1995 jeep grand cherokee wont start

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm

Hi guys, this is the only jeep forum i belong to becuase i used to own a kj but i have a friend with a 1995 jeep grand cherokee with the 4.0 inline 6 that will not start. Not even crank over.

Battery is fine and it has a brand new starter and still nothing. You turn the key and nothing. I am thinkin something to do with the ignition, does anybody have any ideas, she really needs this up and running by tomorow.

Any help is appreciated!!, Thanks

NS02KJ · **Posted:** Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:59 am

Crank position sensor

We had a 98 Grand and that's exactly how ours acted, when it decided to not go. We changed our ignition and even borrowed a computer for it. No go. It ended up being the cps. The cps just shuts everything down, for some reason. We were told it is a very common issue to happen.

Get back to us, when you do find out what the problem was.

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:27 am

So the engine doesn't rotate? Is the new starter hooked up properly? Was the starter installed with the proper spacing/shims to operate? Can you see/hear the starter engage?

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:14 am

when u turn the key nothing happens, not even a click, we even had someone under the car, all the lights light up in the on position, just nothing past that

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:00 am

Jeep ≠ Car, unless you like killing cats.

The starter could have a bad ground, be improperly installed, or be defective.

If I remember I'll grab the manual when I get home tonight and see if there are any other causes.

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:08 am

alright, thanks, they are replacing the starter tonight, again to make sure it wasnt defective.

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:43 pm

new clue, the starter was fine, but when they happend to move the steering colum down, the car started, so there is a short somewhere. What kind of short would cause the car not to start? Also the stereo cuts out from time to time.

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:46 am

The housing on old wiring can get brittle and break, resulting in shorts. I'd play with the steering column some more, see if I can cause the short again. If it happens again, there's a wire near it that needs replaced.

The stereo could be the harness in back coming loose.

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