Engine will not crank over?

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MDSMITH
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Electrical problem
2003 Jeep Wrangler 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic

My Wrangler will not start won't even crank, Every thing points to a dead battery however battery is fully charged. Also all the gauges are possesed. Thay jump back and forth unless the brake is applied or the key is turned over in attempt to start the vehicle. Any help would be great
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Sure sounds like a bad connection. If you have a meter, test the power at different spots in the Jeep (near battery, at starter, under the dash) see if you can find where the voltage is low. Could be a bad ignition switch. Do you get any power at the small wire on the starter with key in crank position? Does your Jeep have ANY aftermarket electrical equipment?
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I went to start my wrangler in the morning. I inserted the key and turned it. I thought I heard a popping noise and then my car wouldn't start. My car made some clicking noises and the speedometer and all the other needle guages were jumping all over the place. Even after the key was removed. I checked all the fuses and they were intact. The battery showed proper voltage and I even charged it. But I still cant start the car. Is it some kind of short, or something else?
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Hi connorbarrett,

Thank you for the donation.

Symptoms indicates a possible ground connection problem. Check the battery negative cable connections to see if it is broken.
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2003 jeep wrangler 4.0L standard won't start. It won't turn over at all so had starter checked and its ok. Will run fine with a push start and got all interior and exterior lighting checked fuses and none seem to be blown and I know starter is getting power what are my other options
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Check the starter relay if it has one, clutch switch and ignition switch-double check battery condition and connections-
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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We put another relay in its spot with no change and tried to cheat the clutch switch with still no change. Thinking ignition switch next but have driver airing and was concerned if I took bottom plastic off steering column would I do anything to trigger stag deployment
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Sounds like igniton switch problem-follow the repair manual how to disable the air bag system-
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My 04 jeep wrangler will not start. It started about 5 days ago, I got out the car went in a store for a min when I came out and tried to start it sort of halfway started then shut off and started beeping and the gauges started jumping back and forth really fast. I took the key out and tried it again and nothing. Tried it again. Nothing. On the third try, it fired right up. Ran fine for 5 days until today. On my drive to work today when I turned on the radio it kept turning on then off. So I turned it off thinking something was wrong with the radio. Then I noticed the battery gauge moving from side to side (it is usually stable at 14v). Then a few minutes later on the drive, the "check gauges" light came on. Closer to my destination it went off. When I got to work I turned off the engine and all the gauges started jumping back and forth. When I opened the door and closed it again they stopped. It seems that the jump only when power is applied to the instrument panel cause power is applied when the door opens to show the odometer reading. Try to start it and nothing happened. Then I decided to turn the headlights on and tried to start it, it cranked but didnt turn over. So I turned the headlights off and it fired right up. HELP!
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Ok I need to which model of wrangler you have rubicon or sahara or. Then I would also like it if you can call around to your local parts stores and see if one does a free scan and take it there and have them scan it and write down the codes and then have them clear them and get back to me with any codes. You will need a digital multi meter too so we can do some tests I am thinking we need to check the BCM. Get back to me with the info needed and we will take it from there.
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Its a Rubicon. I have a Digital Multimeter at home, will do the measurements this afternoon and get back to you with the codes.
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Ok. So I went to auto zone and they hooked up the diagnostic machine and it said no codes found. I dont think it will show any cause like I said, the light went off, it is running now like nothing happened. I have the multimeter when ever you are ready just tell me what to measure and where.
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Ok no codes makes it harder. It should have set a code as this is an obd2 system and it has a memory. So this means it didn't set the code. Now you say it isn't acting up now? If it isn't acting up we won't find any problems as now it working right. Get back to me if this is correct. If it is still acting up then I would like to do a pin test on the BCM. Get back to me.
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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It works fine now, I am not sure what triggered the event, so I cannot induce it. I will monitor it and if it should start to act up again I will do the pin test. What am I looking for when I do this?
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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If it acts up again just get back to me and I will look it up and walk you through the tests to see what is happening. Till then.
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My jeep is kinda of doing the same thing. It would have check engine light on then it would go off finally if I drove it for about 20mins and would turn it off it would try to turn over but acted like it was out of gas and would take about 2hrs to start back up. Mind you the temp gauge never went over 210 but noticed it would take till it got down to almost 100 before starting. The engine never over heated and once it started it would drive like a champ. The the other day it had no power at all but would take a charge and would again drive great meanwhile my check engine light would come on and off while the check gauge light came on. Taking it to the mechanic monday
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Ok, so it happened again, but this time I was nowhere near a computer so I could not ask you how to test it. So I did what I did last time, I turned on the headlights and it came right back. It seem to lose power completely cause the interior lights dont work until like 3 seconds of having the headlights turned on, and the trip odometer resets to zero. Also I have a stereo that needs a security code if it loses power. So that asks me for a code which can only mean it has lost power completely. There is no consistency with the time that it happens so I cannot quite say what triggers it. If I know the tests you want me to do I can perform them whenever and where ever this thing happens cause it is unpredictable
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Ok what I would like you to do is remove the auto shutdown relay it is in the underhood relay fuse box. Now turn it over and you should see that the terms are numbered. Measure the resistance between term number 85 and 86 it should read between 50 to 80 ohms if not in spec then replace the auto shutdown relay. If it tests fine then I need you to probe F15 fused switch how much voltage do you get? Let me know what you find.
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Ok resistance on the ASD relay comes in at 75.5 ohms and the voltage on F15 comes in at 12.55 volts. This was done with the car working fine. I have not had a chance to get it while it is acting funny.
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020 AT 12:19 PM (Merged)
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Ok when it act up next do the test again and now it is testing fine. I know this can be frustrating and it may take a bit as when it running fine nothing is going to test bad but just be patient we will get this figured out I am in it till it is fixed if you are.
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