2001 Buick Century removing the dash

Tiny
MCDUFFY1114
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  • 2001 BUICK CENTURY
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 94,000 MILES
I need too change the headlight switch, I have no dash light and no back taillights
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 AT 8:49 AM

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Tiny
ERNEST CLARK
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Does your brake lights come on when you hit the brakes? When you turn the knob on your dash board to turn on the head lights, does your head lights come on but not the rear lights?

Check the fuses to each circuit first. They're located at the right end of the dash board, in between the door jam and behind a plastic cover that is painted the same color as your dash.

The dash lights and brake lights are on a separate circuit. One won't affect the other. If your head lights work, but the back lights don't work, then the problem is NOT in your switch.

As for your dash lights, there are bulbs that illuminates the dash that frequently burn out. Check those. If your digital display (odometer) doesn't work, then that's a separate deal and would require a new dash module, or repair of the resistors on the back of yours.
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Saturday, January 9th, 2010 AT 1:01 PM

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