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The lights in my cluster don't work. When I check for power, I have power in both sides of the bulbs. seems like the ground is shorted,but it's not the cluster, 'cause I changed it and it had the same problem.I know my dimmer switch is not the problem. and fuses are all good.
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Likely a bulb if only a certain area has gone dark. Gauge clusters like yours have several bulbs to light the cluster. However, it may not be easy to get to them.
If no power at the dash.....check main 40amp fuse located in a plastic box under the hood......plastic box on top of fenderwell closest too the battery.....always disconnect battery ground before any electrical is performed...........
Bulbs not working can be for a number of reasons. It could be a bulb, a fuse or a wiring problem. Checking the fuse is easy to do.
Just changing the bulb may not resolve the problem (as in your case). Take the bulb that is not working and place it in another working bulb holder to see if the "so called" blown bulb actually is okay. If it doesn't light up then throw it away, don't put it down as you will get it mixed up with working ones (been there, done that). Take the "known to be working" bulb you removed from the working bulb holder and try that in the "blown bulb" holder. If that doesn't work replace it in the original working bulb holder and see if it still works. If it does then the "blown bulb" holder is the place to start looking. Clean up the contacts on this holder and try a bulb again. Still no luck, check the wiring at the back of the holder for broken connections. Most cars are now wired to light clusters that hold indicators, brake, side, reverse and fog lights. These are all on a circuit board (you will see what looks like silver strips from each bulb holder running to a connector that the wiring loom plugs into). If you have a meter, check to see if you have power to the faulty holder. Sometimes just wiggling the bulb or connector plug will make the bulb work, in which case it is a connection issue. If you can, try swapping over the left and right light clusters (just remove and plug in as they won't fit the car the wrong way round). If the "faulty" cluster works in the "working" side and the "working" has the same original problem in the "faulty" side, then it is the light cluster that has the problem and not the wiring from the connector back into the cars wiring loom.....big relief.
I always find electrical issues frustrating, so be methodical and eliminate any possible problem one at a time. Don't do lots of work and then check because if you can identify the single cause, should it reappear (and it most probably will in my experience) that is the first place to check again.
Good luck and hopefully that eliminates the need to call an expensive repairman.
Steve
The display needs to be removed and sent out for repair. There are many online repair sites that can fix Nissan instrument clusters. Find one and contact them for pricing info and removal and shipping information.
there shouldent be a junction box it will split from the lomb from the same wire going to the rear of the car if the bulb works and there is no power to wire there will be a break in the wire some where usually it would break where it gets twisted possibley where the wires go into the cluster check to see if cluster is ok all conections work check to make sure that the harness going into cluster is fitted correctley also check does it have two fog lights as most cars only have 1 and the other is a dummy one with a spair bulb if not you can do a splitter wire from the other side to make the light work hope this makes sence ivan uk
Sound like a electrical problem or bad harnesses connections; you will need to take off instrument cluster in order to check it. Also, check ground connections.
If they all stopped working at the same time then it is probably a fuse or possibly 2. Check your fuse panels in the dash and under the hood. The dash lights and gauges should be a fuse labeled instrument cluster or guages, it is probably blown. The other fuse to look for will be the tail light fuse. This is where I would begin.
I would start by checking all the fuses, then check the headlight switch,test it for power as you did the tail light, then check the wiring coming out of the cab down the frame to the rear of bed check for a short but if all fuses are good then will not be a short, may be a bad switch and the most important is the bulbs, make sure they are good.
No 1 ..Take the lenses off, and check the bulbs, and renew if necessary, check the bulb holder terminals for corrosion, if so spray with WD40 and clean, (with the lights off).
If this does not get them going , you will need a 12 volt test light, and test for live feed to the bulbs lamp holder, with the lights switched on.
Had the same problem, but with the odometer. Turns out that he base of the bulb is loose. Very easy fix.
remove the cluster housing (2 screws) remove the cluster (4 screws)
tighten the bases of the light bulbs on the back of the instrument cluster.
when i fixed the light, out of curiosity, i checked all the lights on the cluster. Indeed, quite a few of them were kinda loose. I tightened them all. Chances are you are seeing the same problem. So before spending big $$$ at the mechanics. Try this easy fix yourself. Took me 10 minutes. You only need a phillips screwdriver.
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