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05-24-2011, 09:43 PM

spieg16

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Model: Cherokee

Sluggish when Starting

My check engine light has been on for about a week, and I've noticed that when I go to start the Jeep, it hardly wants to start, pretty sluggish. Not sure how to really explain it, but when it does start up, it seems very sluggish for the first couple of minutes then it's fine. Today, I went to try and start it about 10 times, didn't want to start, then finally did. It's pretty hard to explain if you're not here, but I have no idea what this is. Any ideas? Thanks.

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05-25-2011, 06:28 AM

tjwalker

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Year: 1999

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The strategy for a vehicle with symptoms and a check engine light should ALWAYS be the same.

You must pull the trouble code. Post the exact code here for comment, not just a description.

Anything less than pulling the code is complete guesswork.

Use the technology provided to you by your Jeep!

And always post the year/engine of your Jeep. With OBD technology, there are different ways to read codes depending on the year.