2000 cherokee wont start
im jeep wont start i turn the key all dash lights and every thing come on just wont start not getting anything i hear a small little click from pass side like the relay is clicking but wont turn over but when i grab a screwdriver and jump the starter it fire right up HELP PLZ!!!!!!
i seen i few YouTube videos were they bypass the switch and add push button start is this a good idea
i seen i few YouTube videos were they bypass the switch and add push button start is this a good idea
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 70
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From: mcminnville TN.
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Yea it sounds like maybe an electrical issue. I would check the cable from the battery to the starter. Look at where the cable actually goes into the terminal at the battery post and also make sure there is no corrosion or loose connection on the starter.
Good Luck Man...
Good Luck Man...
If he jumped the battery terminal to the starter terminal with a screwdriver, the battery cable is most likely OK.
Suggest you search the forum for Neutral Safety Switch and read some of the threads...
Less likely, but also could be starter relay or the solenoid on starter (you can gently tap the solenoid to see if that temporarily fixes the problem...)
Suggest you search the forum for Neutral Safety Switch and read some of the threads...
Less likely, but also could be starter relay or the solenoid on starter (you can gently tap the solenoid to see if that temporarily fixes the problem...)
Yea it sounds like maybe an electrical issue. I would check the cable from the battery to the starter. Look at where the cable actually goes into the terminal at the battery post and also make sure there is no corrosion or loose connection on the starter.
Good Luck Man...
Good Luck Man...
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Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 358
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From: Kentucky
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Good way to tell if its your battery is the problem would be turn on the headlights and try to start it. If the lights go real dim when trying to start then you know it may be the battery, or then it again it could be that the starter is locked up.



