Stock Grand Cherokee Tech. All ZJ/WJ/WK Non-modified/stock questions go here! ZJ (93-98), WJ (99-04), WK (05+) Show 95 Grand Cherokee ZJ need help finding NSS connector Junior Member Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Model: Cherokee Hi guys, I bought a 95 ZJ over the weekend. Finally got it on the road and noticed that my reverse lights do not work. After searching online, I've pretty much narrowed it down to the NSS. Did a quick test to see if the Jeep would start when in gear, and it does I'm afraid it's been bypassed...my problem is that I can't for the life of me find the connector in the engine bay for it! I'm looking on the passenger side of the engine bay, towards the rear of the engine. I don't see any wires coming up from the transmission area...let alone any connectors in that area that have as many wires as pictures i've found online. All the pics in the how to's i've found online look like the pic below. I don't believe that's a 95 cherokee because my engine bay does not look like that. Can anyone tell me where I should be looking? I'll snap a pic of my engine bay a little later. My biggest issue is getting the backup lights working...I won't be able to pass inspection without them
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Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oroville, CA Posts: 12,368 Likes: 0 Year: 1995 Model: Grand Cherokee Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter It's on the left side of the transmission, it's a round three wire plug that is right over the pan next to the rear cooler line. Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Slaughter, LA Posts: 849 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Year: 1997 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0L For an XJ, that is absolutely the NSS plug. Like BB said, get under it, find the NSS on the passenger's side of the trans and follow the wires. They'll lead you to the plug. Junior Member Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Model: Cherokee So on the ZJ it's only 3 wires? does anyone have a pinout for the connector? it seems everything i've managed to find online is for the XJ, which is confusing the heck out of me lol can you tell me what wires to jump just to test that the backup lights work? i hope whoever worked on this thing didn't cut the connector off and hack into the harness to bypass it :/ CF Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oroville, CA Posts: 12,368 Likes: 0 Year: 1995 Model: Grand Cherokee Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter I think if you jumper the two wires on the right and left sides of the connector, the reverse lights should come on. Junior Member Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Model: Cherokee you wouldn't happen to know which wires need to be jumped to bypass it would you? i'm gonna try and get under the truck in the morning. it'll be dark by the time i get home. this is the only pinout i can find online:
you're saying the 95 is only 3 wires? i hate to be a pain, but could i trouble you for a picture of yours? it's really help me out. Junior Member Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Model: Cherokee here are the pics i took of the area where it should be today:
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Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oroville, CA Posts: 12,368 Likes: 0 Year: 1995 Model: Grand Cherokee Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter Look on the driver side of the transmission, above the pan, and next to the rear cooler line, that is where the neutral safety switch is. Junior Member Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Model: Cherokee yeah, i've been googling for the last hour or so...it seems the 93.5+ grand cherokee's have the 42RE transmission? i guess this is the part i'm looking for then? ( i hope so because it's $10 vs $200!)
also, would this part going bad make the car able to start while in gear? EDIT: do i really have to change the transmission fluid to fix this?? Last edited by TGO; 03-03-2011 at 10:35 PM. CF Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oroville, CA Posts: 12,368 Likes: 0 Year: 1995 Model: Grand Cherokee Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter That is the switch. You see it in this picture.
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Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Model: Cherokee yeah i guess that's it...i'm kinda glad it's a cheap part in this case, but, i'm kinda pissed that i have to change the transmission fluid too! bah! CF Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oroville, CA Posts: 12,368 Likes: 0 Year: 1995 Model: Grand Cherokee Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter Just jack the left side of the Jeep, you will lose some fluid, just top off the level when you're done. Junior Member Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Model: Cherokee sweet. i was gonna ask, because the transmission has recently been overhauled, if i could get away with not draining the trans. even if i had to get one of those dipstick oil changer things. Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1 Likes: 0 Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts Model: Cherokee Really appreciate the pics and advise. I too have the 42RE transmission and have been having a hell of a time finding info on the NSS. It seems everything on the web is for the AW4 Trasmission. Really appreciate it. CF Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tenn. and Mich. Posts: 28,069 Likes: 0 Year: 2004 Model: Grand Cherokee Engine: 4.7L V8 This will show you which wires to jump to test the switch. Just scroll down to find the index or what you need. I believe your shift linkage between the floor shifter and the trans linkage needs to be adjusted. That can cause the issues you're having. IMO How do you bypass the neutral safety switch on a Jeep Cherokee?It is on the passenger side just above the pan. You do not have to remove it from the tranny but it does give you a bit more room to work if you do. One wire is solid black and the other is black with a yellow stripe. Just splice them above the switch and you will completely bypass the neutral section of the switch.
Where is the neutral control switch located?The neutral safety switch is located in the linkage or inside the transmission case which allows the vehicle to shift gear.
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