1999 Chevy Silverado dome light auto lock problem

Drewvlea · February 13, 2015

Hello I just bought a 1999 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3 and the guy told me he took out the fuse for auto locks and that's why the dome light won't work I have no idea what this guy did and any help would be great also I checked the curtesy fuse under the hood and it's there and not blown

gmtech4 · February 14, 2015

Hello I just bought a 1999 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3 and the guy told me he took out the fuse for auto locks and that's why the dome light won't work I have no idea what this guy did and any help would be great also I checked the curtesy fuse under the hood and it's there and not blown

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Doug_Scott · February 14, 2015

Does the dome light work if you manually turn it on? Used to be real easy to diagnose dome lights, all vehicles had simple pillar switches that supplied the ground connection to the light bulb. Back then dash light brightness was also controlled by changing resistance on ground side of circuit. The good old days, back when a mechanic used to smoke so he always had tin foil to fix a blown fuse.

Drewvlea · February 27, 2015

Im sure the guy just in pluged something im taking the cab off the frame this spring so im sure when I put everything back in I'll find the problem then thanks

Drewvlea · February 26, 2015

No info on this???

Doug_Scott · February 27, 2015

Thought you already knew the answer. Re-enable the auto lock and get your dome light back. If you ask the guy you bought it from how he removed it, you will find it easier to re-enable. No idea what they were using back in 99, but they use the BCM now for the locks, approach lighting etc.

gmtech4 · February 16, 2015

Does the dome light work if you manually turn it on? Used to be real easy to diagnose dome lights, all vehicles had simple pillar switches that supplied the ground connection to the light bulb. Back then dash light brightness was also controlled by changing resistance on ground side of circuit. The good old days, back when a mechanic used to smoke so he always had tin foil to fix a blown fuse.

Luckily the pillar switch is now part of the latch assy !!!! ....... Ya , that's what she said !!!! Lol

Drewvlea · February 18, 2015

No the dome light does not work if you try the dash switch the map lights do work

Drewvlea · February 18, 2015

The guy i bought it from said he removed whatever made the doors auto lock and that's why the dome light won't work I don't care for the auto lock but it's a pain in the ass when ibgo to work and I can't see a thing on the truck at night.