i just bought a 2000 cherokee and it started when i bought it yeterday and ran beautifully but now when i go to start it it does nothing? i have checked every fuse inside and out and cleaned up the connection at the power panel under the hood and checked every fuse in the kick panel in the car. tried starting with a screw driver by manualy engageing the starter but it wouldnt shoot out and grab the fly wheel? and shouldnt it be sending signal from the key when i go to start it? when i got to start it all the dash lights up like its supposed to and then when you go to turn it over the lights cut out like its gonna go to start and nothing happens, the relays are fine i checked them, i have no clue what went wrong?
first person to help and get it right gets 10$ in there paypal

 

Did you check your battery and cable connections?

 

Auto trans? Try starting it in neutral. Also check for back-up lights.

 

it seems to be fine but when i go back over to the farm im gonna change them, like cut off the old lead ones and see what happens, will the car not let me try to start it if theres not enough power?

 

i have tried that, i tried wiggling it and nothing.

 

Could still be the NSS or it's connections.. Do your battery connections and see what you get.

 

Start by making sure your battery is good and fully charged. Then clean both battery terminals then move on and clean all of the grounding points. Which include battery to fender, oil dipstick, rear of the head to the firewall. Also make sure that the connections to the starter are clean and tight. The last ground point that many forget to clean is the mounting area between the starter and the engine block. Give that a try and let us know. If you are still having problems we can go from there.

 

ill try that thank you for the help ! and whats the nss?

 

Not a problem.
NSS N-eutral S-afety S-witch

 

ok but i tried starting it in neutral and park
where is the switch?

 

It's on the passenger side of the transmission. I had a link on how to clean it but it doesn't seem to be working. But here's a link of what it looks like.
http://www.am-autoparts.com/1997/Jee...29/527455.html
If you do try to take it off to clean it. Be very careful removing it. They have the tendency of breaking if they haven't be taken off in a long time.

 

If you haven't got it staightened out yet and suspect the NSS try these.

You can try this before doing the NSS:
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/how...-96-xj-191405/

If the above gets you started do this:
http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1747

 

i got it going but having to boost it cause low battery and using a wire from the starters signal post to the battery, why does it work this way? is it the nss then?

 

Get a good battery on it for sure. I've not read of anyone who has had a NSS fail completely (not meaning it can't be refurbished) so I'm not sure if it's why your having to start it that way. There are two spring loaded contacts in the NSS. One of mine was stuck in so was making no contact at all. The other one was sticking intermittently. I had no backup lights (stuck contact) and every so often it wouldn't start in park (intermittent one). Your able to bypass the NSS with a jumper as I posted in that link above so I'm guessing that the way your having to start your vehicle involves something else. Could be a starter issue. You could go ahead and clean the NSS and see what happens. It will need it sooner or later. The grease in mine had completely dried out.

 

ya thats what im having to do it jump it. ill check and see if i got reverse lights