jeep is dead need help to revive
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jeep is dead need help to revive
I turn the key and nothing so i thought it was a dead battery. Nothing as in no buzzing sounds or lights coming on. As if the battery wasnt even there at all. So i go to jump start and put some cables on it but still nothing.
Where should i start. Ignition switch not working right? I checked some of the main fuses under the hood and they seem to be ok.
Where should i start. Ignition switch not working right? I checked some of the main fuses under the hood and they seem to be ok.
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It happened to me too.
I hope your fix is as easy as mine was. I tried spinning the battery terminal and it moved. The terminal was shot. couldnt get it tighter. Replaced it and its fixed now. good luck!
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If it was running fine before you parked it, it very well could be the battery. How long did you leave the jumper cables on? It could take quite a while to get enough for a start.
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Just spin it for fun.
If it moves thats the problem. Did you check fuses? I know someone that had thier fuses ripped out by some Ahole. Outside of that Im not much help.
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I just tightened up the terminal and put some cables on it. gona let it sit for a bit before i try to start. but why would it go completely dead in a few days if it wasnt used?
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it could be the ignition switch. look on youtube, there is a video which explains the working of it and replacing (assuming you dont know already)
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its a 96 but now that the terminal is tightened up the lights are coming on inside but barely visible. gona try and get a charge on it then see if it cranks up.
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I hope the battery isnt a 96. lol
Batteries get old in about 5 years. It all depends. Some later some earlier. And of course some are crap when they are new.
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Same problem with mine... The battery is only 2-3 years old. When I go to jump it with a smaller car it will hardly charge it. After I try jumping it with a bigger engine, it still takes a little time to charge before it fires up. Even then, I may have to rev the engine before it is able to start. After I let off the gas, it will then just shut off.
I just cleaned the battery terminal last week, and Im already having acid buildup as well.
I just cleaned the battery terminal last week, and Im already having acid buildup as well.
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My Jeep goes through batteries about every 2-3 years. All of a sudden, BAM! Dead battery that will only take a surface charge (IE: Dead cell, which is a dead short inside the battery. It'll show up as charged on a charger, but it isn't). I suspect the voltage regulator in the alternator to be bad.
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My Jeep goes through batteries about every 2-3 years. All of a sudden, BAM! Dead battery that will only take a surface charge (IE: Dead cell, which is a dead short inside the battery. It'll show up as charged on a charger, but it isn't). I suspect the voltage regulator in the alternator to be bad.
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I had the same problem on my 96 xj. I replaced the battery and alternator. But when I woke up in the mornings to go to work, dead battery. Turns out it was the terminals, I ended up replacing them a couple times after that. If yours is the same problem as mine was, it's the terminals. Jeeps eat them like potato chips haha.