1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee: won't start

Filed Jul 6, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 170,000 miles · CA

The first month or so, my car would randomly die on me, whether I was stopped at a red light, or driving, regardless what speed I was going. I was able to start the car up immediately afterwards and continue like nothing happened. A few weeks later it wouldn't start at all.called mechanic, he changed the coil. Drove great for a month or so. Then it started doing the same thing. Took the jeep to the shop. Had fuel filter, fuel pump put in. Ran good for a couple of weeks before it started all over again . Progressively got worse. This time before it died it would buck violently a few times due to dying and starting itself up while driving, accompanied with a really weird odor, like rotten eggs. I then pulled over, turn the car off and check to see if my car was on fire (not). Started the car and drove home ,(7 miles). The next day in the process of taking the jeep to the shop, the jeep bucked on and off 3 different times, the smell was intense when a glowing fireball launched out from the rear the size of a baseball scattering all over the freeway. At this point I pulled over and shut the engine off and ran away from it. Called mechanic he drove the jeep to the shop 20 miles. In this process jeep died 2 different times in which it took a while before it would start and drive again. Had cat converter and o2 sensor put in. Drove good no problems for 2 months or so. Problem came back mechanic took the new cat converter of . I drove it for a few weeks until it died now it is parked.

Filed Jun 9, 2004 · Fuel system · 144,260 miles · CA

Car will not start. Engine turns over but doesn't start. The autoshop told me that the fuel pump is shot. I went on to some jeep forums and there was a considerable amount of people that also had the same problem. After contacting the jeep help line, they basically told me that the car is 10 years old and that I could find anything I wanted on the internet, but for a jeep 1995 that is 9 years old they did submit a recall for the same problem I am having. He was very rude to me also. In these forums I found that people that filed a small claims lawsuit against jeep were paid out of court. So it seems like they know about the problem but are trying to stay away from fixing the problem. Most people have had to replace the fuel pump about 3 to 4 times and it still hasn't fixed the problem. Also to fix the fuel pump it costs about $500 per incident.

Filed Mar 28, 2004 · Body, Fuel system · 120,000 miles · VA

94 grand cherokee. This will be the forth time that I have replaced the fuel pump in my jeep. Same behavior, stalls without notice while decelerating or letting off the accelerator. If not replaced right away it will not stay started when you first start it for the day. Eventually it will not start at all. I also had to replace the driver side door hinge which came completely off the door. It was making popping noise when opening and shutting of the door. Had it check on several occasions and was told that jeep had a problem with the doors. Eventually the door fell off. I have never seen this before. I was shocked to find out that a door was $1600.00. My back door on driver side is popping as well. I guess I don't open and shut the back as much. But the body shop said it will eventually fall off. Have there been any other concerns like these two.

Filed Nov 9, 2001 · Transmission · OH

Transmission would not start in park, had to rock car back and forth to get transmission into neutral to start. The second time the transmission was put into park, the car was free to roll with no resistance from the transmission. This pattern was repeatable. Sometimes it would "park" and other times it would roll as if it was in neutral. Cost of repair was $620 for replacement of the parking pawl.

Filed Jul 3, 2001 · Electrical · CA

Vehicle would lose all power while in motion without warning. It was like battery going dead. After a while, it would start again. When this happened, it burned out ignition coil, and it won't start. Consumer had vehicle towed into dealer to replace ignition coil. Vehicle has had three ignition coils. Took to dealer, and they couldn't find cause. *ak

Filed Mar 30, 2001 · Engine, Steering · FL

The vehicle just shuts down, engine quits at all speeds, then will not start till I set off alarm system or lock doors and unlock with key from outside . The alarm often goes off for no reason. The vehicle has quit running while I have been on the freeway in the middle lane of traffic. Have to coast to side or come to complete stop.

Filed Jun 15, 1999 · Engine · MO

Beginning spring of 98 vehicle began to stumble-ever so slightly. By late spring it was cutting out. This was at about 50k. I had it tuned up. The problem continuted until it began to actually stall, especially at high rates of speed. It would always restart-in park-right away. This progressed to stalling at any speed and taking longer and longer to restart. On one particular trip this spring, we ran down the battery trying to get it started and were sold a "dealer" battery, to fix the problem. Two blocks from the shop it stalled again. It has been in one shop for a week, and another on 3 separate occassions. The last visit was for battery cable clamps and a fuel filter. Well the next day I drove my usual 371/2 miles to work, 12 hours later I went out started it and drove about 6 miles, parked. Half hour later, it would not start. After 1 3/4 hours later it started, 5 mi later stopped for a light and it stalled, in the middle of the stree for 1/2 hour. It started and I had no problems the remainder of the miles home at 70mph. There is so set speed with these stalls or warnings. Recently it restarted itself, as I was coasting to a safe shoulder area. Now it's parked again, I'm very afraid to drive it anymore. Please help me find the problem. Thanks pat m.