HELP LIGHTS DONT WORK

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

went to get the mail today, first thing, when i opened the door, the lights didnt come on, thought it was a dead battery, tried the liftgate on the way to the drivers side, nothing.

started right up, but no interior lights would come on, door locks dont work, no head lights.

i could flash on the highbeams pulling back on the turnsignal, brake lights work.

which fuse is it? i cant find any burnt?

help!!! its getting cold and gunna snow soon, we might have to drive at night.

thank you guys so much

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

update: i pulled #15 on the left side of the dash, when i put it back in , the interior lights flashed twice, then went out. subsequent tries only makes a single clicking noise from the center of the dash, and "12:00" on the radio.

still no lights. last car payment this month. yay.

MoladoGuy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:42 pm

Hmmm....Maybe its more than just the fuse box. I had a time where my dash lights went off/on and the door locks went nuts and crazy. Come to find out I had a BCM problem. That was when I first bought the Jeep though.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:31 am

turn the inside lights on by turning the little wheel on the multi function switch. the same place you turn the headlights on. :wink:

Tell us how that works out for ya.

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

turning the switch did nothing, no interior, no exterior lights.

saxdogg · **Joined:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:26 pm **Posts:** 199

just try replacing the fuse...they can go bad w/o looking "blown"...

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

which fuse? i put 3 different ones in spot 15 and they did nothing, other than the aformentioned single click and the 12 on the clock

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:24 am

Not to say your stupid or anything. But are you sure your turning the wheel that turns the inside lights on and off? It also dims and dash lights when the head lights are on. Turn the Head lights on and see if you can dim the dash lights. Just to check and make sure the little wheel still works. :wink:

if the inside lights are flashing, then its probably not a fuse. Could be a bad relay?

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

no worries mate, neither the inside nor the outside lights come on, no matter where you turn all the things you can turn on the light control stick. and still no door locks.

o and i was being dexlexic and had previously said it was fuse #15, it was a 15 amp fuse in position 34.

update, after 30 minutes of leaving the fuse in, the clock has stayed on the entire time, pulled it back out

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

i guess ill wait til daylight and ill pull them all and check close.

i am curious as to why there is a fuse that says something about under hood light when there is no under hood light.

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:21 am

Have you tried looking at the codes on the insturment cluster to see if there is a larger problem than just the fuse?

When I first read this thread, I instantly thought the multifunction switch. But then I have been stuck trying to figure out why your windows, radio and interior lights will not go on either. The head lights and radio are obviously not on the same circuit so it can't be just 1 single fuse.

Does your Liberty start right up? Foregoing the possibillity of a dead battery...

If you can't get any codes to show up - it might be a smart idea to head to the dealer for a diagnotics check

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:12 am

Ohh, I misunderstood. Didnt know it wasnt just the inside lights!

The bcm controls all of that. Ive read about those going bad.. Could be that.

MoladoGuy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:04 pm

As I mentioned in my post above about the BCM. It's a very good possibility since you are also stating your power locks are not working.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:13 pm

MoladoGuy wrote:

As I mentioned in my post above about the BCM. It's a very good possibility since you are also stating your power locks are not working.

Haha.. Gosh Im brain dead.. Its finals week.

Ohh.. It could be the BCM.. :lol:

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

yup cranks right up, what codes on the dash?

MoladoGuy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:32 pm

jcphoto20 wrote:

yup cranks right up, what codes on the dash?

Follow this link and also the directions. Then match the codes found on the list.

http://www.allpar.com/fix/computer-codes.html

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

is there a trick to it? i dont get anything but the odometer

MoladoGuy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:17 pm

Hmmm not really a trick with it. Maybe its different for 02's? I know many other folks have had to use different methods, but they had different year models all together.

Keep the key in the last position when you do it. Make sure your odometer is showing total mileage rather than the other screen that shows tracking mileage (where you can reset it to 0). I'm just throwing out guesses but hopefully it will help.

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

mine has the tripmeter on the ceiling computer, only odometer on dash, o well, have an appointment at the stealership in an hour. wish me luck!

i really appreciate you guys trying to help, thank you

saxdogg · **Joined:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:26 pm **Posts:** 199

i know several fuse positions don't line up with the manual/lid...there have been a lot of people who said they were different r they found the right fuse in a different location...I'd check them all

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