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Jeep will start but guages blank, stuck in park, wipers won't turn off??

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Old 04-05-2011, 11:18 AM
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Help! Running fine yesterday, not sure what's up today. Ideas?
Old 04-05-2011, 11:59 AM
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Help! Running fine yesterday, not sure what's up today. Ideas?
when i pulled my gauge cluster, and turned it on - my wipers wouldnt shut off either. Im guessing that your gauges are either disconnected or shorted out somewhere.
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Sure you didn't get the 'Black Mule' edition (similar to the Black Ops Edition but a bit more stubborn).
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Not much help, but I would disconnect the battery for a little while, let it reboot. Maybe pull it and go get it checked at Autozone or other place. Bad battery can cause weird crap to happen.
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you know what they say, if you can't fix it with a hammer you've got an electrical problem.
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I jetted off in the little car and disconnected the battery before I left. Must be something electrical that's "big" considering I can't get it out of park as well. Tried searching here online but can't pinpoint what exactly I need.
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Hmm... Now to figure out what that means...
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mine did this when i first got it (literally less than a week old & no mods)
i turned it off.. left it over night and turned it back on the next day and it worked just fine.. haven't had a problem since.
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It worked before you broke it!
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Loose wire in the dash. Are you getting a "no Bu5" error on your speedometer too? Means your dash with all associated guages are not talking to your vehicle computer.


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