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Old 09-11-2012, 09:24 AM
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My Jeep just started to throw some lights on Sunday and twice I just turned off the Jeep and they went off.. However Monday evening they went on and are now staying on..

From my understanding this means I might have a bad wheel speed sensor.. Any idea how to tell which one? I'm going to check them manually tonight as its possible there is just dirt on them or a wire is loose..

Oddly i just had the safety inspection on Thursday so the shop did have the wheels off.. And then I did about 1000km on Friday-Sunday..

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You can check to see if it's something obvious, but you need a scanner to see which one is at fault.
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Take out your battery and let it sit for 5 minutes than put it back on and start your jeep.
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Originally Posted by JeepingNet
My Jeep just started to throw some lights on Sunday and twice I just turned off the Jeep and they went off.. However Monday evening they went on and are now staying on..

From my understanding this means I might have a bad wheel speed sensor.. Any idea how to tell which one? I'm going to check them manually tonight as its possible there is just dirt on them or a wire is loose..

Oddly i just had the safety inspection on Thursday so the shop did have the wheels off.. And then I did about 1000km on Friday-Sunday..

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There's a JK tutorial (google search it) that tells you how to activate codes on your dash. When I had my 07' I had minor electrical issues--In some cases I could cancel them out by punching in the codes or at least I could pinpoint the problem from the readout on the dash.
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Could very well be your TIPM - check out this link for more info. My '08 had the same issue and then some other gremlins (lights/windshield wipers/horn) and replacement of the TIPM solved everything. troubleshoot the other items noted above first and if that does not work, this might help.

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-e...-issues-74829/
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Originally Posted by JeepingNet
My Jeep just started to throw some lights on Sunday and twice I just turned off the Jeep and they went off.. However Monday evening they went on and are now staying on..

From my understanding this means I might have a bad wheel speed sensor.. Any idea how to tell which one? I'm going to check them manually tonight as its possible there is just dirt on them or a wire is loose..

Oddly i just had the safety inspection on Thursday so the shop did have the wheels off.. And then I did about 1000km on Friday-Sunday..

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Had a dead cell in my battery and caused the same thing. Replaced the battery and the lights went away.
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I'm going to take it into the dealership because something is weird..

Tried disconnecting the battery (left it for an hour) and no help
Tried the On-Off-On-Off-On pattern to read the codes for a good 30 minutes and couldn't get the trick to work..

So I plugged in my ODB reader and get a system link error on the device...
Plugged in my AEV reprogrammer to reset all codes and it didn't link either...

Think I have a gremlin.. I'll post back what we find..
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Definitely sounds like you have more of a problem than what i did. Good luck
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