Accessories stay on; Battery drains
Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with
106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me flummoxed. The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to turn everything off before parking the car. The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, but that doesn't sound right. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
Get yourself a decent multimeter and start poking around until you
figure out where the electricity is going, you have a leach somewhere, prolly has to do the accessories not turning off...sounds like a stuck relay (stuck closed, allowing flow) or the ignition switch. If you put the ignition in ACC position does it all still work, and then maybe turn off after you come out of ACC? Someone have a link to wiring diagrams for this guy?? -- -- Joe Pribe NC jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @ ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ "RJO" <bob@rjoassoc.com> wrote in message news:c5bdc97c.0404100946.2465a92e@posting.google.c om... | Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with | 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but | possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me | flummoxed. | | The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the | accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to | turn everything off before parking the car. | | The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for | several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so | that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a | longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power | locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to | the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will | start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just | fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. | | I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, | but that doesn't sound right. | | Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this | myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. | | Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
Get yourself a decent multimeter and start poking around until you
figure out where the electricity is going, you have a leach somewhere, prolly has to do the accessories not turning off...sounds like a stuck relay (stuck closed, allowing flow) or the ignition switch. If you put the ignition in ACC position does it all still work, and then maybe turn off after you come out of ACC? Someone have a link to wiring diagrams for this guy?? -- -- Joe Pribe NC jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @ ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ "RJO" <bob@rjoassoc.com> wrote in message news:c5bdc97c.0404100946.2465a92e@posting.google.c om... | Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with | 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but | possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me | flummoxed. | | The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the | accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to | turn everything off before parking the car. | | The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for | several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so | that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a | longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power | locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to | the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will | start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just | fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. | | I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, | but that doesn't sound right. | | Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this | myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. | | Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
Get yourself a decent multimeter and start poking around until you
figure out where the electricity is going, you have a leach somewhere, prolly has to do the accessories not turning off...sounds like a stuck relay (stuck closed, allowing flow) or the ignition switch. If you put the ignition in ACC position does it all still work, and then maybe turn off after you come out of ACC? Someone have a link to wiring diagrams for this guy?? -- -- Joe Pribe NC jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @ ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ "RJO" <bob@rjoassoc.com> wrote in message news:c5bdc97c.0404100946.2465a92e@posting.google.c om... | Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with | 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but | possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me | flummoxed. | | The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the | accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to | turn everything off before parking the car. | | The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for | several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so | that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a | longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power | locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to | the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will | start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just | fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. | | I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, | but that doesn't sound right. | | Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this | myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. | | Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
Get yourself a decent multimeter and start poking around until you
figure out where the electricity is going, you have a leach somewhere, prolly has to do the accessories not turning off...sounds like a stuck relay (stuck closed, allowing flow) or the ignition switch. If you put the ignition in ACC position does it all still work, and then maybe turn off after you come out of ACC? Someone have a link to wiring diagrams for this guy?? -- -- Joe Pribe NC jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @ ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ "RJO" <bob@rjoassoc.com> wrote in message news:c5bdc97c.0404100946.2465a92e@posting.google.c om... | Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with | 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but | possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me | flummoxed. | | The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the | accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to | turn everything off before parking the car. | | The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for | several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so | that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a | longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power | locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to | the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will | start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just | fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. | | I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, | but that doesn't sound right. | | Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this | myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. | | Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
The ignition switch is down at the bottom of the steering column and can
be adjusted. Sounds like yours is loose or for sure out of place. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's RJO wrote: > > Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with > 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but > possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me > flummoxed. > > The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the > accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to > turn everything off before parking the car. > > The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for > several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so > that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a > longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power > locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to > the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will > start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just > fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. > > I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, > but that doesn't sound right. > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this > myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. > > Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
The ignition switch is down at the bottom of the steering column and can
be adjusted. Sounds like yours is loose or for sure out of place. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's RJO wrote: > > Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with > 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but > possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me > flummoxed. > > The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the > accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to > turn everything off before parking the car. > > The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for > several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so > that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a > longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power > locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to > the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will > start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just > fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. > > I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, > but that doesn't sound right. > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this > myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. > > Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
The ignition switch is down at the bottom of the steering column and can
be adjusted. Sounds like yours is loose or for sure out of place. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's RJO wrote: > > Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with > 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but > possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me > flummoxed. > > The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the > accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to > turn everything off before parking the car. > > The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for > several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so > that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a > longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power > locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to > the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will > start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just > fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. > > I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, > but that doesn't sound right. > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this > myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. > > Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
The ignition switch is down at the bottom of the steering column and can
be adjusted. Sounds like yours is loose or for sure out of place. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's RJO wrote: > > Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with > 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but > possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me > flummoxed. > > The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the > accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to > turn everything off before parking the car. > > The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for > several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so > that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a > longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power > locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to > the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will > start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just > fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. > > I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, > but that doesn't sound right. > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this > myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. > > Thanks! |
Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
you have some sort of battery drain. you can check the ing. switch if
it's bad it's under the colum covers .not at the base. the saginaw steering colums were dropped in 94 i would be checking out all the grounds real good when grounds are loose or poor, elcectric relays make alot of noise and battery power looks for grounds backtracking thru wires looking for the ground points and things get dim the main ones are on the engine block by the dipstick the dash harness has some on the lt side under the kick panel and one is under the drivers seat you can check for a draw using a test lite and pulling fuses RJO wrote: > Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with > 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but > possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me > flummoxed. > > The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the > accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to > turn everything off before parking the car. > > The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for > several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so > that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a > longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power > locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to > the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will > start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just > fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. > > I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, > but that doesn't sound right. > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this > myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. > > Thanks! |
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