aveo dome light trouble - Toyota Yaris Forums

TickleTimeTim · 03-15-2009, 03:05 AM

my girlfriend has an 06 aveo. her dome light works about 10% of the time, whenever it feels like it. wanted to be her hero and fix it, so i checked fuse and bulb. both seemed fine. any other likely answers?

rningonfumes · 03-15-2009, 03:09 AM

If it only works once in a while, look at the wires for fraying and look at the switch itself. If there is also trouble when you open and close doors, look at the mushroom switcheds at the doors.

yaris-me · 03-15-2009, 04:56 AM

Try changing the bulb. It may be a broken connection between the glass bulb and the metal that connects to the socket.

eTiMaGo · 03-15-2009, 11:51 AM

I'm afraid the answer lies much deeper than that, and it's gonna be costly and hard to fix:

it's a chevy/daewoo...

But seriously yes, sounds like a bad contact in the wiring somewhere, good luck finding where!

Sabretooth · 03-15-2009, 01:44 PM

^^^^^
Thomas beat me to it, lol...

Just try the bulb, I had the same problem with one of my parking lights on the Yaris, after I reinstalled the old bulbs once my LEDs blew.

SailDesign · 03-16-2009, 09:25 AM

I would buy her a whole new dome light, preferably wrapped up in a new car.... sometihng like a Yaris...

jeremyshay · 03-16-2009, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SailDesign

I would buy her a whole new dome light, preferably wrapped up in a new car.... sometihng like a Yaris...

this man speaks the truth! although truth be told. past yotas have had this problem, but not new! haha

Tamago · 03-16-2009, 04:11 PM

SailDesign · 03-16-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tamago

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TickleTimeTim · 03-18-2009, 01:39 AM

ha. yeah, not a fan of aveo. wish she would've gotten an 02 jetta like originally planned. thanks for the advice. will try bulb, then door mushrooms (ha), and if i can get to it, wiring behind the dome.

YarisSedan · 03-18-2009, 02:08 AM

More than likely the contact inside the dome light housing is bent. You could try bending the tabs a bit and see if it works again. If not just place the whole dome assembly. Maybe 30 bucks for a used one. If you know how to use a multi-meter. Check the voltage at the terminals the dome light connects to and having someone open and close the door. See if the voltage is always constant when door is open like it should be.

03-15-2009, 03:05 AM	#1
TickleTimeTim Free Mustache Rides View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,247	aveo dome light trouble my girlfriend has an 06 aveo. her dome light works about 10% of the time, whenever it feels like it. wanted to be her hero and fix it, so i checked fuse and bulb. both seemed fine. any other likely answers? __________________ Club SHIFT

03-15-2009, 03:09 AM	#2
rningonfumes Drives: Yaris Sedan 5MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 865	If it only works once in a while, look at the wires for fraying and look at the switch itself. If there is also trouble when you open and close doors, look at the mushroom switcheds at the doors. __________________

03-15-2009, 11:51 AM	#4
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	I'm afraid the answer lies much deeper than that, and it's gonna be costly and hard to fix: it's a chevy/daewoo... But seriously yes, sounds like a bad contact in the wiring somewhere, good luck finding where! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

03-15-2009, 01:44 PM	#5
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	^^^^^ Thomas beat me to it, lol... Just try the bulb, I had the same problem with one of my parking lights on the Yaris, after I reinstalled the old bulbs once my LEDs blew. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

03-18-2009, 01:39 AM	#10
TickleTimeTim Free Mustache Rides View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,247	ha. yeah, not a fan of aveo. wish she would've gotten an 02 jetta like originally planned. thanks for the advice. will try bulb, then door mushrooms (ha), and if i can get to it, wiring behind the dome. __________________ Club SHIFT

03-15-2009, 04:56 AM	#3
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	Try changing the bulb. It may be a broken connection between the glass bulb and the metal that connects to the socket.

03-16-2009, 09:25 AM	#6
SailDesign Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,931	I would buy her a whole new dome light, preferably wrapped up in a new car.... sometihng like a Yaris...

03-18-2009, 02:08 AM	#11
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	More than likely the contact inside the dome light housing is bent. You could try bending the tabs a bit and see if it works again. If not just place the whole dome assembly. Maybe 30 bucks for a used one. If you know how to use a multi-meter. Check the voltage at the terminals the dome light connects to and having someone open and close the door. See if the voltage is always constant when door is open like it should be.

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