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Old 12-14-2010, 07:34 AM
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Today while driving I shifted into 4th and gave it some gas and it felt like it was going to die:( It did it again going into 5th. My first thoughts were my rpms were to low but that's not the case. My gearshift shook really bad too. Any thoughts or maybe a trip to the dealer?
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Mine does that when I'm in first gear taking off sometimes. I figured it was just the way I was handling the clutch.
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im having almost the exact issuse. except with my jk, its happening between 5mph and 25mph. the symptons are the same. at first it started like that under acceleration, where it felt like it was dying. It progressively got worse and I was actually afraid to drive it anywhere for fear of it dying.

So i dropped it off at the dealership two days ago. Hoping for a call today. will update, maybe your having a similar problem.
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"jeep shakes when i give it gas"

Beano?

I'm sorry...I'm dyin here. I'm at work and this is about when I get goofy...

Poor Gassy Jeep. OMG
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Originally Posted by Musgrave99
im having almost the exact issuse. except with my jk, its happening between 5mph and 25mph. the symptons are the same. at first it started like that under acceleration, where it felt like it was dying. It progressively got worse and I was actually afraid to drive it anywhere for fear of it dying.

So i dropped it off at the dealership two days ago. Hoping for a call today. will update, maybe your having a similar problem.
Keep me updated cause mines going in on tues for the damn cluch squeek and I also told them about that issue
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Is this death wobble related or does it feel different?
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Is this death wobble related or does it feel different?
I don't know about death wobble but it just bogs down and loses power for a moment. Kinda like if u shifted from 1st to 4th.
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Mine does that a bit too. I assumed it was drive by wire related.
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Had similar issues six months ago. Turned out to be fouled aftermarket spark plugs I had put in there. The 3.8 is very picky. For some odd reason, the OBD wasn't throwing any misfire codes.
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Originally Posted by adammj
Had similar issues six months ago. Turned out to be fouled aftermarket spark plugs I had put in there. The 3.8 is very picky. For some odd reason, the OBD wasn't throwing any misfire codes.
+1 I agree


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