Electrical issue
08-28-2016, 03:31 PM
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Year: 1989
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Electrical issue
I have a 1996 ZJ limited with the 4.0 and I noticed today that when hitting the brake my front running lights come on. Also when its turned off and key out hitting the brakes make the dinger ring. I have tried to do some searches and have not found any good information on this problem. Has anyone ever run into this or fixed it?
08-28-2016, 06:12 PM
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Year: 1995
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Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter
May sound crazy, but check the brake light bulbs. One may be shorted to the running light filament.
08-29-2016, 08:22 AM
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NICE CATCH, Busted!! It sounds so possible it hurts! I was going to suggest the socket, but the bulb sounds more like it. The dinger dings because it thinks the lights are on.
09-03-2016, 12:34 PM
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Thank you for giving me a good place to start. As soon as I pulled the light out I found the problem. The previous owner hacked up the wiring with a trailer light harness. Its all fixed now.
09-04-2016, 07:36 AM
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Inside the rear side panel, there is a plug that you separate and the trailer lighting module goes in there, in other words it taps off the original harness. It converts the 6 light system to the 4 lights of the trailer.
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