Hey guys, I want to see if this happened to anybody before...

Last week the left side of my climate control panel did not light up when I turned on the lights in the evening. I figured it's a bad bulb that needs to be replaced. The right side lit up fine. I guess there are two bulbs there, one for one half, and one for the other half.
Yesterday, I was driving at dusk, and turned on my lights. The whole dash, Including the radio and all of climate control turned off as soon as the headlights kicked on.
If I turn the headlights off, the radio and the right half of climate control are fine.
I think there is a short where the original light bulb (left side of climate control) went out. I am not sure if it's there, or somewhere in my fuse panel.
Can anybody let me know if something similar has happened to them, and what to check for.
Thanks in advance.

 

A similar instance happened to me. I was driving, then poof all interior lights gone. All that we're showing were my headlights, no blinkers, not even sure about brake lights. Scary at 9 PM. Anyways, it was a fuse. It was located in the engine bay, on the right side next to the filter box. Check the fuses there first.

 

same thing happened to me. left side climate control lights went out and also seat warmer lights went out. got lazy. never did anything about it. i gotta check the fuse. i thought the bulb was out. thanx. peace

 

i haven't actually experienced this however, on my automatic climate control the "Mode" and "Circulate" buttons don't light up when my lights are on? any ideas if this could b related? any possible solutions? im extremely picky and hate looking at those buttons off while the rest is on :/

 

hmm my left side climate control buttons light went out for a while too...but they came back on after a couple months i think.

 

Check the dial on the left side of the steering wheel that dims the interior lights. If you have it all the way to the left (dim) position it will kill the radio, gauge and climate control lights when you turn on the headlights. You could have moved it while messing around with the bulbs.

 

well i keep the dial all the way to the right...to its brightest setting...ive tied dimming it alittle but nothing...those two buttons simply dont woork

 

You probably have a bulb out. You'll just have to take the controls apart and see what's going on in there.

 

damn.

any ideas where i may find instructions on how to do so? also...should i just change the color while am at it? i mean...i want a brighter dash..mayb i should just grow some b*lls and take everything apart and change the entire dash color....

 

The begining of these instructions will help you get the panel off. From there it should be simple. http://www.yourasic.com/Maxima_02-03...dio_repair.pdf

 

i thiiink ill paasss lol. thanx though..,.but...im just not ready to do all this. it looks very complicated...and it probably isnt so...bt i think ill just leave those two buttons off.....

thanx though, i totally appreciate it...

 

mine was the dimmer control switch, it came apart inside and knocked all my lights off.

 

i wish my problem was that simple...

 

thanks for the ideas. my dashboard dimmer switch was all the way down, and i turned it up, so everything lights up again. the left bulb of my climate control is still out. does anyone know which bulb model/number i need to buy do the replacement?
i want to get it in advance, before taking the think apart.