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Old 11-04-2012, 06:55 PM
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Alright guys my headlights have taken a poop on me. I checked all the fuses and none of them are blown. My running lights used to come on then I took my dash apart and 2.5 seconds later those stopped working as well as my dash lights. My brights work but I have to hold them on. Sooo whats wrong and how do i fix it
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headlight switch gets my vote
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headlight switch gets my vote
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It's funny I'm reading this as I just started a new thread on my headlight problem. Only my hi beams will work, low beams just quit working, when I pull the switch back to go from hi to low the hi beams go off and only my parking lights are on. When pull back, hi beams go on, blue indicator on dash comes on and all is well.

I don't think both of my low beams burned out at the sametime..idk
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some reading for you choose youre vehicle and give it a minute to download, i didnt read the whole thing but it might help
http://www.jeep4x4center.com/knowled...rce=cj#service
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You wiper problem is in a box by steering column I have the same problem
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Originally Posted by bloddy mud
You wiper problem is in a box by steering column I have the same problem
Thank you very much, pulling one from a junk yard vehicle on Friday when I get home.
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Thank you very much, pulling one from a junk yard vehicle on Friday when I get home.
Get one from grandcherokee its stronger version
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Originally Posted by kennzz05
headlight switch gets my vote
Mine too.
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Check the PCM under the hood. Same thing happened to me. Messing with my dash I pulled the headlight switch. Forgot to pull the battery cable. Fried a little yellow fuse in the PCM. Check all fuses in there before replacing the headlight switch. I wasted twenty bucks doing that.
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Originally Posted by Muaddib420
Check the PCM under the hood. Same thing happened to me. Messing with my dash I pulled the headlight switch. Forgot to pull the battery cable. Fried a little yellow fuse in the PCM. Check all fuses in there before replacing the headlight switch. I wasted twenty bucks doing that.
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