'96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

First time posting...the car has roughly 140k on it. The problem is, when
you're driving it just dies on you. The tach goes to zero and seconds later
there is no power. But, there are times that the tach goes to zero and it
does not die. No check engine light comes on, so this is no help. I checked
the crank sensor, it was good, I replaced the coil pick up thinking it was
going bad. Any suggestions?

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Dirty ground strap from the firewall to the engine head caused that for
my 88 Cherokee.

Figured it out when backing out of the driveway to park it after a CPS
change. Sucker up and died on me again.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Ed Wojciechowski wrote:
>
> First time posting...the car has roughly 140k on it. The problem is, when
> you're driving it just dies on you. The tach goes to zero and seconds later
> there is no power. But, there are times that the tach goes to zero and it
> does not die. No check engine light comes on, so this is no help. I checked
> the crank sensor, it was good, I replaced the coil pick up thinking it was
> going bad. Any suggestions?

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Dirty ground strap from the firewall to the engine head caused that for
my 88 Cherokee.

Figured it out when backing out of the driveway to park it after a CPS
change. Sucker up and died on me again.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Ed Wojciechowski wrote:
>
> First time posting...the car has roughly 140k on it. The problem is, when
> you're driving it just dies on you. The tach goes to zero and seconds later
> there is no power. But, there are times that the tach goes to zero and it
> does not die. No check engine light comes on, so this is no help. I checked
> the crank sensor, it was good, I replaced the coil pick up thinking it was
> going bad. Any suggestions?

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Dirty ground strap from the firewall to the engine head caused that for
my 88 Cherokee.

Figured it out when backing out of the driveway to park it after a CPS
change. Sucker up and died on me again.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Ed Wojciechowski wrote:
>
> First time posting...the car has roughly 140k on it. The problem is, when
> you're driving it just dies on you. The tach goes to zero and seconds later
> there is no power. But, there are times that the tach goes to zero and it
> does not die. No check engine light comes on, so this is no help. I checked
> the crank sensor, it was good, I replaced the coil pick up thinking it was
> going bad. Any suggestions?

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Stop calling it a "car"... It's a Jeep, you pissed it off.
I'd guess you have a short somewhere. This used to happen to my Taurus...
it would die, i'd turn the key to off then restart it. It would start every
time. It would die about every 50 miles (makes a 300 mile trip annoying...
had to drive in right hand lane the whole way so that in case it died I
could pull over). I never figured out what the problem was, I sold it
instead.

"Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
news:2129515.1065180340@boldme12.andrew.ad.cmu.edu ...
> First time posting...the car has roughly 140k on it. The problem is, when
> you're driving it just dies on you. The tach goes to zero and seconds
later
> there is no power. But, there are times that the tach goes to zero and it
> does not die. No check engine light comes on, so this is no help. I
checked
> the crank sensor, it was good, I replaced the coil pick up thinking it was
> going bad. Any suggestions?

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Stop calling it a "car"... It's a Jeep, you pissed it off.
I'd guess you have a short somewhere. This used to happen to my Taurus...
it would die, i'd turn the key to off then restart it. It would start every
time. It would die about every 50 miles (makes a 300 mile trip annoying...
had to drive in right hand lane the whole way so that in case it died I
could pull over). I never figured out what the problem was, I sold it
instead.

"Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
news:2129515.1065180340@boldme12.andrew.ad.cmu.edu ...
> First time posting...the car has roughly 140k on it. The problem is, when
> you're driving it just dies on you. The tach goes to zero and seconds
later
> there is no power. But, there are times that the tach goes to zero and it
> does not die. No check engine light comes on, so this is no help. I
checked
> the crank sensor, it was good, I replaced the coil pick up thinking it was
> going bad. Any suggestions?

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Stop calling it a "car"... It's a Jeep, you pissed it off.
I'd guess you have a short somewhere. This used to happen to my Taurus...
it would die, i'd turn the key to off then restart it. It would start every
time. It would die about every 50 miles (makes a 300 mile trip annoying...
had to drive in right hand lane the whole way so that in case it died I
could pull over). I never figured out what the problem was, I sold it
instead.

"Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
news:2129515.1065180340@boldme12.andrew.ad.cmu.edu ...
> First time posting...the car has roughly 140k on it. The problem is, when
> you're driving it just dies on you. The tach goes to zero and seconds
later
> there is no power. But, there are times that the tach goes to zero and it
> does not die. No check engine light comes on, so this is no help. I
checked
> the crank sensor, it was good, I replaced the coil pick up thinking it was
> going bad. Any suggestions?

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Your ignition switch was falling apart and should have been fix
under the Ford recall. Think back, it usually died when your knee bumped
the steering column as in make a turn.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Joe wrote:
>
> Stop calling it a "car"... It's a Jeep, you pissed it off.
> I'd guess you have a short somewhere. This used to happen to my Taurus...
> it would die, i'd turn the key to off then restart it. It would start every
> time. It would die about every 50 miles (makes a 300 mile trip annoying...
> had to drive in right hand lane the whole way so that in case it died I
> could pull over). I never figured out what the problem was, I sold it
> instead.

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Your ignition switch was falling apart and should have been fix
under the Ford recall. Think back, it usually died when your knee bumped
the steering column as in make a turn.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Joe wrote:
>
> Stop calling it a "car"... It's a Jeep, you pissed it off.
> I'd guess you have a short somewhere. This used to happen to my Taurus...
> it would die, i'd turn the key to off then restart it. It would start every
> time. It would die about every 50 miles (makes a 300 mile trip annoying...
> had to drive in right hand lane the whole way so that in case it died I
> could pull over). I never figured out what the problem was, I sold it
> instead.

Re: '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L - dies while driving......
 

Your ignition switch was falling apart and should have been fix
under the Ford recall. Think back, it usually died when your knee bumped
the steering column as in make a turn.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Joe wrote:
>
> Stop calling it a "car"... It's a Jeep, you pissed it off.
> I'd guess you have a short somewhere. This used to happen to my Taurus...
> it would die, i'd turn the key to off then restart it. It would start every
> time. It would die about every 50 miles (makes a 300 mile trip annoying...
> had to drive in right hand lane the whole way so that in case it died I
> could pull over). I never figured out what the problem was, I sold it
> instead.