no dashboard light/ only 1 indciator / 1 main headlamp

rover075 · 26th December 2019, 09:38

Hi i wondered if anyone could help me please
i have a 75 rover tourer 2002 i only have 1 opposite side indicators work, no dashboard lights, no break lights/ only 1 main headlamp work,

i have checked the light fuses in the passenger seat, changed 1 of the rear indicator and both break light bulbs and still no luck, as soon as i put on the lights the dashboard light flickers for a milli second and then nothing

many thanks

klarzy · 26th December 2019, 18:59

Check for chafed wiring over the drivers side engine member, it's the wiring coming from the headlight..

suffolk boy · 26th December 2019, 18:59

sounds like wiring loom damage.the section where it goes over the chassis leg is favourite amoung others.oh and i assume you have checked your plenums recently with all the rain we have had?

MarkS · 26th December 2019, 20:24

There are 2 power feeds from the engine fusebox to the LSM.
If one goes open circuit for whatever reason (engine fusebox fuse failure or poor contact), then you will lose approximately half your exterior lighting, (and if the relevant feed fails), all your dashboard lights.
Check the 2 engine fusebox fuselinks FL9 & FL11 to the LSM, and remove, clean, spray with WD40, and refit the relevant connector (with the thick brown/orange wire and the thick brown/light green wire) under the engine fusebox, and on the LSM.

It is most likely to be a bad contact under the fusebox to the LSM.

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...ox#post2501418

Always seems to happen when damp.
A sunny dry day makes it straight forward to fix !!!

rover075 · 3rd January 2020, 05:00

Hi thanks for the help guys . Its really weird as i went over a little bump in the road and all the lights are working again . Very very bizarre

MarkS · 3rd January 2020, 06:58

"It is most likely to be a bad contact under the fusebox to the LSM".
It happened to my 2002 Tourer.
The problem is, if the bad contact is not cleaned up, one bump, and you can be back to only one headlight and no brake lights just as quickly.

26th December 2019, 09:38	#1
rover075 Newbie rover 75 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: england Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no dashboard light/ only 1 indciator / 1 main headlamp Hi i wondered if anyone could help me please i have a 75 rover tourer 2002 i only have 1 opposite side indicators work, no dashboard lights, no break lights/ only 1 main headlamp work, i have checked the light fuses in the passenger seat, changed 1 of the rear indicator and both break light bulbs and still no luck, as soon as i put on the lights the dashboard light flickers for a milli second and then nothing many thanks

26th December 2019, 18:59	#2
klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	Check for chafed wiring over the drivers side engine member, it's the wiring coming from the headlight.. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

26th December 2019, 18:59	#3
suffolk boy This is my second home fiat panda Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: haverhill Posts: 6,720 Thanks: 96 Thanked 586 Times in 526 Posts	sounds like wiring loom damage.the section where it goes over the chassis leg is favourite amoung others.oh and i assume you have checked your plenums recently with all the rain we have had? __________________ fiat panda 1.2 eco

26th December 2019, 20:24	#4
MarkS Gets stuck in Rover 75 Diesel Tourer, called Perseverance Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 664 Thanks: 189 Thanked 157 Times in 108 Posts	There are 2 power feeds from the engine fusebox to the LSM. If one goes open circuit for whatever reason (engine fusebox fuse failure or poor contact), then you will lose approximately half your exterior lighting, (and if the relevant feed fails), all your dashboard lights. Check the 2 engine fusebox fuselinks FL9 & FL11 to the LSM, and remove, clean, spray with WD40, and refit the relevant connector (with the thick brown/orange wire and the thick brown/light green wire) under the engine fusebox, and on the LSM. It is most likely to be a bad contact under the fusebox to the LSM. https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...ox#post2501418 Always seems to happen when damp. A sunny dry day makes it straight forward to fix !!! Last edited by MarkS; 28th December 2019 at 22:26.. Reason: Added wire colours

3rd January 2020, 05:00	#5
rover075 Newbie rover 75 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: england Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi thanks for the help guys . Its really weird as i went over a little bump in the road and all the lights are working again . Very very bizarre

3rd January 2020, 06:58	#6
MarkS Gets stuck in Rover 75 Diesel Tourer, called Perseverance Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 664 Thanks: 189 Thanked 157 Times in 108 Posts	"It is most likely to be a bad contact under the fusebox to the LSM". It happened to my 2002 Tourer. The problem is, if the bad contact is not cleaned up, one bump, and you can be back to only one headlight and no brake lights just as quickly.