XJ confuses blinker with Hazards...Wire shortage problem?

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blackhawk411

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Location

OC, SoCal

• Dec 12, 2007

• #1

So apparently when I turn on the blinker my hazards come on. This does not happen all the time because when I try to do it it never happens. But my friends have told me that and yesterday my wife told me because she saw it while following me home.

What could this be??? My blinker column thing's kinda broken, could it be causing it? When I try to turn on the left blinker sometimes it doesn't want to, it gets stuck and I gotta apply alot of force. Could this be causing the problem?

 

Wayne Sihler

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Location

Maurertown,Va.

• Dec 12, 2007

• #2

It,s a common problem.A new signal switch will fix it.
A search would have turned up many threads.
Wayne

 

SOUTHTEXASXJ

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Location

Odem Texas

• Dec 12, 2007

• #3

X2 switch!

 

xjtrailrider

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Location

Roanoke VA

• Dec 13, 2007

• #4

X3, switch! Just did a 98, it only takes a few min. but then again I have put a few in.

The switch is a dealer only item and they run between 50-70.

 

UNCC_99XJ

Twisted Up

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Location

Harrisburg, NC

• Dec 13, 2007

• #5

X4 switch. Extremely common issue on the 97+ XJ's.

 

Begster

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Location

Cape Cod/Boston, Mass

• Dec 13, 2007

• #6

I guess I'll X5 it. My hazards come on when I put my left blinker on, but shut off after I've turned some. My hazards at one point wouldn't come on for over 5 straight minutes after having the switch on, and then only one side came on. Taking it apart and cleaning it some does help, but it will come back and is just as easy to replace it.

 

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blackhawk411

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Location

OC, SoCal

• Dec 13, 2007

• #7

I guess I will replace it lol.

 

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FoMoCo

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Location

SoCal

• Dec 13, 2007

• #8

hmm, good to know
my blinkers work fine but the last time I used teh flashers they didn't work right away then only the right flasher was working but after jiggling and turning on and off a few times they started working

that blows its a dealer only item tho

 

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comanche37

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Maryland

• Jan 23, 2008

• #9

Replacing the turn signal switch on the steering column corrected this problem on my son's '99 XJ. It was intermittent, difficult to diagnose, but thanks to the posts on this forum we were able to solve this.

Thanks for the help, Dan

 

jeeperguy21

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Location

Syracuse, UT

• Jan 23, 2008

• #10

Mine would only do it if my Jeep was running. If I just had the key on the on position and turned the blinkers on, it wouldn't do it. The mechanic said he couldn't get it to do it the whole day he was working on it, but as soon as I turned it on and tried it, it started doing it, so then he agreed that there was a problem