My ignition clicks but the car doesnt start - 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Does the Car Start? Clicking and and a slow start usually means the battery is dead or about to die. As for the 3-5 minutes is that after the car starts or just turning on the ignition and not trying to start it?


Could be a starter going bad, ignition switch relays, alternater or many other things causing the click - let's have more info?

Check for loose or bad battery cables.

-Make sure it's in "Part" position.
-Check battery cable from battery to starter.
-Check ignition wire that connect to starter solenoid. (Must be good connect)

Mai

Fixed then.

only thing i can think of trying is to use the key to lock and then unlock the drivers door, this will disarm the security system/engine immobilizer

Could either be the ignition switch, the starter solenoid or the starter itself. Ask a mechanic to wire start the vehicle, by bridging the contacts at the starter solenoid. If the car starts, then the ignition is the culprit. If the car doesnt start, then it could be either the starter solenoid, or the starter. In my experience, if it clicks once, then it cant be the ignition switch, and if it clicked more than once, it couldnt be the solenoid. So i would look at the solenoid as the probable culprit.

Bad battery?

Check those wires in the trunk if one of them had power to something you could be grounding something out, dont keave exposed wires exposed to any metal thers a battery drain, or your starter motor just went out, if you can check the voltage coming from the starter it should be close to 10volts, 10 volts is required to start an engine. Also chek the relays in Power Distribution Center (PDC) located under hood in upper driver side corner. You need to try to diagnose where all the power is being disipating to.

If the car is clicking, it is most likely the starter engaging, but it doesnt have enough power to crank. Charge the battery or try getting a jump.

try resetting the computer with three separate ignition turns, yet dont actually engage the starter motor. just click the ignition to where it lights up your dash gauges, then click back to the off possition. try this three times