...and here are the symptoms. I first realized that there was a problem after I opened the trunk and realized that the light wasn't on in there... Then noticed that the interior dome lights aren't working, either.

So I decided to start 'er up. It cranked about two seconds longer than normal before it fired up, and that's when I see that none of the radio/climate control back lights are working (and no display, either). The climate control fan still works and the **** still operates normally, but there's no display (and the button lights do work, for the AC for instance). The backlighting for the windows/locks are working.

I have a CEL on steady. With the car idling in the driveway (seemingly runs all normal-like), the DSC OFF light is flashing, and the squiggly-icon is lit. The gauge lighting, the headlights, the running lights, and all that work fine.

The remote locks/alarm aren't working.

I checked all the fuses in the footwell and they all seem fine. I opened the fusebox and decided not to pull any of those fuses just yet, so I don't know if one of them is blown yet, thought I'd post this in the meantime in the hopes that someone on this board would have an answer for me.

It's a half-hour drive to my closest Mazda dealer, where I'll probably go in the morning, but if anyone here has any ideas, I'm all ears.

 

Never mind, problem solved. Somehow a single fuse (that I had already checked but somehow didn't notice was blown) was responsible for all the above, plus the power mirrors, the inside power locks control, and the trip odometers.

Gosh, I love resetting all my radio frequencies, radio settings, and the clock. GRRRR

 

good to here doc, fuses are the enemy.

 

Sure beats driving half an hour away for the dealer to tell me "you've got a blown fuse, stupid!"