2002 jeep battery

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Asked by kellie Dec 28, 2017 at 05:15 PM about the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

So this moring i went to start car and all
gauges and everyrhing were on but when
cranked it just clicked but after a few
times it started. So later on i went to test
my battery at autozone and it showed 0%
charged but it started just normal ??

19 Answers

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Also might be a good idea to clean and tighten your battery cables. Loose or dirty connections can cause a battery not to charge properly which will lead to click click no start issues.

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Yes starts fine and i cleaned and tightned battery terninals just 2 days ago

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If gives you trouble again in the morning might want to start thinking about replacing it. Or atleast giving it a full charge on a battery charger. Sometimes this helps with older batteries. Older batteries don't due well on cold mornings.

Some batteries have an intermittent internal short. I would replace the battery if it were my Jeep.

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Headlights, gauges and etc worked fine but as soon as i would crank the car it just clicked thats it. Why did it start after a few trys?

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I dont thinks its the battery at all . Whwn it was cranked over it didnt make the normal dead battery clicking . Just one click and that was it? I tried to start it about 5 times and it eventually started why would it eventually start if the battery was dead in that case it wouldnt start at all . I just started it and it started fine. Is it possible that where the car sat all night the starter was just really cold and there is no problem ?

How old is the battery and how cold is it where you are? You can have the starter tested.

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Im not sure it was in it when i bought i 7 months ago ima say a few years old but it has always worked great iv started it no problens with it 6 degress out recently and when i tried to start it at about 7 this morning i belive it was in the lower teens maybe around 12 degrees

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Maybr its thw alteenator because i went to test it agin and it said good but needs charged so i sgarted the car for a minute battery was 51% so i shut it off then went to retest it and it show 34% it discharged even after staeting it

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If possible fully charge battery then try again. Honestly I thinking battery just old causing these early morning issues. IMO Cold starts are real hard on a battery.

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Battery and alternator tested good i think its the old terminals i have i was told there the old lead ones which arent very good. Which would explain the inaccurate reading of 0 percent on battery but started great and the inconsistenty of the problem

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Do the battery terminals that you just cut the old ones off and insert the into new one and bolt the wire down do these work good

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Those are what I normally use. They work good for me. Bad terminals could cause your issue.

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So i havnt replaced the terminals yet but im gonna . But i noticed the the battery voltage gauge flucuates ? And also can a bad battery connection cause a worse idle ? Because i sorta noticed as idling speed went up and down a tiny bit battery voltage would change ?

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