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Old May 13, 2017 | 09:16 PM
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Late last year I had the crank position sensor fail on my '99. Shut me down cold miles from anywhere. What a pain! Now I carry crank position, cam position, and throttle position sensors in the Jeep. Are there any other sensors on the 4.0L Cherokee that will stop you dead when they fail?
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Old May 14, 2017 | 09:44 AM
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Seems the CPS has one of two failure modes, intermittent usually when hot and "shut me down cold". Had both failure modes with my old '94 and 2k XJs.
I don't even want to think about changing a CPS stranded on the road.

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Not a sensor but if the IAC depending on the failure mode could also leave one dead in the water.
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Old May 14, 2017 | 01:34 PM
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I think that about covers it.
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Old May 14, 2017 | 04:08 PM
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You should carry an ignition coil. It is quite the single point of failure, and easy to change on the spot. (unless the 99 has coil packs, I can't recall the year it switched).
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