interior lights wont turn on when door is open

[Strip5150]

Hey fellas,

My 10 hoe's lights wont turn on when the door is opened? Ive tried it with the dimmer dial to the left of the steering wheel pushed in/ left out but still can not get them to work. any ideas?

 

[ChrisAU]

Turn the dial to the right.

 

[ChevyFreak]

There is a push button switch right near the dial (just above I think) that turns the dome lights on and off. Have you tried pressing that button yet?

 

[llllljrlllll]

Hey fellas,

My 10 hoe's lights wont turn on when the door is opened? Ive tried it with the dimmer dial to the left of the steering wheel pushed in/ left out but still can not get them to work. any ideas?

Just above the dimmer, there is a push button, push it in, and it should turn on your dome lights. Make sure you have the door open so you can see it.

 

[GreatWhite]

It took me a while to find this too - it actually seems like you have to push the bezel, not the switch. The markings are confusing (at least to my simple mind).

 

[Strip5150]

hahah thanks guys. Works now

 

[strokinpower]

Can I resurrect this thread lol. I have a problem with my 07 that I couldn't care less about but drives my wife crazy. All the light come on when any door but the passenger front door is opened. The instrument cluster says passenger door open but the lights don't come on. Wouldn't the same switch signal both the lights and the message in the cluster?

 

[kalahanmario]

Possibly the twitch at the bottom section where the door closes is jammed. Servicing or replacing it should help.

 

[strokinpower]

Ill check it out, thanks.

 

[strokinpower]

So there is no plunger on the door just a switch in the latch I guess.

 

[ride handsome]

Can I resurrect this thread lol. I have a problem with my 07 that I couldn't care less about but drives my wife crazy. All the light come on when any door but the passenger front door is opened. The instrument cluster says passenger door open but the lights don't come on. Wouldn't the same switch signal both the lights and the message in the cluster?

I am experiencing this exact scenario. Except mine dont come on for both the front and rear pass. doors. Did you figure it out?

 

[Clean07Burb]

Are the interior lights supposed to come on when the tailgate is opened? I would sure think they're supposed to. My interior lights come on when I open the rear hatch glass, but not when I open the whole tailgate. It's quite an annoyance at night/after dark.

 

[ride handsome]

Are the interior lights supposed to come on when the tailgate is opened? I would sure think they're supposed to. My interior lights come on when I open the rear hatch glass, but not when I open the whole tailgate. It's quite an annoyance at night/after dark.

Good question. Ive only had mine a week. I'll check it out tonight and see if it comes on

 

[Clean07Burb]

Did you get a chance to check and see if the interior lights come on when the tailgate is opened?

 

[ride handsome]

Did you get a chance to check and see if the interior lights come on when the tailgate is opened?

I just checked and they come on when I open the hatch and when I open the glass

 

[Clean07Burb]

I just checked and they come on when I open the hatch and when I open the glass

Damn! Mine only come on when I open the glass, but not when opening the whole tailgate. I looked before for a switch because I was pretty sure they should be coming on when the hatch is opened, but couldn't find one. Is it built into the rear hatch button somehow, or is there a separate switch somewhere to turn the lights on? BTW, thanks for checking.

 

[glockz]

Can I resurrect this thread lol. I have a problem with my 07 that I couldn't care less about but drives my wife crazy. All the light come on when any door but the passenger front door is opened. The instrument cluster says passenger door open but the lights don't come on. Wouldn't the same switch signal both the lights and the message in the cluster?

Did you ever find a resolution for this? My wife's 07 Tahoe is doing the same thing. The dome light doesn't come on for the pass front door. I pretty sure this is also causing the issue with the remotes only being able to lock the doors. Once the truck sits and what I could call goes to sleep you can no longer unlock the via the remote. You can unlock and lock them with the remote as long as the truck doesn't go into sleep mode. The dealership wanted to start with replacing all the door lock solenoids....but they work fine.

Any thoughts?

 

[ride handsome]

Did you ever find a resolution for this? My wife's 07 Tahoe is doing the same thing. The dome light doesn't come on for the pass front door. I pretty sure this is also causing the issue with the remotes only being able to lock the doors. Once the truck sits and what I could call goes to sleep you can no longer unlock the via the remote. You can unlock and lock them with the remote as long as the truck doesn't go into sleep mode. The dealership wanted to start with replacing all the door lock solenoids....but they work fine.

Any thoughts?

I've read that it's a problem with the door latch. Instead of having the old-style pin switch that turns the interior lights on, that function is now integrated into the door latch. I dont know if it's serviceable or if you have to replace the whole thing. I dont believe that would effect your key fob though. Mine has this problem on both the front and rear passenger doors but the key fobs work fine. I may be wrong though

 

[strokinpower]

but wouldn't the same sensor turn the lights on and tell the instrument cluster the door is open? Mine shows on the cluster when the door is open but doesn't turn the lights on. It bugs the wife really bad for some reason lol

 

[gr8alarmguy]

Didn't find a fix for my problem in this thread, is there another thread that addresses it? My problem: Upon opening the driver's door after shutting the vehicle down, the interior lights don't come on and the stereo won't shut off. Upon entering the vehicle, the interior lights won't come on. I'm almost sure this is a door switch, do any threads explain how to remove the switch, and how much GM wants for a replacement?