Jerking While deccelerating
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Jerking While deccelerating
Sorry if this has been posted already, new here. I have a 1991 Jeep Cherokee and when I am driving at slow speeds or slowing down the jeep lurches and bucks until I either speed up or completely take my foot off the gas. I was thinking it may be the Throttle position sensor needs replaced, but thought I would get some input from the forums.
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That thinking you're doing is good. TPS is definitely a suspect.
But before you go throwing parts at it, hook up a code reader and see if it has any stored codes. Do you have a check engine light on?
But before you go throwing parts at it, hook up a code reader and see if it has any stored codes. Do you have a check engine light on?
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My 95 did the same thing to me and it was the tps. It also wouldn't kick down and when I hit 55 almost on the dot it would throw a cel and a temper tantrum. Can't hurt to hook the scanner up to it.. But like 96sport said it's most likely the tps.
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Thanks for replying so I could do some work to it this weekend. I will try hooking up a scanner, however the person that had the Jeep before me messed a lot of things up so the check engine light could be anything in my opinion. They re-wired the entire lighting system, power windows (which do not work anymore) and the ignition. Thanks for the advise and help.
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