So I was just driving to Mcdonalds to pick up some food when about half away there I look down and my whole dash is pitch black and I don't know what to do. I come up to a red light and when I braked the dashlights lit up but as soon as I released the brake everything died again. I ate and thought about what it could be maybe I blew a fuse or rattled something loose with my rally driving and loud system and being the non car-techy type I can't see anything wrong when I poped of the fuse box lid or looked under the hood, all the wires were connected.......
On the way home nothing lights up when I brake and I haven't had any electrical problems with my max at all so this is a first. Any help is appreciated.

 

fuse blew for the taillights. normally caused by a short at the taillight bulb

 

Thanks I'll check it out tomorrow....

 

yea i had the same problem except my dashboard was totally out, wouldn't even light up with breaks or anything, ended up being one of the taillights, check that seems common problem maybe?

 

Yea when I went home after eating nothing worked...I was dumbfounded......I'm hoping I can do this myself cause $ is so tight right now. damn prom and other trash....

 

none of the fuses under the dash are blown? i know my fuse blew and the fuse that controls dash is linked with the tails also, check for if there no metal from the end of the light bulbs touching the sides of the tails , metal + metal = bad.

 

Alright thanks, maybe I'll resurrect this thread if its something today different. Otherwise thanks for the help guys.

 

In my case it was the license plate lights. Don't forget to check those.

 

did you super size the meal?

 

You guessed it from reading the title my cruise control will not work. ANy ideas. Thanks

 

does your horn work? If not the steering wheel is not getting power and You have to un stick the spring!

 

I also have a dim light problem, its just that when I turn on my headlights at night they light up but during the day its dim as hell. What could be the problem?

 

Anyone with a solution??

 

what the heck are you talking about

 

did you fix it?
check the dash fuses, check the license plates bulbs, check the rear tail light bulbs and taillight assembilies. Also I remember that sometimes the brake wiring itself can short, and therefore you get dash lights when the brakes are applied.