96 jeep grand cherokee starts but wont idle

it is your air idle control valve witch is located on the back of the throttle body..

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idle air control valve, maybe.

replace the idle air control valve and that will solve your problem good luck, hope this helps, here is a picture of the part and a diagram of its location on the motor.

Possible, But it should idle with the jumper cable hooked up. after charging the battery, does it start on its own?

take it to auto zone have them run there free test and see what is going on.

throttle is set low, or you may have a fuel pump going out.

fuel filter or throttle positionong sensor

check your transmission fluid,the motor will stall when fluid is low

The problem could very well be your Idle Air Control Valve. If you're a handy person it costs about $40.00 and takes 10 minutes to replace. Best way to check it is to unplug it while it is running. If the valve is bad it will keep running. If it is good, unplugging it will shut the engine off, and that means it's doing its job. Happened w/ my dakota and I'm about to replace it in my Grand Cherokee.