What would cause the all the gauges all of a sudden drop down to zero's while vehicle is running? But i can shut car off and turn ignition back on and they will come back up to normal...

 

LOL Hi there newby!
your OK, its just a quirky little problem that most of our cherokees have.
Let me guess your cherokee is a 97+
If you press on the gauge face the gauges kick back on.
This is a common known problem

 

x2 push back on the gauges it probily just came lose from the conectors if you know enough its not to hard to take the dash apart to see if the screws are lose

 

i had a problem like that, but my XJ needed a new 'brain'...cost about $1000 to fix here...

 

Wow thats pricey

 

tell me about it....had to go to the dealers as it was a computer problem, spent a full week on one, and at the end up they said ' must need a new brain' so i had to fork it out....needless to say it had a rough time after i got it back, drove the poop outa it for a few days.....

 

Make sure you don't have a blown fuse.