Disconnect the negative ESS from the main negative block, sit for several minutes... the longer the better, reconnect. See if it cleared it up.
Wish mine was that easy. I had not driven for 5 weeks due to shoulder surgery. Expected drain, not DOA. Went to get in to start it up but even the proximity locks did not unlock when I grabbed the door handle, nor did clicking the unlock button. Got out the charger/jump-starter and hooked it up. All ever got was 'click' and gauges gone wild. Even the wiper blade moving even though the wiper was turned off. Tried all sorts of means of getting things charged up - even sat with a trickle charger for 40 hours (charger blinked whole time, no errors). Even the tow company could not get it jumped. It has been sitting at the dealer since last Wednesday night (2/24).
Per the dealer, and after watching a Genesis Dual Batter install I can understand how, water had pooled around my aux/ess battery and had drained it. Apparenly some debris from trees had collected at the bottom of the battery tray and had clogged the drain hole - the debris apparently gets there via the drain in the cowling below the wipers. And water can apparently flow from that drain over to the battery compartment and collect in there. This was just after a 6 inch snowfall in our area so I suspect a plug froze in the tray with debris and more debris collected as the snow melted.
So you had issues with your ess battery?
Correct. The dealer replaced it. The battery would not charge up and it is needed to control the electronics while you start the vehicle - would not start at all, not even a jump start. And after doing a jump-start attempt, the dash went wild and the wiper blades slowly moved back and forth - even though it was turned off. So I bet you have water around your ess battery. If you watch the Genesis Dual Battery install video it actually shows you how to get to the ESS battery - you take it out when you do the dual battery install. After watching this video I can see how water can get in there. Bad design - engineers should be flogged for this, allowing water to get in there in the first place.
Hopefully you don’t start having issues within your gladiator
I’m starting to think your right. No that I think about it I did go through the touch free car wash yesterday. Water could have definitely gotten in. And I could have a clog no allowing the water to escape
I’m hoping it’s just my ess battery. I’ve been researching and watching a lot of videos and it could be the ess battery . How many mile did you have on yours before it started messing up?
Your Jeep is in dire need of an exorcism.I was hoping it was just from all the rain we have gotten and maybe it was having a hiccup. Today after driving an hour to work and coming out to go to my next stop I go to start my Jeep and the heat goes full blast, radio goes full loud. Radiator fans are blasting and the dash is lighting up like crazy. I turn it off and start it back up check engine light on. I scan it and there’s probably a code for everything on . Reset system runs fine for 5 hours. On my way home I stop at the gas satation come out get back in and a mile down road lights flashing and everything goes out. Power steering, transmission. Pull over and same thing codes for everything on. Here are a few screen shots. Does anyone know what’s going on? I’m almost afraid to drive now
Lol that was only half. There were more codes. It might be in dire need of being traded in. I’m hoping it’s the ess battery. I noticed it happens only when it rains or if I go through car wash. I’m thinking my ess battery is full of water.
