New Member needs Help !!!

[deuce]

I just purchased a 08 Hoe LTZ. I noticed several lights not working on the tach. Tow/Haul, low tire pressure, cruise, fog lights. Also the 5 buttons up by sunroof, which are sunroof/moonroof, tailgate and bucket seat fold down, (are these even supposed to light up?). Also mirror compass/temp, but on star works (tried power button). The control for the lights/4wd does not light either.
All features associated with above seem to work with exception of tow/haul. Does not seem to engage like my old 02 hoe.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[MO Viet Vet]

Did you check the brightness adjustment at the dash lights?

 

[deuce]

Yes it is only the lights I specified...all others work to my knowledge. Thanks

 

[deuce]

Once I figure out this forum going to move this thread. Thanks again.

 

[MO Viet Vet]

May be connections at back of dash cluster. Ground? Dirty connections?

 

[07burb]

:welcome:

 

[deuce]

Well found the problem. Fuse 48 under hood...controls compass mirror power, along with the indicator lights on the tach/speedo for tow/haul, fog lights, cruise etc. Fuse 7 on side of dash is the lights for the 4wd/light switch, lights in the switches in the over head console (8 of them), and oddly enough the 2 back door window switches. When I had bought the Hoe about 4 weeks ago, those were the issues it had. I replaced the fuses about 1 1/2 weeks ago and all was well. Then the **** hit the fan Fri. I was going to leave driveway when I saw smoke from under dash, looked and saw fire, blew it out and pulled battery power. Then removed junction block, took apart harness to find 5 wires arched together. Not a fun job, but done and could have been much worse. Please check your harness where it comes thru the firewall behind parking brake pivot point. There is a bracket there.