I didn’t even replace the switches, just took them out, blew some air to clean out any dust, reinstalled and voila, fixed!!! I was ready to replace the whole thing, thank you!!

After watching too many videos, I found yours. Concise and to the point, but clearly, showing at close range the cameras, and the tips about the prongs, and how NO TO BREAKE THEM, are excellent.!!!!

My map light switch hasn't worked for about 5 years and I tried your swapping the old switches method and it WORKED! You are the KZfaqr of the Year! Thanks so much for your help and excellent detailed video!

Excellent tutorial. I too, wasted $6+ on new bulbs before watching this. In my case, the suggestion from comments to disconnect switches, swap, and reinstall solved the issue. I didn’t have connector cleaner handy, so this was all I had to do and it worked. Thank you!

THANKEW! Just bought a 2008 Honda Accord EX-L and have been working my way through fixing minor (but ANNOYING) problems. As NEITHER one of the spotlights/reading lights worked, I was advised to replace the bulbs. HOWEVER after watching this video (AND reading a lot of the suggestions in your viewers comments), I had BOTH lights working just fine in less than 10 minutes. And I didn't have to replace ANYTHING! But, man, did your video ever help! I had NO idea how to get at those bulbs until I saw how you did it. Yup. Prying those "lenses" off was easy (by doing EXACTLY what you said to do). After that, I tried removing the 2 Phillip's screws - but I couldn't "wiggle" the centre part out and was afraid I might pull down the entire overhead panel. So, I removed both bulbs (they came out easily with the aid of a thin screwdriver), checked and discovered neither one of them was burnt out! Hmm... So, I decided to try cleaning all the contact points with my handy-dandy spray can of "Contact & head cleaner." (The one If have is "Nexxtech" 3.5 oz. Bought it for about $10.00 more than as DECADE ago. Use it whenever I have possible contact problems with anything "electrical," and it's STILL almost full.) Anyway - sprayed inside the bulb contact points (that hold the bulb in place), then used the screwdriver to pop those two on/off buttons to the side of the unit (WITHOUT removing them). Sprayed all around where the switches pop into place, then used the screwdriver again to GENTLY push the on/off switch back until you feel it "click" into place. Replaced the bulbs and - EUREKA! Both work just fine . Replaced the cover/lenses (GENTLY). No problem. They went smoothly into place. Pressed both. ALL LIGHTS WORK. So, thanks SO much. I suspect I would have snapped/broken something if I hadn't watched how you removed things FIRST. BTW: I was prepared to order the "repair hit" from Amazon, but got lucky and just had to clean up some dirty contacts. Appreciate it. Liked & Subscribed. Cheers, GN

that tip you gave at the very end about cleaning the old ones just made my whole day thank you so much for being so thorough I really wanted to get this handled when I change the bulbs which I had already procrastinated on so having to order something else because I had that exact problem the left one worked the right one didn't was not what I wanted to hear at all. I just cleaned them out and voila really the people these days go above and beyond and that last little morsel was above and beyond. thank you for your help.

Thank you! We’ve been running without these lights for a while. The dealership told us we had a “short” and would need to swap out the whole unit. I ordered the switches and it took 5 minutes to replace them.

Great video! After replacing the switches on my 2011 Pilot, it still wasn't working. I read through the comments and saw the note about swapping the switches from side to side. I took them off and scraped the connectors on each side them switched sides and it works now! Thanks for the help! I also prefer the soft white (yellow). We haven't had these things working for a couple years, so this will be great to have them back again!

THANK YOU! Right side went out a year ago, left one a month ago. Replaced bulbs and nothing. Sitting in the car waiting for my son and I watched you video and read comments. Switched sides of the switches and both work!!!!

Great video - well done. I was all set to buy a new switch for my one light that wasn't working, but I thought I'd fiddle with it first. With light cover removed, but not removing the two big screws to pull out the dome light compartment, I pushed on the inside edge of the current switch with a small screwdriver and noticed this caused the light to come on when the switch was depressed. When I stopped pushing on the switch, it wouldn't come on. So, I then pushed a bit harder which forced the switch to pop out of its compartment (towards outside edge) like shown in the video, but it won't fall out. I then pushed on the outside edge of the switch and popped it back in and voila, it now works again. Two theories: 1) it dislodged some dust at the connectors; 2) vibrations from the van dislodged the switch ever so slightly. I'm leaning towards #2 because my other light went out, but just going in and pushing on the bulb got the light back on, so I think it too got dislodged a bit from vibrations, etc. Hope this holds. Wish I could say this was a no cost replacement, but made the mistake of trying new bulbs I bought before watching this video. Still only $6 and extra bulbs in case I need them.

