Cluster issue
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2nd Gear
Joined: Jun 2026
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From: Las Cruces New Mexico
Cluster issue
HI Everyone,
I am new here and this is my first post, hope i am doing this correctly. I have an 02 base convertible i just picked up. I am having an issue with the cluster lighting. When it is dark and you first open the door to enter the car all instrument lights illuminate,as they should but the minute you start the car it goes dark, no cluster lighting. Once you turn the car off, cluster lighting comes back on. i had read that the ignition switch could cause this, i replaced the switch and the problem still persist. Any suggestions for where i should look to next? Thank you all for your assistance!
I am new here and this is my first post, hope i am doing this correctly. I have an 02 base convertible i just picked up. I am having an issue with the cluster lighting. When it is dark and you first open the door to enter the car all instrument lights illuminate,as they should but the minute you start the car it goes dark, no cluster lighting. Once you turn the car off, cluster lighting comes back on. i had read that the ignition switch could cause this, i replaced the switch and the problem still persist. Any suggestions for where i should look to next? Thank you all for your assistance!
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From: Dyer, IN
HI Everyone,
I am new here and this is my first post, hope i am doing this correctly. I have an 02 base convertible i just picked up. I am having an issue with the cluster lighting. When it is dark and you first open the door to enter the car all instrument lights illuminate,as they should but the minute you start the car it goes dark, no cluster lighting. Once you turn the car off, cluster lighting comes back on. i had read that the ignition switch could cause this, i replaced the switch and the problem still persist. Any suggestions for where i should look to next? Thank you all for your assistance!
I am new here and this is my first post, hope i am doing this correctly. I have an 02 base convertible i just picked up. I am having an issue with the cluster lighting. When it is dark and you first open the door to enter the car all instrument lights illuminate,as they should but the minute you start the car it goes dark, no cluster lighting. Once you turn the car off, cluster lighting comes back on. i had read that the ignition switch could cause this, i replaced the switch and the problem still persist. Any suggestions for where i should look to next? Thank you all for your assistance!
