20 Most Recent 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Page 8 Questions & Answers

check all the fuses, connections, wires than id go directly to checking for a spark, fuel and than compression.

Have your exhaust system checked for clogged mufflers and or cats.

no. (but the isc valves loves to stick but will not cause black smoke)the 4.0L is one of 5 million made, it's well known, the black smoke don't lie. it's rich and the cat seems burned up too.as with black smoke the cat will try to catalyze all that and glow red hot. is your cat missing?> so why not believe the code 171, its real and is catastrophic failure. there are 2 engines here, FED and California.(exhaust)(2 different exhausts and sensors there.as they say, fix what is OBVIOUSLY bad, 171(find why using tools or inspections)Fuel System Lean (Bank 1)in most cases the exhaust is cracked near B1S1 0xy sensorthis causes it to stick at 0volts, (lies) and the PCM sees that obvious lie then goes rich. (limphome rich)if the pcm cant measure oxygen, it must now guess at fuel trim.(bad that.)it goes rich, so you dont melt pistons running lean.(by design) bad front oxygen sensor (aka , up stream bank 1)in calif cars, it can have a split exhaust on the I6 and have 3 sensors. (hope not yours, do look..)most have 2 sensor, front and the useless behind cat sensor(B1s2)S2 is useless for running mix, the rear is for smog test the cat.so it rich, and now misfires. and the spark tips are black.and it misfires to bad it can even idle, sure. (Drops)the cause, is too rich.the 171 means the PCM sees it stuck at 0v forEVER.there are in fact other causes. but these 2 are top cause.on all 3 of my 4.0L enginesthe exhaust manifold cracked on the under side.side facing block. (i use a hose to ear to hear the putt putt puts, (with FULL PPE protection from burns from a dead cold engine.) ask how.even the SST exh. man. did that.or the header flange gasket is TOAST. (that too putts when bad.)

depending on the alarm system in use , it is to let you know that he alarm is activated or deactivated

in comment section below, give full details of what the symptoms were to start before you replaced the battery and what all the symptoms are now. do lights work? do you get a clicking sound. give details and someone will be able to give you good guidance

covered in the operators guide. and fsm books. it screws from rear or the lamp assembly./ so i guess the question is how to reach there. http://www.jeep4x4center.com/knowledge-base/index.htm?utm_source=cj#service click ZJ click lamps the on page 9 , bingo.

the fsm covers this. wow not even front or rear stated. now that makes this fun? click ZJ here. (posted 100s of times now) http://www.jeep4x4center.com/knowledge-base/index.htm?utm_source=cj#service its covered 100% for front and rear. and the ID methods.

check your throttle might need to be cleaned . it could be clogged and causing a lean mixture

Check tire pressure if pressure is ok..the pressure monitors in each wheel is probably finished or near finished. Each tire pressure monitor module is part of the air valve. It is located inside the wheel. A tiny watch size battery is in each and reports the pressure to the dash module. As the battery wears out the reporting becomes erratic or not at all and the dash light starts to flash. You have to replace the tire monitor in the offending wheel as the battery is sealed inside each air valve monitor . This involves removing the tire from the wheel replacing the air valve pressure monitor and remounting and balancing the wheel. You must also recalibrate the system.. ( In you car Manuel). Each monitor runs about 25-50bucks.. You can find them sometimes on amazon.com

Don't know of anyone who does this anymore. Just replace whole unit.

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If you are running your A/C it is probably condensation off of the evaporator core. Your air box should have a drain that goes through the firewall. If this is plugged up there is no where for the water to go and it spills over inside of the cab. Make sure the drain is clean and clear and you should eliminate your problem.

Crank sensor, fuel pump,ignition module, or coil. Check fuses first.

Shifter linkage needs adjust , there might if been a recall on that vehicle ,very dangerous to drive it Like that

Yes, the open circuit can indeed cause your loss of power and the appearance of running rich. Likely caused by replacing the exhaust manifold. Check wires to injectors.

There's a relay/flasher that sounds like it may be dying. There are actually two of these in your Cherokee - round plug piece about an inch tall that plugs into your fuse block. The good news these are cheap (less than $10 online). I'd try replacing the turn signal flasher with a new one and see if the noise goes away.

Hi,you need to jack car off the ground,and put selector in refirst and aply hand brake,undo the gear leaver from the gearbox then manualy put the gear selector in park position then ajust selector linkidge so that it will go back on without pulling the gear selector out fom its position,if it dose not pick up park now there must be something wrong with the gearbox. hope this was some help.

check for broke wire if you cant here it run then theres got to be a broke wire or ground bad

sorry turns over means ZEROthe crank shaft can spin or notthe starter can in fact spin and crankshaft not.and some think turns over means, engine runs. now that fact makes turns over, a dead statement.the word is cranks over, the engine cranks over robustlyland then the engine runs.then runs for more that 3 seconds, and the ASD relay holds. (step by step his works like this ,93 to now)wont crank ? (clear statement in fact)cranks ok, (crank shaft spins fast) can be seen and heard.runs for 3 seconds? and stalls (ASD relay drop out) can be seen.runs for 5min and stalls. (complex)runs for hours and stalls. (even more complex)all are key facts to the solution.tell more..... tell all it does good bad or uglyfor better suggestions!

Bad headlight switch or door ajar switch.