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Having trouble starting my 1996 Jeep Cherokee Country. It started fine this morning switched it to 4 wheel drive full time and it only read it was in part time on my dash. Waited for it to respond and catch up it never did so I shut it off. It then wont start, battery turns on and so does the starter the engine rolls like its trying to start but stays there. Tried putting it in neutral and starting, no new results. Tried turning the battery part off and on to see if it was a computer glitch and then tried starting with no results. Jeep ran perfect until I shut it off after the 4 wheel drive issue. Has happened before (maybe a year 1/2 ago) and it eventually did start but not this time.

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CRANKS BUT NO START>!
is this car in USA< on this USA forum or elsewhere?
tossing coin now, lands..
USA 96 XJ jeeps. guess 4Liters. inline 6.
what engine is there we cant GUESS engine yet,we dumbbbbb
its not 4wd caused. !!! or transmission caused !!!
cranks but does not start.
has many causes, fuses tops list on all cars made and 10x with EFI.
what matters in now , all cars ran before, now matters, only.
USA answers for GAS engines not diesel.

1: got spark, my guess is no, but this is next.
2: the dashcluster , key on does CEL glow? if not, fuses are blown.
CEL means check engine lamp. it must glow, key on.

3: then SKIM lamp if car has security, feature it must glow then go out and not flash, nor stay one while cranking, if it does key secuity.
i think only Europe had this in 1996 , not USA>
aka: VTA,VTSS,SKIM and SKIL (or in English IMMO LAMP)
as in immobilized, if in uSA its not there. best guess..
the 2second rules applies to all jeeps.
on usa cars, the ASD relay
It may fail to energize if yes, fails, then spark is ended.
the ASD relay pulls in (energizes) and you crank
then the ASD drops before engine starts or runs for 2seconds and stop, if YES< that means the PCM (ecu) did that on purpose
and only SCANNING the PCM with any scan tool ever made
1996 to now, USA, works.
all do. scan it. see DTC errors, bingo why ASD drops
there are 7 reasons for the DROP and all show a DTC error.

http://jeepdied.com/ASD.html

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 22, 2008

SOURCE: 1994 Jeep Cherokee will not start or even crank

I had the same problem with my 94 jeep and i ended up finding out what was causing the problem was the starter relay in the fuse box under hood, i believe its the second or third relay. Try turning the key to the start position and leave it there and poop open ur hood and manuelly start the relay

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 29, 2008

SOURCE: 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee cranks but won't start

Same thing happened to me at about 140k. It was the fuel pump. Best way to test if your pump is failing and loosing pressure is to see if the car will start immediately after it has been running, or turn the key to the alt position for a few minutes before starting. If your engine fires faster after it has been running or the key has been in the alt position you will probably need a new fuel pump. Great news is with a very deep socket to get the tank straps off its a 30 minute job to replace the pump/filter assembly.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 06, 2009

SOURCE: 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Starter

Do you have an alarm on this? If you do, that is most likely the problem. There seems to be a problem with the alarms. You may want to have a new key made just in case. Sometimes the keys are magnetically charged and after time, it wears off.


Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 03, 2009

SOURCE: 96 Jeep cherokee ran out of gas, re-fuel, won't start. No spark.

You may have to prime the fuel pump. Or replace the fuel pump if that does not work. Why do you let it run out of gas? This is definately not good for an injected motor. It will continue to cause more and more problems. Fuel injectors should never run dry.

Jonah Oneal

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  • Posted on Dec 16, 2009

SOURCE: jeep cherokee 2.5 diesel. wont start

sound like starter or starter solenoid bad.

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