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Offline el duke

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2003 jeep tj not starting
« on: December 28, 2011, 01:25:06 PM »
hey yall,new to this site
any tips on why my jeep will not start all of a sudden.
battery is fine i bypassed it and starter turns but ,will not engage
I have replaced actuator between lock cyl.and switch assmbly
and wiring in steering column
could that pot metal die cast housing be broken again
Has there been an ongoing problem with this in jeeps
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Offline hazbin

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Re: 2003 jeep tj not starting
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2013, 01:42:26 AM »
bump

sorry, i have same problem, and found this in search. no guesses?
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Offline TL-Iguana

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Re: 2003 jeep tj not starting
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2013, 04:20:24 AM »
Quote from: hazbin on March 15, 2013, 01:42:26 AM
bump

sorry, i have same problem, and found this in search. no guesses?

This post is from 2011.. Your Jeep has just stopped starting? What have you tried so far in the way of troubleshooting?

If you give us more information it may be easier for us to offer suggestions..
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Offline hazbin

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Re: 2003 jeep tj not starting
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2013, 07:09:43 AM »
Quote from: TL-Iguana on March 15, 2013, 04:20:24 AM
This post is from 2011.. Your Jeep has just stopped starting? What have you tried so far in the way of troubleshooting?

If you give us more information it may be easier for us to offer suggestions..

yup, i knew this was an old post, but it sounded similar.   normally i would just change the starter, but i saw online that these are prone to the ignition activator pin breaking under the ignition tumblers.   when i turn the key there is no click or anything, which isn't typical of a faulty starter and if i cross the starter with a screwdriver it spins without engaging. so i figured if it was the bendex (sp?) it would still do something when i turn the key.   the vid i saw showed how to change the ignition activator, but it looked like something i would smash if i tried doing myself.
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Offline hazbin

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Re: 2003 jeep tj not starting
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2013, 05:31:07 PM »
in case anyone has a similar issue.    I changed the ignition activator switch in the steering column,   works fine now.  starter was good, just wasn't getting the message from the key.
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