Cheaper option to disable ESS

[billfraley]

I recently installed an amp powered sound system and soon realized my amp does not like ESS. It briefly shuts off every time the vehicle restarts after ESS engagement. So, I looked for some solutions, and I do not want a tazer or tazer mini as I use a cable and JScan or AlfaOBD to make the changes I want to the BCM.

I found several disable options, but they were all $99 or more. This seems ridiculous for a very simple chip to bypass/override the button. I found one on Amazon for $40 and decided to give it a shot:

Amazon.com: Auto Start Stop Delete/Disable/Eliminator Compatible with Jeep Wrangler 18-21, Automatic Stop Start Engine System Cancel Device : Electronics

I installed it in less than 5 minutes, and it works like a charm. I tried to search and see if this option is mentioned in any other thread. I did not find it, so thought I would share that this works, and the price is right.

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[Gatorized]

You could have saved $40 - just push the button on the dash that disables ESS when you start your truck. Although I thought JScan also disables ESS.

 

[abe57]

Even cheaper is to unplug the LH hood plunger ...FREE !

 

[billfraley]

Even cheaper is to unplug the LH hood plunger ...FREE !

I don’t want dash lights on all the time. $40 is worth the function for me.

 

[Martinnfb]

Excellent , thank you . I've already bought the more expensive option , but give this one a shot for my wife's Wrangler. BTW: J-Scan doesn't do the trick.

 

[COmtnbiker]

One review of that product on Amazon suggests the remote start feature is disabled by installing this. Did it do that for you?

 

[Mr._Bill]

ESS cannot be disabled. Conditions can only be created to prevent it from turning off the engine. The cheapest option is the button on the dash. The convenient options install inline and tell the computer what you want the button setting to be. Since there is not an option in the computer to turn ESS on or off, Jscan and ALFAobd do not have the ability to control it.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

ESS cannot be disabled. Conditions can only be created to prevent it from turning off the engine. The cheapest option is the button on the dash. The convenient options install inline and tell the computer what you want the button setting to be. Since there is not an option in the computer to turn ESS on or off, Jscan and ALFAobd do not have the ability to control it.

Well said.
Plus there's a huge thread on pulling a fuse and disconnecting a cable to do it very simply.

I recently installed an amp powered sound system and soon realized my amp does not like ESS. It briefly shuts off every time the vehicle restarts after ESS engagement. So, I looked for some solutions, and I do not want a tazer or tazer mini as I use a cable and JScan or AlfaOBD to make the changes I want to the BCM.

This is a topic as old as the hills and every possible option and device has been covered - and one of the forum sponsors sells such a device (likely cheaper than amazon?)

BTW - I saw a bit out there on the web where someone had made a super simple, super cheap, timer circuit that basically sends the "I pushed the button" signal after starting the vehicle. I think he spent something like 25 bucks. I can't re-find his video, though. It was a JEEP he did it with.

 

[Jeeperjamie]

Good luck with that. I'll be looking for your post in a few months talking about having battery issues or that seems to be the result of doing these things with the ESS but what do I know. I'd much rather just push the button and have piece of mind but that's me.

The good ole engineers at FCA don't have clue what their doing either

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Good luck with that. I'll be looking for your post in a few months talking about having battery issues or that seems to be the result of doing these things with the ESS but what do I know. I'd much rather just push the button and have piece of mind but that's me.

The good ole engineers at FCA don't have clue what their doing either

When in traffic jams like around Atlanta almost any time of day or night, or plowing, the ESS button is pushed. Gee, I push a button to start it, push another to shift, push the seat belt into the buckle, push a button to change volume or station, it can be come muscle memory for free. It's one out of many.
Number 945,329 ESS thread LOL

 

[Jeeperjamie]

When in traffic jams like around Atlanta almost any time of day or night, or plowing, the ESS button is pushed. Gee, I push a button to start it, push another to shift, push the seat belt into the buckle, push a button to change volume or station, it can be come muscle memory for free. It's one out of many.
Number 945,329 ESS thread LOL

Don't get me started. These threads always amaze me!

 

[Killroy Was Here]

Or another free alternative is all you have to do is not stand on the brake pedal like Fred Flintstone when you are stopped, & ease up just enough to hold the truck's position at an intersection.

Doesn't take very long to learn how much pedal pressure it takes to hold the truck & keep the ESS from engaging all the time. Been doing it so long now it's second nature.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Or another free alternative is all you have to do is not stand on the brake pedal like Fred Flintstone when you are stopped, & ease up just enough to hold the truck's position at an intersection.

Doesn't take very long to learn how much pedal pressure it takes to hold the truck & keep the ESS from engaging all the time. Been doing it so long now it's second nature.

I learned that with my wife's Grand Cherokee (about two GCs back) I got really good at it. I could hold a stop at a light as long as I wanted and not trigger ESS.
If I let ESS work, when I saw the light about to change I could also let up a tad to let the engine start if I was wanting to race the guy next to me.
I can pretty much control it with brake pedal in situations where I may want it to not stop.
These literally have a sensor that senses the pressure applied to the brake pedal.

 

[billfraley]

One review of that product on Amazon suggests the remote start feature is disabled by installing this. Did it do that for you?

Remote start works just fine still.

 

[billfraley]

Been doing that. Just want to forget about it. For $40, no brainer for me.

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