THANK YOU for this video! I had a 2009 Pilot Touring that had this problem when I bought it 2 years ago. I bought a new "relay" from Honda and had my mechanic put it in. Recently traded in the 2009 for a 2012 Pilot EX-L and it had the SAME issue with the SAME passenger side map light. In about 10 minutes I had everything fixed and new LED lights installed in both driver's and passenger's sides. I feel like I could conquer the world now! :-)

Did the switches in my Accord today! Quick and easy. Thanks for the advice. One thing to note... If the LEDs don't work, try flipping them end for end. I installed the first one correctly, and the second one 'backwards' at first.

I've had this happen on my wife and sister-in-law's 2006 and 2009 civics. I found both times that the switches and bulbs were fine but one of the two screws you last removed needed to be tightened, as it provides the ground to the light unit. Not that it really saves you any time but I'd recommend just giving a 1/4 turn to both of the mounting screws and pop everything back in and test. Great video!!!

I have a 2010 Honda Element and both of the front map lights have not been working on any setting for awhile, and it was pretty dark getting in and out of the car at night. This video was found for me by an employee of Auto Zone, where I stopped to check my fuse, which was fine. After listening to part of the video in the store, I decided to give it a try myself at home, and did it all in about 30 minutes with two screwdrivers, an air blower, and a headlamp to give me better vision in the compartment. Taking off the lenses was easy with a flathead screwdriver. In the Element, the assembly looks slightly different inside and a little tighter in the compartment, but I got the bulbs and Phillips head screws out easily. The hardest part for me was trying to get the whole assembly released because it was hard to get a good grip on it in the center to wiggle it free, but once I tried the flathead screwdriver at the top of the assembly, it unsnapped easily. Air cleaned and swapped the switches, and had to work with one of them to get it to click in and stay put, but finally it all came together, and they both work as intended! No new parts needed yet, but from the Amazon links you posted, I have that info saved in an Amazon list in case I need them in the future. Thanks for such good instructions!

I bought just the switches and fixed my lights! Perfect! Easy to follow. Saved me 118$ for the part service recommended. Thank you!

Awesome thank you! I got around to asking dealer to change bulbs when I was in for service, and they still didn't work...said would have to come back for electrical diagnosis another time. Well that just sounded like it was going to be needlessly expensive. Found your video, got me a kit and voila 10 minutes later it works! SO nice to be able to see again! Except now am a bit OCD annoyed that I should swap out middle and rear bulbs to coordinate. Thanks!

Thank you so much for posting this brother. I was scratching my head when all the fuses checked out. Turned out both our switches went bad within a month of each other too. My wife is the same way about LED bulbs, she hates that bright white light. Thanks again for posting!

Great vid! The passenger side (right) map light wasn't automatically turning on in my 2011 Pilot when I opened the doors. But it would still work if I manually pressed on the lens. All I did was open the lens assembly like you showed, removed the white switches, blew some air on the 3 little contact points inside and swapped the switches, and it somehow fixed it. Now both lights will automatically turn on/off. Thanks for the tutorial!

My map lights worked fine (push-push, on-off) on my 2007 Civic. My problem was that they would not come on when the engine was turned off and the key extracted from the ignition, or when the door was unlocked. In the video, I noticed that the switches had three terminals. It occurred to me that one terminal was ground, one was to turn on the light, and the third must be a pass-through for the auto-on function. So, I removed the switches and sprayed them with contact cleaner. Now the auto-on function works perfectly.

Excellent video. Concise, to the point, no BS, relevant. Thank you!

Thank you! Thank you! I’ve been racking my brain for awhile as to why the map lights weren’t coming on when I unlocked my car and/or when I opened the doors. Also, why the passenger side light wouldn’t come on when pushing the button, but the driver side would. I came across your video and never thought that a bad switch on the passenger side would cause this issue. I used your link to buy new switches and within minutes I replaced them and now everything works as it should. A simple $10 fix!

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! 1. In focus. 2. Clearly explained 3.Clear view of work ([Many people take videos and half the time their fingers are in the way, blocking important points]. 4. Not sure how the switches were deduced as the culprit. Could it not have been a fuse or something else? Thanks again. Very Good work.

