thank you for all the input

i found away to make it work

there is silver box above the gas pedal
there are 2 white wires one with power and one with out
if you jump the 2 together the dome and map lights work as designed .

it used to tune the dome light off when you put it in drive and now it takes a couple minutes

so it looks like the control box is bad but the dome lights work

update #2

after driving to work this morning every thing is working again

the day time lights the dome and map lights every thing!

So, what was it that fixed the problem?

It sounds like that silver box isn't allowing power through like it is supposed to.  Without a wiring diagram or repair manual I have no idea what it could be though.  Maybe someone else will chime in.

On the interior light subject I put a LED kit from NAPA in my 93 sidekick. It was from street glow but I forget the part #. just snaps into the light socked with a little bending of the tabs and it is a square sheet of LEDs. Now I can leave it on accidentally and not draw the batts down as much. And it is a cool whiter light then yellow. better kevlins.

I've used a similar LED "replacement bulb" in the dome light on my Swift and the reading lighst of the GV, but after a while I took them back out - they were so bright they hurt my eyes.

I've used a similar LED "replacement bulb" in the dome light on my Swift and the reading lighst of the GV, but after a while I took them back out - they were so bright they hurt my eyes.

Well your not suppose to drive with them on.

Who said anything about driving?

Taking your comment at face value though - GVs are fitted with map/reading lights - using LEDs in the map/reading lights renders them vitually useless, either for reading with the vehicle stationary, or driving with a co-driver or navigator attempting to use the passenger side light to read a map or route instructions