Hi all,
I'm a new proud owner of a 2005 RX=8 with the touring package and so far I'm in love.

I have a question though, when it's night everything I expect to light up does, except that on the shifter, just forward of the center console, the "P"ark, "N"eutral, "D"rive letters don't light up.

Should they? It seems awkward that I have to look in the gauges display to determine (besides memory and feel) if I'm in Neutral, Drive Reverse etc.

Maybe it's just a fuse? Maybe it's not supposed to light up?


Thanks in advance for any direction or advice. All

 

Mine started doing the same thing, none of the lights light up. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. If I give it a little hit they come right back on. One day I will have to look into this problem and fix it

 

It wouldn't be a fuse. if it was the ROOM fuse supplies power to this light. And if the Room fuse was dead, other very noticible things wouldn't work.

I took my cover off and looked at how the wiring is layed out. one of the grounds jackets was a little roughed up from the sharp edges. So check the plug connection and wiring. It could be just loose like invasions.

 

Trade your auto in for a 6 speed manual. Problem solved!

 

I would but I was hurt over in Iraq and I can't actually drive a stick but thanks for the advice anyway.

 

There a connector under the console for those lights...my bet is it is a tad flakey. I get intermittent light from the heater seats lights my self.

A little hit and they come back on. It's not hard to take the console off and adjust the connector.