‘No power until I press the brake pedal’ is for sure a symptom of a ground issue. Even if a ground ‘looks fine’, remove, clean with sand paper, reinstall. Bet you fix your ride without spending any more $$
Can’t help much, except to say nothing OEM has handwritten notes on it. Don’t let that loose wire distract you, it’s not the issue.
Plus factory wiring is secured in OE tubing.
Last month I bought a 2009 with 193,000 miles. It’s a second car for me. I’ll have to hang some new parts on it occasionally over the next couple years...but with my budget it’s the only way im getting into a wrangler, the used market is insane!
Not to offend anybody, but is there something the...