Left Turn Indicator gets BOTH Rear Flashers

[indianaXJ]

hello:

my 97 has had this problem for a while now. I havn't repaired it yeat, but it has to be the turn signal switch (mechanism that turns the signal off ). I have noticed that after you start to rotate the wheel to the left the right flasher shuts off and the left blinks normally.

 

[racerxrick]

anybody repair this problem yet...was it the lever/switch???

00' LMTD w/tow package. Both flashers with left turn signal unless high beams are on. Partially depressing turn lever and the left turn signals work fine.


THANKS!

 

[filmxj]

My experience is the same as above. Has anyone found a way to fix the existing switch vs. putting in a new one? Hard for me to spend the money on an overpriced part from Jeep when I can make it work by pushing forward on the thing, but it is kind of annoying to have to remember.

 

[filmxj]

So I never got around to opening anything up. I finally just pushed a little shim down in front (rear of the vehicle) of the hazard switch and everything works fine. I tested it a whole bunch of times and never had a mis-fire. Without the shim it would fire both rear indicators about 2/3ds of the time.

 

[bassfishinXJ]

my 98 XJ has been doing this for a couple of years also, havnt had any luck with shimming it. just decided to live with it, at lest i'm giving some sort of signal when i turn left

 

[Blaine B.]

I've seen this on one 97+ I was following once......their turn signal was on and both rear flashers flashed for a little bit. I've heard of this before on forums too......so you aren't alone.

 

[jwalter04]

Anybody find a final solution to this problem. I've just been told my 99 is doing this as well. Did the replacement switch solve the problem?

 

[fdijacks]

I have the exact same problem. After some deductive reasoning and bouncing my tilt steering up and down the problem lies withing the signal light switch. I am ordering the part now and will change soon. Good luck to all who have same problem and do not read this thread. :gonnablow

 

[x99j]

i had the same problem. the combo switch is 53 dollars at the dealer. at least it was 2 years ago. mike