Car sometimes does not starts. I just get a cranking , is being liked this for a couple of years. Spend money trying to fix it. But they can not find what it is. Always happens when I get to what ever I have to go,, I parked leave and then I comeback a few hours later. And it just cranks and does not start. I leave it there. Comeback the next day and then is starts. Left it w my mechanic for a week and he told , they can not find what it is !!!!
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee: won't start
9 of the 987 complaints about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe won't start.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 12 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Won't start by model year
What owners say
Takata recall was sitting at a red light and it just shut off on me and would not start back up.
Jeep would stop completely while driving, would just pick up speed at random which caused an accident lucky no one was hurt.trouble with signal lights,visibility at night not good, seem like it wasn't getting gas,also 1 day it would start, next day it wouldn't start at all,it's been 10 months please help,im afraid to drive with my grand-children. Jeep not starting heard sizzling sound then everything stop completely.
Driving on highway, jeep stops! Stopping at light, jeep stops-will not start unless jump start, this goes on and on consistanly for 10 months,within those months I replaced:fuel pump(2's)(4 mufflers-gas keep leaking into muffler and blow up)(fortunate to be alive!)catalic converter ,water pump,crank censor,map censor,oxygen censor,ignition rotor,distributor cap/magnet,engine tune-up,transmission tune-up,oil change,:any and everything, after about $2000 I was ready to call it quits, it all centered around the (((fuel pump))) I was stopped and told I had gas leaking out as I was driving, being light headed from fumes???
While driving on highway jeep lost power then stalled and would not start up right away, after 10 minutes it restarted and was ok. Once again today it did the same thing and after taking it to a repair shop they said that the engine computer must be replaced.
Parking gear does not lock in park and will roll, vehicle does not start enless in neutral.
The engine check light keeps coming on & then going off. It's intermittent. Was checked by dealership & no codes appeared. The engine would stall out for no reason. Neither speed or weather is a factor. Had it checked for stalling & nothing was found. The vehicle will not start right away. Had it on diagnostics & nothing showed for the starter.
The vehicle would not start when gas is lower than 1/8 of a tank. Yh
The vehicle would not start because of a faulty relay switch. The switch was replaced.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Valve Body
- Subject regarding additional diagnostic for diagnostic trouble codes caused by an evaporative system leak
- Experiencing spark knock and engine oil consumption due to intake manifold pan gasket oil leak
- Subject regarding misdiagnosed leak detection pump systems with diagnostic trouble codes P1494, P0442...
- Subject regarding spark knock and engine oil consumption due to intake manifold pan gasket oil leak
- Subject regarding i/m ( inspection maintenance ) testing - OBD II "carb" readiness monitor information
- Subject pertaining to DTC $B8 and/ or MIL illumination. leak detection pump sw or mechanical fault will be...
- Some vehicles may exhibit light spark knock with a warm engine under load
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee won't start
Is won't start a common problem on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
9 of 987 owner complaints about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention won't start. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 12 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fuel gauge 149Stalling 83Fuel pump 32ABS 27Loss of power 23No deployment 20Power steering loss 18Grinding brakes 17Brake failure 16Fire or smoke 14Fuel leak 13Premature wear 13Jerking 10Wipers 10Check engine light 8Hesitation 8Sudden acceleration 8Pulling 7Transmission failure 7Engine failure 6Headlights 6Slipping 6Won't shift 6Door locks 5
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