csmart30

The other day I was driving and pulled into work and when I went to leave none of my dash lights were working, the gauges still work, but no lights, also no lights by the shifter (transmission shifter and 4WD shifter) I pulled apart the dash, checked every bulb and none of them were burnt out, disconnected/reconnected all the plugs, still no luck. Checked all the fuses under the dash, all check out fine.

My cabin lights turn on and off as usual, well, besides while opening the hatch, which is also bothering me. But no dash lights, and I do mostly night driving, I've gone to basically just going the speed of traffic, but when there is no traffic I have to push a cell phone button to see my speed, and I can't just use cruise control because of stop lights/signs. Please help. I'm really not incompetent when it comes to wiring, but this one has got my stuck.

joelfett

I had this problem recently, as did others....it should be as simple as a new headlight switch install. Hope this helps.

offroadnut36

Do your tail lights work?

csmart30

all of my other lights work fine, headlights, tail/brake lights, turn signals. would it still be the head light switch if everything else works? I'll check it out anyways

offroadnut36

Have you checked all of your fuses?

csmart30

yeah I checked all the fuses, it was at night, but i'll check them all again.

Bustedback

Replace the headlamp switch. Try and turn the **** a few times and see if the cluster lights flicker.

csmart30

RESOLVED and I felt like an incompetent XJ owner once I saw it was a 5 amp fuse that I was 95% sure that I checked, maybe jut not close enough. Thanks for all your help guys

offroadnut36

You're welcome.

redmuck

if it happens again u hafta check for a short somewhere. mine was the same way and i finally pulled out the stereo, after checkin everything else i could possibly check short of tearing wire harness's apart and found a cut hot wire with a strand of wire sticking out that i didnt cut. bestbuy guys did it when they put my crappy jvc stereo in. now i have a sony.

Zreiser

I had the same problem, then I realized that you could turn the **** for the lights left and right to adjust the dimmer...mine was just stuck too far left LOL! I felt like such an idiot! Taught me to do things the easy way that did.

xj-freak

I got the same problem new headlight switch but no interior lights at all nothing no dash nothing need help as well