Some other videos show taking out the two screws above the swivel down mirror and dropping the whole assembly. As you show, its not necessary. Five minute fix and mama will be thrilled. Thank you!

After trying a couple different things, I'm so glad I found this DIY fix. Simply cleaning out the switches and swapping them worked. Thank you for posting this!

This video was fantastic! I was able to fix one switch by just switching it into the other side and ordered from your link the others I needed. Both bulbs were good. Now I have extras. 7.99 for bulbs ,tool and a we itches! Perfect. People’s comments helped too!

You saved me big $$ dealer wanted to replace whole unit - bought kit you recommended and did installation in 15 mins - really like the led bulbs / total cost under $20 dealer wanted $450

Perfect! I took the switches out, cleaned them with air and put on some dielectric grease. They work fine now. Thanks for the video! One thing I did differently was that I removed the whole panel and then the switches were very easy to work on.

A suggestion from a retired instrumentation tech - often iffy or intermittent microswitches can be brought back normal operation by spraying contact cleaner into the switch around the actuator button and around the connector pins. Even if the fix is temporary, it is useful for diagnostic purposes or for restoring operation until replacement part can be obtained.

Thank you! I put off fixing this in my 2010 Element for too long and all modes now work with the new switches. Don't forget to re-install the bolts since the right (ground) does effect the functions. Also replaced bulbs with the brighter LEDs.

Concise, clear, calm, detailed, extra helpful tips, clear video... PERFECT!!! I *love* how you catch yourself and notice that a beginner watching what you are doing may not catch X or Y detail... like ar 4:15, your right forefinger bracing the right switch so it doesn't ricochet around the car... "if you pry out too hard with the thin, flat object, the switch could go flying." And 5:47, "I needed to push it up a little bit more to get that screw in." Awesome! And thank you for sharing the comments from other people/ forums about switching switches to opposite sides and using compressed air!! Question, (because it's much easier to learn from your teaching style than others) (and because you convinced me to replace the other interior lights in my 2019 Honda CRV with super bright LEDs... I also MUCH prefer the warm/ soft white 2700-3k color, but even more than that, I *really* prefer being able to SEE with the brighter lights!)... so, the question... Any chance you might have a way to show how to change ALL the interior bulbs in a 2019 Honda CRV? (I really wish Honda had done a better job lighting the cargo /"trunk" space, so much so that I have rigged up a flashlight back there, but I'm planning to change all the bulbs back there to Super Bright 6k LEDs.)

Dude, this totally worked! I’ve been frustrated for years with my lights not being available. All good now! Thank you!!!

Awesome video! Checked the bulbs themselves and the potiential fixes, Didn’t think the switches would go out! Super clear and straight to the point!

Awesome! Mine stopped working in door mode but it was working manually. Thanks millions for your video guide, i was able to switch left n right and it is working again now.

Clear and concise replacement guide to courtesy light in Honda Accord . Ordered two switches from China for less than €6.00. Arrived after 40 days!! However, I have been years with faulty switch already, so wasn't bothered by delay. Worth the wait. Thank you so much.

Thank you. I decided to give it a try. I piped the drivers side switch out (while still in place, didn’t remove anything) & popped it right back into place and now it’s working!! Thank you!

This video saved me over $200, the dealership recommended replacement of the entire light assembly.

Excellent video. Just 2 small remarks - when unclipping plastic elements, it is much safer to use something soft as a detaching tool, instead of metal (no screwdriver!) - I use guitar feathers, but you can also use an old credit card plastic or something like that. My second remark is - never touch the LED elements on a LED lightbulb, when those elements are open / exposed and not encapsulated. This may lead to much sooner burn out of the lightbulb.

This video was spot on. In fact I tried the trick he mentioned at the end about taking both switches and blowing compressed air thru them and swapping their left/right positions. Both the lights started working again! Great video!

