TyronR
22-12-2012, 10:49 AM
My 2000 model jeep cherokee has a problem starting and running
It first happened 4 days ago, when I was leaving work. It started, then died a few seconds later. I had to crank it for a good 10 seconds or so to get it to start. After that, it went fine. So I didn't think much of it at the time
2 days later, I was leaving work in the afternoon. It started fine and I drove up the street. Just as I was accelerating to get into the traffic, it laboured and stalled. I had to push it back onto the side of the road and crank it for about 30 seconds for it to start. It then drove fine all the way home.
Later that night, I needed to go for a drive so I went to start it - it wouldn't start. I had to crank it for a good minute or 2 while pumping the accelerator before it started. It drove fine after that.
The next morning, it started fine and all went well until that afternoon when I needed to go somewhere. It started fine, but when I went up the street and was turning the corner while lightly stepping on the brakes, it maintained the revs until it laboured and stalled. I cranked it and pumped the throttle and it came to life after 10 seconds or so, but then stalled again after I turned the next corner. It started again while cranking and pumping the throttle for 10 seconds again, but stopped almost immediately again. After that, it started after 10 secs of cranking and pumping and drove fine until I stopped the car and started it 10 minutes later where it needed a little bit of a pump to get it to start.
Does anyone have any suggestions of what I should do to fix this at all? Thanks in advance
It first happened 4 days ago, when I was leaving work. It started, then died a few seconds later. I had to crank it for a good 10 seconds or so to get it to start. After that, it went fine. So I didn't think much of it at the time
2 days later, I was leaving work in the afternoon. It started fine and I drove up the street. Just as I was accelerating to get into the traffic, it laboured and stalled. I had to push it back onto the side of the road and crank it for about 30 seconds for it to start. It then drove fine all the way home.
Later that night, I needed to go for a drive so I went to start it - it wouldn't start. I had to crank it for a good minute or 2 while pumping the accelerator before it started. It drove fine after that.
The next morning, it started fine and all went well until that afternoon when I needed to go somewhere. It started fine, but when I went up the street and was turning the corner while lightly stepping on the brakes, it maintained the revs until it laboured and stalled. I cranked it and pumped the throttle and it came to life after 10 seconds or so, but then stalled again after I turned the next corner. It started again while cranking and pumping the throttle for 10 seconds again, but stopped almost immediately again. After that, it started after 10 secs of cranking and pumping and drove fine until I stopped the car and started it 10 minutes later where it needed a little bit of a pump to get it to start.
Does anyone have any suggestions of what I should do to fix this at all? Thanks in advance