02 Jeep Cherokee

Asked by Treced40 Mar 18, 2017 at 01:31 AM about the 2001 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4-Door 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 02 Jeep Cherokee the check gauge light
came on ..and I noticed the battery level was all the
way low... However the truck was still started.. I
turned the truck off and then try to start it back up
and it wouldn't start I waited for about five minutes
and try starting it again. it started up.. right up...
but when I try to drive it stalls out

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Your alternator went out or your cables are bad or loose to battery and alternator. With the engine running even with a dead battery the voltmeter on dash will be in the 13-14+ range, if not then you are not getting alterator power either by wiring or component failure, take it in for a load test. P.S. your battery may be fine but since going to test the alternator and possible replacing it I would also test the battery just be safe for the future, a battery close to its end of life can die soon after going without alt power for a while.

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