# 2010 Jeep Cherokee won’t shut off when key is out **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cherokee, jeep\ **Created:** [October 19, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-jeep-cherokee-won-t-shut-off-when-key-is-out/127097 "2018-10-19T08:25:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@John05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John05)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-jeep-cherokee-won-t-shut-off-when-key-is-out/127097/1 "2018-10-19T08:25:07Z")
2010 jeep Cherokee wont shut off when key is out. ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-jeep-cherokee-won-t-shut-off-when-key-is-out/127097/2 "2018-10-19T17:01:07Z")
If you cannot get it to shut off, pull the negative battery cable. You likely have a faulty ignition switch. Yosemite ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-jeep-cherokee-won-t-shut-off-when-key-is-out/127097/3 "2018-10-19T17:38:57Z")
I’d pull the Ignition or fuel pump fuse first, let the engine die then take the negative cable off. if it’s a bad ignition switch the engine just might continue to run. An I don’t know how tolerant Jeeps are to running without the battery connected.