Seven problems related to car stall have been reported for the 1996 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Vehicle began stalling when coming to an abrupt stop or being jarred by a bump or pot hole. Gradually progressed to randomly stalling when applying any pressure to breaks or any slight jarring. All power is lost at this time along with any control of steering and accelerating until vehicle is turned on again. Recently vehicle repeatedly and intermittently stalls without any pattern during acceleration or deceleration at any speed without any braking or jarring. It then catches on its own and regains power.
While driving at aprox. 40-45 mph, the Jeep would start to shudder. Eventually it would shut off. The Jeep would then crank but not start. I had this problem happen for about four times. Three of the times the Jeep was towed to a repair shop. Twice the pcm unit was replaced and twice the crank position sensor was also replaced. The last repair was 1 month and a half ago. Two days ago, the Jeep stalled again down the road. I was traveling with my wife and children. We almost lost our lives. A 16 wheeler almost collided with us due that I could barely manipulate the Jeep because it turned off on me. I tried to do some visual inspections under the hood. I had one of my sons to wiggle the pcm (computer) while I cranked the starting switch. At one point the Jeep managed to start again. Then it stalled the moment my son stopped wiggling the pcm. I had another tow truck pick up the Jeep and send it back to the mechanic. Chrysler has not corrected this issue on the pcm and perhaps might not do it until one day someone gets seriously hurt. Videos on youtube show other Jeep Cherokee owners having the same problem 1996-2001.
At a slow roll while the vehicle is in gear the engine will idle down then die. It restarts immediately but will stall again unless more throttle is given. The problem is intermittent making it hard to pinpoint the exact cause.
I crossed a railroad track at approximately 15 mph and came to a stop approximately 1 block away. As soon as I applied the accelerator, a loud bang and the sound of "dragging a muffer" occured. I immediatley pulled over and discovered that the shroud around the primary fan was broken into many pieces. I took the Jeep to the dealer the next day they were open (occured on a Saturday) and was told that the 3 bolts securing the right engine mount to the block had sheared causing the engine to fall several inches. This requires removing the engine to drill and tap the three holes to install a new bolts. Diamler-chrylser is willing to pay for the bolts but not the $1000 labor. The Jeep has never been off road and maintained excellently.
While driving the vehicle stalled with out indication, causing an accident. Dealer has been contacted. Consumer states stalling occurred due to a faulty pcm.
The vehicle stalled, which caused consumer to lose all power.
While traveling the vehicle would stall with out indications. Manufacturer has been contacted. Please provide further informaton.