Jeep - what is that thing under the hood?

[Betty]

Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

When the relay is unplugged, does the cigarette lighter work? How about the heater/ac?

Are there any check engine lights on?

Well.... I say this sort of laughing... It's a Jeep and over time, not everything works as well as it once did. The radio occasionally goes out and the heater, which once worked great, had something nibbled on by squirrels* and now blows out all the vents instead of whatever one you have it on.

*Do not put jeep between the place the squirrels live and a bird feeder with sunflower seeds. When the squirrels get scared, they take cover in the nearest thing... the jeep. You don't want to see half a dozen squirrels run from the inside and from under the hood. They nibbled the frickin' seat and a few other spots inside... and under the hood as well. Which sucks. I really enjoyed having a bird feeder and was wanting to add a birdbath to my little flower garden to go with it.