Okay I went out today and my battery was dead in the Jeep. Then I drove it and went to shut it off and the key wouldnt turn it off. The mileage and most of the gauges are staying on also. WTF is going on? I had to pull the fuel pump relay out to kill the thing. I cant figure out why the dash is staying on. Any info would help.

 

ignition switch is not shutting off with the key.

 

So what do I do? I mean how could I test it to find out?

 

top of the column behind the guage cluster, there is a rod that runs from the lock cylinder to the ignition switch. make sure the rod moves back and forth when the key is turned on and off.

 

Okay with it running and in park I turn the key off, It still runs like normal. I can put the key swtich one notch foward and put it into reverse and it kills it. IS there some kind of relay for that?

 

completely unrelated, but nice title

 

Huh?

 

Would it be the ignition switch bad? It has something to do with the shifter rod that goes to the ignition switch.

 

probably the ignition switch there under 20bucks at autozone little bit of a pain to change out but not to bad

 

Anywhere you know to have a write up on it? I would say it has to be the ign switch.

 

Don't know of a write up. But here is an instruction video, the guy is annnoying, but it would definitely be helpful if you have never done it before.

 

go to the autoparts store get the little ignition box that goes ontop of the steering colum its like 10 bucks just buy it. thats def ur problem i had to change mine

 

check your ignition fluid.

 

LMFAO, Im not that crazy. Good one though!

 

Try this KFX:

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/ign...85/#post367484