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I've had this happen now 5x and I was hopping it was just a fluke or maybe even user error but now I've reproduced it 5 times it's definitely an issue.
On occasion when I unlock the Jeep, put foot on the brake, and hit the push start it will just got to ACC and not start. With foot on brake I hit the button again it will go to RUN but won't start. If I exit the vehicle and lock the door and repeat the process it will never start. Only way to start it is with remote start.
From my troubleshooting I've found:
1.) It only does this after sitting overnight
2.) After I have this problem in the first time it never comes back the remainder of the day.
3.) It does it each time the brake pedal has no "play" in the press
What I mean by the above is I am always able to tell when it won't start because how the brake pedal feels. You know when you have a vehicle with power brakes and the vehicle is off and you pump the brakes a bunch of times and you lose the play in the pedal? That is exactly how the pedal feels when I enter the vehicle after it sitting overnight. The pedal has about 1/8" of play when pressing it to start it in the morning. It seems to be something with the brakes or a sensor in the brakes. I just can't figure out why the pedal feels this way after sitting all night.
So obviously this is the classic "we couldn't reproduce the issue" when I take it to the dealer so I will record a video and put it on YoutTube so I have something to show them. Fortunately, I have remote start but if I didn't have remote start this would be a MAJOR issue.
On occasion when I unlock the Jeep, put foot on the brake, and hit the push start it will just got to ACC and not start. With foot on brake I hit the button again it will go to RUN but won't start. If I exit the vehicle and lock the door and repeat the process it will never start. Only way to start it is with remote start.
From my troubleshooting I've found:
1.) It only does this after sitting overnight
2.) After I have this problem in the first time it never comes back the remainder of the day.
3.) It does it each time the brake pedal has no "play" in the press
What I mean by the above is I am always able to tell when it won't start because how the brake pedal feels. You know when you have a vehicle with power brakes and the vehicle is off and you pump the brakes a bunch of times and you lose the play in the pedal? That is exactly how the pedal feels when I enter the vehicle after it sitting overnight. The pedal has about 1/8" of play when pressing it to start it in the morning. It seems to be something with the brakes or a sensor in the brakes. I just can't figure out why the pedal feels this way after sitting all night.
So obviously this is the classic "we couldn't reproduce the issue" when I take it to the dealer so I will record a video and put it on YoutTube so I have something to show them. Fortunately, I have remote start but if I didn't have remote start this would be a MAJOR issue.
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