Electrical problem
1997 Jeep Laredo 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic
97 Grand Cherokee 6cyl.
It's getting a little cold around these parts lately, and a new problem has appeared. I started my Jeep this morning. It took a few cranks to start up. I noticed that the Volt gauge, instead of raising straight to 13-14V's, hovered at 10V's for about 30 seconds, long enough for the "check gauges" light to come on. It then went up to the 13-14V range. This happened again at noon after sitting for a few hours.
I'm not sure if this is the alternator since I maintain a steady 13-14v's while driving at all times. It may be that there is a bad cell in the battery and it is unable to keep a charge for a very long time. This doesn't happen if I start the Jeep up after a few minutes or an hour.
Any thoughts?
1997 Jeep Laredo 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic
97 Grand Cherokee 6cyl.
It's getting a little cold around these parts lately, and a new problem has appeared. I started my Jeep this morning. It took a few cranks to start up. I noticed that the Volt gauge, instead of raising straight to 13-14V's, hovered at 10V's for about 30 seconds, long enough for the "check gauges" light to come on. It then went up to the 13-14V range. This happened again at noon after sitting for a few hours.
I'm not sure if this is the alternator since I maintain a steady 13-14v's while driving at all times. It may be that there is a bad cell in the battery and it is unable to keep a charge for a very long time. This doesn't happen if I start the Jeep up after a few minutes or an hour.
Any thoughts?
Dec 9, 2008 at 11:26 AM