# Intermittent electrical problem 2002 Jeep Liberty **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** liberty, electrical-wiring, jeep\ **Created:** [July 16, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803 "2007-07-16T18:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JeepLiberty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@JeepLiberty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JeepLiberty)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/1 "2007-07-16T18:48:58Z")
About a half-dozen times in the past 2 weeks, the interior lights of my 2002 Jeep Liberty have gone on (the 2 over the rear view mirror and the one in the back tail gate). Nothing I do turns them off. They just eventually go off as mysteriously as they came on. This is obviously a wiring issue but before I take it in, I’d like to have an idea as to where most likely the issue is. Anyone have any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/2 "2007-07-17T01:45:51Z")
You should have your owners manual eh? Check the fuse/relay spec section and see if there is a relay in the interior light dimmer switch circuit. Lastly, a bad ground connection. Also, you could have a faulty rheostat in that same switch. Another suspect may be a fault in an associated circuit. Is there something else operating on the same circuit? ---
**Author:** ![JeepLiberty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@JeepLiberty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JeepLiberty)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/3 "2007-07-18T20:31:03Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/4 "2007-07-19T00:03:53Z")
I had a similar problem in a Volvo. It seems that the passenger rear door wasn’t latching completely, allowing the lights to come on under certain circumstances. Adjusted the door latch and haven’t had a problem since. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 8:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/5 "2007-07-20T08:22:59Z")
I had the same problem on my Ford Ranger and all it was was the door switchs that suppose to turn your overhead lights on when you open the doors. I would first check the drivers side switch. All these switches do is complete the circut to ground. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 8:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/6 "2007-07-29T08:33:15Z")
I have the same problem with my 2002 liberty. It’s somehow connected to the turn signal. Mine comes on when I use it. Jiggling the turn signal turns it off. ---
**Author:** ![jeepguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@jeepguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeepguy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/7 "2007-08-26T23:35:17Z")
I own a 2002 Liberty and have also experienced this exact same issue. I’ve had a difficult time trying to correlate actions that trigger the interior lights going on, but it seems to happen when making a turn or taking a curve. I’m not sure if the turn signal has anything to do with it, but the suggestions about a door latch being loose makes a lot of sense. I’m going to look into that. ---
**Author:** ![erinwalsh126](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@erinwalsh126](https://community.cartalk.com/u/erinwalsh126)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/8 "2007-10-17T15:17:25Z")
I also own a 2002 Liberty. I have had the exact same problem. When I asked the dealer about it they told me it was the multifunction switch that needed replacing. however i dont know using the signal while going around a curve or taking a turn can create this problem. Any one get any resolution? ---
**Author:** ![Quigley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c67d28/32.png) [@Quigley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Quigley)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-electrical-problem-2002-jeep-liberty/1803/9 "2010-10-18T16:36:35Z")
I have noticed the same problem. With so many people experiencing this why hasn’t or has the company put in a recall to fix the problem.