(unseated) fuses?

[rickinAZ]

I've heard the loose fuse issue many times on this forum. Since it seems like an extremely easy process improvement on the assembly line, why is it still happening? It seems like an all risk/no reward situation for Jeep. What I haven't been able to discern is how many Jeeps have this issue. Is it truly widespread, or do we simply only hear (loudly) from the impacted owners? [For the record, mine were rock solid from the factory.]

No matter whether the issue is big or small, it fits into the proverb, for want of a nail...

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[aldo98229]

Four reasons:

1. Most likely they are coming this way from a supplier who doesn’t give at rat’s ass
2. No one at the assembly line gives a rat’s ass
3. FCA HQ doesn’t give a rat’s ass
4. Jeep dealers don’t give a rat’s ass

 

[Sorbs]

Not just Jeep. I posted a PSA on the Ram TRX forum after I found that every fuse and relay on my just built 2021 TRX was loose. Multiple members checked and have the same situation.

 

[WXman]

Four reasons:

1. Most likely they are coming this way from a supplier who doesn’t give at rat’s ass
2. No one at the assembly line gives a rat’s ass
3. FCA HQ doesn’t give a rat’s ass
4. Jeep dealers don’t give a rat’s ass

This basically sums it up.

I'm shocked they're able to find enough people willing to work to even assemble Jeeps at all these days. Here in KY where I live, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a "Now Hiring!" sign. "Walk in interviews daily!" You just cannot get this lazy generation to work, especially when they're getting "free money" in their mailboxes monthly.

Having said all that, assembly lines are based solely upon the principle of speed, and popping the fuse cover to check every fuse in the box on every Jeep that comes down the line would be asking a little much.

 

[GalacticMouse]

Not just Jeep. I posted a PSA on the Ram TRX forum after I found that every fuse and relay on my just built 2021 TRX was loose. Multiple members checked and have the same situation.

Is there a guide anywhere to which fuses in the car should be checked and where they are?

 

[Reinen]

I suspect it's a high percentage. Mine were loose but I had no issues since I checked them day 1. As for why, I'm sure they have a device that inserts them all at once. It would be much harder to seat them all properly that way and re-tooling it to insure they're all seated would mean $$$.

@GalacticMouse All of them inside the main fuse box.

 

[garyji]

They are under the hood behind the battery in that big plastic box. FWIW, mine were all seated, but that's something that anyone should check upon delivery on any vehicle.

G.

 

[csjlu]

I've heard the loose fuse issue many times on this forum. Since it seems like an extremely easy process improvement on the assembly line, why is it still happening? It seems like an all risk/no reward situation for Jeep. What I haven't been able to discern is how many Jeeps have this issue. Is it truly widespread, or do we simply only hear (loudly) from the impacted owners? [For the record, mine were rock solid from the factory.]

No matter whether the issue is big or small, it fits into the proverb, for want of a nail...

 

[aldo98229]

They are under the hood behind the battery in that big plastic box. FWIW, mine were all seated, but that's something that anyone should check upon delivery on any vehicle.

G.

We shouldn’t have to check that the fuses are properly seated any more than the engine has the correct motor oil, or the bolts hold the steering wheel are properly torqued.

 

[jludave]

Is there a guide anywhere to which fuses in the car should be checked and where they are?

Open the hood. Open the fuse box. Press down on every fuse and relay in there to make sure they are fully seated.

 

[Pistol527]

I have a 2018 JLU Sahara (38k miles) and in the last few months I have been getting error codes and check engine lights. After clearing them the first time and looking into them it seemed like a weird connection issue. They came back a week later plus a few more so I cleared them again and then went and check the fuse box and had to seat over half of the fuses. Since then I have not had any of them return.

 

[EU_Wrangler]

My recommendation is to open and check the fuse box every 3000 miles / 5000 kms ...

 

[dgoodhue]

For those with fully seated fuses, the dealer probably did them for you during prep. Half mine were not seated when I took delivery in April.

 

[WranglerMan]

About 30% of mine when I took delivery back in 2018 and since then I periodically pop the fuse box cover and just check them, only takes a minute.

 

[Mikester86]

For every 6th quart of oil added to a JL by the dealership during an oil change, a fuse unseats itself in protest.

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