Relay clicking in fuse box jeep totally dead

Perkalater79 · 09-09-2012, 06:05 PM

Hi. Need some help pls.

I went to home depot. Got home. Unloaded some things cleaned up outside from my project and when I went to back the Jeep into the garage, it was totally dead. About 1.5 hrs from the last start.

There is some constant clicking coming from the K1 run/accy relay, K2 run relay, and K4 run/start relay. The dash light flash some then stop. I tried to jump start it but nothing. It would not even turn. It's like the electrical has gone complete haywire.

The key is out of the ignition and the clicking doesn't let up. I can hear and feel them clicking non stop.

I popped the relays out and back in and nothing.

I have a 2012 JKU with ~15k miles. I'll have to tow it into the dealer and miss work if I can't get it fixed.

Any advice?

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Perkalater79 · 09-09-2012, 07:02 PM

Oh and now the head lights are dimly flashing. Might have been doing it before. The clicking is still going.

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pastis · 09-13-2012, 09:56 AM

Feels like my story about a month ago. I had the exact same thing happen to me with my '12 JKU in August, but I was at a red light at a busy intersection in Atlanta at rush hour. Relay clicked like mad-- all the dash items went nuts, lights would come on, die, and then come back on weakly, engine wouldn't turn-- I couldn't even turn on my hazard lights to let people know I was dead in the road. After towing it back to the dealer, they diagnosed the issue as a faulty battery with an internal short and replaced it under warranty.

Perkalater79 · 09-14-2012, 03:35 AM

Yep. That's just what happened to me.

They called it a a bad battery. I went a step further and suggested this isn't how a battery goes dead. Must have been faulty. I've never heard of a battery going out like this in less than 1 year.

They also said they have has tons of batteries go out on the lot. I think Chrysler got their hands on some crappy batteries!!!

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**Holm-z** · 09-17-2012, 12:45 PM

so did a new battery fix this issue?

Perkalater79 · 09-17-2012, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holm-z

so did a new battery fix this issue?

So far so good!

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invisagoth22 · 09-19-2012, 11:52 AM

I am new to this site

we had our jeep for about 6 years now, it has about 160k on it and one day it decided to break down on us. My boyfriend started to drive it out of the driveway and it cut out him. we got it running for a little bit but, Now there's something draining all the energy from the battery and apparently an electrical curcuit that doing this, we're not sure what the curcuit does? any help would be great.