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Old05-13-2008, 09:43 PM #1
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My 2004 grand cherokee wont start!

My Jeep Wont Start Or Even Try To Start. The Only Thing That Happens When I Turn The Key Is All My Gauges Go Crazy. Ive Tried Jumping It And It Wont Take A Charge? Wierd? I Really Dont Think Its The Alternator, But I Havent Had It Tested Yet. Can Anyone Help Before I Start Ripping It Apart!
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Old05-13-2008, 11:42 PM #2
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Sounds like a bad battery to me. Check the terminal connections and make sure they're very clean. I would check the battery, then the alternator. Take it to a shop like Checker/Autozone/Napa and they can test the battery and alternator for you for free.

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Old05-13-2008, 11:48 PM #3
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99.9% sure you just need to clean your battery terminals
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Old05-14-2008, 12:15 AM #4
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X2 On the Battery Terminals
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Old05-14-2008, 01:53 AM #5
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x3, unless you shorted your bat somehow (jumping someone wrong.. wrench accidently touching both terminals)

is it sealed?, if not see if its low on water
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Old05-15-2008, 09:53 AM #6
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I have a '02 and I am having the same problem. I had the battery checked out and it's ok... Nothing electrical works... I jump start it, nothing. But when I put a charger on it. I hear a lot of clicking noises and then the jeep starts... VERY WEIRD...

Can this be the BCM? HELP!!!
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You have to CLEAN the battery terminals. Or replace them. They build up corrossion that you really CAN NOT SEE.
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Old11-03-2009, 01:14 PM #8
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A little old lady once told me to soak the terminals in coke. not pepsi, not diet coke, regular good old coke. ive done this like 2 or 3 times now, and it just eats away enough corrosion for the Jeep to start.
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Old11-03-2009, 01:28 PM #9
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You have to CLEAN the battery terminals. Or replace them. They build up corrossion that you really CAN NOT SEE.
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