Dash board lights and electrical plugs stopped working

RIPPYDR

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2003 KIA SORENTO
6 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
77,000 MILES

I've haven't even had it a year yet. But my dash board lights went out the first time in Feb. But came back on about 2 weeks later. Early April they went out again and have stayed off since. Everything works except the lights for the speedometer and gas gauge. Which prevents me from driving at night. 2 months ago I bought a cheap cell car charger and it worked for about a week then stopped in one outlet so I tried another and it made all my outlets stop working! I've heard Kia's have a lot of electrical problems, is just a short or something more serious?

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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They have some problems, but not more than others. Make sure the plugs under the dash are tight where they attach to the panel. Also, check the fuses for the power outlets.

Let me know what you find.

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 AT 9:45 AM

STREETWORD

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My dash lights on my 2004 Kia Sorento Just went out. Which fuse do I check?
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AT 10:04 AM

DANNY L

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Hello, I'm Danny.

Your Kia has both relays and fuses for the headlights. Here are tutorials showing how to test relays and fuses:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit

I've attached a picture below showing the locating of the headlight relay and fuse below and circled in red. It's located under the hood in the relay box. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

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