# Ranger 4x4 lights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ranger, ford\ **Created:** [August 20, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger-4x4-lights/80989 "2013-08-20T16:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BashfulBush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@BashfulBush](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BashfulBush)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger-4x4-lights/80989/1 "2013-08-20T16:50:00Z")
Can anyone help me before my mechanic tears all of his hair out! I had a reconditioned gearbox fitted in my 2001 Ranger but since then the 4x4 light won’t go out on the dash. I bought a new cable as it seemed as though the nodule on the end wasn’t connecting properly & this worked for about 1/2 an hour then the annoying little light was there again. Has anyone else had this problem? If so…how did you fix it? Thanks for any suggestions ---
**Author:** ![D-Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/d-man/32/2667_2.png) [@D-Man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/D-Man)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger-4x4-lights/80989/2 "2013-08-22T20:38:55Z")
Activation switch could be shorted. ---
**Author:** ![BashfulBush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@BashfulBush](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BashfulBush)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger-4x4-lights/80989/3 "2013-08-23T13:26:11Z")
Thanks for that, will pass it on ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger-4x4-lights/80989/4 "2013-08-24T05:04:57Z")
If there is just a simple switch connection to ground that turns on the light then the switch contacts may just be dirty.