Hey guys, got in my truck and fired it up this am.....first thing I notice is I dont have any lights for my instrument cluster IE tach, speedo etc.
Then I notice I have no marker lights, parking lights or the back tail lights.....

I do have headlights, interior lights, blinkers (front and rear) and brake lights....

I checked all the fuses in cab and under dash cant find a burnt out one to save my life......

I noticed that the headlight swich pulls straight out like its supposed to but if you wiggle it around in a circle.....It is very loose.....

Can anyone help me? I need a fix by tonight as I am suppossed to go to north Washington from here in Utah and i have to have lights...

Thanks in advance, Zack

PS...Im active duty, driving around on base the MP's are real nit picky so I could really use some help.

 

Just from what you describe I would suspect the light switch itself. I don't think the fuse panel under the hood has any fuses for lighting, but I am not sure. You could check that first then see about the switch..

J-eh

 

I had the EXACT same thing happen to me. I took out the headlight switch(its new) and wiggled the connector on best i could, and they have worked fine ever since. I would check the connector, then if its bad, just go ahead and replace the switch. On my truck you just pull out the 2 screws holding on the ash tray mount thing, and then yank the cupholders out, and pull the 2 screws out of there, and the dash trim should pop of exposing the 3 screws to the headlight switch. Good luck

Eric

 

There is a fuse for those lites in the fuse box....can't remember the fuse # but its toward the bottom of the fuse panel its a 15amp fuse

 

Also, check the fuses with an amp meter. They can go bad and still look okay. They vibrate apart at the base. This has happened to me 3 times before I replaced all of the fues at $3.20 each.

 

He cross posted this in the "HELP" forum as well. It was the switch.