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Dome light won't turn off and no dash instrument lights

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Old Feb 19, 2023
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Dome light won't turn off and no dash instrument lights

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I was on this forum. I have had great responses to my questions and issues with my 1996 Ford Ranger XLT. It has been running great up to now. I do have two issues I hope someone can help me with. Here they are:

1. The dome light will not turn off. No matter which of the three switch positions I put it in, it will not go out. For now, I have removed the bulbs.

2. A couple days ago I had to go to the VA clinic. Unfortunately, it was dark when I left to drive home. I noticed that none of the dash instrument lights were working. It may be possible that the dimmer switch has come unplugged but don't want to remove all that panel stuff to find out, at least not right now.

If anyone can provide the wiring diagrams for these two items I would really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
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Old Feb 19, 2023
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1. Faulty door switch.

2. Lamps burned out.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2023
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Dome Light and instrument cluster lights

Here is a little more information regarding the dome light and cluster lights.
1. All three lights in the dome light stay on. Can't turn any of them off with the 3 position switch. I could be wrong, but I would think the door switch controls only the center light and it should go out when either door is closed, which it does not. Also, the map lights stay on, you can't control them with the 3 position switch. Maybe it's just a bad 3 position switch. Can anyone provide me with a wiring diagram for the dome light?

2. As for the cluster lights, NONE of them come on. I don't think everyone of them would all of a sudden get blown out. I'm thinking it may have lost the source power or ground.
 
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