Do you have power mirrors as well and do they work? If not crawl under hood
and check the 10AMP in main fuse box in engine bay, likely there's your
culprit.
On Tuesday April 11 2006 6:52 pm, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> "Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
> : On Tue, April 11, 2006 10:56 am, Dave Buerk said:
> :> I am having a problem with my interior light not working on my 1993
> :> Dakota. I check the bulb & the fuse, both were fine. Any ideas on what
> :> I should check next? Is this a common problem with Dakotas?
> :
> : Does it work if you turn the headlight switch? I had a problem at one
> : time with the switches in the doors getting stuck, so the light never
> : came on when the doors were opened. A little WD-40 cleared it right up.
> :
> : Other than that, it sounds like you're going to be tracing wires looking
> : for a break in the circuit.
>
> Yep, what he said. Use the headlight switch to turn on the dome
> light. If the dome light doesn't work, you've got some other issues,
> but if it does, chances are its just the plungers. They do have a tendancy
> to gum up or corrode; you might have to pull them out and clean them, but
> probably hitting them with some WD-40 and maybe some air, etc. should
> clean them up. If you can get to the contact surface, a little dielectric
> grease in there wouldn't hurt. Usually all the plunger does is to ground
> the wire for the light; the light gets +12v all the time, and the door
> plunger grounds the other side of the bulb to the chassis when the door is
> opened.
>
> Anyhoo, if you turn the headlight switch on and the dome light doesn't
> come on, I would next open up the dome light and apply 12v and ground
> to the appropriate terminals directly. If it doesn't come on, you might
> have some corrosion issues or something in the light itself (assuming
> the bulb really is good of course), but if it does come on, then its
> time to play "trace that wire" which is always fun. ;-) Test the
> +12v wire at the light, and if its got 12v on it then chances are the
> problem is with the ground side, if not, then its the power feed which
> is the problem... Narrowing it down that way, at least you can limit
> your trace to just one particular wire.
>
> Just a few ideas there, I hope that helps - good luck with it!
--Bill Day
"A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he can give and ever wanted.." http://counter.li.org #384146 284016
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