I have a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7 L V6 I was messing with the fuses and checking the ground, I went and got my battery tested, and almost threw in the towel and started taking out the prop shaft to replace the starter, but after watching this I literally wiggled the wire to the starter and it started right up. It’s started three times now without hesitation. I’m shocked, but very happy I don’t need to replace the battery, just need to clean the connection points.
Hunter, wiggling the wire will work for a while, but soon it will get to a point the starter will not turn over. I had to change my starter out after a while of wiggling the wire. I found the terminal would move around and that should not happen. Do whatever you have to get it to start.
It's funny I just did this job yesterday, and I checked back to your channel to let you know that I found the issue. Then I see that you found the problem as well. It's definitely that solenoid connection. There's a black plastic connector for the solenoid that gets dry rotted and cracks and causes major corrosion causing the intermittent no start/ no crank issue. I switched it to a spade connector.
Unfortunately It's hard to get to the connector on the 5.7s as you can see. I removed the whole starter to get to it and just replaced the starter all together.
Rob, that is something else. I was so happy when I wiggled that connector and then tried it. It started strong and it has started every time I attempt to start. I hope all will see what we have discovered. I will go back and change the connector if the issue comes back, but it is the major issue that has been plaguing us. Thanks for your input.
wk hemi I took the driver wheel off remove the fender mud shields look and see solenoid with ease. But don't expect to change it from there. You can easily spray contact cleaner on it though, and add liquid tape to insulate from condensation or road splash issues.
Another option is, if you can get the connector on and off, clean the contacts with sandpaper or steel wool. I'm having trouble getting the connector off. It seems to be locked on although I don't see or feel a tab or button on it. I'm not dropping the drive shaft to clean an electrical contact. I'll break the connector and solder or liquid electrical tape the bare wire on before messing with that. 2007 laredo 3.7L.
I know the happy feeling you get when things you try work. I have to tell you, it may come back. My experience with this problem we all have is that when you think you have solved it for all time, It comes back. Going to the relay and changing it will correct it for a long time. I think it is a disgruntle employee, give us a trouble to make us unhappy as he is.
Thank you! You saved the day. I had the same problem a few years ago and had the Jeep towed and replaced the starter. It was probably only the connector then, Oh well. Just need to get it up on a lift so I can repair the connector now. 2008 5.7 with 195k.
My green wire connector is totally off now after wiggling it for a few months... my question is, is there an easy way to reconnect it without having to disassemble a bunch of stuff
You can get a new connector similar to original. Add a push button switch to pos power ,with fuse and wire to 1 side of switch. The other side will go to your new connector. Slide the new connector onto solenoid terminal. The wire will need to be long enough to reach switch, and PowerPoint. Battery positive terminal. Switch should be mounted for access while starting car with key. Dash would be great. To start car you would push the switch button and hold while you turn key to start position. When car starts, release both switch and key. With this set up yo must always have car in Park. It will now be possible to start car in Drive. This just an easy cay to handle your problem as you asked. The correct way would be remove, replace, starter and add new connector. I have a 2 part video on how to change out the starter. Good luck.
yikes me too and my knuckles are sore! i can barely see that contact on the solenoid, its on the opposite side on my 04; i think i need to pry the old tab off the contact? but my fingers are too stubby (melt it off maybe} definitely clean all contacts. going to the junk yard tomorrow.
I've got the same issue on the 3.7 Recently started with the no crank, and shaking it I can usually get it started. Went underneath, and replaced it with a spade in the wal mart parking, now waiting for the weekend, to get under there and do it properly.
Great to hear Harold, I believe the connector lead is exposed to the elements and can corrode and make poor contact. I think I got mine to work good now, I know I may have to make the change to a spade connector if I get another no Start. I have been starting for a while now and it has a strong start. For emergency conditions, you can rock the Yellow Green Solenoid Start Lead, this will most likely get you started and home . Good luck to all Jeep owners with this problem.
