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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Electrical Gremlins with my 2015 JK Sport
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<blockquote data-quote="WROZ317" data-source="post: 447778" data-attributes="member: 23397"><p>OK, I have an update for all of you...</p><p></p><p>The battery connection appeared to be tight, but I disconnected them from the battery anyway. I read somewhere about performing a hard reboot of the system, so I thought I would give it try becuase my instrument cluster did reboot on me when I was driving to work the other day. I did the hard reboot over night last night, and following Barry's suggestion of cleaning the connections before I reconnected the battery. The radio turned on by itself again, but at the moment, I was not concerned about that as much as whether it helped or made my situation worse. I took my Jeep out for a little drive, and about an hour later, I heard that audible ring indicating that there was a problem...and this time, wow! The windshield wipers began to operate, and the switch was in the off position. The instrument cluster lit up like a Christmas tree (I apologize if I offended anyone's religious beliefs), and lost the speedo and fuel gauge. About this point in time, I was approximately 40 miles from home. I pulled off at the very next exit and pulled into a diner. I turned off my Jeep, after snapping a pic of the dash with my phone, and went inside the diner to grab lunch. After eating my lunch, I got back in the Jeep, and immediately, the audible ring, the lighting of the dash, and the inactive speedo and fuel gauge returned before I even pulled out of the parking spot. The wipers also were operating again, with the switch in the off position. I also forgot to mention that I lost my turn signals and 4-way hazard lights as well. I had to drive with hand signals...and I don't mean the middle digit; although, I probably received a few.</p><p></p><p>I don't want to jump to conclusions, but I have read about similar issues, and the blam was placed on the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM). I know that these are pricey to replace, and I don't want to throw money at something like that without knowing for sure that is the issue, and I am sure that most of you would agree to that. I am only aware of the ground strap on the motor and inside the front passenger foot well in my JK. Can someone please tell me where I may find the other grounds on my JK? I've tried researching that information, and I have not had much luck.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for all of your help so far, and for what is to follow.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and here's the pic I took after I pulled into the parking lot of diner:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]121181[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WROZ317, post: 447778, member: 23397"] OK, I have an update for all of you... The battery connection appeared to be tight, but I disconnected them from the battery anyway. I read somewhere about performing a hard reboot of the system, so I thought I would give it try becuase my instrument cluster did reboot on me when I was driving to work the other day. I did the hard reboot over night last night, and following Barry's suggestion of cleaning the connections before I reconnected the battery. The radio turned on by itself again, but at the moment, I was not concerned about that as much as whether it helped or made my situation worse. I took my Jeep out for a little drive, and about an hour later, I heard that audible ring indicating that there was a problem...and this time, wow! The windshield wipers began to operate, and the switch was in the off position. The instrument cluster lit up like a Christmas tree (I apologize if I offended anyone's religious beliefs), and lost the speedo and fuel gauge. About this point in time, I was approximately 40 miles from home. I pulled off at the very next exit and pulled into a diner. I turned off my Jeep, after snapping a pic of the dash with my phone, and went inside the diner to grab lunch. After eating my lunch, I got back in the Jeep, and immediately, the audible ring, the lighting of the dash, and the inactive speedo and fuel gauge returned before I even pulled out of the parking spot. The wipers also were operating again, with the switch in the off position. I also forgot to mention that I lost my turn signals and 4-way hazard lights as well. I had to drive with hand signals...and I don't mean the middle digit; although, I probably received a few. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but I have read about similar issues, and the blam was placed on the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM). I know that these are pricey to replace, and I don't want to throw money at something like that without knowing for sure that is the issue, and I am sure that most of you would agree to that. I am only aware of the ground strap on the motor and inside the front passenger foot well in my JK. Can someone please tell me where I may find the other grounds on my JK? I've tried researching that information, and I have not had much luck. Thank you for all of your help so far, and for what is to follow. Oh, and here's the pic I took after I pulled into the parking lot of diner: [ATTACH type="full"]121181[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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