# 2002 Chrysler T&C Dash Lights and Radio/Climate Control Lights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 27, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chrysler-t-c-dash-lights-and-radio-climate-control-lights/23934 "2008-12-27T16:32:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elevenssc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@elevenssc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elevenssc)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chrysler-t-c-dash-lights-and-radio-climate-control-lights/23934/1 "2008-12-27T16:32:40Z")
02 Chrysler T&C with ~56K miles. The dash lights as well as the lights illuminating the radio/heater controls in the center part of the dash dont work. I find it odd that all the lights went out at the same time. There is no fuse that I could find, but the light switch was recommended as a source of the problem. I replaced the head light switch hoping to fix the problem, but no luck. What’s next to try??? ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chrysler-t-c-dash-lights-and-radio-climate-control-lights/23934/2 "2008-12-27T17:57:05Z")
Two things come to mind: 1) be certain that your brake (stop)lights are working. These are often on the same circuit as the dashlights. If so, these should be on a fuse–perhaps marked brake lights; and 2) if there is a rheostat to dim the dash lights that is separate from the headlight switch, this rheostat may have gone out. This happened to me on a Ford Aerostar that I used to own. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chrysler-t-c-dash-lights-and-radio-climate-control-lights/23934/3 "2008-12-27T18:47:43Z")
I also vote for the dimmer switch. On my '02 it is on the left of the steering and I would say it is a clumsy switch too. ---
**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chrysler-t-c-dash-lights-and-radio-climate-control-lights/23934/4 "2008-12-27T18:47:50Z")
you moved the dashboard dimmer switch to off position by accident? ---
**Author:** ![elevenssc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@elevenssc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elevenssc)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chrysler-t-c-dash-lights-and-radio-climate-control-lights/23934/5 "2008-12-27T19:19:28Z")
Brake lights work, I dont think the dimmer rheostat is doing anything. The original as well as the bone yard replacement both dont dim…what are the odds that they both dont work…unless it is a lousy design. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chrysler-t-c-dash-lights-and-radio-climate-control-lights/23934/6 "2008-12-27T22:07:25Z")
Perhaps your dash lights have a common ground point and the ground is defective. A wiring diagram would be helpful in this case. If you can get to one of the bulb sockets, you might use a voltmeter to see if there is power between the socket and the ground. If so, there is a bad ground. If there is no power, the ground isn’t the problem. We had the problem of the dash lights going out on a 1952 Dodge my parents owned when I was in high school. I leared how to reach under the dashboard and jiggle the connection to get the lights to come back on. I would have thought Chrysler corp. would have solved the ground problem after 50 years, but maybe all the have done is redesigned the dashboard so you can’t reach under it. ---
**Author:** ![elevenssc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@elevenssc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elevenssc)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chrysler-t-c-dash-lights-and-radio-climate-control-lights/23934/7 "2008-12-27T22:38:58Z")
Dimmer rheostat works just fine…no lights at the gauges or heater / radio controls