Rangemaster
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After reading this entire post, where in the hell is all these jeep axles that are replace going? I would love to get my hands on a couple replacements for cheap.
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At least they are addressing it but man does that suck. My suspicion is that when you get on the gas or hit the brake hard it causes the oil that has made it's way into the sensor to slosh around and cause a short.So, I discussed earlier in this thread about my issue, which developed originally in ~March. I took it in June to the dealership and they replaced my axle. The next day, my light came on again.......Took it back to the dealership (different than the first one), who could not get it to repeat. They requested that I drive it for a bit and see if I could understand what driving pattern made it occur, since it was very intermittent. After driving it a bit, I ascertained it occurred intermittently:
1. During stop/go driving (not highway)
2. During abrupt stops
3. With quick acceleration from stop
I took it back to the dealership (#2) and they are replacing my axle (again). The one I have on there has <2k miles on it......Which I told them. They said the next step if this doesn’t work is to escalate to a “Star Case”, where folks from Detroit will come down and either fix it here (I live in Houston) or take it back up there. At this point, I’m a little frustrated, but at least I feel like the dealership is addressing the issue.
Question: What does “pot it” mean??At least they are addressing it but man does that suck. My suspicion is that when you get on the gas or hit the brake hard it causes the oil that has made it's way into the sensor to slosh around and cause a short.
Once they fix this you should IMMEDIATELY pull that sensor and pot it.
Oh my gosh... I have international support on one of my posts!!!!!same opinion
At this point you may be hoping I'm going to say go smoke a big spliff and call it a day, but I'm not. My buddy started this thread (see below) on potting the sensors.Question: What does “pot it” mean??
I'm gonna disagree with the others and say your problem is likely not the locker sensor getting contaminated with oil. The fact that the problem shows up during accel/decel says to me that wires are moving around and losing connectivity. There were some other reports of wiring harness issues and module problems causing the same symptoms, and I suspect that's what's happening to you.So, I discussed earlier in this thread about my issue, which developed originally in ~March. I took it in June to the dealership and they replaced my axle. The next day, my light came on again.......Took it back to the dealership (different than the first one), who could not get it to repeat. They requested that I drive it for a bit and see if I could understand what driving pattern made it occur, since it was very intermittent. After driving it a bit, I ascertained it occurred intermittently:
1. During stop/go driving (not highway)
2. During abrupt stops
3. With quick acceleration from stop
I took it back to the dealership (#2) and they are replacing my axle (again). The one I have on there has <2k miles on it......Which I told them. They said the next step if this doesn’t work is to escalate to a “Star Case”, where folks from Detroit will come down and either fix it here (I live in Houston) or take it back up there. At this point, I’m a little frustrated, but at least I feel like the dealership is addressing the issue.
Go search for the thread on how to pot your sensor. You will want to do that once you get the new axle.Reading through this thread at least gives me comfort of not being alone. My locker light came on at about 4,500 miles on a 2020 JLUR. The dealer here in Mesa AZ just called to say they have a new rear axle for me. The Jeep goes in tomorrow. But going through this thread is making me think the problem will not be solved. When the dash light comes on the rear locker light down in center of dash either stays on or flashes. So at least it does appear to be the rear locker. At least I have been able to keep driving while waiting for the new axle.