Instrument panel lights
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03-15-2021 | 12:15 PM
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Instrument panel lights
I'm hoping someone here can help me. I've got a strange problem with the lights on my instrument panel. 99 Dakota R/T, the instrument lights went out the other day. I do the regular check- fuses, loose wires etc... I find the 5 amp fuse on the side panel blown. Replace it only to blow it a couple of seconds later. Replace the switch and fuse and turn lights on, hear a faint pop. No lights!! Fuse still good! No power to fuse. ? Put original switch back in and it starts to smoke when lights are turned on. ? Fuse still good and fuse has power. Replace headlight switch with another (3rd) switch. Turn lights on hear faint pop, fuse good but no power to fuse. Has anyone else had issues like this? I'm at a standstill with this one. I don't really want to get in to the parts swapping mode with this, but I don't know where to go from here.