Top 10 1999 Jeep Cherokee Questions & Answers

this is known as death wobble because it feels like you are going to die but slowing down will end it.

The cause for death wobble are:

1. Worn or loose tie rod ends on your steering linkage.
2. Worn or loose trackbar bushings or tie rod ends on the trackbar itself.
3. front end needs alignment.
4. and many others but the common reasons are listed above.

try to realign the front end. If it doesnt help, then you do indeed have worn steering / suspension components.

Hi Larry, you can find all information about your Cherokee in here: Jeep XJ Cherokee 1995 - Repair Manual

Aboutthe headlights fuses, the light system have several fuses located inthe Power Distribution Center and Fuse Block, for more details, Isuggest review the Section-8WL-Wiring-Diagrams (page 149 and next). In the page 140, you can find the Diagrams Index and the Components and location about this.

Also can review Jeep XJ Cherokee 2000 - Repair Manual or the XJ 2000 08w-Wiring-Diagram-Part-I (page 21 and next).

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Uh oh. It sounds like you have the all too infamous "Jeep Death Wobble" Google what I just quoted and you'll find pages and pages talking about it. It is a major problem with those older Jeeps. No one really seems to know exactly what causes it. But the fix is always the same. Get rid of the Jeep and get another vehicle. No Jeeps before 2001 unless you want to take the chance of ending up in the same situation.

P0442 - Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)

This indicates a fuel vapor leak in the EVAP control system. It means a very small leak has been detected. In fact, the leak can be from a hole as small as 0.04" in diameter. The (EVAP) emission control system prevents the escape of fuel vapors from a vehicle's fuel system. Fuel vapors are routed by hoses to a charcoal canister for storage. Later, when the engine is running a purge control valve opens allowing intake vacuum to siphon the fuel vapors into the engine.

Symptoms: You likely won't notice any drivability problems.

Causes: A code P0442 most likely means one or more of the following has happened:
* A loose or improperly affixed gas cap
* A non-conforming gas cap (i.e. not factory/original brand)
* A small leak/hole in a fuel vapor hose/tube
* Other small leak in EVAP system
* Faulty vent o-ring seal

Possible Solutions: with a P0442, the most common repair is to:
* Remove and reinstall the gas cap, clear the codes, and drive for a day and see if the codes come back.
* Otherwise, replace the gas cap, or
* Inspect the EVAP system for cuts/holes in tubes/hoses



P0445 - Evaporative Emission Control System Purge Control Valve Circuit Shorted.
Possible Solutions: with a P0445, the most common repair is to:
* Bad or loss contact wires
* Check harnesses, replace it


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i hope this link is what you are looking for. http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Electrical/1997_UP_Fuse_Identification.htm if that does not look like your fuse boxes contact me and i;ll get you more info.

Jeep 4.0 Liter. The CS stands for crankshaft (lower pulley)

P1686 is a SKIM (Sentry Key Immobilizer Module) no signal code. The keys have tiny chips in them that have to match the SKIM module for that vehicle, if they dont match then the engine will stop running after a few seconds. This is to keep theives from making a key and driving away with you vehicle.
First of all, do you have 2 keys? If so try the other one, if it works, then the other sentry key (the one that didn't work before) has bit the dust. If both do not work and both seem to have same symptoms, then it is quite possibly the module under the sterering wheel cover attached to back of ignition switch which reads the sentry key and if it gets signal from sentry key, then it sends a signal to pcm allowing start up to complete with no shutdown. If this unit is bad, unfortunuately just replacing it is no help, because after replacement a DEALER must then program both the unit and your keys. Make sure you give the dealer both keys, as both have to be reprogrammed to the new unit, if only one is done, the other will not work.

Which fuse box diagram are you looking for? There are two fuse boxes in your Jeep. The diagrams will not tell you anything that the diagram in the lid of the fuse box will not tell you. What are you trying to fix? If you are have some type of electrical problem, you are not likely to fix the problem by replacing the fuse.

Please also review this article:

Where's The Fuse?

Just check em all with test light. quick and easy. Could also check the hazzard switch not half on/off

Those two codes refer to a problem of digital communication between the Powertrain Control Module and the Sentry Key Immobilizer Module (1686) and between the Powertrain Control Module and the Instrument Cluster (1687). The action taken of removing a plug from the BCM may have caused one or both of those codes. You would do well to disconnect the battery for a few seconds, then touch the two battery wires together (having removed both clamps from the battery), then reconnect the clamps to the battery. Then drive the vehicle and see if the same codes are still present.
If they are then I would find the communication bus wires (which are distinguished by being a pair of wires twisted around each other for their entire length) at the plugs for the PCM, the cluster, the BCM, and SKIM module and with the use of an ohmmeter or continuity tester then check that all the pins of the disconnected plugs that carry those wires are connected to one another (using the wire colors to identify the pin connections to verify continuity. Try gently flexing the wires while checking for continuity to detect a loose connection at each of the pins.
If the connections prove out, then I believe that it would be prudent to find a good shop which can use a diagnostic readout box to determine if the problem is the PCM, the cluster, or the SKIM module. It is too expensive to buy a module without proof that you have a bad one.