@@samowens44 Dang, I wish I would have seen this last week- new battery,new starter, new TIPM ( all at the suggestion of mechanic) nothing fixed it .This DID ! I hope ! Thanks!
@@duketwins11 David Duke, I really hate to hear that the service folks go to replace the most expensive things first, and without isolating the problem. I also have a video showing the changing of the Strarter relay in the long narrow fuse box. Sometimes, this will need to be changed. Look for all my video on intermittent starting problems. If the trouble comes back, you may want to look at the starter relay and change it as I show in the video. Good Luck, hope this is the end of your problems.
Thank you for the informative video, here's my issue...... I can turn the key in the morning and bam 1st time start , after that it's intermittent at times.... I can take my relay out , like you did in your first video and jump the 2 larger main socket pins and the starter will turn every time I jump them....But the engine will not run, even with the key in the on position ... I know that the 2 larger pins are the jumping point for the starter to engage , there are 3 more smaller holes in the socket and one is ground , the center one is N/C and the other goes to the ignition switch .... I checked to see if I had a constant ground with my multi meter from the battery and to the ground socket pin and I do.... That wire is an issue on some Jeeps .....Without the relay in the socket , I had my wife turn the key exactly like she would start the engine and I get my B+ voltage across the ground pin and the ignition pin in the socket only for a second even if she holds the switch all the way down.... Like someone would for a flooded carb ... Why is it getting B+ for only a half second ??? BTW I have a 02 Jeep Liberty Limited edition , and the key is coded , could I take some deoxit high dollar electronic cleaner and lightly spray inside the ignition switch and work the key back and forth ?? I am very experienced in DC electronics such as 2 way radios and home audio units....But this is a buggar LOL.... In short , I don't think I'm getting a signal to the tell the plugs to fire....??? My relays are the same as yours BTW... Thanks in advance for a reply....
It sounds like you have determined your Start system from relay to starter is working properly. I need to know if you intermittent starting is just a Click or just the starter turn the engine but will not start. If it is not just the click no start, then there are a couple of things you can do. First, disconnect the battery terminal for 10 sec. This will restart your ECU, like restarting a computer when a problem develops. Reconnect the battery and see how that goes. If no change, there is the Key, it has a chip inside that sends signal to ECU for starting conditions. It may be bad, or just low battery. Change to you spare key if you have one. If no spare ACE hardware can make one for about $60. Next, the ASD, Automatic Shutdown, is a key relay that must operate for the car to start and run. It's job is to power the ignition coils and the fuel pump. All cars have this for emergency conditions like wrecks to stop the engine. If the relay does not operate at times or has bad contacts, it can cause the problems of not start you are describing. Google ASD relay operation and you will learn a lot about it. There is a way to test it by starting the terminals that send a signal to the ECU. They can be shorted for testing to see if you will start. But, you don't want to by pass it forever as it is a safety circuit. Find the ASD relay near the Start relay and see if it operates when you turn the key on. If it does not operate, you will not start. Google how to by pass the ASD for testing and you will learn how. good luck.
Boo, missed your test for B+ for only 1.8 sec. This is your problem for no start and the ECU is controlling this. The ECU has determined something is wrong and shuts down your start. You need to work with the battery disconnect to see if you can get the ECU reset to get rid of glitch. Or the Key chip is not sending signal. I think that is the problem area you are experiencing. Also investigate how the ASD Relay works and see if that will help guide you. You don't need to work with the Start Relay and to the starter, that is ok. The B+ dropping out after 2 sec is your problem to solve. Your testing has isolated the problem for you. Good Job now you have a direction to go into that will lead to a solution.
