There are just some days I wish I didn't turn wrenches

[OR VietVet]

Sorry, @Fless, here it is.

How to Identify and Fix TIPM Failure on Your Jeep

For a working body, you need a pumping heart, right? Similarly, for a running Jeep, you need a fully functioning TIPM.

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[OR VietVet]

Turns out that this TIPM or better known as fuse block, is a well known weak spot on many MOPAR vehicles over many years. Listed but out of stock at RA and not even listed at Parts Geek. I did find it at MOPAR Parts for $334.48 instead of the normal $497.00. My shop owner friend says he has to replace these on a regular basis and has done about 20 of them in the 1 year the shop has been open. The symptoms match up with some of what she said was going on and that I could not communicate with the code puller. I have pulled codes on this vehicle before when she had a leaking oil cooler assembly and it set a code for low oil pressure.

 

[Fless]

Turns out that this TIPM or better known as fuse block, is a well known weak spot on many MOPAR vehicles over many years. Listed but out of stock at RA and not even listed at Parts Geek. I did find it at MOPAR Parts for $334.48 instead of the normal $497.00. My shop owner friend says he has to replace these on a regular basis and has done about 20 of them in the 1 year the shop has been open. The symptoms match up with some of what she said was going on and that I could not communicate with the code puller. I have pulled codes on this vehicle before when she had a leaking oil cooler assembly and it set a code for low oil pressure.

The first two characters of the initialism "TIPM" do not bode well for vehicle electronics. "Totally Integrated" likely means no repair, just replacement.

 

[TollKeeper]

They brought the TIPM to market late MY2004... And it has not worked right since.

I would have thought NHTSA would have gotten involved on it, and made a mandatory recall, since it can affect if the AirBag works, the brakes work, and the Power Steering work...

But it is still in production. One of the reasons I wont buy a Stellantis product.

Edit: It looks like certain TIPM modules have been recalled, you would have to go to NHTSA.gov and see if this VIN is affected by one thou.

 

[OR VietVet]

The first two characters of the initialism "TIPM" do not bode well for vehicle electronics. "Totally Integrated" likely means no repair, just replacement.

It is a replacement but remans are available, I have heard.

 

[OR VietVet]

They brought the TIPM to market late MY2004... And it has not worked right since.

I would have thought NHTSA would have gotten involved on it, and made a mandatory recall, since it can affect if the AirBag works, the brakes work, and the Power Steering work...

But it is still in production. One of the reasons I wont buy a Stellantis product.

Edit: It looks like certain TIPM modules have been recalled, you would have to go to NHTSA.gov and see if this VIN is affected by one thou.

I am at dentist right now. Will check when I get home.

 

[OR VietVet]

I checked and there is no outstanding recalls for this vehicle VIN.

 

[TollKeeper]

I never really got to far into diag on a TIPM to confirm that it needed replacement, cant help you much more on this one.

 

[OR VietVet]

My close friend, shop owner, has been in his new shop 1 year this month. In that time he has seen very similar problems, like on this Cherokee, and each time he has diagnosed as a TIPM problem and fixed them each time. In one year, he has replaced close to a dozen TIPM units. When you look up both options for the 2017 Cherokee, they are out of stock. Out of stock because so many are bad. There is a newer upgraded unit than the 2 shown at RA. Part #68264530AF

 

[89Suburban]

My close friend, shop owner, has been in his new shop 1 year this month. In that time he has seen very similar problems, like on this Cherokee, and each time he has diagnosed as a TIPM problem and fixed them each time. In one year, he has replaced close to a dozen TIPM units. When you look up both options for the 2017 Cherokee, they are out of stock. Out of stock because so many are bad. There is a newer upgraded unit than the 2 shown at RA. Part #68264530AF