Sometimes after turning the jeep off it will click like it has no power boost it its fine then other times turn the key no power dash acts up speedometer and rpm needles spazz out turn key off and back on be nothing turn it off and back on and have power but not enough to start it after driving it for awhile….anyone experience this before
Jeep tj starting problem
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Remove screws and disassemble the plastic steering column halves
Disconnect the ignition switch wiring harness and inspect for grey oxidized clips or pins.
Verify the harness wiring or harness connector is not melted.
Disconnect the ignition switch wiring harness and inspect for grey oxidized clips or pins.
Verify the harness wiring or harness connector is not melted.
I just took it all apart everything looks fine i ordered a new switch see if its that
New batteries can be low on voltage especially if they've been sitting in a store with low turnover.
Test it with a volt meter.
How do your battery terminals look? Ever clean up your grounds?
-Mac
Inspect both battery cables to see if the insulation is shrinking away from the battery terminal clamp/terminals OR if there is a white or green substance mixed in the strands of battery cable.
The white or greenish substance can cause extra resistance in the wiring especially when the engine compartment is hot from previous operation.
This would indicate it is time to replace the battery cables.
The white or greenish substance can cause extra resistance in the wiring especially when the engine compartment is hot from previous operation.
This would indicate it is time to replace the battery cables.
I spent three weeks with a voltmeter searching for a parasitic drain on my Dodge Ram, only to discover it was the original suspect: the battery. I purchased the battery only 2 months earlier. Don't rule it out if it's new, especially if it's from Autozone.
I tried to make this a little easier to read just in case anybody here speaks English.
Sometimes after turning the jeep off it will click like it has no power.
Boost it,its fine then other times turn the key no power.
dash acts up-- speedometer and rpm needles spazz out.
turn key off and back on be nothing / turn it off and back on and have power but not enough to start it after driving it for awhile.
….anyone experience this before?
There ill fix it for you since ya cant read lol
Sounds like you have a phantom draw... something pulling down your battery.
Do you have access to an amp meter or clamping amp meter?
-Mac
Do you have access to an amp meter or clamping amp meter?
-Mac
Seems alot more of a short somewhere then a phantom draw tho i ran it every day this week with no trouble then just randomly happened twice and seemed worst then before i changed the battery….batterys been charged and load tested before i put it in
Well i parked the jeep after a 20 minute drive it was dead again never touched it for 2 days went out today fired up again
I changed the alternator today was still shorting out so i cut the battery cables hooked them back up to the terminals tried it and it fired up a couple times no troubles then it went back to the way it was so i made a cut in the cable halfway down and it was all corroded inside the cable itself
I changed the alternator today was still shorting out so i cut the battery cables hooked them back up to the terminals tried it and it fired up a couple times no troubles then it went back to the way it was so i made a cut in the cable halfway down and it was all corroded inside the cable itself
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