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Hi again Jay. Did you check the condition of the battery cables? --Geoff On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Jay Phillips <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 <cameronsmo...@...> > 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 <geoff.gari...@...> wrote: > > From: Geoff <geoff.gari...@...> > > 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- ow...@yahoogroup > s.com>Yahoo! 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