I recently purchased a 2007 TL and the light around the automatic gear shift wasn't working. Disassembled the center console and replaced the bulb. Still no light. I didn't see any immediate torn or burned wiring. Any one have any recommendations of where else to look?

 

check out the fuse box by the pedals

 

That's supposed to light up?? Shit lol...I didn't know that! Mine had been out since o bought it. What fuse # should I look for these lights, to see if it's fuse. I don't wanna take apart the console

 

I only figured out there was a bulb in there when I had the console apart replacing something else. Does anyone know what fuse this could be? Looking at the diagram in the manual I don't see which one makes the most sense to have been blown. Plus all of the other electronics around that piece work.

 

i'm in for answers too...mine has been out since i bought it as well.

 

You can see the bulb (#1) in this diagram. link

 

So did we figure out what the fuse is?? I'd like to buy a cheap fuse or check mine to see if that's the problem before I rip apart my center console....which I REALLY don't want to do

 

wire up an led! those lights are super dim. i might do it since i'll be re-doing my iphone dock and installing a knob/switch in my center console for my V1

 

Would an LED be plug/play or would I have to do some work to it?

 

I think that bulb is to light up the area under the arm rest. I replaced mine with LED.

 

Well dangit. I wonder what fuse it is...I'd like for mine to light up again! It's dark down there without that on

 

I think that bulb is to light up the PRND letters in the shifter on the 5AT

 

Yeah that's what I need to light up...cause mine doesn't. How hard is it to take apart the console? Ugh...I don't want to do this b/c I know I'll mess something up

 

Should be able to replace with a #74 LED. Use white in this location, due to the red indicator for P (I guess red would work, too. Just blue + red = nothing).

 

mine randomly started working last night...

 

I cant see mine... I put a boot around mine because I didnt like the open space =D looks slick... no its not a MT I have a 5AT...

 

mine goes on when it wants. i want to take a look at it but how do you get the gear shift off to get to the bulb?

 

Was always wondering whats happening with these lights! Mine light up sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. I put it into P and then back to D and it works sometimes but not every time.

 

I seem to be having the same problem with mine too. It lights up when it wants. Sometimes I can just tap the shifter and it will come back on...

 

Well at least you guys are getting a sometime! I don't even get a flicker. Looks like I'll be finding this in the 3G garage

 

Just checked and mine definitely lights up. I think it's puurdy

 

Not sure if it is in the Garage. Use the link posted earlier with the exploded parts view and this from the Service Manual:

 

if u guys are talking about the PRND + - lights, mine just started giving me trouble a few days ago. so far i give it a tap and it comes on. the trunk button is giving me trouble also. i have thought about replacing them all to white lights but dont want to go through the hassle.

 

anyone know which fuse controls these lights?

 

I just started having this problem as well. Is it as simple as popping of the bracket around the shifter and swapping bulbs?

 

The trunk button is easy to get to---just pop off that lower cover and it right there.
The shifter light requires disassembly of the center console to get to---you cannot get to the part just by popping off the trim ring.

Not sure about the fuse, but I can check my electrical service manual when I get home tonight.

 

does anyone have a write-up for changing the bulb for the gear selector? i searched the garage but couldn't find anything..also what type of bulb is it?

 

I just checked the switch for continuity like dwb993 recommended. Everything was fine. The switch doesn't even tie into the wiring of the bulb.

I checked the continuity on the bulb wiring as far back as I could go and it was fine. The wires are attached to slots 5 and 6 on the connector in the picture dwb993 posted.

I checked fuse 7 in the kick plate on the driver side which is marked interior lights. No problems there. Anyone else have any ideas?

 

My right heated seat light and temperature control light went off. Tapped on heated seat light, came on, but went off again and doesn't come on anymore.

I'm thinking it's wires and connectors. The bad thing is that I cannot fix it during the day, because of the sunlight and I cannot during the night time, because I cannot see and I do not have a garage. lol

Any one have same problem?

 

- Im experiencing the same issue with the PRND lights. I just have to hit it and the lights come on.

- My seat heater switches.... well one is brighter than the other

- My VSA button will go out intermittently, same with my trunk button and my #1 memory seat button


im just going to replace all the bulbs one day

 

Steering wheel voice command and HFL answer buttons went off now. lol

I hate when some light are on and some are not, just irritates me.

 

can we see a pic of the boot would like to see how it looks

 

hmmmm yea how about that pic

 

last night I finally decided to replace bulbs, took everything apart, removed center console, navi screen and etc. replaced climate control bulbs, driver heat seat light and after I put everything together passenger side heated seat light went off. lol

I don't feel like fixing it in near future.