# No lights behind odometer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-lights-behind-odometer/21929>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 10, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-lights-behind-odometer/21929 "2008-11-10T21:32:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![steviebski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@steviebski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steviebski)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-lights-behind-odometer/21929/1 "2008-11-10T21:32:52Z")

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I have a 1998 ford taurus . The dashboard lights behide the speedometer don’t work when lights are turned on. I have checked the fuses to no avail. The two directional lights on the odometer also stay on when the lights are on. help!

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-lights-behind-odometer/21929/2 "2008-11-10T21:57:41Z")

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There are individual bulbs back there, but to all be out at once ? Maybe the ignition switch.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-lights-behind-odometer/21929/3 "2008-11-10T22:23:25Z")

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Has someone mistakenly turned the dash light dimmer all the way down?

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-lights-behind-odometer/21929/4 "2008-11-11T05:13:59Z")

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Sometimes the dimmer wheel is forgotten, as mentioned. People even forget that they have one.

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-lights-behind-odometer/21929/5 "2008-11-12T01:02:00Z")

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There are (usually) tiny little light bulbs behind the dash. You’ll have to get up therre and pull out the socket, which may have just shaken out, or simply replace the tiny little bulb. Not rocket science (darn it), but time consuming. Rocketman

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-lights-behind-odometer/21929/6 "2008-11-12T17:50:35Z")

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I don’t know about the Taurus, but I know no the older Toyotas the bulbs were inside the back of the instrument clusters and required removal of the cluster to change. I’d recommend getting a repair manual and finding out where yours are to be prepared.