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1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee: headlights failing or too dim
8 of the 892 complaints about the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
The bulbs that illiminated the switch enabling the consumer to turn on the fog light, dim the panel light, and locate the headlight switch, burnt out. As a result, consumer was unable to locate and utilize the components. The bulbs could not be replaced because they were not available from the manufacturer or after market.
Vehicle failed va state safety inspection due to headlamp lenses being discolored due to exposing car to sunlight. I am contacting the dealer on monday morning.
Vehicle shut down without prior warning steering wheel locked up. Back wheel bearing were still rubbiing, and headlights go on and off. Dealership is aware of problems.
While driving with headlights on, if consumer moves or tilts steering wheel, headlights go out. *ak the tilt steering wheel problem is due to defective design by manufacturer. When the wheel was tilted to the maximum, the multifunction switch connector become unpluged.
Dealer has looked at the vehicle, and found no problems, however, it still doesn't work correctly. As well, the passenger front door panel came a part, the tail pipe rattles, the front right shock bushing failed, the panic alarm sometimes will not disenguage, there is a vibration at 55mph, the front left speaker has come loose and makes a rattle, the cruise control over/under accels/decels, and the headlights will sometimes stay on after you turn them off.
Electrical malfunction resulted in ear lamp/headlight/radio/clock failure.
Left head lamp failed.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
8 of 892 owner complaints about the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fuel pump 61Stalling 59Won't start 19Power steering loss 16No deployment 13Slipping 13Door locks 11Fire or smoke 11Transmission failure 11Grinding brakes 10Pulling 10Check engine light 9Engine failure 8Loss of power 8Ball joint 7Brake failure 7Knocking 7Jerking 7Overheating 7Steering lock-up 6Sudden acceleration 6Tire blowout 6ABS 5Adaptive cruise 5Rollaway 5Won't shift 5Wipers 5
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