Tobyjo |
04-15-2019 04:44 PM |
95 Grand Cherokee Laredo starts by itself
Not sure if this is the right place for this or not. I have a 95 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4wd with the 6 cylinder. I replaced the battery and put the cables on loosely and it started fine. I only let it run for a few seconds and went inside, I came out with tools later and cinched down the positive cable. I got the negative about 3/4 tightened and thought it sparked. After that the engine started by itself without the key even being in the ignition. It hadn’t done this when I first put the battery in. It runs for about 20 seconds the. Shuts off. If I leave the negative cable connected it starts itself again and shuts itself off then clicks and starts again. I got in and started it with the key and while it was running it tried to start again. (I could hear the started grind) I have heard it could be the solenoid and/or the starter? Any thoughts on this? I’m not a car guru but this sounds odd as I would expect multiple things would have to be involved for it to not only make the starter run but to allow it the engine to run without ignition on.
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