Saturday morning weather drop under -32'C (-25'F) outdoor and when I start my Jeep, I had a few weird issues I wanna share.
1. On the factory remote start, it does not start on the first try, but it start on second try. Not really an issue btw, more an observation...
2. When engine start at first it make a very loud gear grinding/sealing noise, not sure it come from engine or maybe from transmission/transfer case area... stop doing the noise after a few seconds (half a minute).
3. My keyless entry completely stop responding... not a remote control issue because both of my remotes stop working. I finally unlock the door with the key and I stop the engine (remember I remote start it) with the key after a few minutes of run, then keyless came back after the engine stop.
4. My aftermarket Kenwood radio get into "PROTECT" mode. According to the user manual the protect mode is when radio detect a short-circuit into the speakers wiring. That doesn't make sense because all my speaker are factory with factory wiring and I use a harness to install radio, no wires were cut nowhere. I had to perform "HARD RESET" on the radio (loose all my personal settings, **damn**) to make it work again. My theory is because the speakers are sooo much frozen they put too much resistance on the speakers circuits that cause the protect mode to trigger?? But this is the first time it happen on all my cars...
Everything work fine when the Jeep reach the WOT temperature... and this morning it's warmer outdoor (-18'C) and no special issues.
1. On the factory remote start, it does not start on the first try, but it start on second try. Not really an issue btw, more an observation...
2. When engine start at first it make a very loud gear grinding/sealing noise, not sure it come from engine or maybe from transmission/transfer case area... stop doing the noise after a few seconds (half a minute).
3. My keyless entry completely stop responding... not a remote control issue because both of my remotes stop working. I finally unlock the door with the key and I stop the engine (remember I remote start it) with the key after a few minutes of run, then keyless came back after the engine stop.
4. My aftermarket Kenwood radio get into "PROTECT" mode. According to the user manual the protect mode is when radio detect a short-circuit into the speakers wiring. That doesn't make sense because all my speaker are factory with factory wiring and I use a harness to install radio, no wires were cut nowhere. I had to perform "HARD RESET" on the radio (loose all my personal settings, **damn**) to make it work again. My theory is because the speakers are sooo much frozen they put too much resistance on the speakers circuits that cause the protect mode to trigger?? But this is the first time it happen on all my cars...
Everything work fine when the Jeep reach the WOT temperature... and this morning it's warmer outdoor (-18'C) and no special issues.
