Replaced Neg Terminal on 02 Jeep Liberty Now engine won't Crank

Asked by D Oct 03, 2020 at 08:06 PM about the 2002 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The bolt on the stock neg terminal had fallen off, I bought a generic
aftermarket terminal from Auto Zone, replaced it, had to buy a separate
secondary ground to reach after cutting (the circuit has two wires grounding
off of the battery). I get lights, radio, acc but will not turn over. The main
ground is extremely hard to access otherwise I would have changed the
whole cable. Is there a reason this cable won't work with an aftemarket
terminal??

Any help is appreciated thank you for your time.

Dee

3 Answers

D answered 4 years ago

Thanks, yeah 10-4. The wire has plenty of contact and the connections are snug. I've done the reinstall several times and have even replaced the battery for good measure, still no crank.

Mark helpful

D answered 4 years ago

I redid the the clamp with a different type of terminal, put on a thicker gauge ground cable, double checked connections, still won't turn over.

Mark helpful

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