Turnsignal/ hazard/ brake light problem
Hello I have a 1996 jeep Cherokee sport with the inline 6 I just got it last week had to fix a bunch of stuff. Now the only thing left is there is some electrical problem. The turn signal maxi fuse under the hood keeps blowing the signals and everything work for a min. Until the fuse blows then there is nothing I have already replaced the turn signal Flasher and break switch. After it blows the signals all around don't work or the hazards or break lights also I think the reverse lights go too. When I was replacing the brake switch the wires coming out of it the white one coming from that switch was spliced into a brown wire coming out of the harness. I cut it off there to replace the switch now it is just taped off hanging there. I have all the diagrams I could get off alldata I think the brown wire is for the door chimes... not sure though. From what iv read 1996 has a lot of problems with this and its pretty hard to find a fix. The only thing I have really found about it issomtimes the turn signal sockets get corroded and it looks like mine are. I have been looking for replacements to spliced in but haven't had luck if anyone has some advice where to get those or a fix for this please let me know need to get on the road!!!
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Re: Turnsignal/ hazard/ brake light problem
This kind of stuff is hard to track down without a meter. But one thing you might try is to put a fuse in that is five amps larger and see if it blows. If not, thee is probably something else spliced into the power input for the signals.
Re: Turnsignal/ hazard/ brake light problem
Good luck. Doesn't sound like much fun, but hopefully it will work for you. Let us know. If that doesn't do it I would chase the wires for the lights as there may be one that has been cut and it grounding out on the chassis.
Re: Turnsignal/ hazard/ brake light problem
If the harness doesn't fix it I would check the ignition switch under your column that wide flat plug jeep used is a big POS! I was having electrical issues with mine and when I started trouble shooting I started there because it was the first switched source so I opened the column halves and seen the main power feed wire going in the plug was burned around the insulation and had melted the plug where it was so I cut it loose and chopped the bad part of the plug off as well I then found a female flat crimp conn. that fit the male on the switch and crimped it on the wire after I had cut away the burn't part and all my friggin elec. gremlins were now gone so its just an idea I had and it worked!!!!!!!!
Re: Turnsignal/ hazard/ brake light problem
Yes, very common problem. You can get a new switch for it and use "good" criimp connectors on the wires. They handle a lot of amps, around 20 I think so use good spade connectors.