When i bought my Runner the guy who sold it to me said the light didnt work. I thought, no big deal, just get a new bulb and its fixed. I was wrong.

I replaced the bulb (twice just to be sure), checked fuses, checked the contacts of both the 3-way switch and the bulb location-all looks good. So i took it to an auto electric place and they want $75 just to find out the problem and another $75 "per hour" just to fix it!

Anyone have an idea why it dosent work or something else i could check?

 

See if there is power to the dome light switch. If not, find out why.

 

make sure the contacts aren't worn out on the switch. D

 

^ All the contacts look good...

qoute:
"See if there is power to the dome light switch. If not, find out why."

Yea, I should have tried that since i dont believe its getting power but if it has no power the only problem is i have no idea how to find out why.

Update: I ended up buying a whole new (used) dome light on eBay so im going to put that in first and hope it works-should have it tomorrow so i'll see....

 

If there is no power, then go to the fuse controlling that circuit and see if it is OK. If so then the only thing between the fuse and the dome light is the wire. You could try snaking a new wire next to the one that is there.

 

Something else to point out is that the dome light works based on a chassis ground on one side of the circuit. If the light assembly isn't screwed in to a grounded metal piece, then it won't work. i.e., if it's hanging out of the roof, or if a screw is missing from the unit then it ain't gonna happen.

 

I put the new (used) dome light in today and it came on!? I couldnt figure out why so i hooked back up my old non-working light and it also came on for the first time! Im not 100% sure, but i believe the wire that connects to the light must have been loose. Either way its now fixed, i have an extra light, and i can see.

Thanks for your guys help! Very appreciated.