no dash lights / tail

Corolla fan

1993 Corolla LE 1.77 L (Canadian); 385,000 km

The dash and console lights are not operating. (The turn signal
indicators, high beam indicator, overdrive-off dash lights all work).

As well, the tail running lights don't work. (The brake lights, turn
signals, 4-ways and back-up lamps are working.)

Is this possibly something simple like a relay, or is it something horribly
complicated like the headlight switch?

Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jack

Hachiroku

On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:13:43 +0000, Corolla fan wrote:

> 1993 Corolla LE 1.77 L (Canadian); 385,000 km
>
> The dash and console lights are not operating. (The turn signal
> indicators, high beam indicator, overdrive-off dash lights all work).
>
> As well, the tail running lights don't work. (The brake lights, turn
> signals, 4-ways and back-up lamps are working.)
>
> Is this possibly something simple like a relay, or is it something horribly
> complicated like the headlight switch?
>
> Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jack


I would check the fuses fisrt, of course! I don't know about American
cars, and I don't know if it's a law in Japan, but on Japanese cars, if
the taillights go out, the instrument cluster goes with it.

On a Nissan I had it was a bad wire in the harness. But that's a Nissan...

Corolla fan

Thank you Hachiroku. - Jack



Hachiroku <Trueno@e86.GTS> wrote in
news:4e4f3693$0$5993$c3e8da3$4db35a27@news.astrawe b.com:

> On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:13:43 +0000, Corolla fan wrote:
>
>> 1993 Corolla LE 1.77 L (Canadian); 385,000 km
>>
>> The dash and console lights are not operating. (The turn signal
>> indicators, high beam indicator, overdrive-off dash lights all work).
>>
>> As well, the tail running lights don't work. (The brake lights, turn
>> signals, 4-ways and back-up lamps are working.)
>>
>> Is this possibly something simple like a relay, or is it something
>> horribly complicated like the headlight switch?
>>
>> Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jack
>
>
> I would check the fuses fisrt, of course! I don't know about American
> cars, and I don't know if it's a law in Japan, but on Japanese cars,
> if the taillights go out, the instrument cluster goes with it.
>
> On a Nissan I had it was a bad wire in the harness. But that's a
> Nissan...
>

Jeff Strickland

Blown fuse.

The lights on the instrument cluster and the tail lights share the same
fuse.



"Corolla fan" <nospan@tnx.tbx> wrote in message
news:Xns9F47242EBBBDnospamtnxtnx@74.209.131.13...
> 1993 Corolla LE 1.77 L (Canadian); 385,000 km
>
> The dash and console lights are not operating. (The turn signal
> indicators, high beam indicator, overdrive-off dash lights all work).
>
> As well, the tail running lights don't work. (The brake lights, turn
> signals, 4-ways and back-up lamps are working.)
>
> Is this possibly something simple like a relay, or is it something
> horribly
> complicated like the headlight switch?
>
> Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jack

Corolla fan

Thank you Jeff. It was the tail-lights fuse. Duuhhhh...

It's nice to have small problems!

- Jack



"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in news:j2om0l$io$1@dont-
email.me:

> Blown fuse.
>
> The lights on the instrument cluster and the tail lights share the
same
> fuse.
>
>
>
> "Corolla fan" <nospan@tnx.tbx> wrote in message
> news:Xns9F47242EBBBDnospamtnxtnx@74.209.131.13...
>> 1993 Corolla LE 1.77 L (Canadian); 385,000 km
>>
>> The dash and console lights are not operating. (The turn signal
>> indicators, high beam indicator, overdrive-off dash lights all work).
>>
>> As well, the tail running lights don't work. (The brake lights, turn
>> signals, 4-ways and back-up lamps are working.)
>>
>> Is this possibly something simple like a relay, or is it something
>> horribly
>> complicated like the headlight switch?
>>
>> Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jack
>
>

Hachiroku

On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:45:42 +0000, Corolla fan wrote:

>
>
> Thank you Jeff. It was the tail-lights fuse. Duuhhhh...
>
> It's nice to have small problems!
>
> - Jack

Usually that's all you get with a Toyota...

Unless it's a Supra...


>
>
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> wrote in news:j2om0l$io$1@dont-
> email.me:
>
>> Blown fuse.
>>
>> The lights on the instrument cluster and the tail lights share the
> same
>> fuse.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Corolla fan" <nospan@tnx.tbx> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9F47242EBBBDnospamtnxtnx@74.209.131.13...
>>> 1993 Corolla LE 1.77 L (Canadian); 385,000 km
>>>
>>> The dash and console lights are not operating. (The turn signal
>>> indicators, high beam indicator, overdrive-off dash lights all work).
>>>
>>> As well, the tail running lights don't work. (The brake lights, turn
>>> signals, 4-ways and back-up lamps are working.)
>>>
>>> Is this possibly something simple like a relay, or is it something
>>> horribly
>>> complicated like the headlight switch?
>>>
>>> Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jack
>>
>>