Battery or Wiring Issues on 1998 Jeep Cherokee
03-08-2017, 12:44 PM
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Battery or Wiring Issues on 1998 Jeep Cherokee
I have a 1998 Jeep Cherokee that I recently purchased. The guy I bought it from said it had a new battery; I had to replace the battery within a week because it wouldn’t start on several occasions when I tried to start it. I took it on a 1000+ mile trip within the past couple weeks and while driving the ‘check gages’ light came on and the battery gage on the dash dropped all the way down and then would come back up, it did this several times. The radio works off and on, I was driving yesterday with the radio on and it suddenly turned off and the clock went black and wouldn’t turn back on.Last night I ran out of gas (gas gage is broken, also) and after putting gas in the car it wouldn’t start without a jump after sitting for about 20 minutes, the new battery is less than 10 days old.Anyone have any issues like this? Any help or recommendations would be appreciated!
03-08-2017, 12:49 PM
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I have a 1998 Jeep Cherokee that I recently purchased. The guy I bought it from said it had a new battery; I had to replace the battery within a week because it wouldn’t start on several occasions when I tried to start it. I took it on a 1000+ mile trip within the past couple weeks and while driving the ‘check gages’ light came on and the battery gage on the dash dropped all the way down and then would come back up, it did this several times. The radio works off and on, I was driving yesterday with the radio on and it suddenly turned off and the clock went black and wouldn’t turn back on.Last night I ran out of gas (gas gage is broken, also) and after putting gas in the car it wouldn’t start without a jump after sitting for about 20 minutes, the new battery is less than 10 days old.Anyone have any issues like this? Any help or recommendations would be appreciated!
03-08-2017, 02:16 PM
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I've been thinking it could be the alternator. I don't have a multi meter in hand, unfortunately. I'll make some calls to parts stores and see if someone can help me out. Thanks guys!
03-08-2017, 03:53 PM
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Do yourself a favor and pick up a multi meter. Everyone that owns an XJ should have one. I got mine from Harbor Freight for really cheap. Good luck!
