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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 08:32 AM
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I have a 2000 RHD Cherokee and the turn signals only work intermittently. When I switch them on or my hazards they will flash sometimes or will and then just stop. Does anyone have any ideas on what the problem could be or where to start looking?
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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I have a 2000 RHD Cherokee and the turn signals only work intermittently. When I switch them on or my hazards they will flash sometimes or will and then just stop. Does anyone have any ideas on what the problem could be or where to start looking?
Have you checked/replaced the flasher? 99.9% that's your issue. For a 2000 it should be an EP27, $15 at the local parts store.
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by KNDoran08
I have a 2000 RHD Cherokee and the turn signals only work intermittently. When I switch them on or my hazards they will flash sometimes or will and then just stop. Does anyone have any ideas on what the problem could be or where to start looking?
When your turn signals are on do they blink and then stay stuck on and stop blinking? Mine does that and I found that there's a short in the wires connecting to the bulbs might wanna jiggle the wires around and see if it helps any
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 09:08 AM
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When your turn signals are on do they blink and then stay stuck on and stop blinking? Mine does that and I found that there's a short in the wires connecting to the bulbs might wanna jiggle the wires around and see if it helps any
That's what mine did and the flasher fixed it. Jiggling around with the wiring harness was always only a temporary fix.
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 10:15 AM
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X2billion on the flasher relay. Located right under the dash- left knee. You have to take the cover off below the steering wheel. Mine would get glitchy when turning the hazards on, and then sometimes the turn signal wouldn't work, or it would and then randomly go out, and then eventually wouldn't work at all. Flasher relay fixed her right up
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by NewJerseyXJ609
X2billion on the flasher relay. Located right under the dash- left knee. You have to take the cover off below the steering wheel. Mine would get glitchy when turning the hazards on, and then sometimes the turn signal wouldn't work, or it would and then randomly go out, and then eventually wouldn't work at all. Flasher relay fixed her right up

Your RHD cherokee might throw off my location lol
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Thanks for the suggestions! Hopefully that's the problem
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by KNDoran08
Thanks for the suggestions! Hopefully that's the problem
Hate to tell you--but I doubt that it is. I'm going to disagree with everyone on the flasher relay, and tell you that you need to replace your multifunction switch.

Some Advance Auto Parts carry them in stock:
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/b...rm=turn+signal

And also, I think RockAuto has them for a lot cheaper. You'll need a Phillips head screwdriver and a T15 Torx bit to remove it. I had the exact same problem as you and this is what I had to do to fix it.
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