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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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List all the weird things that their jeep does that you really can decribe.
Heres one, whenever my buddy tires to put down the passenger side window i have to ture the overhead light on the cut it off. After i do that he can put is window down, if i dont the the window wont work.

What yall got?
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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sometimes my friend will punch the passenger door side console and then the window will work haha
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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One night at Petsmart my Jeep did not start. It had no power. No electic. We sat for a while. I was joking and told my wife to kick the pass kick side panel and it was crazy all of a sudden power and it started. I found out what happend and it had nothing to do with that panel.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 89whiteXJ
One night at Petsmart my Jeep did not start. It had no power. No electic. We sat for a while. I was joking and told my wife to kick the pass kick side panel and it was crazy all of a sudden power and it started. I found out what happend and it had nothing to do with that panel.
What was it? Does it like it rough lol Just playing man
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepdude16
What was it? Does it like it rough lol Just playing man
Ending up being the power wire that goes to the starter realy was fried inside for the 2nd time. Replaced the wire and all is good for now. Soon to upgrade the wires.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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It's hard to start. So I have to kick the fuel tank 6 times and it fires right up. Fuel pump's goin out. amused my friends a lil bit.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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Nothing exciting, sounds like chewbacca on the highway and has a top end knock.

My girlfriends 96 bogs down ~25mph at least once a day. Does it for a couple seconds, "pops" then is find. I think its the CPS.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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turned on the jeep one day that I had no guages. Drove it down the road and decided to pull into a parking lot. Sat for a second wondering what the heck, put it in reverse, backed out put it in drive then boom... all the guages are fine... never had a problem again.

Or... Drive it to work and leave it for 9 hours and only a spot of oil on the gound, let it sit over night and in the morning theres a 3 inch round puddle of oil... and almost no oil loss when I check the level.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ken72
Drive it to work and leave it for 9 hours and only a spot of oil on the gound, let it sit over night and in the morning theres a 3 inch round puddle of oil... and almost no oil loss when I check the level.
Yeah. I like this one too. The mystery fluid leak. You can SEE it leaks on the ground but you never notice a change in actual fluid level.

Or the reverse. You are missing fluid but can never see a leak anywhere. Mine is leaking clutch fluid but I never seem to find the spot where it dripped.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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well my cherokee is pretty good right now but when i had my wrangler everytime the gf would drive it, it would decide to eject the rear pass tire until she never drove it again. but i could take it anywhere with no probs
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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when i used to go offroading as a road got washbordy and the door locks would unlock alot and the overhead lights would turn on, it acted like i was pressing the unlock button on my key as fast as possible, but it doesnt do it anymore
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:23 AM
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Mine does something weird.

When I'm just cruising along at 25mph & stomp the gas pedal to the floor, it accelerates like it's a V8 but it's just a 4.0L I6
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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It Starts every morning. Take me to work all week. Then lets me beat the HELL out of it all weekend. Then does it all over again, even if I don't wash it or even do basic maintenance checks for weeks at a time. It's a XJ thing.
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by shanester
when i used to go offroading as a road got washbordy and the door locks would unlock alot and the overhead lights would turn on, it acted like i was pressing the unlock button on my key as fast as possible, but it doesnt do it anymore
I'm sorry, but that cracks me up. Just imagining what that was like.
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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I've been running Amsoil oil for years. One day I drained my oil then realized I only had 3 quarts of Amsoil to put in. So I borrowed 1 quart of dino oil from the neighbor, and added 2 quarts of stuff I had laying around. Started it up & it made this horrible choking sound - only for a second because I immediately shut it off.

I drained all the oil again, took the Dodge & went out for some Mobile 1. I added the oil & nervously started the XJ up and she was fine. Never made that sound again!

It was as if it spit the mixed up oil back at me saying "what is this crap?"
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