1995 Chevrolet Cavalier Dash Lights Out

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SEXYTSIGURL
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Hello! I have a 95 chevy cavalier with 205,000 miles. I just bought it the other day, its a manual. When we were driving at night and put the lights on we realized that the light of the dashboard doesn't work and also the windshield wipers when they start and then we shut them off instead of them stopping on the bottom, they stop at the top... I don't know anything about these cars but I was just wondering if I should check some fuses or something like that. Thank you!
Jan 24, 2007 at 11:01 AM
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JDL
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Sorry for the late reply.

Check the interior lamp fuse, note the diagram. Not only check the fuse, check for voltage on the fuse circuit. That circuit goes hot when you turn on the headlamp switch. From there the voltage goes to interior dimmer. Sometimes the interior dimmer is turned low to the point, no interior or instrument lamps. So rotate that dimmer, see if it makes any difference. Go from there.

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Mar 22, 2015 at 5:59 AM

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Check the interior lamp fuse and confirm voltage on that circuit with the headlamp switch on. Rotate the interior dimmer, which can be set so low that the instrument lamps stay off.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier reports that the dashboard lights do not work when the headlights are on and that the windshield wipers park at the top instead of the bottom. The expert advises checking the interior lamp fuse and voltage on its circuit, which is powered by the headlamp switch and feeds the interior dimmer, and rotating the dimmer in case it is set too low. The wiper parking issue was not addressed.

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