My sisters 98 XJ she bought a few weeks ago has a starting issue and I hope someone can help.Sometimes it wont start,but put it in nuetral,and it will.I thought at first that it wasn't in park all the way.At times it's fine,then other times it won't start in park.Now it won't start at all.Anyone have this problem b4?Any ideas?

 

Neutral Safety Switch.......search for it.

 

well i had this happen to me a while back. but mine just quit on me out of the blue. you might be looking at a bad CPS (Crank Position Sensor). its located right on top of the bellhosuing on the driver side. but it also could be allot of other things too. like fuel, cables like ignition and such, and other sensors. good luck man. hope i shed some light on your problem.

 

i think he means it wont crank........

 

That's right.Plenty of juice.Just won't crank.Something I did notice was that the ignition cylinder in the steering colum is a bit loose,but I ruled this out as the problem because it did start after messing w/shifter.Where is the NS switch located? On the column under dash?

 

Sounds like a loose connection if it starts and doesn't. Did you check you grounds for your starter and check all fuses?

 

Haven't looked at it yet.Only 15 degrees out now.Check it out tomorrow when it's warmer.I just wanted to get some info on here so I'd know what to look for.Thank you everyone for your help.It is greatly appreciated!Any thing else?

 

NSS is located on the Side of the trans...has alot of wires going to it...you need to remove it and clean the old grease out and Re-pack with new...99% sure this is your problem. i would start here first.