Hello everyone. I am new to the forum, although I have owned my 2015 JK Sport since 2016; which has served as my daily driver since purchased. I have been experiencing a strange electrical issue, which I will describe below. I apologize in advance if this has been covered before, but I honestly do not know how to research this particular issue. I also apologize for the lengthy description below.
OK, so for almost a month now, as I am driving my JK, I will randomly hear the warning sound the vehicle makes when there is a problem. When I look at my dash, none of the warning indicators are lit up and nothing displays on the info screen of the tachometer. I believe it was the weekend after my first experience of the mentioned issue, I finally got around to replacing the stock radio in my JK, because the AM/FM tuner stopped working back in late December. Now, I have to be honest here, because I was trying to do the radio project on a budget, I did not purchase the module for connecting the steering wheel controls to the radio or the adapter pigtail for the wire connections. Instead, I consulted the connector diagram found on Mopar Connection Repair Kit (http://connectors.dcctools.com/home.htm), and the wiring in the installation manual of the aftermarket radio, and I spliced my connections for power and the speaker connections, and I also cut a few wires that I did not need for the install (yes, I know that I probably should not have done that). The radio worked just fine, once I ironed out the settings of the radio itself, and everything operated liked it should for about a week or so...until yesterday.
OK, now keep in mind that my JK is about as barebones as a 2015 model can be: manual locks and windows, keyed ignition without remote start, etc. As I was loading up my stuff into my JK so I could leave for work yesterday morning, I noticed that the radio was on, and my keys were still in my pocket. I also noticed that the time on the radio had defaulted to 12:00 AM, and it was around 6:00 AM when I was preparing to leave for work yesterday. I turned the radio off and left for work. As I was driving in to work, I heard the warning sound at two different times, and in both instances, the traction control indicator light flashed on and off, but the traction control itself didn't do anything. Then, on my way home yesterday, I heard the warning sound once, and I did not see anything on my dash. This morning, as I was driving into work, I was on a stretch of road that is posted 45 MPH, which was the speed that I was driving (sorry, I don't drive my Jeep like a stole it). Anyway, while I was on this stretch of road, I heard the warning sound, and when I looked down at my dash, I saw the speedometer needle moving back up to 45 MPH.
I prefer to work on my own vehicles, however, I realize that I will most-likely have to make an appointment with the local dealership for service. Before I do that, I wanted to post this to see if anyone has experienced a similar issue, and if so, what your experience was like.
Thank you for reading my saga and for your input, Kenny
OK, so for almost a month now, as I am driving my JK, I will randomly hear the warning sound the vehicle makes when there is a problem. When I look at my dash, none of the warning indicators are lit up and nothing displays on the info screen of the tachometer. I believe it was the weekend after my first experience of the mentioned issue, I finally got around to replacing the stock radio in my JK, because the AM/FM tuner stopped working back in late December. Now, I have to be honest here, because I was trying to do the radio project on a budget, I did not purchase the module for connecting the steering wheel controls to the radio or the adapter pigtail for the wire connections. Instead, I consulted the connector diagram found on Mopar Connection Repair Kit (http://connectors.dcctools.com/home.htm), and the wiring in the installation manual of the aftermarket radio, and I spliced my connections for power and the speaker connections, and I also cut a few wires that I did not need for the install (yes, I know that I probably should not have done that). The radio worked just fine, once I ironed out the settings of the radio itself, and everything operated liked it should for about a week or so...until yesterday.
OK, now keep in mind that my JK is about as barebones as a 2015 model can be: manual locks and windows, keyed ignition without remote start, etc. As I was loading up my stuff into my JK so I could leave for work yesterday morning, I noticed that the radio was on, and my keys were still in my pocket. I also noticed that the time on the radio had defaulted to 12:00 AM, and it was around 6:00 AM when I was preparing to leave for work yesterday. I turned the radio off and left for work. As I was driving in to work, I heard the warning sound at two different times, and in both instances, the traction control indicator light flashed on and off, but the traction control itself didn't do anything. Then, on my way home yesterday, I heard the warning sound once, and I did not see anything on my dash. This morning, as I was driving into work, I was on a stretch of road that is posted 45 MPH, which was the speed that I was driving (sorry, I don't drive my Jeep like a stole it). Anyway, while I was on this stretch of road, I heard the warning sound, and when I looked down at my dash, I saw the speedometer needle moving back up to 45 MPH.
I prefer to work on my own vehicles, however, I realize that I will most-likely have to make an appointment with the local dealership for service. Before I do that, I wanted to post this to see if anyone has experienced a similar issue, and if so, what your experience was like.
Thank you for reading my saga and for your input, Kenny
