Thrown_hammer
Doofus
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2021
- Member Number
- 3804
- Messages
- 202
Driving into town yesterday the Jeep just shuts off. I coast to a stop and turn on the hazards. Turn off key and put it in park. Turn key to start and nothing. No dash lights at all. No clicking, whirring, just nothing. It was like I didn't even have a key.
Everything not controlled by the ignition still worked. Lights, horn, winch, etc.
Key turned as normal. When released it would spring back to run position.
I swapped the horn relay with the starter relay. Still no start and horn still worked.
Checked all connections and battery while I waited 20 minutes for my ride. Nothing helped and it was still dead.
Had a Buddy come with his car trailer and I winched up onto the trailer. Drove the 5 miles home, and that mother fucker started right up like nothing ever happened.
So now I don't trust it, and I have no idea what it could be.
Ideas?
Everything not controlled by the ignition still worked. Lights, horn, winch, etc.
Key turned as normal. When released it would spring back to run position.
I swapped the horn relay with the starter relay. Still no start and horn still worked.
Checked all connections and battery while I waited 20 minutes for my ride. Nothing helped and it was still dead.
Had a Buddy come with his car trailer and I winched up onto the trailer. Drove the 5 miles home, and that mother fucker started right up like nothing ever happened.
So now I don't trust it, and I have no idea what it could be.
Ideas?