2008 COMMANDER 5.7 WONT START

Asked by GuruS859Q Jun 08, 2019 at 09:21 PM about the 2008 Jeep Commander Limited 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

TRY TO START MY 2008 COMMANDER AND I HAVE NOTHING ALL DASH LIGHT WORK, CHIMS, RADIO,AFTER SEVERAL TRIES WITH NO LUCK LET SIT THERE AFTER TRYING WITH SWITCH IN RUN POSITION IT WILL START ON ITS OWN AFTER ABOT THREE TO FOUR MIN THIS IS AN INTERMITANT PROBLEM DOESNT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME SOMETIMES IT WILL START JUST FINE ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS PROBLEM..THANKS

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It’s the starter and have the yellow wire that goes to the starter checked for corrosion.. Mine would start sometimes and wouldn’t other times.

Here’s your answer. I had exact same symptoms on 08 jeep commander 4.7 L V-8. My symptoms were: transmission over Tim displayed on dash, when vehicle would start the starter would drag, vehicle was overheating, AC would not blow cold, ultimately got to the point it would not start at all and just click. Replaced battery, tested starter , Checked all fuses, tested all relays. Found that there is a ground lead in the starter wire harness that must be connected. Connection point is at all filter housing. Total of two grounds at that position. Securing the ground in the starter cable harness eliminated all issues. AC blows cold, and no more overheating, starter no longer drags, vehicle starts every time. Check engine light is now off. Check all grounds on vehicle. Especially Block to chassis and main ground on starter cable harness. Never knew a ground lead could cause so many problems. Have fun I sure did

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