WARNING rubicon owners!! Your swaybar will get you!!
05-11-2011 | 06:35 AM
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WARNING rubicon owners!! Your swaybar will get you!!
2007 jk 4door rubicon- We all know that the automatic swaybar disconnect wiring is pitiful, but this just takes the cake. I have repeatedly tried to waterproof the exposed wiring connection box that chrysler engineers dutifully placed in the worst possible spot, but after 4 years nature got around me. A bit of water seeped in and shorted the disconnect unit. I was driving down the highway in the rain!!! Result: first, dashboard lit up like a christmas tree, with guages going haywire. Then I made the mistake of actually slowing down and pulling over, shutting the engine off. And that was it. She wouldn't start and I needed a tow into the dealership. I was quoted $1800, yes, $1800 plus $150 for new harness. Apparently disconnect is not serviceable. I am 2000 miles over warranty and Chrysler says I am !%$ out of luck, they have had no record of issues with device.
What is going on here? I have been driving Jeeps for 20 odd years and have never experienced anything quite like this. An external device is so integrated into the jeeps electrical system that a bit of water shut her down. Now I have had plenty of breakdowns in the rough, blown universals or shafts and the like, but a stinking little electrical part that wreaks havoc to the point of complete shutdown? This whole business of "trail rated" is such a joke! Please be warned, this will happen to you, 2007 or newer rubi owner, so be prepared when it comes.
by the way, does anybody know how to disable or trick the swaybar electrical system to get rid of the flashing dash light? I am trying to figure out a way to manually switch the swaybar on or off independant of the TIPM, I know the hardware is fine, its the elecrtical connections that need fixing.
What is going on here? I have been driving Jeeps for 20 odd years and have never experienced anything quite like this. An external device is so integrated into the jeeps electrical system that a bit of water shut her down. Now I have had plenty of breakdowns in the rough, blown universals or shafts and the like, but a stinking little electrical part that wreaks havoc to the point of complete shutdown? This whole business of "trail rated" is such a joke! Please be warned, this will happen to you, 2007 or newer rubi owner, so be prepared when it comes.
by the way, does anybody know how to disable or trick the swaybar electrical system to get rid of the flashing dash light? I am trying to figure out a way to manually switch the swaybar on or off independant of the TIPM, I know the hardware is fine, its the elecrtical connections that need fixing.
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05-11-2011 | 07:07 AM
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Did you get the Jeep running without the expensive repair to the e-disco?
I have not had any problems with mine, but I agree the thing is way too electrically complicated and temperamental.
I have one converted to mechanical operation, just waiting for the electrical one to sh!t the bed.
I have not had any problems with mine, but I agree the thing is way too electrically complicated and temperamental.
I have one converted to mechanical operation, just waiting for the electrical one to sh!t the bed.
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