goblinish15

When i am just driving down the road going like 25 or 30 or in any speed my engine just STOPS its an automatic. The power stays on but the engine goes silent and then i have to turn the key over again for it to start back up! and sometimes when i start it back up it just clicks and wont start like its flooded or something. WTF!?!?! Its a cherokee laredo 91

x91j

alternator??

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x91j

i would think its ur battery or alternator. but if you get it started and then it shuts off it because ur cars not staying charged. if u cant start it and it clicks its ur battery

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goblinish15

That might be it. When its night and i put on my brights they work super well then they just get super dim. ANd when the car shuts off and its in drive when i try to start it again it is like starting the car normaly only it wont start. It is as if it is flooded and to get it started again i had to press on the gas over and over and over and faster an faster until i finally hear the engine fire up.

x91j

if u can make it to an autozone they can run free tests on ur bat and alternator

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je4reyk

Can you tell us if the engine is turning over when tryin to restart the engine,or is it just clicking like a dead battery,it will help every one help you better

TrekkerJmm

It could also be your CPS (crank position sensor) on the bellhousing, if it stalls then starts right up its probably the CPS. Do a search on this forum and you should find it.
Here is a link http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoCPSchange.htm

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goblinish15

Its turning over. not clicking like the battery is dead.

TrekkerJmm

Then it cant be the battery or starter...Tj

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Vindicator9000

Sounds like CPS to me then. I just dealt with random stalling on my 94 that sounded very much like the symptoms you're having. Replaced CPS, and it hasn't stalled since.

It's a bit of a pain to get to though. I recommend about 14" of extensions. A swivel socket *might* help too. Then you can get to it from underneath, along the driver's side of the bellhousing.

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Troth

clicking, sounds like a starter or selenoid issue caused by something else. your jeep obviously wouldnt shut off because of a starter issue after already being started, it doesnt sound like alternator because he still has power in the cab but still get it tested. I dont have experience with the CPS but those symptoms dont describe battery and alternator and starter


O Man I just thought of something, check your battery cables for corrosion, I just had to do this this past winter. mine corroded between the end of the rubber coating and the metal batter terminal adaptor on the cables. I would go to start my jeep and it would click once and I would loose all power to domes and gauges and all. I would have to pull off the adaptor off the terminal and put it back on and then try and restart it. I know these symptoms sound different but the cable corrosion creates havoc because ot leads dirrectly into the fuse block and then to the computer and it it has crappy conduction it trips different sensors for protection

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goblinish15

IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER!!! imma drivin with no shut downs now! haha smooth sailin now

89cherokeeXJ

Hey i had the same problem with my 89 i went couple blocks and it died out probly 15 times i tried to figure it out and replece parts still nothing i took it to the shop it was my throttle sensor try that clean it(or buy a new one) that should be the problem.

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KOOL ...Tj

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