Is the Jeep Grand Cherokee running out of gas?

I have a 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee with about 183,000 miles. Over the last couple of days it has developed a problem where when accelerating it will lose all engine power for about 5 seconds (rpms drop and and then regain power with a short burst of acceleration). It feels like it’s running out of gas.

What makes a 4.0L engine run out of gas?

The 4.0L is generally a very robust engine so I think the problem is with the ancillaries. Here’s what I would look at: Fuel pressure. If the car feels like you’re running out of gas, it might be that the fuel pump isn’t supplying enough fuel or there’s another problem with the fuel system like a leaking injector.

What are the symptoms of a bad throttle position sensor?

This is another failure mode of the TPS, which indicates that it is falsely limiting the power being requested with your accelerator pedal foot. You may find that your car will accelerate, but not beyond a speed of 20 – 30 MPH. This symptom often goes hand in hand with loss-of-power behavior.

What does it mean when your car throttles up while driving?

In these cases, the TPS isn’t providing the right input, the onboard computer cannot direct the engine to work properly. When the car accelerates while driving, it usually means the butterfly valve inside the throttle has closed up and pops open suddenly when the driver presses on the accelerator.

What’s the problem with my 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

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When did my Jeep Grand Cherokee engine stall?

Now I had just put on a new catalytic converter and muffler not two months ago and last Saturday, March 7th 2015 at 60 mph it stalled backed fired and blew a hole or something loose in something. That did it two hours later I was done farting around, no more zip ties, no more money to mechanics for parts I DON’T NEED.

What is the VIN on a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee, vin 1j4gz58s1vc548872, shuts down randomly in two sec. Give it a few minutes, it starts. Well lets start with I have owned two 97 Jeep Grand Cherokees. They both have about 260,000 miles.

What kind of engine does a Jeep Cherokee have?

I have a 1994 jeep Cherokee sport 4wheel drive. I get up to 35mph and it cuts out spits and spudders and back fires. Iv changed fuel pump, fuel filter, alternator, spark plugs, crank sensors. Iv taken throttle body off and cleaned it and cleaned all sensors as well. Iv done just about everything and still can’t figure it out.

Why does my Jeep backfire after running out of fuel?

A couple weeks ago my jeep just up and started acting like it was running out of fuel, So I tried revving it up to clear it out and then it backfired and kept on missing. 5 minutes later the motor stalled and wouldnt start back. after diagnosing for a few minutes I came up with the problem an fixed it. It was the Ignition Coil.

How long has my Jeep Grand Cherokee been having issues?

Anyone who knows me knows I’ve had problems with my 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 6-cyl for what seems like ages. It’s been having issues (well, one issue in particular) since at least fall of last year. I’ve only owned the car for 5 years now, and I didn’t want to give up on it just yet–most of the time it ran great.

Is the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 6 cyl fixed?

Although I’m withholding final judgement–the beast is fixed! Anyone who knows me knows I’ve had problems with my 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 6-cyl for what seems like ages. It’s been having issues (well, one issue in particular) since at least fall of last year.

Why does my Jeep backfire through the intake?

My jeep is fine as long as i just give it about half throttle. But if i really get on it then it just cracks and pops and backfires through the intake. The engine doesn’t stall nor miss when it”s ideling. Does anyone have any idea whats wrong. As I stated it just started this morning.

How does the EGR work on an engine backfire?

Backfire is one of them. The EGR system is designed to reintroduced a measured amount of exhaust gases back into the cylinders for reburn. This reduces combustion temperatures and dangerous emissions like NOx (oxides of nitrogen). The EGR valve opens when engine speed increases and closes when engine is resting at idle.

Why does my Jeep WK2 surge while driving?

It mainly did it going up hill or at around 40 mph at 1300 rpms. Just like the WK2 guys with the 3.6 engine. They are experiencing something similar with having to adjust the way they drive due to lack if power and not so good tuning. It’s going to surge/buck regardless what you do because of lack of power and tunning.

Is the Jeep Grand Cherokee running out of gas?