bonkerzz

Ok first off i have use the search button and founds lots on the prob BUT i still have no answer on how to fix.. so whats going on is the to 74 lights in the climate control are not working in changed the bulbs and checked fuses and pull it and and put it backin but i still have not found a reason for them not to work, Any Ideas??

NOFX

Please remember to include your year and trim (and possibly body style) in your post. It will really help us help you!

If it's at all like the climate control in my '98 EX, the lights in there seem to be very picky about when they will light. the wiring has to be just right or they'll cut out. This isn't the only '96-'98 Civic climate control I've seen exactly like this.

Former User

Do the cluster lights work? Is the dimmer switch dialed off?

bonkerzz

its a 93 civic si hatch and not dimmer is all the way up and gauges do work.. on the gray dash panel the only lights that work is the cruise control button and all the buttons on the heater control light up.. also drivers side blinker need to "warm up" before it works.. sunroof button no light, dimmer no light, rear defrost no light, climate control no light.. hope this helps

bonkerzz

Sorry for the crapy pics but iphone in the dark ya...

NOFX

Are all of those even supposed to light? I know my 6G moonroof button doesn't light, nor does the one on my '88 Prelude (oops, checked the Prelude again - they work, forgot I fixed all those lights lol). Lots of switches in the Prelude in particular don't light up. There's no place to even have a bulb.

D Griff

I also have this problem in my '97. Perhaps 92-95s are similar? Maybe try soldering the connections better?

apexi_rsx

i know i had this problem and i ended up splicing new LED's in place of the old bulbs and sockets and they worked every since. maybe poor connections in the bulb sockets.

AutoXer

The sunroof switch doesn't light, but all of the climate control icons should be light.

bonkerzz

Ttt still broken

civicsmoke

try tapping the climate control. sometimes they will come back on.

Kista20

my 97 doesn't work either. Sometimes you can hit the dash and they will light up but I firmly believe it's a short because it's intermittent that it either it works or it doesn't. I think this is a fairly common problem for the 96-98's, maybe even 92-95 as well.

MonkeyMagic

only thing you can do.. check fuses

check that the main light switch is working and making good connection.

then check that the dimmer switch is plugged in and making good connection.

then check the connections at the bulbs/units

then check the wiring

if you've gone from here to here to here and back probed everything to check power at every step.. you HAVE to find the problem. i wouldn't bother checking the bulbs cause the likely hood of them all blowing at once is purty ****ing slim


that is a bad connection, not a short. check any type of connection. there be the problem.

rrandol5

I have a '90 Civic LX Sedan and my climate control lights have the same issue. None of them worked but I tapped on it several times and both the upper and lower parts started working. After a week or so the top part stopped working and hasn't come on since, no matter how many times I hit it. The bottom part has stayed on though...

fonkernuckle

iTrader: (5)

Had the same issue in my 95, changed out my climate control-end of problem, they all lit

Ronnoc74

I have this same problem in my '93 hatch. I've even replaced the climate control and they still don't light up. I completely disassembled the climate control thinking one of the wires was disconnected or something and they were fine. I know of several others that live around me that have the same problem too...

vici0us

Also got this problem on my EG sedan. Sometimes it lights up but most of the time it doesnt. Still figuring how to fix it.

ricky00

had this problem on my 4door eg everytime i hit a good pot hole or dip it would come on or turn off.. sometime i would usually bang it hard and it would stay on untill i get a really good thump than it would die

JDM-sol 89

We all have the same common problem. Does anyone know what it usually is that goes bad?

vinem1

He is right

92lxsleeper

start with the tracer-board on the back of the climate control, see if the bulb holder is even making contact with the board, or if its corroded. next check for voltage with the lights on, after that if there isn't voltage, unplug the harness and check for voltage there. if there still isn't voltage, there is a break in the wire somewhere. maybe someone spliced into the wire before to light up aftermarket gauges, and the connection corroded or something? just something to think about.

Former User

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