MtnHermit

Common XJ Problems:

1. Self adjusting rear drum brakes, DON'T
2. The hatch latch comes loose and the hatch won't open
3. The single piston front calipers lock up on gravel, crappy design
4. The fuel pump leaks down after sitting, long start sequence
5. The wiring harness between the firewall and block rubs and shorts out, 1997 specific?

Pavlo

I have a problem with my jeep. Sometimes it have starting problems. If I leave it sitting over night and then try to start it in the morning it starts fine, but when I drive it somewhere and hour or two later try to start it again it wont start, it will turn over and you can get it started by keep on pumping gas pedal. I have new battery and my started and pos and neg cables are fine. Last year Ive replaced all the sparkplugs and leads, distributer cap and rotor. Please HELP!!

HS00XJ

im having same problem ive.could be heat soak .googlr it.or leaky fuel injecters or fuel pump

Pavlo

fuel pump is fine, I can hear it to kick in when I turn my key.

Pavlo

My temp gauge is working kinda funny too, it fluctuates from zero 180 and back to zero a lot. sometimes it wont work at all. is this have something to do with it?

jake92

The only breakdown I've had in my XJ is when the ignition switch blew. I was driving down the interstate, heard a pop, lost the radio and A/C, shut it off and couldn't pull the key out.

My window switch sometimes works and sometimes doesn't, even cleaned it and it still acts up lol.

HS00XJ

theres a valve inside the pump assembly that leaks down..yeah the temp sensor could cause you problems

HS00XJ

my problem ive could exhaust leak

Pavlo

I got exhaust leak also, is it has anything to do with it?

Radi

Probably not. You'll probably find more replies if you start a new thread specific to your jeep. Be sure to state the year, engine, etc so we know what you have.

HS00XJ

no i was just saying ive got an exhaaust leak my problem with my jeep

andrewmp6

Previous owner's screwing things up.

Jordan98XJ

I've had my 98 XJ Sport since 2001 - 270,000 miles...great engine, crappy wiring, easy to fix. This is my first post of any kind anywhere (old fart), so I'm still figuring how to do basic things (like start a string). But, suddenly today I lost both headlights (hi and low).

I am not getting voltage to the red (input) wire to the headlight switch...only thing upstream is some kind of undocumented fuse (or more likely fusible link). Help...I need to find this quickly...daily driver and I need to work after dark tomorrow.

Jordan98XJ

to Jake92 re that window that sometimes works, sometimes doesn't.....had the same problem...traced it...turned out to be where the wires exit the door and enter the door jamb. They are not all that flexible and after a few thousand open and closes they start to break down.

I just pulled the flexible black rib covering out of the door jamb, and cut it open with scissors. You can see one end of the wires by removing the side kick panel, and the other side by removing the door panel. Just replace the wires that look bad...you will see cracks that look like razor cuts on the inside of the curve where the wire bends.

Jordan98XJ

Did the same...fixed the driver side speaker and and the electric windows....but only figured it out when I put in new speakers and the wouldn't work.