1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 22, 2019 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · IL

Vehicle will stall at time when just driving along on city streets

Filed Nov 28, 2017 · 189,900 miles · TX

Vehicle stalls randomly while driving . Car can be going 70 and stall or just fail to move while still running then stall. This will happen randomly and sometimes will result in a check engine light which then goes out again and the car will run fine for days then happen again.

Filed Mar 18, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 10 miles · CA

Engine stalls when driving the vehicle

Filed Mar 24, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 247,000 miles · GA

Engine stall/shut off on a highway at 70 miles/hr in center lane of a five lane interstate highway with plenty of gas in the tank. Has happened three times on different days. I'm original owner. Heavy failure analysis done. Allege that jeep cut corners that risk driver safety. They used and may still be using cheap chinese microprocessor chips in their program control modules (PCM). Fred bailey fatal accident is telling. His jeep shut down on a bridge. Plenty of gas in the tank. Tractor trailer plows into the back of this jeep (like mine). The gas tank explodes and he dies. Www.dyingjeep.com shows a jeep video actually doing the stall/die routine. Www.jeep forum.com has literally thousands on posts/threads by angry and frustrated owner who have even much newer jeeps that do the same thing. I paid a lot of money to keep my jeep in working condition. It is worth about $3,000 if it was reliable. I did the fuel tank recall. Brought in the jeep. It already had a tow package installed. They keep the jeep for hours. Likely did nothing to it under the recall. Didn't give me $100 gift card. Edmonds value of my car with 247,000 miles on the odometer is less than $1,000. Even if I got the extra $1,000 recall credit, it means I have to buy another low quality vehicle from a brand I do not trust. In short, jeep needs to make new program control modules available again and at affordable cost. They owe safety to all jeep owners. Shame on them and good on you for fining them $105 million. There is potential cause to fine them even more for not addressing this stall/die issue. The stall leads to the rear end collision as we can easily deduce from the fred bailey event. No time to react to the stall... Then boom. I believe jeep has hidden information about these events from you. The problem is no secret to owners from 1992 on.

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Electrical · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would have to be given some time before it could restart. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to dealer where it was diagnosed but the failure caused was unknown. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Aug 31, 2015 · Fuel system · 169,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the coil sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 169,000.

Filed Aug 11, 2015 · Electrical, Steering · 200,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While traveling approximately 50 MPH, there was a violent shaking and vibration that was progressing in the front of the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop who replaced the front ball joints and the failure recurred with extreme wobbling and the front suspension was unstable. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several and then the contact was able to restart the engine. The contact stated that a technician drove the vehicle and indicated that there was an extreme case of wobbling and that the vehicle was not safe to drive and needed to be further diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed May 21, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 230,000 miles · MO

My jeep grand cherokee has been sputtering, stalling when stopped and when driving, backfires blown apart 2 mufflers. It will not show a check light or give an error code when hooked up to a computer. Have researched online and found several people with same issue. Have done as they have and replaced nearly every sensor. Have yet to replace PCM/ECM. Don't know if this will fix due to some online have and still having the same issue. Like the people online I have taken it to different mechanics, none of which could duplicate or find a problem. Surprised with as many people having this issue jeep hasn't resolved this. I think dealerships are aware of this issue because some people online have traded their jeeps in and gotten very little towards trade-in.

Filed Apr 13, 2015 · Electrical · 52,767 miles · OH

1997 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to power steering and brake failure while driving. Consumer states " vehicle should be included in ignition switch recall". *smd the consumer stated as she was masking a turn, the vehicle suddenly stopped. There was no power steering and no brakes. She waited a minute and used the key to re-start the vehicle. On feb 27th, the vehicle stalled again. The consumer to the vehicle to her mechanic. However, he was unable to find a problem.

Filed Mar 27, 2015 · Electrical · 150,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart and resumed to normal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the ignition coil failed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Dec 8, 2014 · Body, Fuel system · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle stalled several times. The contact was included in three safety recalls and was waiting for several months to get the repairs performed for recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 97v194000 (fuel system, gasoline), the federal safety agency campaign id number: 02v053000 (power train) and the federal safety agency campaign id number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline and structure). The dealer was not able to determine when the parts would be available to schedule the three recall repairs for a long time. The manufacturer was notified of the safety concern. The approximate failure mileage was not available.

Filed Aug 28, 2014 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The dealer repaired the computer, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.