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Help! Turn signals not working!
Same problem here! Turn signals we're working and literally the next day they weren't. Hazards are working just fine. Already tried with a new flasher relay and that was not it. Also tried with a new multifunction switch, and nothing. Please help!!! What else can I try? I'd appreciate any help I can get.
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From: Chicago, IL
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0L
To anyone troubleshooting intermittent turn signals or flashers on their Cherokee:
FYI, I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 4WD, 6cyl, 4.0L. A while back, I noticed that from time to time, when I tried to signal left or right, my turn signals would signal properly and then stop. OR, sometimes I would go to signal, get nothing, and then they would come on normally and work fine. It would go for weeks just fine and then I'd get the problem again. The same thing happened with the hazards. They'd come on fine, then shut off.
As time went on, the frequency of the problem increased. As recently as this month, they basically did not work. I'd signal, get one click (if anything) and the nothing. Same with the hazards.
I read this thread and decided to go the route of replacing the Hazard Warning/Turn Signal Flasher. I found the $15.99 part at AutoZone. Part number EP27. I followed directions on this thread to get under the steering column area, found the old one, and replaced it
FYI, I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 4WD, 6cyl, 4.0L. A while back, I noticed that from time to time, when I tried to signal left or right, my turn signals would signal properly and then stop. OR, sometimes I would go to signal, get nothing, and then they would come on normally and work fine. It would go for weeks just fine and then I'd get the problem again. The same thing happened with the hazards. They'd come on fine, then shut off.
As time went on, the frequency of the problem increased. As recently as this month, they basically did not work. I'd signal, get one click (if anything) and the nothing. Same with the hazards.
I read this thread and decided to go the route of replacing the Hazard Warning/Turn Signal Flasher. I found the $15.99 part at AutoZone. Part number EP27. I followed directions on this thread to get under the steering column area, found the old one, and replaced it
Thanks guys!
Raz
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From: Wake Forest, NC
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I should have gone to Auto Zone for EP27 at $15.99, but instead I went to Advanced Auto, and paid $45 for the part.
When I first installed the new flasher, and tested it, nothing changed. Discouraged, I reassembled the dash, and went inside to put my tools away. As I thought about it, though, it occurred to me that the turn signals only work when the ignition is on, so, I went back outside and cranked up the Jeep. I then tested the signal functions again. At first, they malfunctioned in the same way, but as I cycled through the options, each began to work, and in the end, everything worked as it should. Apparently, there's a computer in there, somewhere, that has to be reinitialized to recognize the new flasher before it will work properly.
So, crank the car and test all the functions before you give up on it!
2000 Jeep grand Cherokee. New turn signal multi function, switch and new turn signal relay, still no turn signals most of the time. Everything else works fine. Rear gate remote unlock is the only other thing that does not work
any ideas?
any ideas?
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From: England
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
What do you mean by "most of the time"? Is there a pattern or is it completely random whether/when they work?
Any intermittent fault suggests a bad connection or poor ground, to me.
Any intermittent fault suggests a bad connection or poor ground, to me.
Same problem here! Turn signals we're working and literally the next day they weren't. Hazards are working just fine. Already tried with a new flasher relay and that was not it. Also tried with a new multifunction switch, and nothing. Please help!!! What else can I try? I'd appreciate any help I can get.
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