

By the way, it's a 96 Lumina.

[jeffcoslacker]

I'm gonna say it's a problem with the dash dimmer switch.

[dannas]

under the hood light and recheck the inside fuses. if you plug my under the hood light in it blows all the inside dash, overhead, and all those lights and what nots!

[richtazz]

I would check the headlight/interior light dimmer switch first, as well as the interior light fuse.

[daveyfigs]

I've checked everything...nothing wrong, still in obscurity.

[cadgear]

Not to be left out, check the bulbs of the questionable units. Hook them up to fused battery power and see what you get.

[jeffcoslacker]

Look for a broken ground wire (especially if an aftermarket stereo or something was installed. If you can get a wiring diagram, you could chase it, or supply a known ground shunted to it for testing.

[daveyfigs]

I took off the headlights/dimmer switch off, then put a wire from power to the dashboard lights cable and it works. So maybe is the switch?

[GTLumina]

The headlight switch assembly was one of the first maintanance items I had to perform on my '97 Lumina. It was still under warranty. I appears to be a common problem with these cars.