I've removed the factory female connector, and replaced with a new one. The only issue is corrosion is very likely to form in the area of where it is positioned. Has anyone been able to source a replacement harness? The factory Mopar harness does not have much slack, so whatever is cut off has the potential of causing the cable to be too short when trying to connect a new female connector to the starter solenoid wire. Tried to order a new harness from Summit Racing back in November, waited about 3 months before being told they are not able to obtain the harness from Mopar. Looking to see if anyone has found a replacement... might even consider finding a junk yard, might be my best bet! Wish enough people would group together to get this to be a recall, can't even tell you how many times this issue has left me stranded from not being able to start it.
Rob S, I have just taken the solenoid wire connector and with my hand wiggled the connector back and forth for a number of times and I have had total positive cranking for months now. Like you, it will come back and I now have the 10 mm screw loose at hand tight that holds the little heat shield. I can get under and with my fingers loosen the screw and give the connector a wiggle if it fails on the road. You have replaced the connector and I am assuming you still have a problem sometime. I must tell you there is another problem with the start relay, it needs to be replaced also occasionally. This is a total bad design of some kind and no one has figured it out. I just know that you can correct the problem a the solenoid connector and the start relay. I have a video on the Relay.
So far the issue has only been with the connection at the solenoid. Replacing the female connector did the trick, but like you from time to time I need to unplug and plug it back in and it starts right up. I would just like to replace the entire harness at this point. It lasted about 10 years or so with the original harness until it started having issues. I'd rather just replace the harness and hopefully I won't own it any longer 10 years from now!
I take the wheel cover and slide it up on my tire where theres a hole leading straight to the starter and jiggle the wire until it starts by myself or have someone turn the key for me while Im down there and it always starts right up. This has been going on for almost a year, intermittently it will work just fine. I should have just gotten it fixed immediately, but I kept convincing myself that I will eventually get to doing the job myself... now Im concerned the wiring is damaged due to heat, and the problem wasnt the solenoid connection. The heat shield is rusted up, and those wires must be cooking right next to that rusted up deformed exhaust manifold... which is another issue that makes the damn thing sound terrible.
@dev vg I did the wiggles of the wire for 5 or 6 months as needed to get it started. One day it would no start no matter what. I did the relay manual press nothing. I changed the starter. I looked at the old starter and felt the terminal and found it would move back and forth. I am starting to believe it is no the wire connection but the terminal is losing connection. That would explain the intermittent failure. By the way after changing the starter I had no more failures. I now says watch my videos on changing out the starter. I show all the steps to do it yourself. Starter was just over $100. Next time see if you feel the terminal move. It should not move.
There is another problem overlooked, even by the dealer: the starter interlock switch on/inside of the transmission housing. It controls the starter relay under the hood in the box with other relays, it controls your backup lights and it is a main problem with these '05 Jeeps also.
The ASD, Automatic Shut Down Relay is another key relay that will stop the Jeep from starting. I did not cover every option of no start as the most have been on what I have covered and do not want to direct folks to areas that will not correct most Intermittent start problem. The problems I address with my video are when it fails to start on the first start, but will start on second, third or fourth start attempt. Then it will start ok for a while then start again. My experience has found, this is due to the start relay and the connection at the starter solenoid. 95% of folks that have checked these areas have had success. There are other problems, but I don't see them as happening as much as what I am addressing. Good luck.
Crazy that so many people have this issue, and Jeep never did a recall. Would cost the dealerships close to nothing. I have got to try this method today. Hope all goes well. Its just crazy that yesterday it was starting at various places, stopped for lunch and went to leave then it didn't start. So $180 after a tow, hopefully I can figure this out. Thanks for the videos, greatly appreciated.
Austin, I have several other video that give more places to check if this turns out not to be your trouble. The Start Relay located in the long narrow fuse and relay box under the hood. Go to my playlist and watch my starting video for trouble shooting. th-cam.com/play/PL-ycvkaR8Lusun3MREbm1ArJVQNkLs_LS.html
No, the problem is with the wire connector and not the starter. The start relay can also play a part in no start. Check my other videos about changing out the start relay.
