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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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so today i got off work went to turn my lights on and the interior light, cargo lamp, and guage lights wont come on but the seatbelt light, brights, odometer and what not still work though, whats going on? p.s. the headlights and tail lights come on
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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check your fuses
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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It's possible your IOD fuse came loose. Not sure what year you have as that would help us out, but the earlier years just had a normal fuse where the newer one's have a plastic cage around the fuse to hold it in place.
IOD=Ignition Off Draw. I'm pretty sure that fuse covers the lights you speak of?
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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thanks i'll try that, its a 2004
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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Agreed as a fuse issue. Let us know what you find out though.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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so i found out what it was, yesterday i was messing around with the cd player because the PO didnt know how to wire and just left some exposed wires just hanging there.I assumed one wire went to a spot. the good thing is my assumption was right but the bad thing was it wasnt connected to anything, its just a blue wire that goes under my seat and ends so it just kept burning the fuse. thanks for the input now i dont have to use my phone to tell how fast i'm going lol
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 06:20 AM
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Good for you. I am assuming you checked all the other wires to make sure they were properly terminated right?
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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after that i did
 
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