Q: 1999 Jeep Cherokee idles fine, loss of power at higher rpm. Cruise control stopped working at the same time. Stalls at stopped when revved up from idle.

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1999 Jeep Cherokee idles fine, loss of power at higher rpm. Cruise control stopped working at same time. Stalls when revved to higher rpm at stop from idle. Vacuum leak?
My car has an automatic transmission.

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