freaky57fast

Has anyone had an issue with dome lights flickering? I will be in the car key in ignition and all the interior lights will turn on like the door opened and slowly fade out. once the vehicle is on or the key is out of the ignition and I am out of the car it doesn't happen....

freaky57fast

Bump anyone have this issue as well or is it just me?

Blasius02

Mine does the same thing.... still to this day i haven't figured it out

freaky57fast

apparently were the only two that have this issue. my cars one owner and had 25k when I got it. I cant understand why its do it.

Blasius02

Yea so weird... my car just hit 35k, Hard to believe we are the only two lol

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

This happens all the time - poor contacts on the bulb.

Are you using a regular bulb or LED. Usually you just need to fiddle with the contacts and get the bulb to seat better in the socket.

SoFla01SSLookinstok

My car actually started doing this not too long ago. If it starts to bother me I'll check the bulb. Thanks wssix99.

MasterV8

iTrader: (7)

Mines been doing this for years too! Not the bulbs as they all come on then slowly fade out intermittently until I remove the key. Just got used to it.

heehaaaww859

just curious if anyone ever resolved this problem, I have a 2002 ss t top 6 speed 80k miles when I got it and it has flickered the dome light with the key in ignition off since the day I got it, done light acts normal with the ignition on and also with the key removed

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

Yes. See post #6. When the ignition is on, the car's voltage is slightly higher, which will overcome the problem with the bad contacts.

(If your only problem is the bulb.) You either need to clean corrosion off the contacts or bend them in a little more to make better contact with the bulb.

heehaaaww859

The voltage drop part makes sense but I really didn’t think it had to do with bulb contacts because it’s a smooth shut off like it’s going off and then they pop back on in a couple seconds, I’ve walked away from the car and came back to them coming on and off a few minutes later, just doesn’t seem like contacts could make them come back on when they’re not supposed to

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

The original bulb has a filament, so it shuts off like a candle blowing out now matter what. If it was the RAP circuit, your other lighting would behave the same way. (Check the lights in the door handle, etc.)

It's not a voltage drop, exactly. The battery voltage is usually just under 13ish volts but the alternator puts out just above 14 volts. A higher voltage jumps gaps in contacts easier than lower voltages.