Grand cherokee keeps dieing randomly
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Year: 1990
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Well it was a red wire with a yellow stripe
And it when into one of the connectors above and to the right of the PCM
The wire that got 'attached' was for an after market alarm system
My guess is that it sending some bad signal or something but I took out the wire and just connected the R/Y wire back together
But there were a few loose wire connected to the PCM and I just pushed them back in and taped them to each other to keep them from backing our any time soon
And it when into one of the connectors above and to the right of the PCM
The wire that got 'attached' was for an after market alarm system
My guess is that it sending some bad signal or something but I took out the wire and just connected the R/Y wire back together
But there were a few loose wire connected to the PCM and I just pushed them back in and taped them to each other to keep them from backing our any time soon
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I will have to check the red/yellow wire thing when I get home.. Finally sold my Toyota so now the jeep gets put back together with a new engine... Can't wait
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Originally Posted by OnAll4s
I will have to check the red/yellow wire thing when I get home.. Finally sold my Toyota so now the jeep gets put back together with a new engine... Can't wait
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Year: 1990
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Originally Posted by GI-Jeepin'
21 years and counting in the Army and never have i heard of something running like a stabbed rat. I dare say I have now heard it all.
Haha well I'll be dipped in $h!t
Can't believe you've never heard that
Btw thanks for serving
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Update On my GC
So I installed my new motor and still had the PCM issue. Went and cut off a connector at pull-a-part. And still have the issue. Now it runs only if the connector(far right when looking at it from standing in front of the vehicle) is pushed in and angled up. Had a shop take a look and they strongly recommended replacing the PCM entirely. Owner had a few GCs and had this problem before. I remember reading a thread in here before where someone ordered a PCM from a company in Florida and had a really bad experience. Shop owner recommended a shop that is based in Florida and I wanna make sure it's not the same one.... I've already dropped $2500+ in this thing and can't afford to have the run around now...
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So I installed my new motor and still had the PCM issue. Went and cut off a connector at pull-a-part. And still have the issue. Now it runs only if the connector(far right when looking at it from standing in front of the vehicle) is pushed in and angled up. Had a shop take a look and they strongly recommended replacing the PCM entirely. Owner had a few GCs and had this problem before. I remember reading a thread in here before where someone ordered a PCM from a company in Florida and had a really bad experience. Shop owner recommended a shop that is based in Florida and I wanna make sure it's not the same one.... I've already dropped $2500+ in this thing and can't afford to have the run around now...
Hope you get it straightened out soon.
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Year: 1990
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Mine didn't have the PCM problem but I've here on gc it's hit or miss
Yours is eather good or bad
They have had so many go bad that there only like 200 bucks
My buddy's had a bad one we changed it and never had a single problem since and that was probly 10000 miles ago
Yours is eather good or bad
They have had so many go bad that there only like 200 bucks
My buddy's had a bad one we changed it and never had a single problem since and that was probly 10000 miles ago
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Too late.
Had to make a decision. So with a little help from the Bank of Dad. I will be have a remanned PCM installed by the dealer. However I'm hoping that this solves the two new codes that are being thrown now. 2nd O2 sensor (rear) high voltage code and ignition coil code. I replaced ignition coil not even a week before pulling engine. Is it possible to damage the coil from the vehicle shutting off like this?