Well heres the deal, its a 1997 Discovery S1 with 11,000 miles on it. I got it a few months ago and i love it. However, a couple weeks ago I had a fuse go and had no interior lights such as my instrument cluster and climate controls. I replaced the fuse and all was well. Then she started making a grinding noise and I lost my tail lights and my instrument lights. I found the source of the grinding and it was the alternator, so I put in a new one and no more grind. However, also no more lights. So here I am, I have no tailights, and no instrument lights. I do however have headlights, and my rear fogs and front fogs. Also my brakelights work fine, there was a bulb out but I replaced that and those are fine, but still no tails and no instrument. I have checked all the fuses. Is there a relay or something I'm missing? I just dont have the time to bring this to the dealer or a shop so I need to figure it out myself. Also just an FYI, I towed a trailer yesterday and the taillights on that would not come on either but it used to work when the taillights worked. Ok so im going to stop typing now cause im overloading you guys.

ANy help would be much appreciated......



Thanks,
Will

 

check the 20 amp fuse under the hood

 

I have the same problem with 99 Discovery Series II.

Checked all the fuses, both under the steering column and the ones under the bonnet but they're all good. Any where else that I might not know about?

Thanks

 

Doral300sc

The first place to start is at the trailer plug with a test light.
The one that looks like a screw driver with a small light in it and a alligator clip, cost a few bucks.
Check the trailer plug for power turn signals & parking lights, this way you can find if its a ground.

With the rear fog lights working and the trailer lights not, that is the same fuse, the possibility
looks like a bad ground and with the dash lights out it will most likely be under the hood.

I hope this helps a little, when you start about electrical its a hands on.

rexxus

If yours is doing the same thing look at bad grounds (earth).

 

I will check them today. You dont think it could be the headlight stalk do you?

 

The stalk could be the problem, but with headlights high/low
working I would start with the grounds.
I wish you luck, take your time and dont let
it get to you.

 

IF ALL THE FUSES ARE GOOD, THE COMMON PROBLEM IS THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSY..

I HAVE REPLACED AT LEAST 20.

 

Im responding to your thread on headlight switch assemblies. My problem is when switched to the first position, eveything (including tail, parking, and dash) works, but no headlights. When switched to the second position only the headlights work. When the problem first appeared, I actually saw small wisps of electrical smoke coming from the area of the head light assembly. I am able to get all lights to work at once if I carefully turn the switch just between the 1st and 2nd position, but any little bump will cause either sets of lights to fail. Could you possibly send me a brief tutorial on how to fix or replace this part? The nearest landrover dealership to Rockrord,Il is near Chicago, which is a couple hour drive. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

how did you check the fuses? was it a visual check or did you put a continuity tester on them? a multimeter is a great tool and well worth the minimal investment especially when you are fighting electrical demons. i would bet it is a bad ground.

 

Trace back the wiring connections when you change the alternator. You might knocked loose some of the wiring when you did the change.



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