Dash Lights Out '97 Disco

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Author Message   dheadley Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 05:07 pm:    The Dashboard lights are out and I thought the fuse was blown, I checked the book and it's saying that the same fuse controls the clock etc, problem is, the clock's working. Does anyone know what the problem might be?   jmon Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 06:36 pm:    maybe they are all burnt out? or did they all go out at once at the same time?   Jeremy Katka (Jkatka) Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 08:01 pm:    I had this problem. Check all your fuses. My turn signal fuse was burned out. The wierd thing was that the dash lights would come on when the driving lights where on and would be out when the headlights were on. Lucas..... Hope this helps JK   dheadley Posted on Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 09:00 am:    The lights all went out at the same time, I changed fuse #14 which is what the book suggested with no luck. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.   David Dryden (David914) Posted on Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 09:11 am:    Just a guess, but check fuse # 2 in the block behind the battery (engine compartment). David   Murray Posted on Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 09:12 am:    i had this problem the other day ! if one of your head lights are burnt out then the dash light wont work ! i changed the fuse like 5 times and then finally took it to a dealer . so try that ......   Brian Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 10:07 am:    I had the same problem on my '97 D2 and this was the culprit. Try this . . . check your brake light bulbs in the back. Do not ask me why, but if one of them is burned out, then the dash lights do not come on. It has something to do with the circuit suddenly opening instead of the normal closed loop. One word of caution: make sure the rear brake light bulb is replaced with a "double pole" type of bulb(the type that should be in there already from the factory). If you ask for a replacement bulb at NAPA or Autozone, they may not give you the correct bulb. Make sure it is the double pole type or it will cause your bulb socket to cook from the short-circuit.   dheadley Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 04:48 pm:    Thanks all, I happened to notice that my right rear break light was out lastnight, so I supect that that's the culprit. I will change it tonight and let you ll know.   Al Posted on Saturday, May 11, 2002 - 11:58 pm:    "I had the same problem on my '97 D2 " 97 D2 ???   Brian Posted on Sunday, May 12, 2002 - 09:20 pm:    OBVIOUSLY my model number was mistaken. Relax.   Buckaroo (Buckaroo) Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 09:46 am:    I *wish* all my dash lights were out. Then I wouldn't have to look at all the pretty red, yellow, and orange lights that like to stay lit. Buckaroo   Joey Chong (Trekker110) Posted on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 07:07 pm:    Deja vu, now I have the tail lights out problem. My tail lights are still not working. So I did the normal routine: - checked the bulbs (they're all fine) - checked the fuses (they're fine also) - mysteriously my interior lights decided not to work anymore either (inspected bulb and it looks fine too, loadspace light works fine though) Is there anything else that I should look at? Extra info: - hazards work - all three brake lights work - parking lights work - headlights work - signals work - dashboard works when using parking lights   Anonymous Posted on Sunday, May 19, 2002 - 11:02 pm:    try checking your dimmer control.   Joey Chong (Trekker110) Posted on Monday, May 20, 2002 - 12:25 pm:    I narrowed the problem down to the switch for the tail lights problem. Interior lights work now. Although the bulb passed the visual inspection, it failed the continuity test; bulb replaced.   dheadley Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 01:20 pm:    I found that the reverse light was out and that may have caused the #8 inside fuse to burn out. Check that out and let me know.   Joey Chong (Trekker110) Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 12:48 am:    Almost forgot about this thread. Anyways, I fixed it a few days ago and it took a measy five minutes to fix the problem. It was the lousy headlight switch that failed. I popped the cover off the steering column and replaced the switch. That was it.