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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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I lost power to all of my dash board and sterring column units. ( no wipers, no radio, no heat, no clock, no turn signals). The only thing that still works are the guage lights and head lights. I checked the fuses and they arent popped. Dont know where else to look. Thanks in Advance.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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I lost power to all of my dash board and sterring column units. ( no wipers, no radio, no heat, no clock, no turn signals). The only thing that still works are the guage lights and head lights. I checked the fuses and they arent popped. Dont know where else to look. Thanks in Advance.
all of a sudden? was the rig parked overnight, an hour, 2 days? does it crank over & run? interior lights work? have u recently done any electrical work? how old is the battery? have u checked the battery voltage? did u check for a loose wire/corroded terminals?

need more info to be able to help u troubleshoot...
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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Possible ground that is common to all those could be bad.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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I drove the jeep monday and parked it till this morning jumped in and nothing works, starts and runs fine, drives perfect, interior lights works except for one but that never worked. Battery is older but still starts the jeep fine.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 03:46 PM
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i cannot think of what the harness connector is called but it sits on top of your steering column just underneath your dashboard..... give those a wiggle around.... btw what year XJ are we talking about?
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MdgtRac
I lost power to all of my dash board and sterring column units. ( no wipers, no radio, no heat, no clock, no turn signals). The only thing that still works are the guage lights and head lights. I checked the fuses and they arent popped. Dont know where else to look. Thanks in Advance.
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This sounds like a blown fuse or an open-circuited ground connection. Just for starters, have you checked both fuse boxes?

What year & model? Is there any history of prior electrical and/or under-dash work? Does the horn work? Did you run the cluster diagnostic - are all guages/indicators functioning correctly?
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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Since your dealing with OEM parts I moved this to OEM Tech.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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That's funny. I thought we were in OEM Tech.
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