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2004 Grand Cherokee Lights
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SaileRetsim
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Jan 9, 2013, 10:13 AM
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2004 Grand Cherokee Lights
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I have a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. When I hit my brakes the entire rear passenger side goes out. I changed my bulbs and sockets and still...same thing. My passenger side blinkers (front and rear) don't work at all. Even the passenger side of my dashboard is dark. Recently my Jeep wouldn't start so I jumped it. Each time I started it, I had to jump it. That evening it finally cut off while it was running. i had the battery checked and it's still good. i reinstalled the battery and it started right up. From time to time I've had some difficulty locking and unlocking the doors from the driver side door controls. How likely is it that all my issues stem from the same thing? If so, what? Please advise.
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nickwarner
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Jan 9, 2013, 4:32 PM
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You need to check the condition of the battery cables, especially the grounds. Your Jeep has multiple ground wires between the body and engine and they need to be unbolted, ground shiny and clean and coated with dielectric grease upon reinstallation. Clean the battery post connections the same way.
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ussessex
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Jan 28, 2013, 9:52 AM
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Prolly not the same issue. As a subsystem in the vehicle, blinkers will not be on the same circuits as any component that would stop a vehicle from running. If the blinkers or door locks had some issue where they were shorted or intermittently open, the car should still start. A short would produce a blown fuse.
You likely have more than one issue. If these things started at the same time you could make a case for one problem but you would likely be looking for a bad connector, computer or similar failure.
Putting the blinker and lock problems aside, I would agree that a connection would be the likely source of your problem which prevented the car from starting. You may have attributed the removal of the battery as the solution when in fact you may have moved a connection that was not tight, allowing it to work. If so, I would look at the connections for the battery but also look at the starter and feed to the fuse panels. Particularly the one under the hood. They will have a metal strap most times that feeds a fuse panel and is secured to the panel with a post or couple of bolts. If they are loose, you will have intermittent failures.
It would be helpful if you would give more information about the conditions while the vehicle would not start. For example; you cant start the vehicle but there are some accessories that are functioning would point to fuse panel feed issues since theres more than one fuse panel. If nothing works, not even basic things like headlights, your issue is one of a main connnection to the battery such as a corroded terminal.
If your problem with not starting has not persisted, lets focus on one of the issues such as blinkers. In resolving it, you may fix other issues and will concentrate the efforts of those who would offer their advice.
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