96 suburban when i bought it the bright lights didn't work properly, had to turn on the turn signal to temporarily fix the short so they would go from dim to bright. Now that seems ok. However my dash lights and tail lights stopped working at the same time. But the brake lights still work. Any idea where to find cause of this short?

SOURCE: no tail lights or brake lights

You will have to change out the actual socket that the bulbs plug in to. I had one of my brake lights go out recently and replaced it with a new bulb, just for it to burn out again and not come on. I purchased the whole light assembly (plug that goes into the actual rear light cover with the bulb snapped into it). It only costs around $13.00 to replace each socket. The Jeep dealership stated that all Grand Cherokee's have a problem with shorting out the light socket plugs. Take your bulbs out of your tail light assembly and see if the socket plug is burnt a little. Mine was, and once I replaced the whole piece, my lights starting working again.

mike loshbough

• 1011 Answers
• Posted on Jan 25, 2009

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this needs the multifunction switch in the steering column the flasher switch is connected to this!

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sounds like a broken wire in the harness. look around the bumper area,sometimes along the frame. may have to peel back some tape covering. also if you have a trailer harness look closely at those.

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dimmer switch is on the dash on your r/s and must be replaced

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I dont have a diagram but the brake light switch has to feed the turn signal switch, Either that wire has a bad connection, or the turn signal switch is bad. Jiggle the turn signal lever and see if the brake lights try to work.