Dude! This saved me, new to the Honda world, have a 2011 Pilot I bought 6 months ago, passenger map was out, so replaced, didn't evenlook at bulb cause new onecwas working, just went out again, same side, so when I saw this, I pulled the switch, used my WD40 Contacts cleaner and a can of compressed air, and voila, she's working again 😂😊 Now if I could just get the sunroof to work, lol. Tried all the reset procedures I've found on here, nothing, still will only tilt, might need that flash done by dealer, not too worried though, as long as she don't leave me alongside the road, I'm good😂👊 Thanks for the great vid, your way of taking the lenses off, is even better than what I've found and tried 🤟

This method shown in this video works fine on a Honda 2011 CRV. I needed to use an 8mm socket to take the screws out - to tight use a screwdriver. The process in this video is much simpler than other suggested methods on KZfaq. (i.e. no need to remove and unplug the entire assembly)

Thank you so much for your informative and easy to follow video. I really didn't want to have to take my Civic to the dealership without trying to do it myself. Thanks again. 😁

Fantastic video. I didn’t break anything - and by blowing the holes out on the switches and swapping sides - it fixed them both! Thanks.

Excellent DIY video on repair of the Honda Map light unit. I first replaced the bulbs with new LED units without success. Then I replaced the switches with no success. Finally I checked under the hood at location #22 (7.5v) in the fuse box and success! Should have tried that first time but you live and learn. BTW, my vehicle is a 2011 Honda CRV.

Thanks for the video. I bought the kit you recommended. I replaced the switches which solved my problem. The issue I now have is the new LED bulbs that came with it kept blowing the fuse. So I went to a 10 amp. If I turn one on it was fine but both on again blowing the fuse. So I went with the original bulbs and everything is working properly. I’m satisfied with that. Thanks again Maria

I love people like you. Thank you so much!

Just switch sides for the white switches and it works again! Initially just tighten the passenger side screw and that side started working when the door open, but after switching the white switches, both works!! Thanks!!

Good to know that I do not have to remove the entire panel to change the bulb. Thanks for your help.

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Worked! I just removed the white switched and plugged them back in and they started working again.

I swapped the switches and both lights began working again. Thanks for the help!!

Easiest to understand repair! Much thx! Cost $10 for the new clips...the Honda dealer told me $200 to repair.

Thank you!!! Honda wanted $350 to replace entire unit for a short they said.2012 Pilot

Thank you so much,i knew I had faulty switches .Just did not know how to remove them ,I thought they were soldered in.My CRV light unit was not as easily to remove as the one in the video ,the headlight unit clips that held it together were at the top so I had remove the complete unit.Mine had microphones built in and is a UK model.But got it removed.So many thanks for posting this .

Great job, excellent video. My switch was gone for like 2years. Just purchased new switches and white leds. Thanks for the tips on how to remove 🙏

Very nice video, thank you! I have a 2014 ridgeline and i thought the bulb was bad. New bulb wouldn't work so now i know what to do!!

I recently purchased this model van and the map lights were both off. After watching towards the end of your video (the part where you mentioned that others said the switches might not be bad) I was able to get the lights to work without having to buy new switches. I didn’t have to take the whole assembly out either. Basically what I did was just remove the lamp cover and used a small screwdriver to slightly move the switches as though I was trying to pop them out (just as shown in your video). As I was pushing the switch out the light turned on. Then I repeated the same on the other side. Problem solved. I guess that overtime of pressing the switches that they end up moving out position and just needs to be reposition to work again. Thanks for making the video.

Thanks for the info. That was the problem. When I purchased my 06 Honda Accord they did not work. Thanks to you, I now have map lights that work lol.

Once again KZfaq comes thru. I have the exact same issue except the drivers side hasn't stopped working yet. Just ordered the kit. Thanks for the excellent video.

Thank you! I was about to go out and buy new bulbs, but mine looked fine so I googled and your video was the first on my search. I simply removed and swapped the switches and we have light again.

Best method for lens removal. Makes perfect sense. Thanks.

Brilliant video! You gave it that little extra to take it from good to excellent. The comparison of incandescent versus LED

Thanks, switching the tabs seemed to work for me! Hope it lasts 🤞

2009 CR-V. Great video, your tip to "click loose" the switch did fix one side. I guess I'll order a new switch for the other side as that trick did not work. Thank you!!!

Thanks, I have a a Honda CRV...I like the soft light, but the LEDs are so much BRIGHTER !!!!

Thank you for this video. I’m getting ready to order the $10 set for my 2009 Honda Accord. I hope this works. 🤞🏽

Swapping side with the oem ones definitely works I tried it worked out for me, thanks for video

My 2012 Honda Odyssey has the same problem with the map light. I had it in for servicing this past weekend and they wanted to charge me over $200 for a diagnostic. I told them I'd do some research and I found this video. We will have to try this! It shouldn't be a fuse under the hood, right? Because if it was the fuse it would affect ALL of the interior lights, wouldn't it? Now I'll just have to order the switches using your link!

you guys may wanna try using a vacuum cleaner to remove the dirt from the switch connectors before replacing them. It worked for me !!! Thank you tightwWadDYI !!!

