The biggest electrical problem with the JT/JL is the habits of the drivers. If the batteries are not kept charged, it's a downward spiral toward disappointment.
It depends on the state and how they treat Salvage Titles. The biggest issues I see are ability and cost to insure, and ability to sell when you are done with it. Unless you can get and keep documentation showing why it has a Salvage Title, most people will want nothing to do with it.
What all these sad stories about getting stranded leave out is how they ignored the warning signs that the batteries were on a path to failure.
Keeping the ESS from turning off the engine has no effect on the lifespan or charging of the batteries. The biggest problem is not keeping the...
I keep the digital speedometer up on the center display. It's only one down arrow to bring up the info screen, and then the left arrow to scroll through them all, and one up arrow to put it back. I also have a shortcut on the screen for the Off Road Pages, but usually only bring that up when...
Here, many of the stations have the environmental nozzles that contain the fumes. I've only had it burp up one time, so far. I fill on the slowest setting possible. I usually get gas at the Sam's Club about a mile away. They have eight double-sided pumps and are always busy, so the fuel...
To use the Jeep App for Remote Start requires a SiriusXM Guardian subscription and a factory installed Remote Start option with a cellular equipped head unit.
Did you question the dealer about it? I did, because it was listed wrong on my first oil change. He told me that the truck got what it was supposed to have, and they had a generic entry in the invoicing system that they used for the free oil changes. I put almost 60k miles on that truck, with...
The JT, especially with a cellular equipped head unit, has a constant parasitic draw. If the batteries are not kept charged, they will fail faster. There is a lot of heat retention under the hood, which also affects the life expectancy. The average life span, with OEM batteries, is about...
The IBS is reset by completely disconnecting it, suggested time is twenty minutes. Disconnect all the cables and then remove it from the negative post. Be careful with the battery cables to make sure they don't touch metal in the engine bay.
Any cables attached to the negative post should...
If you have the 8.4 Uconnect, you can use Jscan to enable the Cargo Camera input. There are many clones of the ZAutomotive package to add a front camera.
The JT has what is labeled as a Smart Charging System. The alternator output is not constant, it is varied based on System demand.
What do the charger instructions say the Smart input is for?
The system does a test of the Aux Battery at each startup. Pulling the F42 fuse forces the test to be done on the Main Battery instead of the Aux. Attaching the Aux cables to the Main Battery has the same effect as pulling the fuse.