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2002 Chevrolet Prizm Repair Question


Topics covered: Headlights, Dashboard, Fuse.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on June 10, 2009

2002 Chevy Prizm dashboard doesn`t light and headlight left

Electrical problem
2002 Chevy Prizm 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 101,00 miles

My dashboard doesn`t light when knob to light it is rotated. I replaced bulbs in instrument cluster.
Also, alarm that goes off when headlights left on doesn`t work.
I found a dimmer relay in the fuse block under the hood, what does that do?

Thanks,
Mark
Avatar Asked by skonkydonk

Answer

Replied on July 24, 2009

Actually, I believe that is for the headlights. There is a resister in the switch that when turned determines how much power makes it to the lights. My gut feeling is the switch is bad.

Tiny Answered by Jacobandnickolas (expert)
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