New Batteries New Year

[BlackTango]

This is my first post and l have utilized this forum for the marketplace and the awesome knowledge of the Jeepers world wide.


Long story short, I took the Jeep JLU Sport S 3.6 manual in for battery and electrical service at the dealer. I had personally replaced the aux and main battery through the fender. I buttoned it up, and the wipers engaged upon wiring up the negative cable on the auxiliary battery.
I have to admit that I made an honest mistake and crossed the + and - on the aux. Perhaps I fried my alternator because it would no longer take a charge after I corrected my mistake and perhaps also blew a fuse that controls the Uconnect screen.

I brought it in the dealer for help.

Batteries I used were both Platinum AGM Duralast part #

Aux14
H6-AGM

I’ll report back. Maybe someone will run into this thread and learn from my mistake one day.

Happy New Year!

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[TheBirdie72]

Good luck! Make sure you don’t get over-charged!

 

[UniqueUserName]

Best of luck with it.

 

[mwilk012]

You probably blew the main fuse, and if so, the dealer is likely going to screw you over it. It’s a really simple fix.

Otherwise you fried the TIPM. That is a bad day.

 

[DaltonGang]

Same thing happened to others around here. The dealerships charged to replace all sorts of things, when only a Main Fuse was needing to be changed. You might be in for an expensive bill, unless the dealership is honest. Good luck with that.

 

[mwilk012]

Same thing happened to others around here. The dealerships charged to replace all sorts of things, when only a Main Fuse was needing to be changed. You might be in for an expensive bill, unless the dealership is honest. Good luck with that.

Best case scenario with an honest, competent dealer, 1 hour diagnose, .4 R&R, list price on part, you’re getting a sizable bill.

 

[BlackTango]

Update: Folsom dealer in California invoiced me:

replaced two part #’s:
1 QTY. of part #68368854-AA
Description-Fuse array, see picture unit Price…82.97

1 QTY. of Part #68100746-AB

unit Price…2.97

Labor. 1.5 hours

invoice total: $376.10

I do acknowledge I caused my own car problem. I hope it helps someone else who repeats the mistake I made by accidentally crossing the aux battery wires. I am thankful to be able to get help from others just in time before it starts to rain again in Northern Cali.

cheers, keep Jeeping

@mwilk012 was right on the money for his estimate.

 

[mwilk012]

Update: Folsom dealer in California invoiced me:

replaced an two fuses:
1 QTY. of part #68368854-AA
Description-Fuse array, see picture unit Price…82.97

1 QTY. of Part #68100746-AB

unit Price…2.97

Labor. 1.5 hours

invoice total: $376.10

I do acknowledge I caused my own car problem. I hope it helps someone else who repeats the mistake I made by accidentally crossing the aux battery wires. I am thankful to be able to get help from others just in time before it starts to rain again in Northern Cali.

cheers, keep Jeeping

@mwilk012 was right on the money for his estimate.

Glad they got the answer right, sounds like a decent dealer.

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