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From: South Mills, NC
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Rebuilt 4.0L I6
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Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
I have a 1997 Jeep Cherokee and I've owned it for about 6 months. A couple months ago I noticed that occasionally when I would back up to the right, I could hear and feel a pop in the front end. Its only gotten worse and more often then not it pops. It has also started popping while going forward and turning to the right. I took it into my mechanic and they replaced a loose tie rod end and tracking bar. It's been a week and it seems like its gotten worse. What could be going wrong?
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From: Chickamauga Ga.
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Springfield Virginia
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Carrollton, GA
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6 4.0L High Output
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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
Year: 1993
Engine: 4.0
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From: Prescott, Az
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
I have a 1997 Jeep Cherokee and I've owned it for about 6 months. A couple months ago I noticed that occasionally when I would back up to the right, I could hear and feel a pop in the front end. Its only gotten worse and more often then not it pops. It has also started popping while going forward and turning to the right. I took it into my mechanic and they replaced a loose tie rod end and tracking bar. It's been a week and it seems like its gotten worse. What could be going wrong?
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From: Kingston, NY
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0L HO
Hello, I'm brand new to Jeep and to this forum. I just purchased a '95 xj with 192K miles on it and have been repairing the minor issues with it.
In an attempt to replace the climate control bulbs, I have only found one bulb (top right side) but the manual indicates that there are two. Can someone please assist me in locating the second bulb? Thanks.
In an attempt to replace the climate control bulbs, I have only found one bulb (top right side) but the manual indicates that there are two. Can someone please assist me in locating the second bulb? Thanks.
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Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Hartland Michigan
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Ok so today I was driving my jeep and out of nowhere the battery gauge spiked to 19, I pulled over shut it off and all the gauges stayed where they were, when I turned it back to run they all jumped back down and the battery gauge read normal again, so I started it back up and everything was fine so I continued on to my destination. The jeep sat for a good 20-30 minutes and I headed home and it happened again so I took it to auto zone and they told me I had a bad battery and said the alternator might be over compensating for the bad battery, so my question is, is it most likely the battery or could it be the alternator/voltage regulator. I don't want to drop $100 on a battery if its not the issue, but I have noticed she has taken longer than usual to start... So what do you all think?
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Model: Cherokee
Ok so today I was driving my jeep and out of nowhere the battery gauge spiked to 19, I pulled over shut it off and all the gauges stayed where they were, when I turned it back to run they all jumped back down and the battery gauge read normal again, so I started it back up and everything was fine so I continued on to my destination. The jeep sat for a good 20-30 minutes and I headed home and it happened again so I took it to auto zone and they told me I had a bad battery and said the alternator might be over compensating for the bad battery, so my question is, is it most likely the battery or could it be the alternator/voltage regulator. I don't want to drop $100 on a battery if its not the issue, but I have noticed she has taken longer than usual to start... So what do you all think?