1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee: won't start

Filed Apr 26, 2020 · Electrical, Steering · NV

Lately I been having trouble startimg the jeep. At first it seems as if the battery is low. Sounds like it wont start but then it slowly picks up and starts if I press the gas. I changed battery but still having trouble. But once its on and running it seems fine. I also have a steering problem. Truck seems to pull to the left

Filed Apr 23, 2017 · 140,000 miles · CA

Vehicle stall's while driving regardless of speed, outside air temperature...engine temperature etc. On some occasions if I slip it into neutral I can restart but mostly I have to pull to the side of road and wait a few min and then it starts...the vehicle is well maintained and I have spent thousands trying to resolve the issue. I have had the PCM, cel, relays, starter, alternator, battery, fuel filter (in-line), electrical system diagnostics, tune up, oxygen sensor replaced...dealer and my regular garage are stumped. There are thousands of posts on forms on the internet complaining of the same issue!!! It seems to me this is quite dangerous at highway speed with no forewarning the gauges sling cw then ccw to zero RPM and zero MPH although still coating at hwy speed you have no power steering the car is off...note it can stall just after starting while stationary or moving or 1/2hr later or more I might stop for something (gas, groceries etc) car running great come back to the car and it wont start...iit seems totally random! Note this 1st started @ 140000 miles and is still occurring 5000 miles later... Sometime it will drive fine for a few days sometime it stalled at least once while driving...

Filed Aug 11, 2016 · Engine, Visibility · 156,000 miles · CA

I have owned 8 jeeps and now have a beautiful dealershipl maintained grand cherokee limited 4.7l in my driveway with a bad engine. At 100k a rod bearing went bad and after that was fixed by me with great expense it now sits in the driveway with low compression and will not start. I have searched and found hundreds of ads with blown engines just in my area of southern california. There seems to be some common design flaws in the 4.7l that chrysler corporation has been hiding and we the people have been paying for it. Dealers deny any problems but yet on any given day the classifies are full of them. I love the vehicle in general that's why I have owned so many but feel taken advantage of and can't afford to drive a chrysler piece of crap anymore. I was stranded on the highway like many of us were and put in a perilous situations because of it with family in the car plus I was on crutches . Chrysler should being offering assistance because of their faults. I also just got done repairing the faulty blend door because of the lack of visibility.

Filed Oct 23, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · TN

I own a 1999 jeep grand cherokee laredo and in the past I guess around 6 months it has been parked because noone can figure out what the problem is.the vehicle used to be so dependable and then one day it wouldn't start after I drove it about 15 minutes and shut it off,but I could let it sit for about 20 to 30 minutes and it would start right up.after a few weeks I couldn't drive it anymore because it was stalling more often and I never knew when it was gonna start or not.I had it put on the computer at advance and they mention the number 3 not firing but noone can figure out why my very dependable vehicle all of a sudden was very dangerous.please help me if u can,I am a single mother with no transportation.I have been reading entries by other jeep owners and I have a little hope since alot of them are having the same problem.

Filed Aug 29, 2013 · Engine · 167,000 miles · CO

The jeep will start and run fine first thing in the morning, after shutting off the vehicle and coming back it will start initially, but then stall and will not start again for a few hours.

Filed Jun 28, 2013 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 110,170 miles · NY

I am coming home driving my jeep grand cherokee 1999 from my mechanic in queens village after he change the map sensor and relay to fix the stalling problem on the jeep. Driving on grand central parkway at the speed of 55mph, I was lucky to have driven my car and be able to come to inner roads when my car died(stalls) again in the middle of the traffic. After 30min, the car starts again after a numerous tries then stops after 500ft and it didn't start until after 15min of standing by in the middle of traffic again. It's just so frustrating when this happens because my car is in very good shape and it's stalling my engine, unbearable problem because I am afraid to drive my car on a highway or expressway.

Filed Oct 29, 2012 · Fuel system · 155,200 miles · MO

Tried starting jeep wouldn't stay running keeps shutting down after about 5 to 10 seconds. When try to start again just cranks over and doesn't start.

Filed Jul 24, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · VA

Went out shopping. Drove 15 minutes from home. Car running at normal operating temps. Went into store for 10 minutes, on return car would not start. Would crank and turn over, but not fully start. After letting sit for 1 hour, the car started with no other action. While trying to start, all other functions worked ok. Radio. A/c. Headlamps. Etc. Car also starting stalling after the "no-start" issue began. Stalled at any temp, any speed, highway, around town. Car stalls, but still have lights, flashers etc.

Filed Nov 9, 2011 · Electrical, Fuel system · 55,000 miles · TN

Auto had 40000+ miles when I bought it from my brother. I had it only a few months when it stalled on the interstate. It would not start until I sat for a little while. I am capable of overcoming auto trouble so I didn't think much about this incident due to the fact that I have been a mechanic for many years now. Then it began to stall in heavy traffic and sometimes would start again and other times after waiting several minutes. I replaced the crank sensor, in-tank fuel pump and filter. It ran okay for a while but began to hard start and stall again about 2 mos. Ago. Then 2 days ago it stalled something like 25 times coming home from the hospital. Since then I have been on the internet reading the blogs about this problem and if everyone that has this issue would email you, your computers would shut down. It is unbelievable that the manufacturer is just replacing the expensive parts at random, taking the money and not fixing the problem. These people, myself included, are begging for a solution to a problem with a very nice automobile made in america by skilled top dollar union labor. It is getting close to scam epidemic. My car is sitting in my garage not fixed because there are about ten different things in the electrical and fuel system that can cause these symptoms. I am a disabled veteran and cannot afford to go down that eliminating process. My doctor doesn't do me that way and I won't allow the manufacturer to do it either.

Filed Jun 27, 2011 · Fuel system · 97,800 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that after refueling, a strong odor of fuel was present on the interior and around the exterior of the vehicle. The failure was constant. The same failure occurred on a separate occasion in which the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 97,800.

Filed Dec 7, 2007 · Engine · 110,000 miles · GA

My 1999 jeep grand cherokee began to stall in traffic without warning. As I approached a stop light or traffic ahead and as the motor would return to idle, it would stop running resulting in no power steering or power brakes. The last time I was able to wrestle the vehicle into a parking area where it wouldn't start. A friend completed a computer scan of the vehicle and it was throwing out a bad crank position sensor code. Once the crank position sensor was replaced, the vehicle started and has since operated fine. This occurred with around 110,000 miles on the vehicle.

Filed Mar 2, 2005 · Brakes, Engine · 25,000 miles · MO

Consumer complained about a transfer case problem. When driving at approximately 40 MPH there was a loud clanking sound coming from the front undercarriage. Consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer, and was told the vehicle had dusty brake pads, but that was not the issue. Then, consumer was told that the constant velocity joints were leaking. Also, consumer was told that the driveshaft needed to be replaced. Consumer felt that the dealership did not know what the problem was, and perhaps was covering up the real problem. *ak recall campaign; component: fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors. The consumer stated that the vehicle would not start. The consumer stated that the engine had an extended crank before starting. Fuel pump assembly and pump crank repair kit installed. The consumer stated that there is a shimmy when the brakes are applied. When sitting at a stop light having the vehicle in gear it vibrates. The left outer cv boot was leaking. The engine light came on. The consumer stated that the transmission slams into gear.