Flickering dome light

[Blkhrt51]

Has any one had the problem of their dome light comeing on and off and random times while driving? If so can you please help me this is driving me crazy. I have a 97 ls 4x4.

[JC327]

Pretty common, the dome light switches are notorious for going bad. Not that hard to replace though, they are the long pin switches on the sides of the dash.

[muddog321]

Make sure the door panels are tight on the front edge where they contact the switch - plastic push pins hold on. Also the headlight switch also controls the dome light and delay circuit and often goes bad. Chevy put an override dome light button on it so kinda makes you wonder.

[old_master]

Don't forget the rear hatch.

[Blkhrt51]

Is there a way to test each of these to find out wich one it is?

[drdd]

Originally Posted by Blkhrt51

Has any one had the problem of their dome light comeing on and off and random times while driving? If so can you please help me this is driving me crazy. I have a 97 ls 4x4.

Is your driver-side door sagging. Very common problem. Ever hear the "door is ajar" sound? Check the hinge pins. are the pin holes egg shaped?

[old_master]

Put all of the windows down, (gives you something to grab on to) close the doors tightly and try to move each door, (near the rear edge of each one) in and out and watch the dome light. It will probably come on, or blink, and that will be the bad switch! Same program on the rear hatch.

[Blkhrt51]

ok let me try the door thing and ill get back to you. Is there a way to tell if its mayby a ground is off or something? or am i just talking out of my a$$

[old_master]

Dome light circuit is hot all the time, the switch supplies ground to turn the light on.

[Blkhrt51]

I think it might be the tail gate. I turned off the light in the back and it stoped. How hard is this to fix?

[old_master]

Does this vehicle have a tailgate that folds down and the glass lifts up, or does the whole hatch lift up?