03 vibe ac control lights

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alex_h
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03 vibe ac control lights

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my 03 vibes ac control for the hot cold nob likes to go on and off i have vhecked the wiring going into it and it seems fine also the light that is on the ac and air reciculate switch are the smae problem along with the hazard and defroster switch if i tap them the lights come back on they all do not go out at the same time either just when ever they feel like any body else have this problem or know where i should be looking to fix it
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joatmon
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Re: 03 vibe ac control lights (alex_h)

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Those bulbs are supposedly hard to replace, and don't ask ColonelPanic to help do it, but it could be the bulb. or the connection of the bulb to the bulb socket, but I wouldn't expect any wiring issues if it's just one of the lights in the HVAC control. It's not all that uncommon of a problem in these cars, but nobody has posted a write up of how to replace the bulbs, so if you replace the bulbs and it fixes the problem, take lots of notes and pictures, write us up a how-to
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Re: 03 vibe ac control lights (joatmon)

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LOL! alex_h, easiest fix is to just try beating the dash on either side of the the HVAC controls until the bulbs start working again.
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