# Problems starting 1996 Jeep Cherokee

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-starting-1996-jeep-cherokee/8157>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starting, jeep\
**Created:** [December 9, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-starting-1996-jeep-cherokee/8157 "2007-12-09T19:53:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![yogi2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/d9b06d/32.png) [@yogi2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yogi2012)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-starting-1996-jeep-cherokee/8157/1 "2007-12-09T19:53:05Z")

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Hello, My name is Matthew. I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee. I am having trouble starting it from time to time. The starter has recently been replaced, and I had both the battery and alternator checked by advanced auto parts. They check out fine. It has happened about 4 times now that it won’t start. Jumping it doesn’t do a thing. One time I was waiting on someone to pick me up with the key still in the on position when all of a sudden all the lights on the dash lit up along with the radio. I gave it a try and it started rite up.  
  
  
  
 The power locks have been getting progressively worse over the past year or so… Not sure if this could be connected?  
  
  
  
 Please help!