no lumination on instrument panel

Post by **jameson is dope** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

03 nissan maxima when the headlights are on there is no back light on the instrument panel tested for power at the back of dimmer switch and there is no power! any help will be appreciated

Post by **audtatious** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

Have you validated the fuse and made sure the dimmer is not positioned off?

Post by **jameson is dope** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

yes all fuses are good and in working order the dimmer switch is removed and the terminals back probed to find that there is no voltage present

Post by **audtatious** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

Check at the fuse box to see if you have voltage there when the lights are on, then back-track to the wiring harness behind the fuse box. The harness then works its way into the engine bay via the drivers side fender and probably goes to the main fuse box....

The above assumes there is a wiring issue. If it is a switch issue, I would consult the FSM (or someone who has one) or take it to Nissan for warranty repair.

Post by **jameson is dope** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

car has 31k on it i think it is out of warranty peroid! where should i be looking for power at the fuse box ? all the fuses have power and do you know which wire is which on the dimmer switch? im goning to do a contanunity test and see what i can figure out.

Post by **jameson is dope** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

contanunity checks out ok there appears to be a solid path on all 3 wires and there is no power entering the rear of the switch are the lights run in series through the switch or are the lights run some other way?

Post by **audtatious** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

Unfortunately, I have never picked up an FSM for the Maxi, so I don't have any diagrams. I'll see if I can dig anything up and post them here....

31k is under the 3yr-36k bumper-bumper warranty, so Nissan should fix the problem at no cost.

Post by **jameson is dope** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

corner lights not working "cornering lamp" relay on cover of under hood power distrubition box is non exsistant and there is no plug or anything i dont know what the hell is goning on with that but the corner lights dont work but the blinkers and hazards do does any body have a wiring diagram or know how this circuit work?

Post by **jameson is dope** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

under warranty indead thanks for all the help i just got off the phone with the local dealership and they confirmed 3/36 warranty! thanks again for all the help!

Post by **audtatious** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

Not a problem.

Sounds like an interesting problem. Unfortunately, the link I use for the wiring diagrams is down so I can't pull anything up right now.

Good luck with it and let us know how it turns out with Nissan. Make sure, if you are taking it in, that they fix all recalls if they have not been done yet.

Post by **jameson is dope** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

will do thanks

Post by **NISTECH** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

you should have a crank sensor campaign to be performed. At present there are no other recalls on the 03 max. You likely have a body contol unit problem.

Post by **jameson is dope** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

should have gone to dealer today! will post repairs hopefully this week!

no lumination on instrument panel

no lumination on instrument panel

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