No Power to my 2020 Jeep Gladiator - (Z Case Fuse Array 68368853AA)

[SkyKing]

Admit one’s mistakes.

In an attempt to delete my Start/Stop Auxiliary Battery I killed my Gladiator….
Open the door…. nothing… dead… black… dormant… asleep… you get it… I’m sick.

I read up on the problems the aux battery poses. I constantly had the start/stop inop notification. I decided to delete the aux battery.

I pulled F42 fuse.
Removed the right front tire.
pulled back the fender well to expose the aux battery case.
Removed the three bolts that hold the case in place and pulled down the case reviling the aux battery.
I disconnected the aux batt negative cable followed by the aux batt positive cable… being careful to not let them touch… so I thought.

In retrospect, I should have disconnected the main battery negative cables.

Unfortunately for me, because I wasn’t following basic precautions, the aux battery negative cable dropped down and struck the positive aux battery cable.

Wasn’t a large shower of sparks but a glancing blow that was short lived.

Apparently that was enough to blow a fuse in the

Jeep Gladiator Z Case Fuse Array Part # 68368853AA

https://www.moparoempartsoutlet.com...iator-z-case-fuse-array-68368853aa-68368853aa

I’m assuming when I replace the fuse array, power will be restored to the PCM and the Jeep in general…. I hope.

Lesson learned, I hope my ignorance will prevents this happening to someone else.

Happy Jeeping.

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[Puch]

Admit one’s mistakes.

In an attempt to delete my Start/Stop Auxiliary Battery I killed my Gladiator….
Open the door…. nothing… dead… black… dormant… asleep… you get it… I’m sick.

I read up on the problems the aux battery poses. I constantly had the start/stop inop notification. I decided to delete the aux battery.

I pulled F42 fuse.
Removed the right front tire.
pulled back the fender well to expose the aux battery case.
Removed the three bolts that hold the case in place and pulled down the case reviling the aux battery.
I disconnected the aux batt negative cable followed by the aux batt positive cable… being careful to not let them touch… so I thought.

In retrospect, I should have disconnected the main battery negative cables.

Unfortunately for me, because I wasn’t following basic precautions, the aux battery negative cable dropped down and struck the positive aux battery cable.

Wasn’t a large shower of sparks but a glancing blow that was short lived.

Apparently that was enough to blow a fuse in the

Jeep Gladiator Z Case Fuse Array Part # 68368853AA

https://www.moparoempartsoutlet.com...iator-z-case-fuse-array-68368853aa-68368853aa

I’m assuming when I replace the fuse array, power will be restored to the PCM and the Jeep in general…. I hope.

Lesson learned, I hope my ignorance will prevents this happening to someone else.

Happy Jeeping.

That’s a bummer. Hopefully the fuse array did its job and protected everything and all is good once you replace it.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Admit one’s mistakes.

In an attempt to delete my Start/Stop Auxiliary Battery I killed my Gladiator….
Open the door…. nothing… dead… black… dormant… asleep… you get it… I’m sick.

I read up on the problems the aux battery poses. I constantly had the start/stop inop notification. I decided to delete the aux battery.

I pulled F42 fuse.
Removed the right front tire.
pulled back the fender well to expose the aux battery case.
Removed the three bolts that hold the case in place and pulled down the case reviling the aux battery.
I disconnected the aux batt negative cable followed by the aux batt positive cable… being careful to not let them touch… so I thought.

In retrospect, I should have disconnected the main battery negative cables.

Unfortunately for me, because I wasn’t following basic precautions, the aux battery negative cable dropped down and struck the positive aux battery cable.

Wasn’t a large shower of sparks but a glancing blow that was short lived.

Apparently that was enough to blow a fuse in the

Jeep Gladiator Z Case Fuse Array Part # 68368853AA

https://www.moparoempartsoutlet.com...iator-z-case-fuse-array-68368853aa-68368853aa

I’m assuming when I replace the fuse array, power will be restored to the PCM and the Jeep in general…. I hope.

Lesson learned, I hope my ignorance will prevents this happening to someone else.

Happy Jeeping.

It's a more common story than you might think. Even Jeep has warnings about the fact there are two batteries and so on.
I bet you could easily find 3 or 4 who have had similar issues without searching for hours.

For those wondering - this is one example of that fuse, and what it powers, etc. ->

 

[BuyHold]

It's a more common story than you might think. Even Jeep has warnings about the fact there are two batteries and so on.
I bet you could easily find 3 or 4 who have had similar issues without searching for hours.

I had some work done on my Jeep by a local and at some point this fuse was blown (guessing when they disconnected or reconnected the battery). They couldn't figure it out and all I knew is that my Jeep was a brick. Had to get it towed to the dealer and they replaced the fuse within a day (after diagnosing). I don't fault the shop that did it, they did a great job with all the other work but point is, this fuse is apparently susceptible to blowing.

 

[SkyKing]

It's a more common story than you might think. Even Jeep has warnings about the fact there are two batteries and so on.
I bet you could easily find 3 or 4 who have had similar issues without searching for hours.

For those wondering - this is one example of that fuse, and what it powers, etc. ->

Thank you for posting those pictures.

 

[Frenzyrider]

It's a more common story than you might think. Even Jeep has warnings about the fact there are two batteries and so on.
I bet you could easily find 3 or 4 who have had similar issues without searching for hours.

For those wondering - this is one example of that fuse, and what it powers, etc. ->

I have learnt a lot from your posts on electricals.
For the gladiators with tow package, the part # is different right? Can't seem to find the info but here is my hypothesis.

68368854AA is for tow package with bigger alternator and battery
68368853AA is for non-tow package with regular alternator and battery.

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