OK....I rotated the dash light dimmer switch back and forth several times, drove the car for a while and the flickering light issue reared it's ugly head!
On to the next possible fix, replacing the original battery. Drove the car again for quite a while and the problem is still there. I'll be driving down the road or sitting at an intersection, and hear the click, click, clicking of a relay. If I'm behind someone I'll see the reflection of the lights flickering. This is not a full-time issue. It only pops up from time to time. And it only seems to occur when the parking lights along with the fog lights are on. Should I completely change out the dimmer switch? Thanks, Jay --- In [email protected], Lisa Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yep this was the culprit behind my flickering dash lights. We changed the battery last week, thank goodness my husband did it, otherwise we would have surely paid more in labor than what we did for the battery. But anyway, all is working great now. I have a 2001 ES with around 87K miles. Also we had to replace the brake (electrical switch) yesterday. All in all, the car has been a great one. Our son hopefully will be driving it in about 5 more years, and I'll have another new car. :O) > > --- On Sat, 8/30/08, Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [dodge_intrepid] 2002 Intrepid ~ Lights flickering ~ Head lights & Interio > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 11:10 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > Yep. Classic issue. The dimmer switch in the dash is usually the culprit. > > Rotate it through its travel a few times to clean anything on the contacts > > you can, and then set it just a "skosh" below full dash brightness. See if > > that doesn't clear it up. I believe the dimmer is really an input to the > > body controller that gets wonky over time and sensitive to battery voltage > > conditions. I can't prove it. > > > > If you live in a snowy climate, and still have the original battery, > > consider replacing the battery and inspect the cable ends VERY carefully for > > corrosion. Mine were eaten alive just under the cable insulation near the > > end, probably by road salt spray. I replaced the connectors after trimming > > a small amount of cable and it really seemed to help a lot of odd little > > things. (Unfortunately, the positive cable is tied into the engine harness > > and isn't easy to just replace.) My original battery outlasted its > > usefulness. It would still crank the car but wasn't taking a full charge, > > and thus was causing some strange electronic issues due to low voltage. > > Something to consider, anyway. > > > > --Geoff > > > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Jay Phillips <mopar_superbird@ yahoo.com>wrote: > > > > > Hi Group, > > > > > > Our 2002 Dodge Intrepid (purchased new, and currently has 89,000 > > > miles) has a problem. Every so often it will flicker the headlights > > > and/or interior lights for no reason while driving down the road. > > > > > > You can hear the relay under the dash clicking, and clicking, and > > > clicking. Then it stops and may not do it again for a month. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > > > Web: <http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/dodge_ intrepid> > > > Subscribe: <mailto://dodge_ intrepid- subscribe@ yahoogroups. com> > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto://dodge_ intrepid- unsubscribe@ yahoogroups. com> > > > Moderator: <mailto://dodge_ intrepid- [EMAIL PROTECTED] s.com>Yahoo! Groups > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > --Geoff > > Cell: (313)506-7295 > > Sterling Heights CERT > > '04 Grand Cherokee | '05 Town & Country > > http://www.moparmai linglist. com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
