The TIPM is part of the fuse box. (see attachment) The symptoms for a defective TIPM in my case was horn, washers, door locks, wipers all going at the same time. At times the engine would stall and would not start. The engine would continue to run even after the keys was removed. The code was U0141 - Lost Communication With Front Control Module.

When at the dealer, I had to insist that they replace the TIPM. Since the problem was intermittent and they could not reproduce that code. Removing the TIPM and cleaning the contacts did not help.

I was told the TIPM was back-ordered and had to wait a month while my Jeep gathered dust. After a month and a number of calls to the parts department I was told it was further back-ordered for another two weeks. at his point a searched for one on my own.

jctnt1 was a great help! Thanks Man!


== Locating a replacement module ==

The current part number is RL692236AI. When the dealership closed across the country, the parts were purchased back and stored in central inventory. They had to re-number the part as RL but in fact the part is not re-manufactured, just reclaimed to inventory.

The plant in the produces the TIPM's in Japan was damaged and that is why none are currently available. Most the parts departments I contacted would only search for the RL692236AI part numbers.

I finally contacted ProJeep in Colorado
(http://projeep.com/Department-Parts.aspx ).
A parts person was helpful enough to back-tracked the earlier OEM part numbers and found some sitting in inventory. jctnt1 suggested looking for a 04692236AI, which is the OEM version. I wasn't able to find that one, but instead located a 04692236AF. The price was $280.

RL692236AI - current unit replacement, no inventory as of Sep 29. Expected inventory Oct 11
04692236AI - OEM part number of unit that worked for jcnt1
04692236AF - OEM part number that I was able to find.

I suspect that any unit that has a 04692236Ax serial number (where x is any letter) will work.

BTW I found what I believe to be a complete parts manual for the 2008 JK here:

http://www.gmb.be/CJD_parts/CD5/Catalogs/06-09/08jk.PDF

and I've attached that page referencing the 04692236AI part.

Hope this helps. Good luck. If it wasn't for the people on this forum, my car would still be sitting in the driveway. Thanks guys.

M

 

Another FYI for those of you looking, there are two on Fleabay

 

All I can say is WOW. This forum is unbelievable!

 

I just went through this. My TIPM went out, and I became 259 on the back order list. I found one on theBay, but I had to have the JK reflashed. No big since I still paid less for the Tipm and reflash than the cost from Chrysler.

Good luck to those out there still waiting...

 

I am a new JK owner as of 2 1/2 weeks ago. Last week I was dead in my tracks and had to replace the fuel pump. Now, my Jeep now sits at the dealership (again) and they are saying the TIPM needs to be replaced. The part is back-ordered and they can't give me an estimate of when I'll get one. Any suggestions? The Jeep is still covered under factory warranty but I have lost all peace of mind on my recent purchase now that it has broken down twice in 2 1/2 weeks...

 

I would say you have two choices -- put in an older TIPM if you can find one or threaten to return the Jeep if you haven't had it that long.


If you have a new Jeep, you might not want to put in an older module. Really it comes down to finding someone that understands the differences between the TIPM versions. Mine has worked perfectly and I really owe it to jctnt1 for turning me on to the guys at ProJeep. I believe Ryan is the manager there and you might start with him. If I couldn't find a module, I would have taken the one I had apart and tried to fix it. I would bet it's a cold solder joint or some thing similar.

Based on what you've written, it sounds like you're only had your Jeep for a short time. There is such thing as a "Lemon Law", at least in California. I would set up an appointment with the dealership owner/manager and say you want another Jeep (provided you have not mod'd it) or you want your money back. It really ticks me off that Chrysler feels it's acceptable to have customers waiting for weeks without their parts. They should feel some pain over this like we do. Seems like they could stop the line and grab a few out of their new car inventory.

I believe that not all these modules are bad and it just ends up being the luck of the draw. Maybe if they swapped you vehicles the next one you get will be ok.

 

BTW -- People I've talked to have said that it is taking up to 70 days to get a TIPM.

 

Are people still waiting for TIPM's ?, I repaired one about
6 months ago for a guy that was tired of waiting for replacement. Seem to remember it was a $20.00 voltage regulator chip. Any one have pictures of failed TIPM ?

 

I would like to hear how you troubleshot and isolated the chip.

 

Sorry been off for a while. Circuit board blackened. Chip black and cracked. Wish I had taken a picture. Replaced component and it worked fine, customer has not come back was probably 6 or 8 months ago now. Assuming it is usually the same problem on all these TIPM units. If you have a broken one pull the covers (?) off and send me a picture. The one I received had nothing covering the circuit board.