shudder and dies on idle
JK Freak
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Great state of Arizona
Ive had this happen a few times never died but stumbled pretty bad. Seems to happen when idles for a long period,of time. Don't know the cause but it always runs fine at RPM's. It's a 08 with 11K on it and has done this sense new.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Phoenix, AZ
driving home one night last week my 08 jk began shuddering at speed. shudder became worse at acceleration but still had power. upon coming to a stop it abrutly died. i had to double pedal it at stops to keep it going. took it to a local shop and what they found was that the catalytic converter was causing to much back pressure causing it to misfire. this is covered under my federal emissions warranty so it was sent to the local dealer. they have had my jeep for almost a week now and still have not diagnosed the problem. has anyone else had issues like this? is it common? and if so why would the dealership be dragging their feet on this? if a local shop can figure it out why cant they? are they just trying to find a problem to make me pay or is it really something more complicated than that?
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JK Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: North Liberty, IA
shop still thinks its a stuck spring. theyre taking their sweet ass time with it. ill hopefully know more tomorrow. and the shuddering happened while i was cruising down the road at 60.
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JK Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: North Liberty, IA
finally picked the jeep up today. ran like a dream. however, the dealership stuck me with a $300 bill. I was initially told that everything was covered under warranty. come to find out it wasnt. i was livid i could have taken it somewhere that would have accepted my aftermarket warranty and gotten it fixed for a hell of a lot less. NEVER go to Hartwig motors in Iowa City, IA.
