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INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING IS INOP CAUSED BY CKT 8 BEING PINCHED

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SUBJECT: INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING IS INOPERATIVE CAUSED BY CKT 8 BEING PINCHED AT THE RADIO BRACKET

MODELS: 1997-98 BUICK PARK AVENUE/ULTRA

IF A 1997 OR 1998 PARK AVENUE DOES NOT HAVE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMING, CIRCUIT 8 (THE GRAY WIRE) FROM THE DIMMER MODULE MAY BE PINCHED ON A BRACKET BY THE RADIO. REPAIR AND REPOSITION THE WIRE AS NECESSARY TO FIX THE CAR. THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE REMOTE DIMMER MODULE TO FAIL, SO CHECK THE MODULE AS NECESSARY.

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