Hi all,
2005 WK. Hemi. 113k miles.
This issue appears to be similar to some of the other bouncing gauges and flashing light issues I've seen out there, but none of the solutions seem to work and I think it's a little different anyways. Long story short, whenever I have my radio plugged in*, I get the bouncing gauges and flashing dash lights. Car runs just fine (no power loss). Unplug the wire harness and the problem instantly goes away.
The issue has been sporadic for over a year. It seems as though it gradually got worse over the last few months. Usually I could simply unplug and plug back in my stereo (I'm quite good at installing stereos now) and the issue would go away for weeks/months. For the past week now it has been a constant problem. I've just been driving with my stereo out and unplugged.
Things I've tried:
- Ignition switch replacement. I did this several months ago in an attempt to fix the same issue. No dice.
- Replaced both IOD fuses. No dice.
- Replaced fuse 1 in the interior panel. No dice.
- Replaced PAC wire harness. No dice.
Other observations:
- The PAC harness has a little red light in it. When it is plugged in that light flashes erratically. I don't know for sure, but I'm assuming that's not normal.
- My jeep also suffers from a bad case of electrolysis as I have replaced 2 heater cores in the past 7 months. I have not identified the root of that problem. Possibly related?
* Actually, I don't even need to have the full radio plugged in. I have an aftermarket head unit, and all I need to have plugged in to the jeep wiring harness to cause this issue is my PAC wire harness.
Any suggestions/ideas?
Thanks!
Alex
2005 WK. Hemi. 113k miles.
This issue appears to be similar to some of the other bouncing gauges and flashing light issues I've seen out there, but none of the solutions seem to work and I think it's a little different anyways. Long story short, whenever I have my radio plugged in*, I get the bouncing gauges and flashing dash lights. Car runs just fine (no power loss). Unplug the wire harness and the problem instantly goes away.
The issue has been sporadic for over a year. It seems as though it gradually got worse over the last few months. Usually I could simply unplug and plug back in my stereo (I'm quite good at installing stereos now) and the issue would go away for weeks/months. For the past week now it has been a constant problem. I've just been driving with my stereo out and unplugged.
Things I've tried:
- Ignition switch replacement. I did this several months ago in an attempt to fix the same issue. No dice.
- Replaced both IOD fuses. No dice.
- Replaced fuse 1 in the interior panel. No dice.
- Replaced PAC wire harness. No dice.
Other observations:
- The PAC harness has a little red light in it. When it is plugged in that light flashes erratically. I don't know for sure, but I'm assuming that's not normal.
- My jeep also suffers from a bad case of electrolysis as I have replaced 2 heater cores in the past 7 months. I have not identified the root of that problem. Possibly related?
* Actually, I don't even need to have the full radio plugged in. I have an aftermarket head unit, and all I need to have plugged in to the jeep wiring harness to cause this issue is my PAC wire harness.
Any suggestions/ideas?
Thanks!
Alex