my reverse lights dont work what could be wrong?

1995 JEEP CHEROKEE
260,000 MILES
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KEIGEIR
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they use to work alot but sometimes wouldnt work but now they almost never work. i dont think its a fuse because everything else works.
Feb 29, 2012 at 8:25 PM
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CARADIODOC
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If a fuse is blown, the circuit won't work intermittently. "Everything else" working means nothing because there's dozens of fuses for those other circuits.

Suspect the neutral safety switch first. When the lights are not working, unplug the connector from the switch and use a stretched out paper clip or piece of wire to jump the two outer terminals. If the backup lights come on when the ignition switch is in the "run" position, but not when the switch is plugged in, the switch must be replaced.
Feb 29, 2012 at 8:34 PM