Occasional fail to start

RichW

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• Jul 28, 2017

• #1

I have an 08 with auto trans. On occasion when I go to start it, it will make one click but fail to start. It may do it twice, but usually when I turn the key all the way off then turn it on again it starts without issue. It happens infrequently and is more of an annoyance than a problem, but I would like to know why and solve it if anyone has any ideas. Thanks

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TRLJNKY

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• Jul 28, 2017

• #2

My 07 AT does this on occasion. I just wiggle the shifter and it starts right up. Been doing that for a few years but not consistent enough for me to bother with it

It's half past f'it with the CAPS lock on!

 

WJCO

Meme King

• Jul 28, 2017

• #3

Sounds like you both may have a starter motor intermittently acting up.

 

BaddestCross

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• Jul 28, 2017

• #4

cavfighter said:

My 07 AT does this on occasion. I just wiggle the shifter and it starts right up. Been doing that for a few years but not consistent enough for me to bother with it

It's half past f'it with the CAPS lock on!

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Mine does the same. I just push up on the shifter. I figure it's the park lock on the trans.

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tdougherty81

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• Jul 28, 2017

• #5

My 08 would do it, put it in neutral and started up every time. Never took the time to fix it and traded it in.

 

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JKDream

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• Jul 28, 2017

• #6

RichW said:

I have an 08 with auto trans. On occasion when I go to start it, it will make one click but fail to start. It may do it twice, but usually when I turn the key all the way off then turn it on again it starts without issue. It happens infrequently and is more of an annoyance than a problem, but I would like to know why and solve it if anyone has any ideas. Thanks

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Battery terminals are loose.

 

Dever

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• Jul 29, 2017

• #7

My 2010 JKUR will do that once or twice a year. Like you, it happens so infrequently that I've never tried to track it down. Also had one time where the windows refused to go down. Pulled over, restarted, and all was right with the world. So many CPUs on modern autos that gremlins are guaranteed to occasionally surface.


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RichW

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• Jul 29, 2017

• #8

No doubt about the gremlins! Like others I too either shake the shifter or push it forward and it starts. My thoughts were the neutral safety switch or possibly a dead spot on the starter somehow but not sure how that would happen or even if it's possible. And of course it always starts after shaking the shifter. It's nice to know I'm not completely crazy and other people experience this also.

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