Fog Light Switch Problems of Jeep Wrangler

While headlights/fog lights on, right turn signal on as vehicle making turn fog lights go off. Intermittent sound with am-fm part of radio, satellite part works fine .

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Headlights will not turn off while driving down the road. Fog lights work, but headlights and high beams shut off completely. Then randomly will turn on. This can last for days or even months. Then it happens again.

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Headlights will flash 4 times and then turn off. Sometimes I am able to drive it and sometimes not. I have brought to mechanic twice now for that issue. The first time they worked fine for him,even though I had to drive with just fog lights the night before. The second time he put in a new switch but found that wasn't the problem and the lights were working again. . I brought it home and again the lights didn't work. Upon research I have found that a lot of others complain about the same issue and have spent hundreds of dollars on parts it may be, only to continue to have the same problem. I have a vehicle that may or may not work properly and it is very concerning to whether or not the headlights will go out during driving. This is a safety concern and should be addressed immediately.

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The vehicle headlights will randomly cut off while driving. The headlight issue effects both headlights and fog lights and will stay out for seconds and on several occasions require several minutes before coming back on both while stationary and while driving. I had the switch on the steering column replaced which did not correct the issue. The problem has been diagnosed to the fuse box. The headlights cutting out is a major concern and when I called Jeep for a price they had it in stock which would indicate this is a known and normal issue.

Headlights continue to go out. Daughter has to drive home with fog lights. Engine fan comes on and off. Took to Jeep they said it was a short and it worked for a month, same thing. After research it appears the tipm is bad, lots of complaints etc. Online regarding this issue. The lights have gone off while driving on highway, and city street and also after the car was parked at work all day. It is random. I have tapped on the tipm module and then turned on the lights and they work again for a day or two and then go out again. This has happened several times since December 2015, the last time was March 5, 2016.

Windshield wipers do not work. Fog lights do not work. Engine light and traction control lights come on and off at random. Dealer advised tipm is bad and must be replaced. Back log on replacement part and ship date is unknown.

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Fog lights would not shut off, had to pull fuse. Mechanic found left side multi function switch had an internal defect and the connector was melted at the switch. Both the switch and the connector had to be replaced. Concerned that this a potential fire hazard.

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Had been noticing a plastic burning smell for a couple months, never found a cause or anything not working properly. Driving home early one morning I noticed my headlights were not working, the brights worked and so did the fog lights, but no low beams. After looking on Jeep forums and noticing a lot of people were having the same problem I decided to take the cover off my column and take a look. The wiring harness connected to my multifunction switch was burnt, proof of at least one small electrical fire, if not multiple small fires. I cannot be the only one with this problem, multiple posters on Jeep forums have reported similar events.

The headlights of the Jeep spiratically go off. You just never know when they will work. Sometimes when you start the car up they won't work, but the most dangerous is when they go off when you are driving at night and have no idea that they have shut off. The high beams won't work when this happens, but the parking and fog lights can be used as some kind of back up.

While traveling at highway speed at night, headlights suddenly went out. They remain out for over 5 seconds, may come back on just to go out again. In other instances since started, headlight behavior will become suddenly erratic, one light will go out while other remains on, or both may go out. When this emergency condition occurs, high beams or fog lights must be activated to maintain visibility, and control of vehicle. Since first occurrence both bulbs have been changed but incidents continued to occur. Headlights are stock bulbs.

The multifunction switch with the fog lights cuts the lights on when the driver does not put the on. When the vehicle is sitting still, the fog lights will flip on, when I apply the signal light on the fog light switch pops on. I had to remove the fuse to get the fog lights off.

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The wipers keep turning on by themselves and sometimes won't shut off. They also sometimes come on when the turn signals are used, and again sometimes won't turn off. They sometimes won't turn on. Also, bulbs, such as headlight, markers, and fog lights keep blowing out on an extremely frequent basis. All these thing happen when the Jeep is both in motion and idling both on city streets and highway driving. . . . . Going foreword and during mid turn. While accelerating and braking. All occurrences have happened during all 4 new york seasons. And at no specific time of day. We have no photos but this happens at various times and has happened many times since the Jeep was bought new in 2010 and this was brought to the attention of the dealership which informed me that they did not physically "see" it happen therefore could not diagnose. I will put a date in the "when did this happen box" below as a start point. . . But know it has happened many times and continues to happen to this day.

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Multifunction light switch has failed after 60,000 miles of vehicle operation. Symptoms of failure are: fog lights engage intermittently when signaling right-hand turns or when driving over rough surface roads. An electrical "popping" noise can be heard originating from the headlight switch stalk where the fog light switch resides. Assembly was removed and inspected for any physical damage or loose wiring contacts, but no external defects could be observed. Vehicle does not experience any sort of abnormal use or abuse. I believe that this is a possible fire hazard, as numerous other owners have complained of switch failure leading to melted, burned wires and connectors in the multifunction switch wiring harness, as well as in the switch itself. This problem is identical to that plaguing many pt cruisers, which use the same switch assembly as this vehicle. The problem will most likely require replacement of the multifunction switch assembly, but as the design shows no signs of undergoing an engineering revision since introduction, I believe that any replacement part will ultimately present the same problem after only a matter of time.