Left Ambient Light knob not working

[cecaa850]

Check to see if you have the door handle lights. They are very dim. See if the dimmer controls them

I'll look but pretty sure I don't. Are you referring to inside or outside handles?

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[msrowley]

I'll look but pretty sure I don't. Are you referring to inside or outside handles?

that would be the inside door handle. The lights are very very dim, you almost have to look in on the upper door handle well.

 

[msrowley]

I finally got an answer from JEEP;

According to available information LHA Ambient LED Interior Lighting is not available as standard or optional equipment on the Sport S model.

Our records indicate this vehicle was equipped from the factory with front door handle and center console rear cup holder lamps; however, this vehicle was not equipped with center console interior and footwell lamps.

According to available information, this vehicle was correctly equipped from the factory. This is how this model of vehicle was designed, engineered and equipped. Unfortunately, additional information is either unavailable or considered proprietary.

NOTE: FCA US LLC does not recommend modifying or altering any vehicle from the original manufacturer's specifications.

Sincerely,
Joe

 

[cecaa850]

that would be the inside door handle. The lights are very very dim, you almost have to look in on the upper door handle well.

I'll check again but doubt that I have them. I have the illuminated cup holders but they don't dim with the knob.

 

[Undecided]

Reading through this now. So 2021 Sport S has ambient lighting in the door and cup holders but not footwells? And that it’s not as easy as just plugging in a second led in the footwell to add it?

have ambient footwell lights in my current vehicle and honestly they’re nice enough I’m going to miss them.

 

[Vestigo]

Mood lighting ----Mine also controls the little LEDs in the center console cup holder. I think this is an FCA gimmick on all their cars. Our 2012 300 has it as well, it has more of these little LEDS in door handles, pull pockets, center console cup holders, etc.

I don't seem to have them on my door handles. Just the floor lights and cup holders. I wonder if this switch can be repurposed for something useful?

 

[WLBrown]

That knob does control the light on the inside door handles of my 2021 Gladiator Sport S. It's so dim you almost need to be at the bottom of the Mariana Trench to see it.

 

[BacchusGT]

So from other posts on this thread it sounds like someone contacted jeep and got the answer that the footwell lights are NOT available on SportS. So what model do you have? And since in Quam I am wondering where it originated from?

 

[BacchusGT]

Maybe we can get some traction on this @JeepCares , I discovered the problem. There are two 12 v wires and a negative ground. The ambient knob controls the circuit on one light and the other is your dome light/footwell light. When these parts were made, they failed to solder in the second led and not catch the cost cutying measure by their vendor or maybe a duality assurance fail. I am having the dealer address this by ordering two new footwell lights. Both part numbers are as listed. Everyone needs to address this or there will not be a tsb for it.

68297172AB
68346812AB

What model is your gladiator?

 

[LABLUE]

As a service tech I just ran into this. It happened to be an emoyees wife Jeep. She had a Sport S and we there is no ambient light in the foot well. We used part # 68295365AB in place of the stock 68297171AB lights. She now has ambient lighting in the foot well. I think they list out for $20.

 

[Ziporian]

The ambient knob works on my JT. I can control my foot lights, cup holders, and the handles.

 

[DAVECS1]

As a service tech I just ran into this. It happened to be an emoyees wife Jeep. She had a Sport S and we there is no ambient light in the foot well. We used part # 68295365AB in place of the stock 68297171AB lights. She now has ambient lighting in the foot well. I think they list out for $20.

What year. My 2020 max tow did not have the wiring for the foot well lights. I had to tap into the door harness for my new foot well ligts front and back

 

[LABLUE]

What year. My 2020 max tow did not have the wiring for the foot well lights. I had to tap into the door harness for my new foot well ligts front and back

2021 had the lights in the footwear already, just ambient lights did not present.

 

[Ziporian]

2021 had the lights in the footwear already, just ambient lights did not present.

Turn down the panel light down from bright while the jeep is running, then try the ambiant control.

 

[Undecided]

As a service tech I just ran into this. It happened to be an emoyees wife Jeep. She had a Sport S and we there is no ambient light in the foot well. We used part # 68295365AB in place of the stock 68297171AB lights. She now has ambient lighting in the foot well. I think they list out for $20.

Recently got my 2021 Spot S. My left scroll wheel does control the doors and the cup holders, but nothing in the footwells. Looking down there, it almost appears as if it has the light there. It's just not working.

Is there a way to turn it on? Or is it a 'fake' light and I need to order the thing that has both lightbulbs in it?

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