MISjeeper
04-01-2001, 03:41 PM
This morning (4am) I awoke to my horn going off (to the dismay of my neighbors). I went out (stumbled) and pulled the connectors from the horns. No more noise.
It had just rained (2-3") and I had a bikini top on (Mopar) with holes at each end of the windshield. I figured the water leaked in and created a temporary short. Much like the directional clicking when the dash of TJ's get wet.
This morning I went out to get my new spare KO and while stopped at a light the truck started skipping and my airbag light turned on. It straightened itself out eventually and ran fin the rest of the trip.
I then went out (6 hours after the first trip) and the truck did it again, and now the chk engine light is on (usually indicating ANYTHING but engine). I limped home and took a look under the hood (the only shipping is at idle). I could hear the fuse panel "clicking", like a short. So I narrowed it down to the horn relay (large black fuse). I removed it and the clicking stopped. I have not been able to run it since, but the chk. engine light will not clear, nor will the airbag light.
Any thoughts? I can see how water in the dash would short out the horn and possibly the airbag sensor, but make it skip?
I also need to include I did ATF change and wires (non-OEM, but they were installed correctly ).
I would greatly appreciate any thoughts. Sorry this is so long, but I needed to explain everything. This TJ hjas gotten wet FAR worse than the last couple days, but the water never had a direct route to the dash (except spray).
Jason
It had just rained (2-3") and I had a bikini top on (Mopar) with holes at each end of the windshield. I figured the water leaked in and created a temporary short. Much like the directional clicking when the dash of TJ's get wet.
This morning I went out to get my new spare KO and while stopped at a light the truck started skipping and my airbag light turned on. It straightened itself out eventually and ran fin the rest of the trip.
I then went out (6 hours after the first trip) and the truck did it again, and now the chk engine light is on (usually indicating ANYTHING but engine). I limped home and took a look under the hood (the only shipping is at idle). I could hear the fuse panel "clicking", like a short. So I narrowed it down to the horn relay (large black fuse). I removed it and the clicking stopped. I have not been able to run it since, but the chk. engine light will not clear, nor will the airbag light.
Any thoughts? I can see how water in the dash would short out the horn and possibly the airbag sensor, but make it skip?
I also need to include I did ATF change and wires (non-OEM, but they were installed correctly ).
I would greatly appreciate any thoughts. Sorry this is so long, but I needed to explain everything. This TJ hjas gotten wet FAR worse than the last couple days, but the water never had a direct route to the dash (except spray).
Jason