Nissan Maxima: 92 maxima: electrical/light problem

On 8/30/04 7:17 AM, in article
talkaboutautos.com, "yonkers"
<net> wrote:
 

On many Nissans of that vintage, the taillights are on the same fuse as the
dash light dimmer circuit.

Replacing the stereo could be a clue. Did the new stereo have a connection
for the dimmer wire? If not (usual with aftermarket stereos), was the bare
tip of the wire taped off or is it just laying in there? All it takes is
one touch of that loose wire to anything metal and the fuse blows, then no
taillights and no dash lights.

Not sure what you are saying about the brake lights. When you push the
brake pedal with the lights turned on, are you saying the dash lights stay
off but the brake lights work? If so, that is consistent with the
taillight/dash dimmer fuse being blown. If you are saying that when you
press the brake pedal when the lights are turned off, the dash lighting cuts
out momentarily with the depressing of the brake pedal, then you probably
have a different problem.