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Dome Light Inoperative on Models Equipped with Rear Hatch and Dutch Doors - kw door interior lamp light

Subject:Dome Light Inoperative on Models Equipped with Rear Hatch and Dutch Doors

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When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

Condition/Concern:

Dome light is inoperative on models equipped with rear hatch and dutch doors.

Recommendation/Instructions:

The rear hatch dome lamp switch has been eliminated for 2001 and subsequent model vans with dutch doors (RPO E54). The dome lamp will not illuminate when the rear doors are opened. Repairs should not be attempted to correct complaints of "no dome lamp operation when the rear hatch is opened." On vehicles with the cargo door, the dome lamp WILL illuminate when the rear doors are opened.

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Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.

Models:

(2001-2004 Chevrolet Astro) and (2001-2004 GMC Safari)

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