Not a fun day

[Matt]

Could also be coincidence.... seen a few weird things happen in my day (and im a young guy, relatively speaking)

I still think you gotta start with the obvious- OBDII is not recognizing key in the ON position..... sounds like ign switch fault to me.

[pjmjr508]

What do you mean by plug & play?? Where did it plug into?

From the issues you mentioned, you're beyond a fuse or relay issue. The ignition switch might have shorted and fused some of the connections.

Other than grounding it, its completely plug & play.

[Matt]

Roger that. I'd unplug it from the vehicle lamp socket while you're troubleshooting to rule out an incorrectly installed diode (or similar) in the ballast that may be causing issues.

[pjmjr508]

I hope this was just a bad coincidence.
Dropped it off at the dealership today after work, they said that they might get to it by friday. I have a 100k Extended warranty on it so hoping all this will be covered. Will update once I hear more.


I will have to say that I had most of the sale floor asking a million questions on what I have done to it. The bumper is on it, most of the front skids is done & on it, so it does look sick with the rest I have done to it so far.

[Matt]

Hope it all works out man. Looking forward to the updated pics

[pjmjr508]

Hope it all works out man. Looking forward to the updated pics

Thanks,
Its so freakin close to being done I can not wait.

[thance]

The only thing that was left hooked up was the winch. I had unhooked that as well, but did not make any difference.

FYI Yes he is a Certified electrician, he is also a fabricator among other things. He has hand built a toy 4runner with a Chev SB350. The 4 runner is setup like a Avalanche with a bed & 4 doors. It is lifted with custom roll cage & had rewired the entire truck, So he does know what he is doing.

I don't know the fellow working on your jeep, so I'll leave that to you. I just have seen too many professionals very narrowly trained in a expertise with little to no ability to use that knowledge in a more general sense. It's my own past experience that triggered my short rant, and may have no relation to your situation.

Relays can sometimes become stuck and a gentle tap can return them to working order.

HIDs create a lot of line noise that may interfere with other systems. Do your HIDs come with noise suppressors? Mine did not (despite being a complete plugin kit). In my case this has created lots of interference with the radio, but no other known ill effects. This would not be a problem when the HIDs are off, as long as they didn't hurt anything permanently when they were on.

[thance]

Also, did you try just disconnecting the battery for 15 minutes to reset everything internally? I originally suggested unhooking the battery and returning the system to original to kill 2 birds with one stone.

[pjmjr508]

I don't know the fellow working on your jeep, so I'll leave that to you. I just have seen too many professionals very narrowly trained in a expertise with little to no ability to use that knowledge in a more general sense. It's my own past experience that triggered my short rant, and may have no relation to your situation.

Relays can sometimes become stuck and a gentle tap can return them to working order.

HIDs create a lot of line noise that may interfere with other systems. Do your HIDs come with noise suppressors? Mine did not (despite being a complete plugin kit). In my case this has created lots of interference with the radio, but no other known ill effects. This would not be a problem when the HIDs are off, as long as they didn't hurt anything permanently when they were on.

The guy that is working on my jeep is my wifes cousin & have known for a while, & worked on projects with him. I understand where you were coming from, just I would not let someone do this much work to my jeep unless I knew them or was a large shop that will have insurance to repair it. He has already built me several skids for the XK & almost done building a one off bumper for the front & will build one for the rear as well with a swing out tire carrier.

[pjmjr508]

Also, did you try just disconnecting the battery for 15 minutes to reset everything internally? I originally suggested unhooking the battery and returning the system to original to kill 2 birds with one stone.

left the battery disconnected overnight before taking it in to the dealership yesterday.

All I know right now is there is a crap load issue with my ele in the jeep & don't really know how it happen because I was not there, waiting to hear what Jeep has to say & go from there.