Mfirst
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Hello everyone - new to this forum... and have a question about my 2014 Wranger Polar 4d
I have been out of town for the past few months and my Jeep has not been getting much use - a little, but not much
A friend was recently driving it and the battery died - no obvious cause (no lights on, doors open etc)
... got a jump start and drove around for a bit (<1 hr) and then stopped at a store - and couldnt restart, needed jumping again.
... brought into a local Autozone - they were extremely helpful and replaced the battery (nb - this was the original battery from 2013, 65k miles)
... Jeep immediately started with new battery and drove home without problems (will see if starts this am)
when he took out the old battery - he found what he thought was a large mouse nest.... no mice found and no evidence of chewed thru stuff
one of the reasons I got a Jeep was it's basic simplicity and reliability.....I have read about nice chewing thru the bio-coatings on wires, but if they ate thru something, I would assume the car wouldnt start at all? Someone commented that it could been the wiring to the alternator and hence not getting recharge...
any other thoughts?
- not just for dealing with the mice
- but also for making sure they didnt do something bad?
(always a little concerned about dropping my Jeep off at a dealer and being at their mercy?)
thank you and appreciate everyone's thoughts in advance.....
-michael
ps - I live just outside of Denver
I have been out of town for the past few months and my Jeep has not been getting much use - a little, but not much
A friend was recently driving it and the battery died - no obvious cause (no lights on, doors open etc)
... got a jump start and drove around for a bit (<1 hr) and then stopped at a store - and couldnt restart, needed jumping again.
... brought into a local Autozone - they were extremely helpful and replaced the battery (nb - this was the original battery from 2013, 65k miles)
... Jeep immediately started with new battery and drove home without problems (will see if starts this am)
when he took out the old battery - he found what he thought was a large mouse nest.... no mice found and no evidence of chewed thru stuff
one of the reasons I got a Jeep was it's basic simplicity and reliability.....I have read about nice chewing thru the bio-coatings on wires, but if they ate thru something, I would assume the car wouldnt start at all? Someone commented that it could been the wiring to the alternator and hence not getting recharge...
any other thoughts?
- not just for dealing with the mice
- but also for making sure they didnt do something bad?
(always a little concerned about dropping my Jeep off at a dealer and being at their mercy?)
thank you and appreciate everyone's thoughts in advance.....
-michael
ps - I live just outside of Denver
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