CODE RED!! Mall chic magnet is DOWN!!!!!

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10-13-2011, 08:33 AM
IamJEEP

CODE RED!! Mall chic magnet is DOWN!!!!!

Yep, its true.......the Commander is at the dealer this morning. Last night I went to start her up to go home. I turn the key and all i hear is a snapping sound lke a dead short, then all electricals go dead. I checked all fuses and they are fine including yhe spares under the hood (did not realize they were spares till i looked closer, lol). So now when they key is inserted in the ignition....all the dash lights rapidly turn on and off continueously(sp?) And nothing electrical works. Alltho, you can here the relays going crazy under the dash.

Waiting on the bad news from the dealer, we might have to put her down....
10-13-2011, 09:01 AM
Matt

don't sweat it... loose connection or bad ground at the PCM or something stupid like that. gotta stop crawling over those curbs!
10-13-2011, 09:49 AM
ItsMeKO3

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Originally Posted by Matt

gotta stop crawling over those curbs!

^^Hahaha

Sorry to hear that man. Hope its nothing to serious.
10-13-2011, 09:59 AM
IamJEEP

Hey, I can out-curb-crawl any of you guys!

Hope its what Matt said.
10-13-2011, 10:05 AM
Matt

just reread your post..... my money is on ignition switch shorting out. much more likely to happen and could result the the random flashing/clicking in the dash...
10-13-2011, 10:15 AM
IamJEEP

That was my first thought, because I can make the dash lights dance by wiggling the key in the ignition switch. I'll capl later to wake them up and see what they found.
10-13-2011, 03:14 PM
IamJEEP

UPDATE.........

Well, it turns out that the cells have shorted out on the battery. I was getting a voltage reading at the terminals of 13.5V but when a load is put on it, it shorts out and makes all the electrical act weird. They said they checked everythng out and seems ok, but Im keeping the reciept just in case. Also, while it is there, I am having them fix the passenger rear door handle that someone broke (and didn't man up) under warranty. Unfortunately I have to pay for the diagnostics for he electrical issue 'cause it is not warranty related. I get it back tomorrow.
10-13-2011, 04:57 PM
Matt

strangest.......battery.......failure..........eve r
10-13-2011, 05:27 PM
XK N00b

At least it was something minor
10-13-2011, 05:30 PM
Matt

I think his XK tried to commit suicide... figured it'd see more offroad sitting at the dump rather than the mall parking lot
10-13-2011, 06:17 PM
cico7

No surprise. That's how batteries act. There was a discussion on the other forum, and Robby helped out.
New batteries do not test the way old batteries did.
10-14-2011, 04:15 AM
Holaday07 4.7

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Originally Posted by Matt

I think his XK tried to commit suicide... figured it'd see more offroad sitting at the dump rather than the mall parking lot

Oh ****, them fighting words where I come from, lol
10-14-2011, 05:00 AM
superacerc

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Originally Posted by Matt

strangest.......battery.......failure..........eve r

Just had the same thing happen to my motorcycle. Battery tested at 13volts so it seemed fine but wouldn't start my bike. It was only about a 5 month old battery so I got it replaced under warranty. Batteries plus tested it and said the cells shorted out.
10-14-2011, 05:24 AM
Matt

batteries testing good but being bad is nothing new.... its the strange flickering and noises he was getting that is strange.
10-14-2011, 05:25 AM
IamJEEP

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Originally Posted by Matt

I think his XK tried to commit suicide... figured it'd see more offroad sitting at the dump rather than the mall parking lot

I'm going to go cry now.
10-14-2011, 05:28 AM
IamJEEP

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Originally Posted by Matt

batteries testing good but being bad is nothing new.... its the strange flickering and noises he was getting that is strange.

This is what threw me off, you could clearly hear all or most of the relays under/behind the dash chattering away. I could of sworn it was the ignition switch causing this, but I guess I was wrong.
10-14-2011, 05:31 AM
Matt

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Originally Posted by IamJEEP

I'm going to go cry now.

:)
10-14-2011, 10:54 AM
AJeepZJ

Yeah - My battery did something like that last summer in the middle of a city (that I'd never been in). I had no tools with me or anything to check the battery. It sucked to have to pay 80 bucks to get towed, and another 250 for the battery.
10-14-2011, 05:00 PM
Sal-XK

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Originally Posted by Matt

I think his XK tried to commit suicide... figured it'd see more offroad sitting at the dump rather than the mall parking lot

LMAO