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2007 JK 3.8 Died Randomly

Discussion in 'Wrangler JK (2007-2017)' started by jplanks992, Aug 16, 2022.

  1. Aug 16, 2022 at 6:34 PM
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    jplanks992

    jplanks992 [OP] New Member

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    My JKU died on me last week after a 30 mile trip and exiting off the hwy on a city street. Got about a half mile off the highway and it started acting like it wasn't getting any fuel and the throttle did nothing. It bogged down until it died and I rolled to a stop. I instantly tried to start again with no luck. I left it for a half hour or so and tried again and got it to fire up, but when it idled down to normal (6-700) it would bog again and act like there was no fuel and die again. Did that twice before I had it towed to the dealer where after a week they told me they were not able to replicate the issue, no codes, no nothing, and it is running fine now. Any help is appreciated, I don't trust it to take it any distance now, and curious if there's a part that could possibly be overheating/shorting/needs replaced.
     
  2. Aug 23, 2022 at 3:56 PM
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    Justanotherjeeper

    Justanotherjeeper Well-Known Member

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    paid cash for it.
    It sounds like something is blocking the flow of fuel in the tank.
     
  3. Aug 23, 2022 at 8:58 PM
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    aggrex

    aggrex Well-Known Member

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    Since there are no codes and the issue did not repeat for the dealer fill her up with some top tier gasoline. Could have been some low quality fuel or worse. Checked clogged air filter or something impeding air flow in the tube or cracked housing etc. crushed exhaust pipe etc
     

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