Hello
This morning my 2018 Renegade would not start. 32,000 miles. It would crank, you could hear it try. Not click, but actual crank. Then it would putter out. Over the course of ten minutes or so I pushed the button six or seven times, and finally it caught and started, running like normal. There was never any light dimming, radio and all electronics worked fine. No specific error message or light, they all stayed lit up. I drove it around the block, came back to the house, turned it off and sat for a minute. Tried again, started just like normal, drove to work.
Fast forward to lunch, I drove down to a Jeep dealer near work. They couldn't look at it for four hours, or more likely the next day. Did not have a loaner vehicle or the ability to take me back to work. They wouldn't even plug in a code reader to see if anything was flagged in the computer. I drove across the street to Autozone and had them hook their tester up to the battery. Battery check ok, alternator check ok, starter failed check, reported 270 amp draw. I know what all those components are, but not enough to know if 270 amp draw is excessive for a starter.
I ended up calling my Jeep dealer near my house and dropping it off this afternoon. I was hoping somebody could give me some insight into the reliability of autozones test and any other thoughts on this issue.
Thanks!!
This morning my 2018 Renegade would not start. 32,000 miles. It would crank, you could hear it try. Not click, but actual crank. Then it would putter out. Over the course of ten minutes or so I pushed the button six or seven times, and finally it caught and started, running like normal. There was never any light dimming, radio and all electronics worked fine. No specific error message or light, they all stayed lit up. I drove it around the block, came back to the house, turned it off and sat for a minute. Tried again, started just like normal, drove to work.
Fast forward to lunch, I drove down to a Jeep dealer near work. They couldn't look at it for four hours, or more likely the next day. Did not have a loaner vehicle or the ability to take me back to work. They wouldn't even plug in a code reader to see if anything was flagged in the computer. I drove across the street to Autozone and had them hook their tester up to the battery. Battery check ok, alternator check ok, starter failed check, reported 270 amp draw. I know what all those components are, but not enough to know if 270 amp draw is excessive for a starter.
I ended up calling my Jeep dealer near my house and dropping it off this afternoon. I was hoping somebody could give me some insight into the reliability of autozones test and any other thoughts on this issue.
Thanks!!
