Dome light wont turn on for driver door. 97 Honda Accord

Asked by GuruDMPH5 Sep 24, 2017 at 05:10 AM about the 1997 Honda Accord LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I replaced my dome light bulb with a led bulb
and had the driver door open while doing so
I caused the bulb to arc the dome light by
accident since the new led had a heat sink
installed to the back the heat sink which
happened to hit both prongs. After changing
the interior light fuse that blew my dome
light doesn't turn on with the driver door
open. My courtesy light comes on but no
dome and all courtesy lights and dome
come on with all other doors and door
chimes still work. My driver door ajar
indicator light isn't working as well either but
it comes on when the key is turned to the on
position and the dash lights up. I've read it
could be a burnt wire or a bad circuit board
but I want to try and find a solution or at
least pointed in the right direction before
really digging into it.

1 Answer

Well yes of course but the problem would have still happened regardless due to the heat sink touching both poles would have just popped when I touched the cable back to the battery. I ripped the heat sink off after it happened.

Your Answer:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    JP1956
    Reputation
    6,870
  • #2
    Fredbrillo
    Reputation
    5,320
  • #3
    Jonathan Ford
    Reputation
    3,850
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Toyota Camry
46 Great Deals out of 1,149 listings starting at $2,500
Used Honda Civic
198 Great Deals out of 4,034 listings starting at $440
Used Toyota Corolla
135 Great Deals out of 2,300 listings starting at $103
Used Honda CR-V
183 Great Deals out of 4,989 listings starting at $440
Used Honda Accord Coupe
7 Great Deals out of 49 listings starting at $4,500
Used Nissan Altima
25 Great Deals out of 680 listings starting at $3,795
Used BMW 3 Series
64 Great Deals out of 1,204 listings starting at $2,500
Used Nissan Maxima
11 Great Deals out of 195 listings starting at $1,450
Used Ford Mustang
37 Great Deals out of 1,639 listings starting at $8,800
Used Toyota RAV4
124 Great Deals out of 3,046 listings starting at $4,999

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.