2000 Venture Lighting

They're a little tougher...some very basic thoughts:

Are you sure both of the bulbs are OK??

The auto lights aren't turning on the low beams - have you tried using the rotary switch to turn them on?

Have you checked the fuse? It should be in the fuse block under the hood.

I'll look at the repair manual when I get home and repost - I need to see where they connect to the harness and whether or not I should have you look for and check a solenoid...

I'll post again later after I look at the repair manual...I'd be wild guessing until I look at it...

John

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mom22sons (Feb 01, 2008 9:22 pm)

#5 of 12 Re: 2000 Venture Lighting [442dude] by mom22sons

Feb 01, 2008 (9:22 pm)

Replying to: 442dude (Feb 01, 2008 9:39 am)

Are you sure both of the bulbs are OK??

The auto lights aren't turning on the low beams - have you tried using the rotary switch to turn them on?---yes, rotary does nothing for them

Have you checked the fuse? It should be in the fuse block under the hood. no, but i will (as soon as i figure out which one it is)

I'll look at the repair manual when I get home and repost - I need to see where they connect to the harness and whether or not I should have you look for and check a solenoid... thanks much! appreciate it

I'll post again later after I look at the repair manual...I'd be wild guessing until I look at it...

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#6 of 12 Re: 2000 Venture Lighting [mom22sons] by 442dude

Feb 01, 2008 (9:51 pm)

Replying to: mom22sons (Feb 01, 2008 9:22 pm)

Hi mom

I went over the wiring diagram for the headlight circuit - of course its pouring rain out so I'm not going under the hood tonight. Anyway - here's what I found -

The headlamps are protected by a 20 amp circuit breaker - no fuse listed in the diagram - its in line with the high beams so if the high beams work, the lows should work as well...

After the circuit breaker - wires lead to the multifunction switch - better known as the turn signal stalk on the steering column - the switch in there switches the lights back and forth between high beams and low beams

After that, through the firewall to the underhood wiring junction block and the next stop is the bulbs themselves.

Lets see - if the circuit breaker is bad - no high or low beams - NO

If there's a broken wire - no high or low beams, they share the same wires - NO

The dash switch won't turn on the low beams but the high beams come on, so - NO

So without being there I can only make 2 guesses...

1. There's a problem with the multifunction switch - perhaps contacts are bad on the low beam side (better known as the "high beams are off" side) - replacement requires removal of the steering wheel & column cover - to test, you'll need to remove the drivers side knee bolster and find the bulkhead connector. The wire going to the lights should be tan in color. To check it, you'll need to back probe it with a multimeter and attach the other end to a good ground and see if there's voltage there in high and low beam settings.

2. this is a stretch but...are the correct bulbs installed?

My thought is that the multifunction switch may be your problem - its kind of interesting that you're also having problems with your turn signals which also happen to be controlled by it...I'm starting to become very suspicious of it...

Best of luck with your problem...I hope I helped and you get the lights straightened out. There's nothing more frustrating than an electrical problem...Any questions - post away, I cruise around here pretty frequently...

#7 of 12 Re: 2000 Venture Lighting [mom22sons] by 442dude

Feb 02, 2008 (8:02 am)

Replying to: mom22sons (Feb 01, 2008 9:22 pm)

UPDATE -

Beautiful morning - had a chance to go look under the hood.....

There is a fuse for the headlights - just not shown in the wiring diagram...in the underhood fuse block - but if your high beams work, they run off the same fuse so its a non issue

Also - the back up lights appear to have their own fuse - its located in the same place. Open the fuse door (its located on top of the battery - left side when you open the hood) there's a diagram on the back of the cover detailing which fuse is which.

#8 of 12 Re: 2000 Venture Lighting [mom22sons] by 442dude

Feb 04, 2008 (6:50 am)

Replying to: mom22sons (Feb 01, 2008 9:22 pm)

Hey mom22sons...

How did you ever make out??

#9 of 12 Re: 2000 Venture Lighting [mom22sons] by javarod

Feb 21, 2008 (7:53 am)

Replying to: mom22sons (Feb 01, 2008 8:05 am)

Hi mom, I'll offer you a possible solution for your headlights, I posted about this in the electrical problems thread IIRC.

1) Open the hood (duh

)
2) Remove the right headlight (two wingnuts and three tabs hold it in place along with the turnsignal)
3) Take a close look at the wiring harness.

When the light is in place, the harness rests against the battery thanks to a hole in the bulkhead. Problem with mine, and likely others is that if the battery is replaced, the installer prolly never thought to look for a wire resting there, so when the battery is installed, the harness gets pinched against the bulkhead and eventually sawed through and shorted. In mine case, the headlights kept going on and off until they finally failed entirely. Solution is to cut out the damaged wire and crimp the remaining together.

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mom22sons (Feb 21, 2008 3:05 am)

#10 of 12 Re: 2000 Venture Lighting [javarod] by mom22sons

Feb 21, 2008 (3:05 am)

Replying to: javarod (Feb 21, 2008 7:53 am)

Well, I replaced the battery last year, so that could very well be the issue...but, I had the infamous coolant issue/intake manifold nightmare and so I traded my venture in. I got me a sweet 04 sentra with less than 15k orig miles and one owner. Prob the best deal for me as I am a single mom. I won't have to worry about breaking down anytime soon. There were just too many probs with my van and I was not 100% keen on being a minivan driving momma (it was my ex who wanted to buy it).

thanks everyone for you help though..much appreciated.

#11 of 12 kcchevy by kcventure

Sep 10, 2009 (8:08 am)

I have a 2000 Venture and my problem is that the interior lights the dashboard lights and tail lights do not work. The brake lights, headlights, reverse lights do work, I have changed a fuse and the broken lights worked for a couple of minutes then the fuse blows, once it worked for about a week then it blew again, can anyone help.

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442dude (Sep 13, 2009 4:34 pm)

#12 of 12 Re: kcchevy [kcventure] by 442dude

Sep 13, 2009 (4:34 pm)

Replying to: kcventure (Sep 10, 2009 8:08 am)

There have been issues with the sockets that the tail lights are in...seems that he heat of the bulb causes them to melt and short out...maybe this is your problem?

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