Map light not on when doors opened... - Honda Pilot

Bean · 01-10-2010, 11:20 AM

Have a minor issue with the driver side map light on my '06 EX.
The light does not come on when the doors are opened.
However, it will come on when pressed manually.

Any idea why it would not be coming on with the other courtesy lights?

rocky · 02-01-2010, 03:18 PM

Do the other lights come on when the door is opened?

ptsmh73 · 02-01-2010, 05:39 PM

Noticed my '05 doing exactly the same thing, I even changed the bulb thinking maybe it was a dual filament, but its not. I'll be interested in seeing if anyone has an answer.

In reply to Rocky - all the other lights come on when the doors are opened. We also have an '05 Odyssey and both map lights come on when the doors open.

broz · 02-22-2010, 04:55 PM

I also noticed that the "lights on" chime was not working when I turned off the car with the headlights on and opened the door, and the drivers side window "automatic" mode was not working. The window should go all the way down without having to hold the switch down.
To fix I removed the door switch, cleaned up the contacts and used a product called "DeToxit" which is an aerosol spray to provide up the door contacts. After reinstalling the door switch all the above issues have been resolved. Pretty simple. Some fixes are easy.

link to De Toxit;

http://www.caig.com/

jazcar · 02-22-2010, 08:26 PM

My front passenger side no longer works. It somehow has moved inside the body of the car (maybe from a seatbelt being jambed when the door was closed. I can push on the rubber cover to the switch and can't feel a solid switch underneath.

Do you feel the switch and is it solidly attached (under the rubber cover)?

broz · 02-23-2010, 01:12 PM

There is a spring that you should feel when you push on the door switch boot. If it is broken RockAuto lists the door swich as a $5 part. Hopefully you can fish the wire out without having to get too far into the door pillar.

John M · 02-28-2010, 03:17 PM

Its the guts of the light assembly. You will need to replace the light portion of the assembly with new. The switch in the assembly has failed.

About $70 for part at dealer.

Best Regards,
John M

Bean · 04-27-2010, 01:22 PM

Well, now the passenger map light is doing the same thing...
How annoying....

01-10-2010, 11:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bean Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South FL Posts: 30 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Map light not on when doors opened... Have a minor issue with the driver side map light on my '06 EX. The light does not come on when the doors are opened. However, it will come on when pressed manually. Any idea why it would not be coming on with the other courtesy lights?

02-01-2010, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
rocky Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 6,721 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Do the other lights come on when the door is opened? __________________ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris...19131498101662

02-01-2010, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
ptsmh73 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York, ME Posts: 294 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Noticed my '05 doing exactly the same thing, I even changed the bulb thinking maybe it was a dual filament, but its not. I'll be interested in seeing if anyone has an answer. In reply to Rocky - all the other lights come on when the doors are opened. We also have an '05 Odyssey and both map lights come on when the doors open. __________________ 2005 Odyssey Touring w/NAV & RES - Silver Pearl Metallic (Wife's car) 2005 Pilot EXL Desert Rock Metallic (My vehicle) - Honda Accesories: Side Steps, Cross Bars, Splash Guards, Luggage Basket, Chrome Exhaust Tips - Colgen Full front end bra - Sherpak Go-7 luggage pack - Woodview dashkit (English burlwood) - AVS sun roof windflector - Weatherflector window visors

02-22-2010, 08:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
jazcar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York Posts: 189 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My front passenger side no longer works. It somehow has moved inside the body of the car (maybe from a seatbelt being jambed when the door was closed. I can push on the rubber cover to the switch and can't feel a solid switch underneath. Do you feel the switch and is it solidly attached (under the rubber cover)? __________________ JAZ 2003 White EX #600465 Fog Lights, Rear Splash Guards, Towing Package, Cross-bars, X-Pel Headlight and Foglight Protection, 3M Invinca-shield, All Weather Mats, Thule 939 Switchback Bike Rack, Thule Evolution 1600

02-28-2010, 03:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
John M Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 84 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Its the guts of the light assembly. You will need to replace the light portion of the assembly with new. The switch in the assembly has failed. About $70 for part at dealer. Best Regards, John M __________________ Best Regards, John M

02-22-2010, 04:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
broz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: washington state Posts: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I also noticed that the "lights on" chime was not working when I turned off the car with the headlights on and opened the door, and the drivers side window "automatic" mode was not working. The window should go all the way down without having to hold the switch down. To fix I removed the door switch, cleaned up the contacts and used a product called "DeToxit" which is an aerosol spray to provide up the door contacts. After reinstalling the door switch all the above issues have been resolved. Pretty simple. Some fixes are easy. link to De Toxit; http://www.caig.com/

02-23-2010, 01:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
broz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: washington state Posts: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	There is a spring that you should feel when you push on the door switch boot. If it is broken RockAuto lists the door swich as a $5 part. Hopefully you can fish the wire out without having to get too far into the door pillar.

04-27-2010, 01:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bean Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South FL Posts: 30 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well, now the passenger map light is doing the same thing... How annoying....

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