MISS4X4

Last night at 3am I woke up to the sound of KFI radio blaring from the drive way outside my house. My stock AM radio was on and very loud! It was not on at 10pm (and the car had not been touched almost 6 hours before that) and with the volume as high as it I definitely would have heard it way before 3 am if it had been stuck on the whole time. All the doors were still locked and the ignition was all the way off when I got in it to turn the radio off. I tried to start it right after to check if it had run down the battery but it started right up so no issues there. I just turned the radio to the off position and went back to bed. I'm kind of worried, I figure its an electrical thing but I can't really find much info on it. Has anyone else had this issue? Or am I the only luck one?

JeepingDan

That sounds kinda strange. But maybe your radio just malfunctioned.
it doe's have power even with the ignition off for memory presets and clock but should not work until ignition is on.
I think it's something internal in the radio. or you just have a Ghost

xj_maniac_newb

If it happens again replace the radio or just wire the power to the radio to a toggle switch

TrekkerJmm

They are called "Gribblits" (being serious) I was a stereo tech for many many...Well a long time and seen this happen allot. There are usually 2 PC boards in the older car stereos and they separate sometimes due to age/wheeling ETC. You can either remember to shut it off fully or replace it with a different one and sometimes that doesn't even work (first option)...Tj

88Cherokee4x4

Well maybe, your jeep is haunted, Are you the first owner of the jeep, if not then proubly of of the prevoius owners died in it.

bikerider

It's Haunted

freegdr

88Cherokee4x4

Heyy you never know! lol

freegdr

YA but the thought is there now ,seeing people in the rear view mirror lol

odgreen

what the hell is an am radio? lol jk
i think it might be a good time to upgrade....
small step...tape player...
big step.... am fm xm mp3 hd radio... lol
ive seen it once something shorts inside the unit and then you will have electrical gremlins..

92coxj

Things should be ok unless the seat starts ratcheting itself forward crushing you between the seat back and steering wheel. Oh wait that was Christine.

Gee oh Dee

Damn, you beat me to it.

Good book, though.

I'd like my XJ, or any of my vehicles, to be able to defend itself in the event of an intruder.

mcssls

is the project name Christine by chance?

88Cherokee4x4

I swear i would proubly $hit my self if i was driving down the road and all of a sudden i look in the rear view mirror and saw some old dead dude with blood stains all over him sittin in the back seat saying ''GIVE ME MY JEEP BACK'' and then look back and he isent there any more. I would sooo $hit my self man.

freegdr

make sure you always carry tp