Q: Car won't start
I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee one day after driving from work my car cut off as if it ran out of gas I put gas in it had a hard time trying to start it but I finally got it started and wouldn't move any faster than 5 miles an hour I replace the crankshaft position sensor and I also replaced the fuel pump and the car will crank but it won't turn over for me A friend told me that it might be the coil pack but I don't know
My car has an automatic transmission.
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