With any electrical problem don't overlook the easy stuff. Start by inspecting your bulbs and fuses. I can get you a wiring diagram if needed.

 

I agree,I know it sounds like a long shot, But it sounds like you may simply have at least two blown bulbs, probable one on each side. check the bulbs.

 

my other thought is it could be a bad ground but then would the lights in my dash still come on? also, where is the ground for this circuit?

someone told me it could be the switch but then the i would have to pull the column.

I had the same trouble not long ago, and it was the wiring harness(rubber boot) that goes to the drivers door, wires were all messed up in there...

First thing is check the bulbs

 

i'll change the bulbs during lunch today and report back. thanks guys.

 

it's not the turn signal flasher

I'm not sure if you mean relay when you say flasher but if you don't mean relay, then check that. That's what controls the blinking and it's probably right near the fusebox itself. They're the little silver cylinders that plug into a board.

Try googling to find a jeep forum, you'll probably find a DIY section that covered this already.

 

the turn signal flasher is what you are talking about, the cylinder that plugs in the fuse box. thanks again everyone

 

i've read similiar situations on the jeep forums but not the exact same problem so i have ideas of what it could be but i don't know for certain yet. if you have the wiring diagram let me ask you this - if it was a ground problem then would the green lights in my dash still be able to come on? i think it's on the same circuit meaning that the ground would have to be good or the light in my dash wouldnt be lighting...

 

Have you done any electrical work to the vehicle recently ie. Stereo install, fog light install? Just curious if something you did may have affected the signals. I ask cause Ive done stuff like that in the past.

 

I think Drop Tine nailed it. I was forever replacing bulbs in my jeep. when one blows the do the exact thing you describe because they stop completing the circut to cause the light to blink. Some newer cars a blown bulb makes the arrows blink faster when a bulb blows. It probably wouldn't hurt to get some contact cleaner, take all the bulbs out and clean the sockets. There may be old grease or corrosion in the sockets that is causing problems as well. after cleaning the sockets and applying a THIN coat of grease try the bulbs again if they are not obviously blown.

 

Try contacting Roger from RAD he is big into jeeps, he might be able to help.

 

I have alot of experience with these jeeps and first thing I would do is get a new flasher and put it in I don't care if u swaps it with your buddies. Check power to the flasher check all fuses and bulbs if that's all good u need a multifunction switch in the column

 

you need a power probe and schemitic.to know what wires are pos and neg.look for corrosion,broken wires.

 

Its a simple turn signal switch no diagram needed.



When u turn on turn signal and the green light lights up does the turn signal bulb on the outside of the car stay lit also?

 

ive had 2 cherokees and 1 got water in the light housing and caused the bulb to short, another possibility is, happened to my ranger, the hazard buttom doesnt come out all the way and caused the blinker on the dash to stay lit, try pulling the hazard button out and wiggle it alittle

 

the 93 doesnt have a multi function switch, that started in 94, more than likely not a switch problem. but it may have a factory equipped tow harness, check behind the rear bumper for a rusted out connector, even aftermarket connectors can cause problems when they corrode.

 

i figured out what the problem was this morning - i started looking behind the bumber like sid61 said and found where the wire was broken from being rusted/corroded. i didn't think it could be an open circuit like this because the lights in the dash worked but it's fixed now. THANKS GUYS!!