pumpkintruck79

got off work the other morning, hit the ignition. idiot lights came on as usual, but won't crank. fuel pump working, but absolutely no other noise. no clicking starter solenoid.battery is hot, even tried jumping it to be sure with no success... any ideas would be helpful

foreveryoung001

NSS? Try wiggling the shift lever, or starting it in neutral.

pumpkintruck79

tried that, even banged on the starter... pulled the cover off the console to be sure it was going all the way into park... tried reverse and drive too, just to make sure I was in neutral... thank u for thr reply tho...

kjc

Try using a screwdriver or remote start switch to 'hot wire' the starter solenoid.. if it cranks, it could be the NSS. If it still won't crank, probably lookin' at a new starter.

foreveryoung001

I'm sure the more knowledgeable will chime in here, but I will say that even with moving the shift lever around, you can't rule out the NSS completely. There are a few write ups on here about bypassing the NSS. Haven't tried it, but might be worth looking in to, just to rule it out as a suspect... but like I said, wiser jeep-folk will probably have better ideas than me.

pumpkintruck79

I'll have to try unplugging it and hooking it back up... I am very thankful for the help and hope I can be helpful to someone in the future

EZEARL

If your going to unplug it get some electrical contact cleaner and di-electric grease. Clean and regrease the connector before plugging it back together. By the way do your backup lights work?

Terry98xj

Did you try jumping the stater solenoid as kjc suggested? I had the same issue I ended up just putting in a push button starter. Solved all my problems.

Pelican

Swap out the starter relay in the PDC to confirm it is good. Probe the socket with with your meter for voltage in.

If no voltage at the relay, could be the NSS. Foreveryoung001 is correct in that lack of response while moving the shifter around does not guarantee the NSS is good. Still no guarantee, but the best way to check is to hold the key in the start position while moving the shifter back and forth between Park and Neutral.

Jump the starter solenoid as suggested.

Check with your meter for voltage at the starter and solenoid.

pumpkintruck79

thank you to everyone for ur prompt responses. I jumped the starter this morning and drove it home, so this weekend I will be finding out what the actual problem is and getting it fixed. This sight is really AMAZING!!!

Terry98xj

Glad to hear you got it home. If my understanding is correct it's not the NSS if your reverse lights come on when your in reverse. Please someone correct me if i'm wrong. It may be your ignition took a crap. The same thing happened to me power to everything all lights work just no juice to starter when i turned the key. Hope you get ti figured out.

pumpkintruck79

here we go again! wifey took 96 Cherokee to neighbors house, went to leave, and NO idiot lights. battery is good, fuel pump is working, but nothing as far as idiot lights. I hear clicking in the relay box and the fuses are all good. HELP again y'all... any help will be greatly appreciated again

studmuffin

Bad ground to the cluster???? I've heard people have pulled it out and cleaned all the connectors in the back when their gauges don't work.