@zombie4569 I am sure that will help with the intermittent starting problem. I have found that my jeep for quite a number of years had the problem of intermittent start and I was able to wiggle the terminal and get it to start good for a number of months then it would come back. Well a month ago my intermittent starting got to the point I would only hear the Solenoid click and nothing else. No matter how many time I attempted and wiggled the wire and changed the relay. No start at all. I finally had to do the thing I have preached that was not the problem, the starter. Well I am here to say, I had to change the starter. I have video showing the procedure and it is two parts. I must say, the starter replacement is quite a challenge. I show all and describe what I can not show on how to take out the old starter and put in a new one. I would say prepare yourself for that day when it just does not attempt to turn the starter. I have not had one problem since I changed it. Good luck to all, the Jeep is a great vehicle except for this intermittent start and the clunking noise. I have solved them all and am very happy now with my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, it is perfect.
I have the same problem with my 2005. I pulled off the wire and cleaned it some. Put electrical grease on it before reinserting it. My thought though is the connection isn't the tightest. During time it may leave you stranded if it happens again. I'm kind of looking to replace the plug.
In addition to the wire terminal connection, the start relay also causes the same no start at times. Change the relay if you have not already. I have a video demonstrating where and how to help isolate the no start problem.
I have a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7 L V6
I was messing with the fuses and checking the ground, I went and got my battery tested, and almost threw in the towel and started taking out the prop shaft to replace the starter, but after watching this I literally wiggled the wire to the starter and it started right up. It’s started three times now without hesitation. I’m shocked, but very happy I don’t need to replace the battery, just need to clean the connection points.
Hunter, wiggling the wire will work for a while, but soon it will get to a point the starter will not turn over. I had to change my starter out after a while of wiggling the wire. I found the terminal would move around and that should not happen. Do whatever you have to get it to start.
It's funny I just did this job yesterday, and I checked back to your channel to let you know that I found the issue. Then I see that you found the problem as well. It's definitely that solenoid connection. There's a black plastic connector for the solenoid that gets dry rotted and cracks and causes major corrosion causing the intermittent no start/ no crank issue. I switched it to a spade connector.
Unfortunately It's hard to get to the connector on the 5.7s as you can see. I removed the whole starter to get to it and just replaced the starter all together.
Rob, that is something else. I was so happy when I wiggled that connector and then tried it. It started strong and it has started every time I attempt to start. I hope all will see what we have discovered. I will go back and change the connector if the issue comes back, but it is the major issue that has been plaguing us. Thanks for your input.
No problem Sam
@@samowens44 i wiggled mine to death
wk hemi I took the driver wheel off remove the fender mud shields look and see solenoid with ease. But don't expect to change it from there. You can easily spray contact cleaner on it though, and add liquid tape to insulate from condensation or road splash issues.
This is the problem with my 2007 hemi, thanks bunches for this! I've got it started now I can trade this pile in for good!
Mark, glad you found my video and it helped to get you going. I bet you had a nice warm feeling when you turn that key and it cranked.
Another option is, if you can get the connector on and off, clean the contacts with sandpaper or steel wool. I'm having trouble getting the connector off. It seems to be locked on although I don't see or feel a tab or button on it. I'm not dropping the drive shaft to clean an electrical contact. I'll break the connector and solder or liquid electrical tape the bare wire on before messing with that. 2007 laredo 3.7L.
my green wire snapped off and the tab is still melted on the solenoid contact!
Fixed the problem on my 05 4.7! Starts every time now. I'll put some dielectric grease on and wrap it with heat tape just to be sure. Thanks!
I know the happy feeling you get when things you try work. I have to tell you, it may come back. My experience with this problem we all have is that when you think you have solved it for all time, It comes back. Going to the relay and changing it will correct it for a long time. I think it is a disgruntle employee, give us a trouble to make us unhappy as he is.
Thank you! You saved the day. I had the same problem a few years ago and had the Jeep towed and replaced the starter. It was probably only the connector then, Oh well. Just need to get it up on a lift so I can repair the connector now. 2008 5.7 with 195k.
