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Old Feb 15, 2024 | 05:44 PM
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Hello All,
MY '91 Laredo lost power to the seats, locks, radio and clock (cigarette lighter still works) a few days ago just after I unlocked my Jeep with the power locks. I have checked several fuses that I thought would be associated with this issue and all appear to be fine. Fuses in the Jeep and under the hood appear to be fine. I am not knowledgeable about tinkering with cars in general, may have to take to a mechanic if its not a simple fuse issue. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Edit: I did want to add that on a few occasions when I would crank my Jeep, the radio would not power on. I could turn the Jeep off, crank again and it would work. But all the other things that dont have power now, still worked then.

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Old Feb 15, 2024 | 07:31 PM
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Check the fuse box under the dash, left side.
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 05:27 AM
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Blower motor and turn signals quit also by chance?
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 06:19 AM
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Sounds like the mean old Brown wire on ignition switch, I just went through a similar situation. Things would work then not work until the wire totally melted out of the switch.
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 06:22 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Saudade
Check the fuse box under the dash, left side.
I replaced every fuse under the dash and every fuse under the hood.
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Blower motor and turn signals quit also by chance?
those still work. I replaced every fuse under the dash and hood. Could there be a relay that’s bad?
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 10:53 AM
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Here's my old switch and harness Mr. Brown got hot. Replacing this fixed my slow wipers as well, I had done everything to get them to work as they should to no avail, replaced the switch and boom they worked. I probably wouldn't have gone that route but the radio kept rebooting, wipers quit, and blower quit working.
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 10:57 AM
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If you able and inclined to do so I had a small write up on how to lighten the load on the switch from the brown wire. I posted it last month with pretty thorough instructions. This wire runs a lot things and can be prone to fail.
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