Q: 2011 Jeep Compass Limited does not start as previous had put in a new crank position sensor and was fine for a little while but re
2011 Jeep Compass Limited had crank position sensor issue before repaired and was fine did not replace that harness that goes to it but now issue seems the same as ignition switch stays on while trying to start it and ran Diagnostics and iat sensor circuit read high input and also oil temp sensor circuit also read high input. Recharge the battery after trying to start it this time initially but nothing came on at all this time
My car has 135000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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