My green wire connector is totally off now after wiggling it for a few months... my question is, is there an easy way to reconnect it without having to disassemble a bunch of stuff
You can get a new connector similar to original. Add a push button switch to pos power ,with fuse and wire to 1 side of switch. The other side will go to your new connector. Slide the new connector onto solenoid terminal. The wire will need to be long enough to reach switch, and PowerPoint. Battery positive terminal. Switch should be mounted for access while starting car with key. Dash would be great. To start car you would push the switch button and hold while you turn key to start position. When car starts, release both switch and key. With this set up yo must always have car in Park. It will now be possible to start car in Drive. This just an easy cay to handle your problem as you asked. The correct way would be remove, replace, starter and add new connector. I have a 2 part video on how to change out the starter. Good luck.
yikes me too and my knuckles are sore! i can barely see that contact on the solenoid, its on the opposite side on my 04; i think i need to pry the old tab off the contact? but my fingers are too stubby (melt it off maybe} definitely clean all contacts. going to the junk yard tomorrow.
Thanks for the diagnosis Sam! If you are still there...How are things working after a year?
The Jeep is starting without problems now. The Start relay and Solenoid Connector are the issues to get the Jeep to start correctly.
@@samowens44 Very Cool! Thanks again for posting Sam!
I've got the same issue on the 3.7 Recently started with the no crank, and shaking it I can usually get it started. Went underneath, and replaced it with a spade in the wal mart parking, now waiting for the weekend, to get under there and do it properly.
Great to hear Harold, I believe the connector lead is exposed to the elements and can corrode and make poor contact. I think I got mine to work good now, I know I may have to make the change to a spade connector if I get another no Start. I have been starting for a while now and it has a strong start. For emergency conditions, you can rock the Yellow Green Solenoid Start Lead, this will most likely get you started and home . Good luck to all Jeep owners with this problem.
@@samowens44 Dang, I wish I would have seen this last week- new battery,new starter, new TIPM ( all at the suggestion of mechanic) nothing fixed it .This DID ! I hope ! Thanks!
@@duketwins11 David Duke, I really hate to hear that the service folks go to replace the most expensive things first, and without isolating the problem. I also have a video showing the changing of the Strarter relay in the long narrow fuse box. Sometimes, this will need to be changed. Look for all my video on intermittent starting problems. If the trouble comes back, you may want to look at the starter relay and change it as I show in the video. Good Luck, hope this is the end of your problems.
Did it work
Thank you for the informative video, here's my issue...... I can turn the key in the morning and bam 1st time start , after that it's intermittent at times.... I can take my relay out , like you did in your first video and jump the 2 larger main socket pins and the starter will turn every time I jump them....But the engine will not run, even with the key in the on position ... I know that the 2 larger pins are the jumping point for the starter to engage , there are 3 more smaller holes in the socket and one is ground , the center one is N/C and the other goes to the ignition switch .... I checked to see if I had a constant ground with my multi meter from the battery and to the ground socket pin and I do.... That wire is an issue on some Jeeps .....Without the relay in the socket , I had my wife turn the key exactly like she would start the engine and I get my B+ voltage across the ground pin and the ignition pin in the socket only for a second even if she holds the switch all the way down.... Like someone would for a flooded carb ... Why is it getting B+ for only a half second ??? BTW I have a 02 Jeep Liberty Limited edition , and the key is coded , could I take some deoxit high dollar electronic cleaner and lightly spray inside the ignition switch and work the key back and forth ?? I am very experienced in DC electronics such as 2 way radios and home audio units....But this is a buggar LOL.... In short , I don't think I'm getting a signal to the tell the plugs to fire....??? My relays are the same as yours BTW... Thanks in advance for a reply....
