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Thumper291 Mar 1, 2013 06:21 AM

Lights dim
 
When I back out of my driveway and cut the wheel to the right, the turn to the left when my wheels straighten out my lights dime. Does this happen to any of you

C2U5H Mar 1, 2013 07:01 AM

If it's really cold and it's right after you start your Jeep, it could be the power steering pump working really hard to move that thick steering fluid. Would put more load on the engine and perhaps slow down the alternator a bit. You can usually see this happen if you turned it to full lock and kept trying to turn more, too, to verify. That's the only thing I can think of. It's not a problem and is pretty normal for vehicles I've owned.

JK-Ford Mar 1, 2013 08:48 AM


Originally Posted by C2U5H (Post 3453927)
If it's really cold and it's right after you start your Jeep, it could be the power steering pump working really hard to move that thick steering fluid. Would put more load on the engine and perhaps slow down the alternator a bit. You can usually see this happen if you turned it to full lock and kept trying to turn more, too, to verify. That's the only thing I can think of. It's not a problem and is pretty normal for vehicles I've owned.

Good Call. :thumbsup:


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