[RESOLVED] Dim Cluster Lights?

[xxShaneOmac]

Ok,

So I put my key in the car turn it two clicks and the lights (Battery, Brake, Coolant sensor, CEL, Gas, etc) come on full brightness. I turn the car off and all the lights go off besides the Coolant / Battery and they just dimmed alot.

Then I put down my brake and the brake light stays on just dimmed.

So I have all bright lights with the key in and when I turn it on they all disappear besides the Batter / Coolant / Brake and they are super dim.

It worked fine last night, got in it this morning and it did this.

Bad ground or something?

 

[99cliprs]

mine did something like that I tried disconecting the battery for a few secs and it stopped maybe try that it may help for you too.

 

[91PlymouthLaser]

try disconnecting your battery first

 

[JFatch1890]

Yeah disconnect your battery for a minute then put it back on and check it.
See if it resets.
If not Faulty wiring in the fuse box maybe
Seems like your running a constant into your cluster but could also be bad ground cause of how it dimsWTF.
Should be easy fix when you find the source.
Id pull the cluster out make sure the wires arn't damaged

 

[DSM1G90]

How are your battery connector and connections - tight and clean, or weak and corroded - and how old is the battery? If you got another battery, do a swap and see what happens on the swap..

good luck-DSM

 

[Boost92awd]

Its time to buy a new alternator, these 3 lights staying on dim is a for warning that your alternator is about to take a crap. I would suggest not driving untill you get a new one. Cause once it does take a crap you will be stuck on the side of the road.

 

[xxShaneOmac]

Its time to buy a new alternator, these 3 lights staying on dim is a for warning that your alternator is about to take a crap. I would suggest not driving untill you get a new one. Cause once it does take a crap you will be stuck on the side of the road.

This man speaks the truth, replaced the alt and it runs fine.

Resolved.

 

[DSM1G90]

Just to add to this: Mine started the same thing. Pulled the ALT out and had it checked. ALT definitely was going. Got another rebuilt ALT and problem disappeared. Pretty good for 166k miles on an original ALT.