It sounds like you have determined your Start system from relay to starter is working properly. I need to know if you intermittent starting is just a Click or just the starter turn the engine but will not start. If it is not just the click no start, then there are a couple of things you can do. First, disconnect the battery terminal for 10 sec. This will restart your ECU, like restarting a computer when a problem develops. Reconnect the battery and see how that goes. If no change, there is the Key, it has a chip inside that sends signal to ECU for starting conditions. It may be bad, or just low battery. Change to you spare key if you have one. If no spare ACE hardware can make one for about $60. Next, the ASD, Automatic Shutdown, is a key relay that must operate for the car to start and run. It's job is to power the ignition coils and the fuel pump. All cars have this for emergency conditions like wrecks to stop the engine. If the relay does not operate at times or has bad contacts, it can cause the problems of not start you are describing. Google ASD relay operation and you will learn a lot about it. There is a way to test it by starting the terminals that send a signal to the ECU. They can be shorted for testing to see if you will start. But, you don't want to by pass it forever as it is a safety circuit. Find the ASD relay near the Start relay and see if it operates when you turn the key on. If it does not operate, you will not start. Google how to by pass the ASD for testing and you will learn how. good luck.
Boo, missed your test for B+ for only 1.8 sec. This is your problem for no start and the ECU is controlling this. The ECU has determined something is wrong and shuts down your start. You need to work with the battery disconnect to see if you can get the ECU reset to get rid of glitch. Or the Key chip is not sending signal. I think that is the problem area you are experiencing. Also investigate how the ASD Relay works and see if that will help guide you. You don't need to work with the Start Relay and to the starter, that is ok. The B+ dropping out after 2 sec is your problem to solve. Your testing has isolated the problem for you. Good Job now you have a direction to go into that will lead to a solution.
I've removed the factory female connector, and replaced with a new one. The only issue is corrosion is very likely to form in the area of where it is positioned. Has anyone been able to source a replacement harness? The factory Mopar harness does not have much slack, so whatever is cut off has the potential of causing the cable to be too short when trying to connect a new female connector to the starter solenoid wire. Tried to order a new harness from Summit Racing back in November, waited about 3 months before being told they are not able to obtain the harness from Mopar. Looking to see if anyone has found a replacement... might even consider finding a junk yard, might be my best bet! Wish enough people would group together to get this to be a recall, can't even tell you how many times this issue has left me stranded from not being able to start it.
Rob S, I have just taken the solenoid wire connector and with my hand wiggled the connector back and forth for a number of times and I have had total positive cranking for months now. Like you, it will come back and I now have the 10 mm screw loose at hand tight that holds the little heat shield. I can get under and with my fingers loosen the screw and give the connector a wiggle if it fails on the road.
You have replaced the connector and I am assuming you still have a problem sometime. I must tell you there is another problem with the start relay, it needs to be replaced also occasionally. This is a total bad design of some kind and no one has figured it out. I just know that you can correct the problem a the solenoid connector and the start relay. I have a video on the Relay.
So far the issue has only been with the connection at the solenoid. Replacing the female connector did the trick, but like you from time to time I need to unplug and plug it back in and it starts right up. I would just like to replace the entire harness at this point. It lasted about 10 years or so with the original harness until it started having issues. I'd rather just replace the harness and hopefully I won't own it any longer 10 years from now!
I take the wheel cover and slide it up on my tire where theres a hole leading straight to the starter and jiggle the wire until it starts by myself or have someone turn the key for me while Im down there and it always starts right up. This has been going on for almost a year, intermittently it will work just fine. I should have just gotten it fixed immediately, but I kept convincing myself that I will eventually get to doing the job myself... now Im concerned the wiring is damaged due to heat, and the problem wasnt the solenoid connection. The heat shield is rusted up, and those wires must be cooking right next to that rusted up deformed exhaust manifold... which is another issue that makes the damn thing sound terrible.