Exactly what I was looking for, and you included part links.. thank you.

Thank you very much, I did it on a 08 odyssey, removed and switched location the switches. Now both work. I may last for a while,,, if not,,, I will new one

Oh my goodness! This was an amazing video! Very thorough, links provided for replacements! *chefs kiss* thank you very much for this video! I changed out the switches and it was easy peasy thanks to your video!

Came to see how best to remove the light covers to swap out my old incandescent 194 bulbs with LED... 00:45 in for helpful technique, thank you! 👍

This video is by far the BEST on youtube for this. Congrats! My problem is that on my 2004 Accord, the bulbs are ok, they work manually, but they dont work when I open the door, even having the DOOR position placed. I will fix this problem doing this? Thanks from Spain, master!

thank you for this video. Swapping the switches do the work for me on a 2014 Honda Ridgeline.

I am having a similar problem. Neither visor lights nor overhead lights working, probably they have same wirings. fuses are fine but power not coming from down below. What could be an issue?

Thank you so much for sharing this information. That’s happened to my ridgeline .

Thanks for this video! I Bought the switches and the led bulbs in the description for $10 shipped!

Excellent video. Got right to my problem. Bad switch on right side. I sprayed contact cleaner in the holes then blew them out with compressed air. Switch works good as new. Liked and subscribed!

I greatly appreciate this demonstration! I ordered the switches!

Awesome! I just ordered a new LED kit for our 2012 Pilot & these were the ONLY ones that didn't turn on after replacing all the bulbs. Followed this video and they're working now. Thanks!! 💪👍

worked perfectly. thanks!

2012 CR-V fixed! Thanks for the help.

Excellent job. More informative than other videos. A+.

Thank you!! Amazon primed it. Parts will be here tomorrow

This video is great. It helped me to get my lights working again. Thank you.

I will for sure try this since Honda is charging me an outrageous amount because they said they need to replace the whole unit.

I have same issue & am going to try swapping the switches to see if that works first. Did that with the bulbs & both bulbs are good.

Cne thing you can try- pop the switches off. Use a small needle nose or small flat screwdriver. Bend each set of 3 switch contacts just a hair forward, then a hair down (toward the cupholders) . Pop the switches back in, push in wire connectors, bulbs. Test for function.

Thanks so much for the link for that kit. The tool made the job so much easier. Question - any idea how to get the switches out from the back seat panel? It’s almost as if the switches are built into the piece.

2013 Pilot… right sided switch was getting fussy. Removed the clear lenses. Used a small flat screwdriver to “pop” each switch laterally (figured the driver side would soon get wonky). Simply moving the switches laterally and then popping them in by pushing medially did the trick. Didn’t even have to drop the unit down from headliner. You can move the switches to the side but you cannot remove them without dropping the assembly from the headliner. Like other commenters noted, cleaning the contacts restores function. The lateral movement scraped crud or reestablished contact. For good measure, I sprayed a bit of MAF cleaner into the edge where the switches plug in (toward the midline of the car). I also shot a bit of cleaner into the plungers. Seem to work fine. Time will tell. If they act up again and don’t respond to this or to a more thorough disassembly and cleaning, then I’ll spend the $13 for new switches.

Thank you!! Will order the switches now.

When into the dome light area and removed the bulb and tested it. The problem was not the bulb, so going to the switch I applied a bit of pressure to the left and than to the right to move the switch ( L & R ) and pushed the switch again and the bulb lit up , did the same procedure on the right light and they both wk now, fog lights are next, . This was on my 2012 Honda Odyssey

Thanks ive been having this problem with my Si for about a year now

Excellent tutorial. thank you so much, very helpful. !!!!!!

Great! That helped me to fix my 2012 CRV’s year long light problem!

Looks like yours has the Orange ambient courtesy light. The one that illumines the gear selector and center console my 04 Accord has it like that very help full at night.

@5:30 - Bulbs should be reinserted and tested here, before reassembling everything.

Excellent job in explaining everything in detail!

Thank you so very much for this tutorial! I have been annoyed for quite awhile that my lights didn’t come on any more! Thank you for the step by step and the links to the products. Truly appreciated!

Thanks so much for info worked great!