My dome lights are off - all of them. - 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee

MOST CARS
REMOVE LENS, FIRST. MOST SNAP OFF SQUEEZED\
THEN SEE SCREWS INSIDE, AND WIRE CONNECTOR
PULL CONN,AND SCREWS AND IT COMES OFF
MOST CARS SAME WAY FOR 100 YEARS
OR BUY THE SERVICE MANUAL AND REAR BODY CHAPTER

Push the button beside the dome light to activate auto mode .

it has lost connection at the dome light or before test dome wire at dome light to the broken connection

maybe the front dome lights were getting feed from rear

Glad you solved it.

your doomed

turn off the dome light.


the door opens, it turns on the dome light, so the wire that goes from the door switch gets powered up and makes your dome light come on. if your door is closed, and you turn on the dome light, the same wire gets power and is actually sending power to your light bulb on the dash.
just ignore it , or get a diode and put it on the correct wire, and it wont allow the electricity to flow back towards the light bulb when you put the dome light on.

That particular switch is on the dome light itself. It'll have three settings, Off, On, and Dome. Just like it says, the Off position makes sure the dome light never comes on, the On position makes sure the dome light is always on and the Dome position makes sure the dome light comes on when you open the door.

The wire that runs to the dome light runs along the carpet retainer on the floor of the driver door opening. It then runs up the "B" pillar and over to the dome light.
Have you checked the bulb and the presence of voltage and ground at the dome light socket?
I would start there first before tearing anything apart and make sure all is good.
Let me know.
Regards,