Posted: 7/17/2004 11:13:53 AM EDT
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I have a 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0 with 5 speed. My tail lights and dash lights stopped working at the same time. I have checked the fuses and they all check good. I replaced the headlight switch with no change. I disconnected the rear wiper/defroster with no change. My head lights and brake lights/turn signals do work. Any Ideas? Right now I am going to go back through the fuses again........... TIA |
| The EXACT same thing happened to my 91 Cherokee I used to have. I went through all the normal suspects just like you but it was something else. I finally took it in to a mechanic and they charged me $100 or so to fix it. I asked what it was and they said, "a short". That sounds like bs to me but whatever, they were fixed so I didn't care. Good luck and post the results when you figure it out. |
"A short" is BS. Shorts will blow a fuse and keep blowing it or burn wiring. You probably had an "open" or bad ground/connection. Dave, check for unplugged connectors at the fuse block and in back of the instument panel. Check your ground connections also. |
| Usually, your owner's manual will tell you which fuse protects which circuits. If it says that the tail lights and dash lights are on the same fuse, then that's the fuse you need to examine closely. If the fuse is really still good, chances are that it isn't making a good connection in the fuseholder. |
Most cars, maybe all, have the taillights and dashlights on the same fuse. If the dashlights suddenly stop working it's supposed to alert the driver that something is wrong........... How did you check the fuse? Did you pull it? Are you sure you go the right one? If the fuse is good, the next step is to see if therer is power at the fuse. It could be a "short" between the battery and the fuse block. If so a fusable link (sp) has probably "fused" and will need replacing. |