Why does my Jeep Cherokee battery keep dying?
The lift gate latch will not lock. It is a safety concern because I’m having to drive it while the rear gate is not secured. My battery died because the warning light for the lift gate would not go off. When this first happened the car was running but in park.
What are common reasons my Jeep Cherokee won’t start?
What are common reasons my Jeep Cherokee won’t start? While there are a variety of reasons your Jeep Cherokee won’t start, the most common 3 are a dead battery, an alternator problem, or failed starter. How is a no-start diagnosis fixed?
What’s the normal sequence for starting a jeep?
There is a chip in the key that the Jeep needs to recognize in order to start. The normal sequence would be: start and run for 10 seconds, then quit, if someone tries to use an unauthorized key.
What are the problems with the Jeep Cherokee?
After jump, the engine clunked and run but flashing all interior light and several warnings such as ,electronic stability control,service 4wd,power brake on dashboard. When I tried to pull out a car from garage and shifted the gear to the rear,”the service transmission restart in park with vehicle at zero speed ‘ displayed and engine stopped again.
The lift gate latch will not lock. It is a safety concern because I’m having to drive it while the rear gate is not secured. My battery died because the warning light for the lift gate would not go off. When this first happened the car was running but in park.
What are common reasons my Jeep Cherokee won’t start? While there are a variety of reasons your Jeep Cherokee won’t start, the most common 3 are a dead battery, an alternator problem, or failed starter. How is a no-start diagnosis fixed?
After jump, the engine clunked and run but flashing all interior light and several warnings such as ,electronic stability control,service 4wd,power brake on dashboard. When I tried to pull out a car from garage and shifted the gear to the rear,”the service transmission restart in park with vehicle at zero speed ‘ displayed and engine stopped again.
There is a chip in the key that the Jeep needs to recognize in order to start. The normal sequence would be: start and run for 10 seconds, then quit, if someone tries to use an unauthorized key.
Why does my car battery drain after I Turn Off the key?
2. Parasitic Drain Parasitic drain is due to components in your vehicle continuing to run after the key is turned off. Some parasitic drain is normal – your battery delivers enough energy to keep things, like your clock, radio presets, and security alarm operational at all times.
What happens to the battery when the ignition is off?
One post stated that the control system has “wake-up” and “sleep” functions to decrease parasitic draw on the battery when the ignition switch is OFF. With ignition OFF and a door is opened and closed there was a 40 second delay before the control system went into sleep mode. The power draw went from 200mA to 35mA (sleep).
What kind of key fob has worn out battery?
Key 1 – original key FOB with worn out keypads, the one that is being repaired. Key 2 – lemon spare key FOB with battery drain issue.
What was the problem with my Jeep battery?
It was a mess, luckily the dealership in Princeton replaced the entire carpet, radio from water damage and the battery because it was weak. Of course they took out what caused the problem in the first place (Plug).
Why does my Jeep Compass keep running down the battery?
I’ll post my story just in case that doesn’t solve the problem. Around 200,000 my ’08 Patriot (sister to the Compass) started running down the battery every few hours. It wrecked the original battery, wrecked a replacement battery, and wrecked the original alternator because it was constantly trying to recharge the drained battery.
Why is my car door FOB not working?
If the problem occurs due to a dead battery but there is no shop around to buy a new one, hold the fob against the door’s handle and try to pull it. The battery may have a little juice left that can open the door when you keep the fob at a close distance.
2. Parasitic Drain Parasitic drain is due to components in your vehicle continuing to run after the key is turned off. Some parasitic drain is normal – your battery delivers enough energy to keep things, like your clock, radio presets, and security alarm operational at all times.
Why does my Jeep battery drain while running?
There was a constant draw from it because of the poor charge maintained while running due to alternator problems. If you change your battery and it happens again check your wiring through to your grounds and get your alt checked at a local parts store. Hope this helps. 15 people found this helpful.
Why does my 2017 Jeep Cherokee not start?
My 2017 Jeep wouldn’t start on September 22,23 2018 while parked in driveway. It made a sound like the battery was dead and didn’t have enough juice to start. After attempting to start multiple times and trying to turn off radio and headlight.
What to do when your Jeep battery flattens?
Are you using the key fob to lock the jeep if you do you are arming the security system on the jeep this will use loads of power and flat the battery in less than 2 days. Use the manual locking to not to set the security system this is on the drivers door then when you stut the drivers door it will also lock ☺
Are there any problems with the Jeep Cherokee battery?
Jeep Cherokee owners have reported 19 problems related to battery dead (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Jeep Cherokee based on all problems reported for the Cherokee.
What are the symptoms of a bad key fob battery?
Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Key Fob Battery. 1 1. Reduced signal strength. Most of today’s fob keys will send a signal to the vehicle up to 50 feet in many cases. Many car, truck and SUV owners 2 2. Multiple clicks needed to unlock the doors. 3 3. The key fob does not work consistently.
My 2017 Jeep wouldn’t start on September 22,23 2018 while parked in driveway. It made a sound like the battery was dead and didn’t have enough juice to start. After attempting to start multiple times and trying to turn off radio and headlight.
What should I do if my car battery goes out?
Herculean strength isn’t necessary, but the cables should be snug and not move around or come off of the battery posts. You can also check your owners manual for any procedures or drive cycles you can perform to “teach” the car functions it may have lost while the battery was disconnected.