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Weird electrical problem toyota

TJ1978

I have MANY questions
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2011 Rav4 with 148,000 miles.

when I turn the headlights on the center console lights go out, all of them. Dash lights still stay on. When I turn the lights off, the clock is illuminated. The radio will work and you can change stations which work as well, the digital read out is blank.

now when I left work today, the center console had the radio read out and clock, but when I tuned the lights on they all went blank.

car drives fine other than this. I'm more than happy to not worry about it, just wonder if it's something to worry about..
 
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Shoot it

Joking aside, my wife’s Sienna crapped the interior lights, similar thing. Finally popped the fuse. I just pulled it and kept driving it
 
I've had the car almost 9 years and drove it across country with ease. Keep everything changed, rotated and tidy. Other than the two accidents my wife claim werent her fault, and the stains that she swears she never let the kids eat in the car, so the stains are from ghosts, and the lights being wonky, it drives fine.
 
Check fuses obviously but it sounds like there's a problem with the headlight circut that powers everything that changes when the headlights are on.
 

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