So I have had this problem before Turn the ignition key to start my Jeep and nothing happens so I would wait for awhile and try again and it would start. This last time this happened it started in the morning for work but that same day when I was leaving from work to go home it wouldn't start. I have had the battery checked the starter checked and both good. Have a mechanic trouble shoot it and thinks its the TIPM. So what would happen if I was out of a trail out in the middle of nowhere and this happened how would I be able to get my Jeep off the trail and back home. I would be stranded and trying to figure on how to get my Jeep home. This is ridiculous having problems like this and I know I'm not the only one who has had this issue before.
I just bought this vehicle, drove it home and it quit the next day. I have a $17,000 piece of sh*t sitting useless in my garage. Who knows how much this will cost to have fixed!
I tried to start my 2007 JK and it just "clicks" once. Battery checks out fine. I found other posts about this. Supposedly, this is a common problem. A sensor that verifies the transmission is in park. I have heard there is a work around. If so can anyone direct me to this?
It is sporadic and I never know when it will happen. You put the key in the ignition and try to start the car and all you get is a 'click'...sometimes had to repeat this up tp 20 times to get it to start. I have had the starter, alternator and battery changed, still has this problem. Did some research and there is apparently a sensor in the transmission/engine that detects if the car is in park or neutral. If it is not detecting it, it will not allow you to start it. Will cost around $1000 to repair, but of course the sensor is only $40! They have to tear the engine/transmission apart to fix this. Started before my warranty was up, I complained and complained, it was never fix...and now they still tell me nothing is wrong. But when I am sitting in the back field and it does this, panic would set in until it started. Luckily I found the 'workaround' online and apparently I am not the ONLY person with this issue and it is a known Jeep issue!
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So I have had this problem before Turn the ignition key to start my Jeep and nothing happens so I would wait for awhile and try again and it would start. This last time this happened it started in the morning for work but that same day when I was leaving from work to go home it wouldn't start. I have had the battery checked the starter checked and both good. Have a mechanic trouble shoot it and thinks its the TIPM. So what would happen if I was out of a trail out in the middle of nowhere and this happened how would I be able to get my Jeep off the trail and back home. I would be stranded and trying to figure on how to get my Jeep home. This is ridiculous having problems like this and I know I'm not the only one who has had this issue before.
- Jeremy K., Tucson, US