Electricial Issues with dash lights?

Question

Hi,

For a little while now my dash lighs have been acting funny. First half my radio and my shifters lights went out. Then my airbag light would come on until I put on my headlamps then it would go out. Now today the service light went on and 2 min later the entire dash went out and only the High beam light is on.

So I changed the fuses. Now the dash is back, but the airbag light is still on and still goes off after I turn on the head lamps?

I drive a 2002 chevy cavalier if that matters.
Any idea what could be causing this?

Answer 1

If you had an aftermarket radio installed recently , I would say they left the dimmer wire loose or hanging around inside there . If not I would take it to a mechanic to have it checked , you may have a wire that has had the coating wore off grounding out to something , this can be potentially dangerous as it could ignite fumes or something around it causing a fire . Good luck

Answer 2

A bad ground to the dash. The high beam indicator has it's own return. You also might check the ground wire between the engine and the chassis. If it's missing or bad you get all kinds of strange electrical problems.