Interior Light Not Working!!

[nilprapai]

Hi guys,,

Interior Lights is not working at all, where can i check fuse? if not the fuse, what else could cause the problem?? switch??

note: none of them are working,, interior, in the glove box and the one for ignition..

Cheers

[LightningVP]

I would say it's the fuse, open the hatch under the steering wheel and you will see the fuse box, there will also be a sticker saying what each fuse is, there should be one for "Interior Illum" check to see if that's blown

[shinagami2227]

The fuse box is under the dash driver's side you will need to remove the cover under the steering wheel, 2 clips i think, and on the back side it will have a diagram showing what fuses are what. Then you can check the interior light fuse for replacement.

[shinagami2227]

Haha you beat me to it Lightning VP!! So yeah what he said

[LightningVP]

Haha you beat me to it Lightning VP!! So yeah what he said

yep


Also, the clips, there are 3 of them which you turn and they will pop out

[Andrew426]

yep


Also, the clips, there are 3 of them which you turn and they will pop out

Nope, only two.

I have the same ussue with my car. It kept blowing 10A fuses, and when I put a 15A fuse in instead it flattened the battery. So now I just go without an interior light.

[LightningVP]

Nope, only two.

I have the same ussue with my car. It kept blowing 10A fuses, and when I put a 15A fuse in instead it flattened the battery. So now I just go without an interior light.

ahhh ok...thought I read VS...my mums VS has 3 clips in it...

At the moment i have no int light as I broke the globe taking out my roof lining

[nilprapai]

Thanks guys

[LightningVP]

Thanks guys

no problem, did you get it working? or you waiting till morning?

[daron]

chech the cigar socket doesnt have any metal in it so many time i see this problem where the ring of mobile phone charger falls off and shorts out the pins causing the fuses to blow

[LightningVP]

chech the cigar socket doesnt have any metal in it so many time i see this problem where the ring of mobile phone charger falls off and shorts out the pins causing the fuses to blow

cig socket it on a different fuse to interior illum, unless they changed that...

[daron]

on some cars it will blow
the more he checks the more chance of finding his problem

[LightningVP]

on some cars it will blow
the more he checks the more chance of finding his problem

yeah, but start off small...he didn't even know how to find the fuses, a man must crawl before he can walk

but yes, would've been my next bit of advice, to check all if the int one is fine

[nilprapai]

Thanks guys,, found the fuse blown, changed it and the interior light work but.. never turn off! even turn the light switch on and off, close the door.. the light stay on forever!! NOW WHAT???

Thanks in advance

[NORTI]

not a ex cop car is it??

[nilprapai]

not a ex cop car is it??

don't think so.. but why ???

[seraphic06]

Stupid question but is the interior light switch in the "on" mode? It is the little switch that is to the left of the headlight switch. Just move it up and down.

[kopper69]

As seraphic06 said, make sure the switch isnt on. Has caught out guys before. Otherwise there is going to be a short somewhere, which may be why the fuse blew in the first place.

[nilprapai]

Stupid question but is the interior light switch in the "on" mode? It is the little switch that is to the left of the headlight switch. Just move it up and down.

As mentioned before,, i turned the interior light swith on and off,, it not working !!

[nilprapai]

As seraphic06 said, make sure the switch isnt on. Has caught out guys before. Otherwise there is going to be a short somewhere, which may be why the fuse blew in the first place.

I don't think there are any short circuit... as if i keep the light in the position,, it's still on all time,, just can't not turn it off

Cheers

[nilprapai]

any other input guys ???

[kopper69]

I don't think there are any short circuit... as if i keep the light in the position,, it's still on all time,, just can't not turn it off

Cheers

Sorry, by short circuit I didnt mean a dead short circuit that would cause the fuse to instantly blow. A short circuit can also be a wire touching somewhere that it should not and bypassing part of the normal circuit. I would start by checking the switches in the doors. Take each one out (I think it is just one or two screws) and see if the light turns off. Use a multimeter to test the switch. I would firstly check the switch in the drivers door, most likely. Otherwise its going to be the headlight switch faulty, BCM faulty or wiring fault.

[nilprapai]

Thanks mate,, will do and update the issue

cheers

[ben_vs_manual]

yes i had a similar problem but the interior light would not turn off! i removed it all together it annoyed me that much and now i want it back

[malleus]

Nope, only two.

I have the same ussue with my car. It kept blowing 10A fuses, and when I put a 15A fuse in instead it flattened the battery. So now I just go without an interior light.

Andrew426: You might want to check for stripped wiring... I had the same problem, it turned out there was a stripped wire shorting to the body. Only my one would burn both 10A & 15A fuses; a 20A (which I was really unsure about trying) did the same as your 15A, flattened the battery.