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So new Jeep JL owner here and have experienced the following items in the past month with my 8.4 inch radio. I'm sure others have the same problems, and wondering if/when they will get fixed.
Issue 1. No sound from Radio.
Fix: Click FM, AM, then it starts working.
Issue 2. Green screen when backing up.
Fix: Resolved on its own after coming out of Reverse, which cycled the camera off/on.
Issue 3. Radio/Controls completely useless with Radio/uconnect stuck on one station and volume. Mute button did not work, neither did anything else. The Screen Off button worked though.
Fix: After about 15 minutes, radio/uconnect went back to normal.
Issue 4. Sound volume very low. Turning up to the max of 30 was similar to around 15 when working. Sub had no sound. Bluetooth call was very low. Button click sounds were quite loud though.
Fix: Powered car off, went and had dinner. Came back in about 1 hour and it was back to normal.
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It is actually an Android based device at it heart. It does not sound like faulty wiring or faulty connections to me.
Definitely time for a service appointment.
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Hi Blake,@JeepCaresSo new Jeep JL owner here and have experienced the following items in the past month with my 8.4 inch radio. I'm sure others have the same problems, and wondering if/when they will get fixed.
Issue 1. No sound from Radio.
Fix: Click FM, AM, then it starts working.Issue 2. Green screen when backing up.
Fix: Resolved on its own after coming out of Reverse, which cycled the camera off/on.Issue 3. Radio/Controls completely useless with Radio/uconnect stuck on one station and volume. Mute button did not work, neither did anything else. The Screen Off button worked though.
Fix: After about 15 minutes, radio/uconnect went back to normal.Issue 4. Sound volume very low. Turning up to the max of 30 was similar to around 15 when working. Sub had no sound. Bluetooth call was very low. Button click sounds were quite loud though.
Fix: Powered car off, went and had dinner. Came back in about 1 hour and it was back to normal.-Blake
I'm very sorry that you have been experiencing all of these concerns with your brand new Jeep. Please let us know if any of these concerns continue to occur so we can have this looked into a bit further for you.
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I have had this issue twice so far. And that fix doesn't work for me. The 1st time, no audio from any audio producing source, tried turning on and off the Jeep a couple times, no luck. After an extended "Jeep Off period", came back, and the radio was back to normal.@JeepCaresIssue 1. No sound from Radio.
Fix: Click FM, AM, then it starts working.
The 2nd time just happened today. No matter how many key off/on cycles, no fix would work. Turned off radio, and would turn it on once in a while to see if it was working, after about 20 minutes, and 5 cycles of the the radio, it was back to working normally.
Do I think its a problem, hell yes. But how do you take it to the Dealership when its happened twice over 10k miles?
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Hey Roger,I have had this issue twice so far. And that fix doesn't work for me. The 1st time, no audio from any audio producing source, tried turning on and off the Jeep a couple times, no luck. After an extended "Jeep Off period", came back, and the radio was back to normal.The 2nd time just happened today. No matter how many key off/on cycles, no fix would work. Turned off radio, and would turn it on once in a while to see if it was working, after about 20 minutes, and 5 cycles of the the radio, it was back to working normally.
Do I think its a problem, hell yes. But how do you take it to the Dealership when its happened twice over 10k miles?
I understand your concerns with this, and intermittent issues are often tricky to duplicate at the dealer. If this continues to happen, please PM us so we can work with you and your dealer to ensure it's addressed.
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My audio quit working this morning as well. I tried powering the radio on/off several times, along with leaving the Jeep rest for a few hours.
Came in and did a search on the forum, found this thread, went out and hit the FM then AM buttons and BOOM-BA! Sound returned!
Again, thanks for helping out. I just wish I knew what caused the problem in the first place??
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What is causing this? Grrr
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I tried hitting AM/FM to no avail. tried going into the climate but it kept changing to radio and bouncing around.
Going to the dealer tomorrow about the radio and 2 spots on the hood where dirt was painted over during the painting operation.
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You aren't alone, I'm in knee deep in the process of getting my 18 Wrangler fixed with Chrysler... once I get a remedy I'll let you know. It's been the biggest hassle I've ever had with a new car, and I've owned two wranglers previous to this current one.Has anyone had intermittent sound? My radio sound cuts in and out during any type of input, doesn't matter if I have the Iphone plugged in to the USB port, or I'm listening to AM/FM/XM, it's all the same. Some times there's no sound at all, then others it rhymically cuts in and out every 4 seconds or so. The electrical/software issues just never end in this Jeep!!! This is the fourth thing I've had happen, I'm going BACK to my dealer in a couple days. Tired of it. Plus, they said they have NO loaner. WHAT? The whole point of JeepCares and one of the reasons I bought a brand new JLU was that they offered service just like Infiniti-where they put you in a comparable loaner. I work two jobs. I don't have the patience for this-and why should I be paying for a rental?
Very sad Jeep appears to have released a Wrangler with inferior radios.
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Mine has done this twice so far. It happens about 2 hours after dash cluster crashes.Mine is a week old and tonight the screen started to spaz out completely. It was like someone was pushing the buttons randomly and beeping like crazy I was at least 16" from it.I tried hitting AM/FM to no avail. tried going into the climate but it kept changing to radio and bouncing around.
Going to the dealer tomorrow about the radio and 2 spots on the hood where dirt was painted over during the painting operation.
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Were they able to determine the problem?
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You are not alone! My JL Rubicon just sat at the dealer for 2 weeks and they couldn't reproduce the intermittent audio pausing that my jeep is having. I just picked it up today and geewhiz there's the problem again, imagine that. I heard that the official line right now is to tell customers that if there is no error code, then there is no error. I researched this on YouTube from others that are having the same problem and they said their dealers didn't help them either. Dealers were replacing radios only to have the problem happen again. It is a software issue. My jeep didn't do this until the November update. Additionally, it seems to be only occurring cold weather. It also doesn't do it in accessory mode, engine off. I'm fed up. I'm trading mine off soon.Has anyone had intermittent sound? My radio sound cuts in and out during any type of input, doesn't matter if I have the Iphone plugged in to the USB port, or I'm listening to AM/FM/XM, it's all the same. Some times there's no sound at all, then others it rhymically cuts in and out every 4 seconds or so. The electrical/software issues just never end in this Jeep!!! This is the fourth thing I've had happen, I'm going BACK to my dealer in a couple days. Tired of it. Plus, they said they have NO loaner. WHAT? The whole point of JeepCares and one of the reasons I bought a brand new JLU was that they offered service just like Infiniti-where they put you in a comparable loaner. I work two jobs. I don't have the patience for this-and why should I be paying for a rental?
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