Dash lights up like a Christmas Tree

IH8MUD

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Recently my 2015 Rubicon sway bar disconnect and airbag lights started flashing. Shortly thereafter my dash lit up like a Christmas tree and my speedometer went haywire…then magically everything went to normal with the exception of the air bag and sway bar. A month earlier I noticed my headlight lens had a white discoloration…it melted.

Took it to the dealership and they couldn’t figure out why the lens would melt. They ran a diagnostic and all of the hard codes were still in the system.

They said that the Airbag sensor should be replaced and that the sway bar motor was working correctly, however their Library said it should be replaced. I’m lucky, I have the unlimited mileage warranty so I’m cool.

The service agent said they would take care of the sway bar and airbag however what would cause everything else to go crazy?

The dealership is working with me, does anyone else have a clue?
 
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I had to disassemble the negative battery clamp and bend the fingers on the tab a bit to make the clamp work right.
After doing this, my dash lights stopped acting up.
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If that does not fix the issue the next thing to look at is replacing the TIPM with a new or rebuilt one. My MW3 fried the sway bar disconnect fried the internals after being submerged for 30 minutes in a water crossing and that in turn too out the TIPM.
 

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