Your last sentence is the key. You should be checking on the dark green/orange wire at the ignition coil or at any of the injectors, but this should be done with a test light, not with a digital voltmeter. Voltmeters don't respond fast enough. The next item of importance is if you were testing at the coil with the ignition switch on, there won't be any voltage there unless a helper is cranking the engine. 12 volts will only be there for one second when you turn on the ignition switch, then it will go back to 0 volts. Most voltmeters won't catch that because it occurs too quickly.
With the test light on the dark green/orange wire, watch what happens when a helper turns the ignition switch on. It should light up full brightness, then turn off. If it does, that tells us the automatic shutdown, (ASD), relay is working, the Engine Computer has control of it, and fuse # 3 is okay.
Next, that 12 volts at the coil must come back during engine rotation, (cranking or running). If it does not, we have to look at the signals from the crankshaft position sensor and the camshaft position sensor. The place to start with this is by reading and recording any diagnostic fault codes. Chrysler made doing that yourself much easier than any other manufacturer. Cycle the ignition switch from "off" to "run" three times within five seconds without cranking the engine, leave it in "run", then watch the odometer readout to see the fault codes. You can go here:
https://www.2carpros.com/trouble_codes/obd2/p0500
to see the definitions, or I can interpret them for you. There's two things to be aware of with fault codes. The first is it can take some time for the computer to detect a missing signal from the crankshaft position sensor or the camshaft position sensor,. That may only be detected while a stalled engine is coasting to a stop. If the fault codes were erased, a code for either sensor may not set again just from cranking the engine.
The other point of confusion is diagnostic fault codes never say to replace a part or that one is defective. They only indicate the circuit or system that needs further diagnosis, or the unacceptable operating condition. If a sensor or other part is referenced in a fault code, that part may actually be the cause of that code about half of the time. First we have to rule out wiring and connector terminal problems, and mechanical problems associated with that part.
Recheck the voltage at the ignition coil, and read the diagnostic fault codes, and tell me what you find.
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 AT 5:27 PM