Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there
>
> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
the
> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
the
> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
pleaes?
>
>
>
> --
> Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
life,
> I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>
>
First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
Rsut ground cable will certainly give you the symptoms you mentioned.
Harry Palmer wrote:
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>
>>Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
>
> the
>
>>drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
>
> the
>
>>key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
>
> pleaes?
>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
>
> life,
>
>>I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
Harry Palmer wrote:
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>
>>Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
>
> the
>
>>drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
>
> the
>
>>key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
>
> pleaes?
>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
>
> life,
>
>>I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
Rsut ground cable will certainly give you the symptoms you mentioned.
Harry Palmer wrote:
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>
>>Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
>
> the
>
>>drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
>
> the
>
>>key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
>
> pleaes?
>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
>
> life,
>
>>I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
Harry Palmer wrote:
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>
>>Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
>
> the
>
>>drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
>
> the
>
>>key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
>
> pleaes?
>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
>
> life,
>
>>I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
Rsut ground cable will certainly give you the symptoms you mentioned.
Harry Palmer wrote:
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>
>>Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
>
> the
>
>>drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
>
> the
>
>>key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
>
> pleaes?
>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
>
> life,
>
>>I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
Harry Palmer wrote:
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>
>>Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
>
> the
>
>>drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
>
> the
>
>>key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
>
> pleaes?
>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
>
> life,
>
>>I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
Rsut ground cable will certainly give you the symptoms you mentioned.
Harry Palmer wrote:
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>
>>Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
>
> the
>
>>drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
>
> the
>
>>key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
>
> pleaes?
>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
>
> life,
>
>>I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
Harry Palmer wrote:
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>
>>Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>>college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she was
>>getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>>easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
>
> the
>
>>drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
>
> the
>
>>key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No lights,
>>no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
>
> pleaes?
>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
>
> life,
>
>>I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
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Re: Jeep just died ( electrically) after 20 mile journey
Harry,
The ground connection is actually a popular issue, and is a first and easy
thing to check. It's not an 'only' thing, it is a critical thing. Like
Kate noted, I bet that this affected your other electrical issues as well,
as the Jeep was hunting out other ground pathways, changing things. I would
just go ahead and use all of the stuff. I see no need to not use them, now
that you likely have the root problem fixed. I know you are frustrated and
being skittish, but go ahead and use the stuff, It might just all work now.
You don't know unless you find out.
Tomes
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>> Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she
>> was
>> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
> the
>> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
> the
>> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No
>> lights,
>> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
> pleaes?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
> life,
>> I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an
> amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more
> power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit
> but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn
> thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own
> one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the
> great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>
The ground connection is actually a popular issue, and is a first and easy
thing to check. It's not an 'only' thing, it is a critical thing. Like
Kate noted, I bet that this affected your other electrical issues as well,
as the Jeep was hunting out other ground pathways, changing things. I would
just go ahead and use all of the stuff. I see no need to not use them, now
that you likely have the root problem fixed. I know you are frustrated and
being skittish, but go ahead and use the stuff, It might just all work now.
You don't know unless you find out.
Tomes
"Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Harry Palmer" <nope@nope.com> wrote in message
> news:UaOPf.57480$dW3.44298@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>> Hi there
>>
>> My wife has a 2002 Jeep Cherokee grand and just drove it 20 miles from
>> college. She drove it into the garage and shut the engine down. As she
>> was
>> getting out she noticed that the seat didn't roll back to let her get out
>> easily. She also noticed that she couldn't open any of the other doors (
> the
>> drivers was already open.) No lights were on at all and when she turned
> the
>> key in the ignition nothing and I mean nothing at all happened. No
>> lights,
>> no starter nothing at all. Anyone know what might be happening here
> pleaes?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real
> life,
>> I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
>>
>>
>
> First up thank you all for such speedy and numerous answers. I decided to
> drive the piece of ---- down to my favorite four wheel drive expert Thom's
> Four wheel drive in Chicago see below for details.
>
> he took it in immediately, despite many trucks ahead of me, and dispatched
> me down to the White dove diner for brekkers. I got back in about an hour
> and he was still running tests. They sat me down in front of the tv with
> coffee and newspapers where I caught up on Mail Call, that B52 is an
> amazing
> craft isn't it? Anyway he came back and said that the ONLY thing he could
> find was a rusted ground connection. He checked the battery, the driving
> output of the alternator etc and nothing was wrong. He mentioned that it
> might have been the fact that my wife had the headlights on, the rear
> windshield heater, the interior heater set at 70f so drawing much more
> power
> than normal. We used to have the drivers seat set to glide back on exit
> but
> this takes power straight from the battery, we will never use the heated
> seats again because they A) don't really work B) can cause shorts. The
> drivers side heated mirror seems to be on the blink so we won't use that
> again, instead we'll just open the window and clean it by hand.
>
>
> I still think the thing is a pile of ---- and probably will dump it in the
> next few weeks on Carmax, where I bought the @##king thing in the first
> place. So far , in ONE year, I have had to replace the window motor
> assembly, the heater control module, replace two tires due to blow out. I
> have driven it 5000 miles around town. Contrast this with my old Jeep
> Cherokee 1988 I bought for $700 nothing for four years, not a damn
> thing!!!
> I really am considering buying a Jap car next because all my friends own
> one
> and have had NO trouble with them at all. Anyway thanks again for the
> great
> advice and warnings, I hope this helps someone else.
>
>
>