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Old 08-11-2010, 10:10 AM
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When my headlamps are turned on they automatically go to high beams now. They will not switch to low beams. Also my turn signals stopped working. I am guessing either headlamp switch or dimmer switch. Any Ideas???
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Relay.
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Relay.
Which one?? Is there one specifically for the lamps.
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I believe there are two wired in for the front lamp assemblies. That or it may, unlikely, be the switches.
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I believe there are two wired in for the front lamp assemblies. That or it may, unlikely, be the switches.
I am looking in the manual and it does not show the location of the relay for the headlights in my 94. I literally have the switches disconnected and everything and the dash partially disassembled trying to figure out the problem. I took the column apart to fix my turn signal switch and when I put it back together the highbeams stayed on. This is has happened before though and I turned the jeep off and then back on and it worked.
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Try switches, my only other guess could be non responding ecu.
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Yeah I think I am probably going to try switches. I am going to call the JY and see what they are asking for the switches.
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Headlights both lowbeams and high are now working. It was the dimmer switch. However, turn signals now are not functioning, but the cautions do work.

Ok another little update. Turn signals work when the jeep is running. Non of my dash lights or gauges are working.

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Ok, I figured out a couple of things. First of all, Some idiot broke the contact off for the gauge fuse number 17 or 19 I forget. I was able to make it work but I need to replace the contact. Everything except the horn works when the Jeep is running. The horn has never worked but I am not worried about that right now. However, I am guessing that this issue is probably a bad ACC wire somewhere as all of the fuses seem fine.

EDIT: Everything also works in ACC but not in ON. It works in ON only when the Jeep is running. Does this mean it has a bad ignition switch at the bottom of the column?

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