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Asked: May 13, 2009 - 08:00 AM

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jake50

What does it mean if the lights on my dashboard are going really really dim?

Why are the dashboard lights in my car so dim, seems to have happened suddenly?

In Maintenance & Repair > Interior > Dashboard
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dgivoni

Date: May 13, 2009
Time: 11:06 AM

There are usually a few different options here:

1) You've turned the lights down for your dashboard lights (check this first, there is usually a dial where you can turn them up or down, making them brighter or dimmer)
2) Your alternator is going bad
3) Your battery is dead

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dgivoni

Date: May 13, 2009
Time: 11:06 AM

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There are usually a few different options here:

1) You've turned the lights down for your dashboard lights (check this first, there is usually a dial where you can turn them up or down, making them brighter or dimmer)
2) Your alternator is going bad
3) Your battery is dead

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patrick51

Date: May 13, 2009
Time: 11:07 AM

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Your battery is probably dead

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