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I've owned my 2013 pilot of 10 years now and recently all the interior lights stopped working. they came back on one other time but then nothing after that. I've checked the interior light fuse under the hood and checked all the bulbs and everything is good. is there something I'm missing?
 
Discussion starter · #4 ·
Welcome both of you to Piloteers!

Start with the basics --

-- Is the interior lights switch set in mid position? That's the little slider switch on the left side in the overhead console. Most 'no interior lights anymore' reports here have been solved with that switch.

After that, there's a fuse. Fuses generally don't 'blow' on their own, but there's always a chance.
yeah i put the slider switch to the middle and to the top position and nothing works. I've checked the interior light fuse under the hood which also is still good. So are you saying that slider switch can go bad and should be replaced?
 
Discussion starter · #7 ·
While the switch -might- go bad, my suggestion is aimed at soling the most common cause of your symptom -- switch accidentally moved to the wrong position.

The next steps are aimed at electrically troubleshooting for possible failures. Interior lights operations are managed via the MICU, the 'smarts' part of the under-dash fuse and relay box. Because the car uses the door switches for lots of things, like external lighting, alarm and immobilizer, etc., beyond just operating the interior lights, troubleshooting isn't quite as easy as it was in the pre- computerized cars era. In the last few days, a reader posted to a vintage thread that includes a downloadable copy of the workshop manuals. There's an electrical troubleshooting manual in there that includes current flow diagrams.

Before digging deep into that, you might just replace that fuse 22 under the hood, look for power in each map light assembly at the WHT wire coming in. It should show battery voltage at all times. Since you report that no interior lights are working, the fuse and wiring from that fuse are the only failure elements common to all the interior lights.

The MICU manages the ground paths for the 2nd and 3rd row overhead lights only. To wit, the 1st row map lights can be operated directly regardless of the position of the roof console slider switch or MICU function, via direct ground connection through the BLK wire in each lamp/switch. If those work, the fuse and supply wiring are OK and you get to move on to testing connections and functions at the MICU.

Look at 114 in the electrical manual, where the current flow and connections are detailed. OK if you decide to replace the overhead console to get things to work again, but at least do some basic troubleshooting to rule out the obvious.
okay thank you very much for that info. I'm pretty sure I've replaced fuse 22 already but I'm going to replace it again just to make sure. I've tested continuity of the fuse though and it turned out intact. I also tested the continuity of the light sockets on the dome light which turned out good. I did switch to the voltage setting and tested the light dome with the car on and off and never had any voltage. but then again i only had my leads on the bulb sockets and not the wire itself. i'll do that tomorrow and see what i get.

I really appreciate your advice because it's been so frustrating trying to figure out what went wrong. I'll let you know what i find.
 
Discussion starter · #8 ·
While the switch -might- go bad, my suggestion is aimed at soling the most common cause of your symptom -- switch accidentally moved to the wrong position.

The next steps are aimed at electrically troubleshooting for possible failures. Interior lights operations are managed via the MICU, the 'smarts' part of the under-dash fuse and relay box. Because the car uses the door switches for lots of things, like external lighting, alarm and immobilizer, etc., beyond just operating the interior lights, troubleshooting isn't quite as easy as it was in the pre- computerized cars era. In the last few days, a reader posted to a vintage thread that includes a downloadable copy of the workshop manuals. There's an electrical troubleshooting manual in there that includes current flow diagrams.

Before digging deep into that, you might just replace that fuse 22 under the hood, look for power in each map light assembly at the WHT wire coming in. It should show battery voltage at all times. Since you report that no interior lights are working, the fuse and wiring from that fuse are the only failure elements common to all the interior lights.

The MICU manages the ground paths for the 2nd and 3rd row overhead lights only. To wit, the 1st row map lights can be operated directly regardless of the position of the roof console slider switch or MICU function, via direct ground connection through the BLK wire in each lamp/switch. If those work, the fuse and supply wiring are OK and you get to move on to testing connections and functions at the MICU.

Look at 114 in the electrical manual, where the current flow and connections are detailed. OK if you decide to replace the overhead console to get things to work again, but at least do some basic troubleshooting to rule out the obvious.
Okay so I'm getting 24volts to the main dome light and fuse 22 works just fine but everything is dead from beyond that. the back dome lights have no voltage even when the vehicle is running and with all the lights turned on. I've checked all the light bulbs themselves and everything is intact. Not sure what else could be the issue?