Nope, it will start even with the wrong key and then after the code is
checked, the engine will be killed if the code doesn't match. I
discovered this when I had an extra key made for my wife's JGC that did
not have any kind of security chip.
Jerry
SteveBrady wrote:
> It shouldn't start at all if you have the wrong key.
> At work we have a cherokee and it's key fits in my ignition...and will turn
> it, but the KEY-shaped light comes on, on my console....no start though1
>
>
> "Jerry Bransford" > wrote in message
> news:Gk4_d.72020$Tt.69316@fed1read05...
>
>>Do you have a security "Sentry" key system? If so, I'm betting it's
>>related to that.
>>
>>ElAlumbrado wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a 2000 4-cylinder manual Wrangler. The other day, after stopping
>>>for a bit in the back-country of Big Bend National Park, we started
>>>experiencing a problem. The Jeep would start and run normally for roughly
>>>3 seconds, then quit as if the ignition were turned off. I checked
>>>everything I could at the time, including fuses, relays, fuel delivery,
>>>and airflow. Fuel was near full and oil pressure read normal before the
>>>engine cut off. Problem is reliably repeatable (meaning I still can't get
>>>the blasted thing to run for more than 3 seconds). Couldn't find anything
>>>obviously wrong, which makes me suspect it's an "electronic" problem.
>>>Does anybody have any ideas what to look for?
>>>
>>>After waiting for about 8 hours, the Border Patrol finally found us and
>>>dispatched a *very* expensive tow truck to haul us back to our RV. With
>>>the Jeep malfunctioning, we cut our little vacation short, hooked it up
>>>to the RV and drove home. I'm reluctant to take the Jeep off-road again
>>>until (1) I know what caused the problem and (2) have a way to fix it (at
>>>least temporarily) in the field should it happen again.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>Bill
>>>
>>
>>--
>>Jerry Bransford
>>PP-ASEL N6TAY
>>See the Geezer Jeep at
>>http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/