hi everyone,.i hope someone can help me.my dash light are not working.the climate control doesnt light up and the same for the compass.when i turn on the interior lights the dash,climate control and compass light up.ive checked all fuses.it all started when i can cleaning the soldering joints inside the 4x4 dash switch.its a 2000 gmc jimmy sle

 

What about the backlight bulb for the headlight/thumbwheel dimmer switch?

George

 

When you say you checked the fuses, did you check the ones under the hood too?

Regarding cleaning the switch solder joints, how were you doing it? Did you have the switch out of the vehicle? Could you have shorted something in the switch inadvertently?

 

the only thing that lights up is the door switches and my mileage still works

 

This reminds me of when I had a similar problem. It turned out I had a short in my radio. (Somehow a couple of nickels got put into it!) But I kept having one of my fuses blowing. This was one of the ones accessed at the side of the instrument panel. But you said none of your fuses have blown so I don't know what to suggest.

 

i had the switch plugged in.it was a new switch by dorman.i was wiping off the solder joints with my finger and the went out,i had the jimmy running also

 

Check illum fuse 12, 10A in the IPFB and str whl ill fuse 6, 2A in the IPFB. If those are both intact and you have no IPC lights or steering wheel control lights in the manual park or headlight positions then your headlamp switch and its dimmer wheel are probably toast. We can test for this if you want to confirm. Those lamps can also get power from the BCM in automatic mode (headlamp switch in auto/manual off).

George

 

i figured it out.it was the headlight switch.i guess some how its tied in with the 4x4 dash switch

 

They would be connected by way of the circuits that illuminate the switches when the headlights are on.

And Congrats!

 

Glad you got sorted.

George