- My jeep compass 2020 model with 12000 Kms run fails to start in the first 2 or 3 tries and then starts up. There are no error codes. What might be the issue? I have sent you the videos in your Instagram. May I show the videos?
Make a YouTube video of the issues & post the link here.
What do you think would be the issue with my car? https://youtu.be/xkKJ7drG1ng
Hello Scotty, before I give my car tomorrow at the service centre, I look forward to your analysing this situation of my car and giving a reply.
Isn’t it still under warranty? Take it to the dealer & make them fix it.
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You may have bad fuel pump, but take the car to the dealer to fix it under warranty (if you have any).
I am gonna take it tomorrow to the service centre. Just came here expecting some technical advice of Scotty Kilmer.
Are all your wires from the battery to the starter tight & snug?
Is the starter still cranking on the first try, even after you’ve stopped turning the key?
About the wires, I should check. But about the starter, there are two situations. One is, the starter keeps cranking even after stopped turning the key and the other is when it cranks and tries to start and goes off. I have to turn the key again to crank. You can see that in the video, because the video is shot from four consecutive days.
If it’s not the starter relay, it may be the ignition switch or even the starter itself. Unfortunately, Jeep’s are notorious for electronic gremlins..
You think starter motor is the culprit? Because the starter motor is cranking the engine even if it's the fourth time it's put to do the task.
The solenoid may be sticking.
There's something new I got to hear from Jeep showroom here in Qatar, as well as from a mechanic friends of mine in a different middle East county named UAE .
Both of them told the same thing, that the fuel injector of jeep stays open due to some programming error and the dripping of petrol from it makes the spark plug wet and until it evaporates, the car would struggle to start. They told the remedy is to make a programming update to control the closing and opening of the fuel injector What's your say on this?
A leaking fuel injector will very well flood the engine & cause issues while starting, but how does it explain the starter cranking after you’ve stopped turning the key? But yes, definitely get the software update to reprogram the injector pulse.
The starter doest crank after I stop turning the key.
Your earliest post mentioned - “One is, the starter keeps cranking even after stopped turning the key and the other is when it cranks and tries to start and goes off.”
When I turn the key, the starter tries to crank the engine and I can hear the engine cranking and it keeps cranking and cranking. But after I stop turning, everything shuts down.
Check if the software update fixes the issue. The fact that you’re having to go through these shenanigans in a brand new FCA product, should give you a good preview of things to come..
I will surely update here of the whereabouts of the condition. But do you think you have heard of this malfunction ever before and if so, how did you fix it?
I haven’t, no. While you’re at the dealership, be sure to get any software updates for other components in your vehicle, too. Things such as transmission, radios, etc. And since you’re still under factory warranty, don’t pay for anything. Make them fix everything for free. All the best!