Ignition

Asked by Joeyg60 Sep 14, 2017 at 12:34 PM about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD

Question type: General

If I replace complete steering column key and all
from same donor vehicle will it start.

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You must take the chip out of your original key and put it inside the donor key to start the vehicle. The chip key is paired with the pcm and the key reader ring around the ignition switch. Without your original chip it will not start.

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