Nice video thanks, I have just cleaned my connectors with alcohol after rubbing with sand paper and now it is working fine, no need to replace, Easy repair.
I'm really thankful that you went out of your way to make this video, I hope it fixes my flickering lights so I don't have to pound on them to get them to work every night.
Thank you so much for this! Worked perfectly. Saved me money, online replacement was $50., dealer wanted $150.. I owe you a drink next time you're in town. 😀
I just bought a used 2009 with this problem. Looked it up on RU-vid and after 2 other videos presto this delivered the goods. Really excellent step by step and very thoughtful the way a mechanic should be. Thank you for your time doublez724 !
Keep them coming. I went through replacing the light, checking the fuse before I realized it could be the switch. Before I saw your video, I was going to purchase a replacement part. Thanks for saving me money!
Mine ended up slightly more complicated. The middle metal strip was worn (the car was made in 2008), so I glued some aluminum foil and works really well now. Thanks again.
Nailed it! I was ready to pull out the multimeter and fuses and start going to town to find a short. Luckily, I had this same exact issue. A build--up of grease or film was preventing contact with the switch. Cleaned it up, tested it, and all is well again. Thank you!
I did it and it worked! In one of my dome lights. The other one was burnt. I tried thought, but I didn't do much. So I bought a new one. But I saved $11! Thanks man.
Thanks so much for this video! I’m excited to give it a try tomorrow. Your switch looks almost identical to my Element’s so I’m hopeful this will work!
Civic light cooked it and checked the fuses and bulbs... no faults, found your video randomly and now we're good to go. Can't tell you how much stress and potential dollars you have saved. Thanks so much!!!
Thank you!! I bought a 06 element and have been going nuts without the interior light and after a month now I finally RU-vid this issue and luckily found this video after a few lengthy ones …. It is damn ridiculous that they make things like this and the “radio codes “ etc such a pain in the as in hopes for one’s lack of patience or understanding to make them yet some more dollars smh Thank you for sharing
Thank you so very much for info. I was actually looking for help to figure out how to fix a stuck off~and~on dome light switch. Though you were covering another issue you made it so clear for me on what I need to do. I will tackle it tomorrow and hopefully it will work. Will keep you posted. Thanks again. 🦋 Northern California.
Worked perfectly. Just had to buy a little screwdriver set because my big (regular) flathead was too big to wedge the switch out without gouging out a bunch of plastic. Thanks, bud!
With help of you I have fixed my honda jazz dome light, Thank you so much very help ful ,money saver Thank you so much again💐💐💐 Love from India Gujarat,♥️♥️♥️
Thank you so much. This is awesome. This is the second car that when the door is open the dome light will intermittently light up. I was going to check the bulb connection and how to remove the cover and I found your video. Again. Thank you so much.
thanks for the very useful video! My dome light on my 2011 Accord is flickering and lighting intermittently so I suspect that your video is right on track for what I need to do. Something is not making a solid connection and I will follow the steps that you outlined. I could not agree with you more about the fact that Honda did not fix that simple problem with your vehicle under warranty. After all, you probably paid top dollar for that vehicle and should receive top end service but sadly we don't usually get what we pay for, even though Honda is probably one of the better ones. I could go on and on about deteriorating work ethic etc but I will spare everyone the grief! Luckily, I have a GREAT mechanic who only works on Honda / Accura (all of his employees are ex honda dealership mechanics) They are extremely honest and have done things like stay late to fix my car when I limped it in right as they were closing. They have helped me out of a few major jams and I could not be more happy with them. I do NOT take my Hondas to the dealership any more for mechanic work because they have tried to take me for "a ride" more than once. The Honda repair shop that I use is the main reason that we only have Honda cars now and that is all I purchase until the shop closes etc. Its so hard to find an honest and good mechanic now. (actually its not just mechanics, but pretty much spans across most areas) I guess I got off track.... thanks again for the video.
I hope it helps fix your problem! The way service departments at dealerships operate (in general) is a broken system for sure. Hopefully one day they will use a model that benefits the brand, dealer, mechanic and customer. Also, great to hear you have found a good mechanic, they are hard to find.
UPDATE: I followed the steps in your video today and it solved my dim/flickering dome light problem. cleaned out the grease and its better than new... thanks again!
My Honda dealer has been hit and miss on repairs. My Odyssey was back in six times for AC issues. It would leak on the passenger floor. They could not duplicate it and said to bring it back when it did it again. I did not even get off the lot before I had water leaking. They have warped my rotors over and under torquing the lug nuts. The right sliding door has rattled since day one. They fix it and it lasts about a week. This was my first and last Honda.
I believe I have the same issue. I took it in about 7 years ago because it blew the light. I replaced it, but it blew again. Took it to the dealer, they did “something” probably just replaced the bulb. It seemed to last longer, but eventually blew. So, with that I just lived with it for this long without it. I’m going to try to get it fixed now. I’ll repost back to let you know how it goes.
Cool vid....bought a 2007 Honda Accord the other day....good little car but it has little issues like this going on with it. Now I can fix this kind of stuff myself.
Nice, I just bought '10 Honda Element EX and the dome light is out, it seems to be a thing with these. I ordered a replacement bulb just a few minutes ago but I might give this a whirl while it's on it's way. Good stuff, thanks..
it's all about the dollar with car dealerships , same crap to put up with where I live . Best to take the time to fix it yourself then you know it's fixed . satisfaction + you saved yourself some money 👍
This really works! I just bought a year 2014 Honda Jazz (maybe called Fit in your place), and the dome light is not working as it is. just when I was about to go to the shop and buy the parts, this video shows up and boy does it work. It's a shame that I can't use a LED bulb on this caz it has auto dimming function.. nevertheless, this saved me from buying a new part. Thank you!
I bought a new LED bulb thinking that was my problem I tested voltage at plug and on fixture nothing worked until I did this and holy shit it worked and light is working Thank you for this easy fix I appreciate the post
Interior lights won't come on when door is opened but you can press the light cover and the lights will come on. I replaced the switches inside the 2012 Honda Civic front interior lights, still won't come on when the doors are open. Could it be a fuse? Any advice appreciated. When I had this issue on a 2007 Accord, replacing the switches inside the front interior lights did the trick, the lights started working when the front doors were opened.
hey thanks for this doublez724 what else can you recommend to check if dome light is working in "door" position when i have doors open but doesn't light up in "on"? thank you! :)
I have a 2004 Honda Civic, The car is a 4 door. All 4 doors have light switches. Now here is my problem. The light works just fine when the front doors are open. But will not work at all with the rear doors. Any ideas?
Thanks for the video. I've had problems with that light since I got the car in 08. So I just took the dome light out and..... Mine has burn marks on it. Like melted parts. I took photos of it, but obviously I can't attach them here or I would.... Now to see if I can Rescue It
Honda doesn't like to stand behind the recalls either! It's like your car's VIN number is never on the recall list, although you have to replace the exact part that they were recalling! It's just another way for them to get out of fixing something!
They are just turning away business to people who watch youtube. They could probably spend 10 minutes and $20 while charging the customer $100 and nobody would complain. Just replaced my map lights based on a video with better lights for $15, have to switches in stock and 8 more better LED bulbs. Of course people will pay them $80-100 to replace a cabin air filter to this day...
