1997 Jeep Cherokee Engine problems

Ecm has a fault circuit board per dealer and needs replacing . Causes completer power failure and engine will quit running , all electrical goes out -- no lights at night or emergency flashers -- and power brakes fail to work . This happens at any time , stopped or on the road .

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving, the vehicle seized and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. A dealer was not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they could not assist. The failure mileage was 172,000.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE

Vehicle has hard starts and frequent hesitation and stalling, at all speeds city street driving as well as highway driving. I have had a new distributor cap, rotor, plugs, wires, coil, installed, yet symptoms persist. Sudden deceleration at highway speeds is a seriously dangerous condition. My research suggests this is a common problem with the jeep cherokee xj. I narrowly escaped a crash on a busy interstate highway this morning at freeway speeds. Jeep ought to be aware of this problem, yet there seems to be...

Engine stall/shut off on a highway at 70 miles/hr in center lane of a five lane interstate highway with plenty of gas in the tank. Has happened three times on different days. I'm original owner. Heavy failure analysis done. Allege that jeep cut corners that risk driver safety. They used and may still be using cheap chinese microprocessor chips in their program control modules (pcm). Fred bailey fatal accident is telling. His jeep shut down on a bridge. Plenty of gas in the tank. Tractor trailer plows into...

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep cherokee. While the vehicle was undergoing routine maintenance, the technician diagnosed that the exhaust manifold cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

I have a 1997 jeep with 150,000 miles on it and I am having a lot of issues with it stalling out for no reason. It's been doing this for over a year. It started all of a sudden out of the blue. I have taken it to the repair shop over 20 times to try and get the problem resolved and they are not able to find the problem. They have even kept it over night and had it on machines to figure out why it stalls and am not able to figure it out. I have replace sensors, fuel filter, battery, not to mention so many other...

Last summer I had the vehicle in the shop for intermittently shuts off when driving.They replaced fuel pump. And alternaer and belts.The vehicle was also had a tuneup.The vehicle sta.. Iirts right up but when I am driving it will cut off at any time.The vehicle is unsafe .I have put over two thousand dollars in my vehicle.The dealer has taken my money and the vehicle is a death trap.I am retired and I need my car to get around.

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 45 mph, the power steering failed. In addition, water spilled from the vehicle's water pump. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 210,000.

My jeep grand cherokee has been sputtering, stalling when stopped and when driving, backfires blown apart 2 mufflers. It will not show a check light or give an error code when hooked up to a computer. Have researched online and found several people with same issue. Have done as they have and replaced nearly every sensor. Have yet to replace pcm/ecm. Don't know if this will fix due to some online have and still having the same issue. Like the people online I have taken it to different mechanics, none of which could...

My 1997 jeep grand cherokee (original owner) stumbles and dies, it does restart once I shift to neutral. It is getting more frequent. I had a total of 8 incidences in the past week. 6 Times happened pulling up to stop sign at about 15 mph. 2 Times happened while cruising along at 55 mph. I lost power steering and brake boost. There is a lot of internet information regarding the same problem. This is a safety issue. I'm worried driving my jeep in any traffic now. *Tr

1997 Jeep grand cherokee laredo 4.0L i6 began stalling in 2010 under seemingly random conditions. Replaced several parts (spark plugs, wires, distributor cap & rotor, ignition coil, pcm) over the past four years to no avail. The difference currently is that the stall now only seems to occur at temperatures less than 65-70 degrees f. The colder the environment, the worse stall probability. Colder temps also increase probability vehicle will not start after a stall. Vehicle will always fire up on a cold start. Stall...

While driving the vehicle shut off. As if power had been disconnected. After coming to a complete stop started right back up, after a while now it is backfiring, stalling out, bucking. I have read more complaints about this same exact problem the I care to read. Most of the time they lead to the pcm. And im cannot figure out why jeep hasn't figured out the problem. I cannot afford to keep throwing money into the car to keep it running. Let alone I cannot afford to buy a new vehicle. I have replaced more sensors...

Car will not start anymore, it used to turn off at lights, or stop signs. Now it just wont turn on at all. I see a lot of complaints about this same issue. What can be done without costing me a fortune. *Tr

I received my safety recall notice over 2 months ago,and have not yet heard from any dealer #vc741345 n45 besides the gas tank problem,my jeeps ignition just turns off while I'm driving.It really scares me to death.Plus after driving for atleast 30 minutes,and I put my car in park to turn off,the car keeps moving forward,like a jerk motion,i'm disabled & on ss & can't afford to buy another car.Please include my car in the recall for the ignition replaced[[redacted]] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

Was driving at relatively low highway speed (50mph) up a small incline. Low rpm (1200rpm). With sharp highway curve coming up, vehicle stalled for no reason. Steering became unresponsive. Turned key off and on several times trying to turn steering to follow curve. Luckily sunday night traffic was light or could have resulted in accident. Engine finally started up and steering pressure was restored. Kept rpm over 2500rpm for a couple of minutes and car bucked a number of times in the first 5 or so minutes. Ran...

Stalls idling and while going down the road. With faulty gas tank news causing fires that kill after rear collisions, driving not knowing if it will stall or not is pretty unnerving. Please for the safety of all drivers, recall these death traps. *Tr

Vic display show "coolant sensor bad." Online investigations reveal many owners have experienced the same problem over the years. Their trial solutions have ranged from replacing the "coolant temperature sensor," the coolant level sensor," replacing "connecting wiring" to the vic, and to removing the vic to repair solder joints and cracks at the circuit board that is located in the vic. Most report that the first three attempted remedies did not resolve the defect. Some report success in re-soldering joints on the...

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee laredo. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the camshaft sensor was replaced but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 101,000.

Driving at steady 35 mph engine started to stutter,lost power and stalled unexpectedly. Took a few times cranking to restart,finally started. This has occurred intermittently with no warning or dash indicator like check engine light coming on. Numerous repair attempts and thousands spent since,problem still occurs now average of twice weekly. Occurs at different speeds,temperatures and conditions. Have found online reference to many similar stalling problems for people around us. Dealer said there is no recall or...

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the driver of the vehicle was attempting to stop when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they advised the contact that the central computer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The vehicle stalls unexpectedly when slowing down or coming to a stop. The check engine light is on, however; the code that comes up is for the ignition which was already repaired and not the issue causing at hand. This malfunction is freakishly common when I look it up online for this make, model, and year. This problem is very dangerous as it may or can cause death or serious injury if in intersection or busy road/highway. Please notify me of any solutions or information on this matter. *Tr

Went out to go somewhere and it had a hard time starting. As I began to drive down the road my jeep started to backfire, all of a sudden it cut off and the steering wheel locked up and the lights went out it was dark so I could of been injured. When I got it to crank back my abs light has been on ever since and we have bought about 5 hundred dollars in parts and tried everything we know to do even the mechanics we have asked about it have no answers for us, we can't afford to buy another vehicle and no one wants to buy it from us because of all of the problems we have had with our jeep! *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee laredo. The contact stated that while traveling 45 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was unknown.

This jeep grand cherokee laredo stalls at any speed and suddenly the engine stops and can even send a strong backfire able to crack the muffler. It works perfectly for a period of time and without any symptom it struggles and stalls. Sometimes it remains on and sometimes die. It broke me 3 mufflers. A lot of money and work have been done by mechanics including jeep dealer without fixing the problem. Pcm and a lot of parts had been replaced and the problem was solved only in part. It still die while driving. This...