99JeepXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Virginia Beach, VA
Please someone help me before I torch this thing (1999 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4.0l 4x4 w Auto)! Come home today and the Jeep will not start, no hums, clicks, or dim lights. DVM at the battery shows 0V. I go grab some jumper cables, and hook them up.
With the vehicle attached to the running booster vehicle I got:
· A DVM reading of 0 volts at that battery, I verified that the meter was reading properly on a known voltage source.
· No interior lights
· No cranking, clicking, or humming
The battery is less than 3months old. Prior to this current issue, the vehicle was having starting issues (dead battery that would start with a jump and subsequently die within a few days) that I assumed were related to an old battery. Since the new battery was installed in Dec I have had no starting issues until now.
Some additional information. Periodically the car would not crank but the interior accessories seemed to operate fine. I would row the shifter back and forth and it would seem to "clear" the problem and the vehicle would start without incident.
Please any information, guesses on potential problem would be great. Thanks in advance.
With the vehicle attached to the running booster vehicle I got:
· A DVM reading of 0 volts at that battery, I verified that the meter was reading properly on a known voltage source.
· No interior lights
· No cranking, clicking, or humming
The battery is less than 3months old. Prior to this current issue, the vehicle was having starting issues (dead battery that would start with a jump and subsequently die within a few days) that I assumed were related to an old battery. Since the new battery was installed in Dec I have had no starting issues until now.
Some additional information. Periodically the car would not crank but the interior accessories seemed to operate fine. I would row the shifter back and forth and it would seem to "clear" the problem and the vehicle would start without incident.
Please any information, guesses on potential problem would be great. Thanks in advance.