Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
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Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after
stopping for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we
started experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally
for roughly 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I
checked everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel
delivery, and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal
before the engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I
still can't get the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds).
Couldn't find anything obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an
"electronic" problem. Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it
(at least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
Thanks for your help,
Bill
elalumbrado@yahoo.com
stopping for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we
started experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally
for roughly 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I
checked everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel
delivery, and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal
before the engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I
still can't get the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds).
Couldn't find anything obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an
"electronic" problem. Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it
(at least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
Thanks for your help,
Bill
elalumbrado@yahoo.com
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
related to that.
ElAlumbrado wrote:
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after
> stopping for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we
> started experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally
> for roughly 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I
> checked everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel
> delivery, and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal
> before the engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I
> still can't get the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds).
> Couldn't find anything obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an
> "electronic" problem. Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it
> (at least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
related to that.
ElAlumbrado wrote:
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after
> stopping for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we
> started experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally
> for roughly 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I
> checked everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel
> delivery, and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal
> before the engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I
> still can't get the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds).
> Couldn't find anything obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an
> "electronic" problem. Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it
> (at least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
related to that.
ElAlumbrado wrote:
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after
> stopping for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we
> started experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally
> for roughly 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I
> checked everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel
> delivery, and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal
> before the engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I
> still can't get the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds).
> Couldn't find anything obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an
> "electronic" problem. Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it
> (at least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
related to that.
ElAlumbrado wrote:
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after
> stopping for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we
> started experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally
> for roughly 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I
> checked everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel
> delivery, and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal
> before the engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I
> still can't get the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds).
> Couldn't find anything obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an
> "electronic" problem. Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it
> (at least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
related to that.
ElAlumbrado wrote:
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after
> stopping for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we
> started experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally
> for roughly 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I
> checked everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel
> delivery, and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal
> before the engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I
> still can't get the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds).
> Couldn't find anything obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an
> "electronic" problem. Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it
> (at least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
related to that.
ElAlumbrado wrote:
> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after
> stopping for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we
> started experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally
> for roughly 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I
> checked everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel
> delivery, and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal
> before the engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I
> still can't get the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds).
> Couldn't find anything obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an
> "electronic" problem. Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>
> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it
> (at least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
>
> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Were you using an after-market key, just recut from the original?
I had a key made at Home Depot, not realizing that it needed to the the
electronic (encoded) key. It would crank, run 3 seconds, and shut off.
As Jerry noted, it may be security related.
--james--
I had a key made at Home Depot, not realizing that it needed to the the
electronic (encoded) key. It would crank, run 3 seconds, and shut off.
As Jerry noted, it may be security related.
--james--
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Were you using an after-market key, just recut from the original?
I had a key made at Home Depot, not realizing that it needed to the the
electronic (encoded) key. It would crank, run 3 seconds, and shut off.
As Jerry noted, it may be security related.
--james--
I had a key made at Home Depot, not realizing that it needed to the the
electronic (encoded) key. It would crank, run 3 seconds, and shut off.
As Jerry noted, it may be security related.
--james--
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
Were you using an after-market key, just recut from the original?
I had a key made at Home Depot, not realizing that it needed to the the
electronic (encoded) key. It would crank, run 3 seconds, and shut off.
As Jerry noted, it may be security related.
--james--
I had a key made at Home Depot, not realizing that it needed to the the
electronic (encoded) key. It would crank, run 3 seconds, and shut off.
As Jerry noted, it may be security related.
--james--
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
>
> ElAlumbrado wrote:
>> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>> Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>
>> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>> least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Bill
>>
>> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
>
> ElAlumbrado wrote:
>> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>> Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>
>> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>> least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Bill
>>
>> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
>
> ElAlumbrado wrote:
>> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>> Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>
>> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>> least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Bill
>>
>> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
>
> ElAlumbrado wrote:
>> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>> Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>
>> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>> least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Bill
>>
>> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
#10
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Re: Wrangler starts, runs for 3 seconds?
It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
>
> ElAlumbrado wrote:
>> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>> Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>
>> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>> least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Bill
>>
>> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
> Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
> related to that.
>
> ElAlumbrado wrote:
>> I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>> for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>> experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>> 3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>> everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>> and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>> engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>> the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>> obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>> Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>
>> After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>> dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>> the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>> to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>> until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>> least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Bill
>>
>> elalumbrado@yahoo.com
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/