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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 02:45 PM
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Hey guys, I got flagged down last night and was told my tail lights are all out. I have no running lights or brake lights including the 3rd brake light. All my signals and headlights work perfect though. Is there a relay for those lights on a 98 Cherokee?
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 10:08 PM
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New find. I turn on my left turn signal and my left rear brake lamp also flashes. I turn on my right signal and both the left signal and brake lamp also flash...
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 10:26 PM
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Check and clean your grounds ... Sounds like a bad ground
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 05:59 AM
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Would the front signals affect the rear brakes at all? I was in an accident that messef up my front right side marker and I lost the socket in the accident
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 08:28 AM
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That could mess it up you have bare wire exposed you should fix that 1st
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 03:15 AM
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Fixed... I traced it back to the trailer wires. The spliced connections were bad so I removed the trailer unit and voila. Brakes and my left parking light are back. I'm not sure what's going on with the right parking light because the fuses are all good and grounds are checked out
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by kbkunz
Fixed... I traced it back to the trailer wires. The spliced connections were bad so I removed the trailer unit and voila. Brakes and my left parking light are back. I'm not sure what's going on with the right parking light because the fuses are all good and grounds are checked out
Have you checked for ground and power at the socket it self ?
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