courtesy light
courtesy light
okay guys I figure somebody might have had this problem, well anyways so my right side courtesy light will not come on when I open the door I tried the bulbs two ways, I have tried three bulbs all which work on the other side the fuse is not blown and the door indicates it is open on the gauge when I open the door. I would really apreciate it if somebody would help thanks guys.
Damn kid thats a tough one. Something so simple that just pisses ya off to no end. Good luck. Call paul hes good for that type of thing.
I'll check around at my house to see if i have another "fixture" to fit into your door. Maybe you have some bad wiring or something got shorted out. Mike, you goin to the hartford meet in march?
I'll check around at my house to see if i have another "fixture" to fit into your door. Maybe you have some bad wiring or something got shorted out. Mike, you goin to the hartford meet in march?
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Originally Posted by sterlingmaxima
yeah that seems like what I am gonna do, either that or a multimetter just it is so cold I figured maybe somebody had experienced this and would save me the trouble.
I had this problem for the last 4 months. I tried putting in new blubs and one of my door lights stopped working. The bulb is fine and I check the voltage at the fixture and its getting nothing. Does anyone no where or if there is a fuse for the door lights??
This is NOT a random problem. The problem is NOT related to a fuse, either. Somehow, the circuit has become shorted out. Whatever shorted the circuit did not draw enough current to blow the fuse, but DID draw enough to damage the circuit.
Your courtesy lamp is routed through the window switch before the wire enters the hole in the frame of the car. The wiring diagram shows this, and my belief is that there is some small electrical component that can handle less current flow than your fuse. When the short occurs, this component is "burned up" because the flow exceeded its capacity. Upon disassembly of the unit, I could not see which component on the circuit board was ruined (this same thing happened to me). I have heard and been told that the only fix is to replace the window switch. If I narrow down which component it is, I will certainly make it known.
One caveat: do not try to wire any other power source to your door sensor. Your car's alarm is integrated somehow, and you may damage your BCM (Body Control Module).
Your courtesy lamp is routed through the window switch before the wire enters the hole in the frame of the car. The wiring diagram shows this, and my belief is that there is some small electrical component that can handle less current flow than your fuse. When the short occurs, this component is "burned up" because the flow exceeded its capacity. Upon disassembly of the unit, I could not see which component on the circuit board was ruined (this same thing happened to me). I have heard and been told that the only fix is to replace the window switch. If I narrow down which component it is, I will certainly make it known.
One caveat: do not try to wire any other power source to your door sensor. Your car's alarm is integrated somehow, and you may damage your BCM (Body Control Module).
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Originally Posted by cam_honestiam
This is NOT a random problem. The problem is NOT related to a fuse, either. Somehow, the circuit has become shorted out. Whatever shorted the circuit did not draw enough current to blow the fuse, but DID draw enough to damage the circuit.
Your courtesy lamp is routed through the window switch before the wire enters the hole in the frame of the car. The wiring diagram shows this, and my belief is that there is some small electrical component that can handle less current flow than your fuse. When the short occurs, this component is "burned up" because the flow exceeded its capacity. Upon disassembly of the unit, I could not see which component on the circuit board was ruined (this same thing happened to me). I have heard and been told that the only fix is to replace the window switch. If I narrow down which component it is, I will certainly make it known.
One caveat: do not try to wire any other power source to your door sensor. Your car's alarm is integrated somehow, and you may damage your BCM (Body Control Module).
Your courtesy lamp is routed through the window switch before the wire enters the hole in the frame of the car. The wiring diagram shows this, and my belief is that there is some small electrical component that can handle less current flow than your fuse. When the short occurs, this component is "burned up" because the flow exceeded its capacity. Upon disassembly of the unit, I could not see which component on the circuit board was ruined (this same thing happened to me). I have heard and been told that the only fix is to replace the window switch. If I narrow down which component it is, I will certainly make it known.
One caveat: do not try to wire any other power source to your door sensor. Your car's alarm is integrated somehow, and you may damage your BCM (Body Control Module).
Jack
The problem is that the short has destroyed an electrical component. If you can find the transistor/resistor or whatever component has been shorted out, you could replace it. I simply said that narrowing it down proved to be quite difficult for me. A new window switch will fix the problem if the short itself is no longer present.
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