Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k

Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.

Question:

1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.

2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
holiday weekend?

Thanking all in advance.
Eddy

 

Eddy,

Turn the ignition one until the odometer lights, turn the key off, turn it
on until the odometer lights, turn it off, turn the key on until the
odometer lights, turn it off. Turn the key on again and the odometer should
be showing the error code.

For example earlier this week mine displayed "p0456" then "done".

You can then check the code number at ;
http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm

In my case P0456 was "Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected
(very small leak)" which 97.3% of the time is caused by a bad gas cap.

If you have trouble extracting the codes they can check for you at your
local auto parts store, usually at no charge.

Good luck!




"eddy long" <eddylong@boloney!_NOSPAM_.net> wrote in message
news:42c85818$1@news.greennet.net...
> Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
>
> Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.
>
> Question:
>
> 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
> on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
> with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.
>
> 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
> holiday weekend?
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Eddy
>
>
>
>

 

Eddy,

Turn the ignition one until the odometer lights, turn the key off, turn it
on until the odometer lights, turn it off, turn the key on until the
odometer lights, turn it off. Turn the key on again and the odometer should
be showing the error code.

For example earlier this week mine displayed "p0456" then "done".

You can then check the code number at ;
http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm

In my case P0456 was "Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected
(very small leak)" which 97.3% of the time is caused by a bad gas cap.

If you have trouble extracting the codes they can check for you at your
local auto parts store, usually at no charge.

Good luck!




"eddy long" <eddylong@boloney!_NOSPAM_.net> wrote in message
news:42c85818$1@news.greennet.net...
> Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
>
> Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.
>
> Question:
>
> 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
> on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
> with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.
>
> 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
> holiday weekend?
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Eddy
>
>
>
>

 

Eddy,

Turn the ignition one until the odometer lights, turn the key off, turn it
on until the odometer lights, turn it off, turn the key on until the
odometer lights, turn it off. Turn the key on again and the odometer should
be showing the error code.

For example earlier this week mine displayed "p0456" then "done".

You can then check the code number at ;
http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm

In my case P0456 was "Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected
(very small leak)" which 97.3% of the time is caused by a bad gas cap.

If you have trouble extracting the codes they can check for you at your
local auto parts store, usually at no charge.

Good luck!




"eddy long" <eddylong@boloney!_NOSPAM_.net> wrote in message
news:42c85818$1@news.greennet.net...
> Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
>
> Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.
>
> Question:
>
> 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
> on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
> with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.
>
> 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
> holiday weekend?
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Eddy
>
>
>
>

 

Eddy,

Turn the ignition one until the odometer lights, turn the key off, turn it
on until the odometer lights, turn it off, turn the key on until the
odometer lights, turn it off. Turn the key on again and the odometer should
be showing the error code.

For example earlier this week mine displayed "p0456" then "done".

You can then check the code number at ;
http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm

In my case P0456 was "Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected
(very small leak)" which 97.3% of the time is caused by a bad gas cap.

If you have trouble extracting the codes they can check for you at your
local auto parts store, usually at no charge.

Good luck!




"eddy long" <eddylong@boloney!_NOSPAM_.net> wrote in message
news:42c85818$1@news.greennet.net...
> Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
>
> Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.
>
> Question:
>
> 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
> on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
> with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.
>
> 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
> holiday weekend?
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Eddy
>
>
>
>

 

Hi Eddy,
Pull the codes and find out why? Like if it just a bad Oxygen
sensor, then all that happen is your engine will run lean or rich
compensating, which is not good for an engine but a couple hundred miles
are not going to take that much of it's life. Of course if it's just a
leaking gas cap, just say screw the environment:
http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm Double check all your fluid
levels, like we normally do before starting any trip.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

eddy long wrote:
>
> Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
>
> Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.
>
> Question:
>
> 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
> on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
> with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.
>
> 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
> holiday weekend?
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Eddy

 

Hi Eddy,
Pull the codes and find out why? Like if it just a bad Oxygen
sensor, then all that happen is your engine will run lean or rich
compensating, which is not good for an engine but a couple hundred miles
are not going to take that much of it's life. Of course if it's just a
leaking gas cap, just say screw the environment:
http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm Double check all your fluid
levels, like we normally do before starting any trip.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

eddy long wrote:
>
> Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
>
> Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.
>
> Question:
>
> 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
> on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
> with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.
>
> 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
> holiday weekend?
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Eddy

 

Hi Eddy,
Pull the codes and find out why? Like if it just a bad Oxygen
sensor, then all that happen is your engine will run lean or rich
compensating, which is not good for an engine but a couple hundred miles
are not going to take that much of it's life. Of course if it's just a
leaking gas cap, just say screw the environment:
http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm Double check all your fluid
levels, like we normally do before starting any trip.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

eddy long wrote:
>
> Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
>
> Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.
>
> Question:
>
> 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
> on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
> with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.
>
> 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
> holiday weekend?
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Eddy

 

Hi Eddy,
Pull the codes and find out why? Like if it just a bad Oxygen
sensor, then all that happen is your engine will run lean or rich
compensating, which is not good for an engine but a couple hundred miles
are not going to take that much of it's life. Of course if it's just a
leaking gas cap, just say screw the environment:
http://www.wjjeeps.com/faultcodes.htm Double check all your fluid
levels, like we normally do before starting any trip.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

eddy long wrote:
>
> Cherokee Sport 2001 with 60k
>
> Amber Check Engine light came on this morning.
>
> Question:
>
> 1. Any idea what can cause that to come on. Many times the light has gone
> on on my 1996 Dodge Dakota
> with 135k and it's a O2 sensor.
>
> 2. Can the vehicle be driven for about 15 miles to the mechanic after the
> holiday weekend?
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Eddy

 

"BillyRay" wrote in message:



> Turn the ignition one until the odometer lights, turn the key off, turn it
> on until the odometer lights, turn it off, turn the key on until the
> odometer lights, turn it off. Turn the key on again and the odometer
should
> be showing the error code. [balance snipped]

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Thank you.

I had tried to extract the error code by following your instructions and
nothing happened.

It's a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport.

Somebody in another NG had mentioned that that only works in older models.

Please advise if you know if it works in 2001 models.

Many thanks,
Eddy