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The check engine light is telling you that it is time for maintenance even if nothing is wrong. Go into an auto parts place and have them reset it for you. Because Is Telling You The Something Is Wrong Take You Car To The Shop & Ask Them To Conect The Scaner & Check For Codes History & see What Codes You Car Have On The Memory You Go From Ther

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Q: Why does the check engine light come on after driving about 40km when nothing is wrong with it?
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What do the Jeep 2005 grand Cherokee check engine light symbols look like?

The check engine light on a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee looks like this... Here is a link Check Engine Light It looks like a little yellow engine.


Cherokee Check engine light?

The check engine light comes on and stays on when a problem is detected by the self diagnosis system of your vehicle. Generally, a check engine light is lit when there is a problem in the emissions or somthing that is affecting the effectiveness of the emissions.


Does the radio lock when you turn off check engine light on 2004 Jeep Liberty?

I think you are assuming that to reset the check engine light you can just disconnect the battery. Disconnecting the battery on a 2004 OBD2 compliant vehicle will not reset the check engine light. It must be reset with an OBD2 scan tool. This would work on OBD1 vehicle but not on OBD2 vehicles. So the radio issue is mute. Have the problem that set the check engine light repaired and then reset the light with the tool. Reset the light without correcting the problem and the light will just come back on.


How do you turn off the check engine light on a 2003 Jeep grand Cherokee?

Yes, but with the provision that there are no problems as seen by the car's computer. Disconnect the negative battery cable for a couple of minutes then reconnect. This will erase any trouble codes stored in the computer. If everything is okay, the CHECK ENGINE light will stay off. If the computer sees a problem, the CHECK ENGINE light will come on again.


1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee is dying while in idle and sometimes while driving if I wait a minute it'll start right back up The check engine light is on?

You can get it scanned for free at any Advance Auto parts store. You'll need to know what code the engine light is on for. Could be as simple as a fuel filter.

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