my interior lights wont come on,,,,,

Asked by bubba68 Mar 26, 2015 at 12:58 PM about the 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L Limited FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the back lights will come on but the front one wonts

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I am guessing that you mean the interior dome lights? If so, have you tried changing the various switch setting located on the dome lights themselves? There are different setting controlled by push button switches on most of the interior dome fixtures, and they are a push type that click when you turn them on or off, but the buttons always appear at the same height no matter if they are on or off, so you will need to try the switches one at a time. If that doesn't correct the problem, you need to remove the lens on the rear light and see if the bulb is burned out.

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Most likely a diode in the front switches. Open the sunglass holder and remove the two screws then pull the assembly out from the front edge. You'll see a tiny diode sitting across a 'bridge connection 1N4007 is the diode type (costs about 20 cents). Note which direction the silver end faces then un-solder the old one and solder in the new one making sure you put the little silver end the same way as the original.

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but if I manually click the buttons the front lights come on but won't come on when I open the door

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Hello, did you fix the lights, I have the same problem, when I open the doors they don't light up, can you help me?

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see my answer about the diode its a common problem with these...

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