Front locker light flashing on dash

[WSS]

Hey guys, I have been working on all my dash lights, I finally had everything off, all cel's, ABS, etc.. Twice now, I have had my padlock icon (front locker??) flashing. I do not have stock axles, they have been swapped with D60's front and back and have ARB lockers installed. The rocker switch is still in place and when I push up (front) the icon on the dash will flash, when I push down, the other padlock (rear) icon will flash. From there, I really do not know the sequence to turn them off, I just keep pushing stuff until both lights are out. However, recently the front will start to flash without activation and I cannot find a sequence to turn it off.

Any ideas or suggestions? It is a mild frustration right now, but my hope is to master all the dash lights soon.

 

[BLACKJKU]

You can't pull the bulbs?

 

[WSS]

You can't pull the bulbs?

Hummm, is there bulbs for those lights? That would certainly solve the problem.

 

[BLACKJKU]

Hummm, is there bulbs for those lights? That would certainly solve the problem.

I don't know I know the older vehicles have bulbs but who knows about these electrical nightmares.

 

[WSS]

In retrospect, when I swapped my TIPM, I did loose some settings, like the tire ratio/size to mph setting. I likely lost the "no lockers" setting too. Does this make any sense? Why did it take 4 months for it to rear it's head? Loving my JK!

 

[BLACKJKU]

In retrospect, when I swapped my TIPM, I did loose some settings, like the tire ratio/size to mph setting. I likely lost the "no lockers" setting too. Does this make any sense? Why did it take 4 months for it to rear it's head? Loving my JK!

Not sure if the settings for things like that are in the TIPM.

 

[WSS]

Not sure if the settings for things like that are in the TIPM.

Not really part of the tipm, but it did reset the ecm to default tire size, at least I think that is what happened. It was the only thing I changed when that happened. I had fine tuned the tire size ratio before the swap to get the speedo dead on, then the swap, it was back to default. Apparently, the locker setting is one of about five settings that get reset if your tipm is not flashed correctly. I bought mine and did a drop in install, so I know the tipm did not hold those instructions.

 

[WSS]

chatgpt did this cheat sheet for me showing the likely tipm reset/default issues that jScan can fix....

2009 Jeep JK - TIPM & JScan Quick Config Checklist
Quick reference after TIPM replacement or electrical changes.
Applies to 2009 Jeep Wrangler JK. Use JScan app + OBD adapter.

1. Tire Size Calibration
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Tire Size
- Measure actual tire diameter (inches) from ground to top, ~1/3 tread worn.
- Enter measurement, write configuration, cycle ignition.

2. Disable Factory Locker System (No Lockers)
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Axle Locker Present
- Set to: Not Present (or No Lockers)
- Write configuration, cycle ignition.

3. Transfer Case Type
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Transfer Case Type
- Non-Rubicon: NV241J
- Rubicon: NV241OR
- Write configuration, cycle ignition.

4. Cruise Control Present
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Cruise Control Present
- Set to Yes if equipped.
- Write configuration, cycle ignition.

5. Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Daytime Running Lights Type
- Select desired DRL behavior (None, Low Beam, High Beam, etc.).
- Write configuration.

6. TPMS Settings
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- Adjust PSI threshold to match your setup (e.g., beadlocks/low PSI off-road).
- Or disable if desired.

7. Fog Lights with High Beams
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Fog Lamp Dropout
- Set to No (fogs stay on with high beams).
- Write configuration.

8. Headlamp Type
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Headlamp Type
- Select LED if upgraded (prevents bulb-out warnings).

9. LED Hyperflash Fix
- Menu: Adaptations -> Vehicle Configuration -> Lamp Out Detection
- For each LED lamp (front turn, rear turn, parking), set detection to Not Present or Disabled.
- Write configuration, cycle ignition.

Tip: Save a full module scan report in JScan after making changes.

 

[WSS]

The jScan did fix the locker light, it showed "enabled", I switched it to "disabled" and it has not come back on, in fact the switch is dead now. No activation at all.

The "hyperflash" issue is only available on 2011 and up models. Go figure.