# 1998 Nissan Pathfinder dash doesn’t light up

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, pathfinder\
**Created:** [October 21, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417 "2020-10-21T00:33:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![JaiwattieNaidoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JaiwattieNaidoo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JaiwattieNaidoo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/1 "2020-10-21T00:33:54Z")

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The main light on the cluster to light up the board is not working. I replace the fuse but nothing plus all the light on my dashboard doesn’t light up. I don’t know what to do.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/2 "2020-10-21T18:27:45Z")

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question: Is the dimmer all the way down?  
question #2- is the headlight switch actually on? I’ve known a couple folks who saw the headlights on because of the daytime running lights and assumed their headlights were on- when they were not.  
question #3: was the fuse you replaced bad?  
question #4- does the rest of the dash work- ie gauges, odometer, etc.?

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**Author:** ![JaiwattieNaidoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JaiwattieNaidoo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JaiwattieNaidoo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/3 "2020-10-21T21:00:03Z")

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Everything work but the light for the odometer light and the dashboard doesn’t work.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/4 "2020-10-21T21:02:11Z")

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ok, now answer my 3 other questions…

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**Author:** ![JaiwattieNaidoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JaiwattieNaidoo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JaiwattieNaidoo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/5 "2020-10-21T21:06:24Z")

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the dimmer is up  
the fuse are fine  
dash light doesn’t come on

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/6 "2020-10-21T22:29:00Z")

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> [@eddo](#):
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> question #2- is the headlight switch actually on? I’ve known a couple folks who saw the headlights on because of the daytime running lights and assumed their headlights were on- when they were not.

one more thing to be sure of ⬆

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/7 "2020-10-21T23:55:16Z")

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It is very possible that the lights are burned out. I would check the bulbs.

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**Author:** ![JaiwattieNaidoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JaiwattieNaidoo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JaiwattieNaidoo)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/8 "2020-10-22T19:50:36Z")

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Yes there are on.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-nissan-pathfinder-dash-doesn-t-light-up/171417/9 "2020-10-22T19:59:52Z")

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Check if the tail lights are working.