Q: 2005 liberty evrything works but it will not crank have replaced ignition actuator, ignition switch, tried starting with screwdriv

asked by on January 29, 2017

Car will not crank. I had problem before and replaced ignition actuator and it worked fine for awhile. This time I replaced actuator, nothing, replaced ignition switch, nothing. left key in and tried starting with screwdriver, nothing. All door locks work with the remote. any ideas??

My car has 106000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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