1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Asked by JeepCepticon Jan 26, 2017 at 09:55 PM about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I am having a problem with my Jeep
starting. Somtime, when I start it, the
emgine wont turn over, aand I have to
attemp to start it again several times
(Somtime I have to press on the gas some
for it to start). It also has a tendancy to shut
off while idle, and has only ever shut off in
the middle of driving twice. Just looking for
some thoughts

1 Answer

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Sounds like you are running the battery down when trying to start, just charge the battery back up, then it may be a fuel issue, should have the fuel pressure checked. May be a bad fuel pump or fuel regulator.

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