JK Wrangler mygig uconnect blank screen?

[jasonb]

Hi All

 

I'm looking for some advice. I have owned my Jk wrangler for 15 years now but on Saturday totally out the blue the sat nav screen flickered for a second and then went totally white! The unit still works as it still plays music and I can make calls using the voice function.

 

Has anyone come across this before and is it a software problem that can be re-booted some how? My unit is the early model fitted to the 2007 Wranglers with the single on/off/ volume button to the bottom left.

 

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated as when its dark it lights up the cabin making me look like I am driving in a movie! not good.

 

Many Thanks.

[V]

It sounds like the screen backlight is still working but the screen itself has died or become disconnected from the main circuit board.

 

It's worth looking for a professional that can do screen repairs if you don't fancy doing it yourself. I have repaired Garmins with new screens before. The video will give you an idea of what is involved if it's not of your exact unit.

 

 

 

 

[jasonb]

Hi V

 

Thanks for the reply, the video is very useful. I'm going to see if it's a software reboot problem but if that fails I will have to look at a replacement or a repair as you say. 

 

Thanks again 

 

[V]

On 07/02/2023 at 21:30, jasonb said:

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated as when its dark it lights up the cabin making me look like I am driving in a movie! not good.

Cut out a piece of card from a breakfast cereal box and tape it over the screen to shade the illumination.

 

I have discovered over the last 23 years that touch screen GPS units don't like being repeatedly left in the sun on a dashboard. The capacitive touch layer is usually the first to fail but liquid crystal display panels have also failed. I usually cover them with a white cloth or T-shirt when not in use or stow them in the glove box. When I remember, I hang a white T-shirt over the screen of my Android head unit when the Jeep is not being driven. It's not always in direct sunlight like a dashboard mounted GPS would be, but I do it just in case.