Interior lights
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Interior lights
I noticed that when I open my car door,even at night, my interior lights don't come on. I read that the light sensor on the dash controls that function. Am I going in the right direction by starting there? The light come on when I turn them on from the dimmer switch.
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The light sensor has nothing to do with the interior lights. It controls the brightness of the dashboard back lighting when the headlights are off.
The interior lights are controlled by the delay module, which is controlled by the pushbutton switches on the rear lower edge of the doors. The pushbutton gets stuck in the inward position and then the interior lights don't work. This is a very common problem. Lube the pushbuttons and that will fix the problem (unless the delay module is bad -- sometimes the transistor burns up).
The interior lights are controlled by the delay module, which is controlled by the pushbutton switches on the rear lower edge of the doors. The pushbutton gets stuck in the inward position and then the interior lights don't work. This is a very common problem. Lube the pushbuttons and that will fix the problem (unless the delay module is bad -- sometimes the transistor burns up).