@dev vg I did the wiggles of the wire for 5 or 6 months as needed to get it started. One day it would no start no matter what. I did the relay manual press nothing. I changed the starter. I looked at the old starter and felt the terminal and found it would move back and forth. I am starting to believe it is no the wire connection but the terminal is losing connection. That would explain the intermittent failure. By the way after changing the starter I had no more failures. I now says watch my videos on changing out the starter. I show all the steps to do it yourself. Starter was just over $100. Next time see if you feel the terminal move. It should not move.
@@samowens44 awesome thank you sir and I will keep posted
There is another problem overlooked, even by the dealer: the starter interlock switch on/inside of the transmission housing. It controls the starter relay under the hood in the box with other relays, it controls your backup lights and it is a main problem with these '05 Jeeps also.
The ASD, Automatic Shut Down Relay is another key relay that will stop the Jeep from starting. I did not cover every option of no start as the most have been on what I have covered and do not want to direct folks to areas that will not correct most Intermittent start problem. The problems I address with my video are when it fails to start on the first start, but will start on second, third or fourth start attempt. Then it will start ok for a while then start again. My experience has found, this is due to the start relay and the connection at the starter solenoid. 95% of folks that have checked these areas have had success. There are other problems, but I don't see them as happening as much as what I am addressing. Good luck.
I'm curious, along with the no start, was there any kind of buzzing noise? Not a click but buzzing
ShyRage1 did not get a buz sound. When there is a clatter sound it is an indication of low battery voltage.
Crazy that so many people have this issue, and Jeep never did a recall. Would cost the dealerships close to nothing. I have got to try this method today. Hope all goes well. Its just crazy that yesterday it was starting at various places, stopped for lunch and went to leave then it didn't start. So $180 after a tow, hopefully I can figure this out. Thanks for the videos, greatly appreciated.
Austin, I have several other video that give more places to check if this turns out not to be your trouble. The Start Relay located in the long narrow fuse and relay box under the hood. Go to my playlist and watch my starting video for trouble shooting.
th-cam.com/play/PL-ycvkaR8Lusun3MREbm1ArJVQNkLs_LS.html
had the same problem with2004 f-150. what brings mountains to the ground? time is the answer
Would replacing the starter repair this problem?
No, the problem is with the wire connector and not the starter. The start relay can also play a part in no start. Check my other videos about changing out the start relay.
Thanks for the video! I was wondering if you were getting an engine code in this no start condition from the Auto Shutdown Circuit?
No engine check codes. I think it is a bad connection at the starter solenoid connection point. No code is available for this type problem.
Only message I get is trans over temp even after Jeep had been sitting. Wiggle the wire and bam it starts. Now same message and no start
I just rewired my 07. I used a new slide connector and put heat shrink tubing over it with a lot of dialectic grease.
@zombie4569 I am sure that will help with the intermittent starting problem. I have found that my jeep for quite a number of years had the problem of intermittent start and I was able to wiggle the terminal and get it to start good for a number of months then it would come back. Well a month ago my intermittent starting got to the point I would only hear the Solenoid click and nothing else. No matter how many time I attempted and wiggled the wire and changed the relay. No start at all. I finally had to do the thing I have preached that was not the problem, the starter. Well I am here to say, I had to change the starter. I have video showing the procedure and it is two parts. I must say, the starter replacement is quite a challenge. I show all and describe what I can not show on how to take out the old starter and put in a new one. I would say prepare yourself for that day when it just does not attempt to turn the starter. I have not had one problem since I changed it. Good luck to all, the Jeep is a great vehicle except for this intermittent start and the clunking noise. I have solved them all and am very happy now with my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, it is perfect.
I have the same problem with my 2005. I pulled off the wire and cleaned it some. Put electrical grease on it before reinserting it. My thought though is the connection isn't the tightest. During time it may leave you stranded if it happens again. I'm kind of looking to replace the plug.
In addition to the wire terminal connection, the start relay also causes the same no start at times. Change the relay if you have not already. I have a video demonstrating where and how to help isolate the no start problem.
yup
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