No start - 2006 CRD

[adklettke]

This morning I drove to Guaymas Home Depot without issues. I come out and no crank. The battery is good (lights strong) Check the 40 amp fuse and relay (swap relay) under the hood. I got under the car and with a screwdriver shorting the solenoid nothing but if I short across the solenoid the starter motors. I figure the solenoid was bad. I buy some tools and watch a short video and pull the starter. Hail a taxi and have the starter repaired.
I install the starter (top bolt still loose) and no crank but now if I short the solenoid terminal the starter engages and starts the Jeep so I could drive back to the Marina.
What could have gone that my key won't crank the starter? more fuses? I tried the shift lever in neutral and no difference. It's now beer thirty and I'll tackle it in the morning with hopefully some suggestions.

 

[seafish]

Blinking red light in the dash cluster?

Do you have a scanner to check for any DTC codes?

 

[adklettke]

Yes, I have a scanner and the only codes were for EGR delete. After back on my boat and more Google searches I found several videos on the ignition actuator and my ignition switch was performing exactly as the video demonstrated, weak start spring return. This morning I ran a wire from the solenoid up by the battery so I could touch the positive to engage the starter, Drove to O'Reillys and no stock but Autozone had one kit in stock. It is Dorman 924-704 and also came up for a 2010 Hyundai. It fit the Jeep and solved the problem.
Thanks for your reply.

 

[WWDiesel]

Will it spin the starter over now after replacing the starter solenoid at the starter by jumpering it at the starter relay?
*Remove starter relay in the TIPM fuse box under the hood and jump pins 30 to 87 or battery positive (+) to terminal 87 and see if starter spins the engine over and engine starts.
(Ign. Key in the “ON/RUN” position, transmission shifter in PARK)

If engine starter motor spins over and engine starts, there are several possibilities of the problem:

• Fuse #8 or #87 is blown. Test fuses with a 12v test light or a voltmeter. Replace Fuse if defective.
  >(Just looking at a fuse will not 100% verify status or condition, must test fuse with multimeter or 12v. test light to verify actual condition)
• ^Ignition Switch actuator rod is broken or bent or electrical ignition switch itself is defective. (watch video, see link below)
  • Replace Ign. Switch actuator rod or electrical ignition switch. (Problem solved?)
• Bad Starter Relay, you can try swapping relays with one of the other same size relays.
• Swapping Starter Relay allows starter to spin & engage from ign. Switch.
  • Bad Relay, Replace Starter Relay. (Problem solved?)
• Starter still does not spin over with different relay in place.
• Loose wiring connector or broken wire between ignition switch and starter relay connections in TIPM.
  • Repair as needed.
• Or bad or loose connection inside the TIPM fuse panel to one of the terminals going to the starter relay.
  • Repair as needed.
• *ECM not getting proper signal/input from Brake Pedal, or Gear Shift selector position.
  • Repair as needed.
• Wire chafing problem behind the fuel filter assembly causing short to ground, broken wires, or cross connection between circuits. (06 Models Only)
• *Security System has locked out starter system. Bad key or transponder.
  • Try a different key or have a new key programed and try it.
  • Replace key or transponder
    
• ^Jeep Liberty: No Start / No Crank
  
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