jslabaugh@gmail.com

Hello, Jeep fans.

I have a '93 Cherokee Limited with almost 200k miles on it. I love
it... It's been rock solid since the day I bought it. Unfortunately,
it's developed a problem that's quickly turning into a huge hassle...
The interior lights won't go out. Ever. Well, at least not when I
want them to go out. Needless to say, this slowly drains the battery
and oh how much fun that creates with the alarm (since disconnected).

The problem is intermitent and really seems to show up and go away with
the bumps in the road. One minute the interior lights are off, a
stop-sign later they're back on. I'm guessing it's a loose wire or
switch somewhere for obvious reasons. That said, I've seen the car
parked and -- bam! -- the lights come on with no one even touching my
ride! So weird. We've verified that the interior lights switch (the
slider) is working as intended, or at least it seems to be. As well,
my mechanic has checked all the door switches and those look fine.
(Also, the doors show up as open on the console when they're open,
closed when the doors are closed.)

I'm pretty much at wits end... We've gotten really good at
disconnecting the battery every time we park the car. (Guys seem to
love it when my gf jumps out, pops the hood and goes to work...
Unfortunately, she's not so amused by this.) My mechanic is suggesting
we replace the main console that controls the lights... He says it's
next to the heater core and may just be worn out. While I trust this
guy a ton and he's never done me wrong, he's admitted that he has no
idea on this one and it's an expensive part, so I figured I'd appeal to
people who may have more experience in this arena... Any suggestions
on what it might be? Anyone else had this issue with their Jeeps?

Thanks!