Q: My 2002 jeep Cherokee will start but it will shake for a long period of time then it will shut off what does that mean and also my
My 2002 Jeep Cherokee isn't getting enough fuel is it a fuel pump or sensor problem? & also I start my car up and it sits there and shakes for a while but then shuts off what can that be
My car has 295000 miles.
My car's transmission is unknown to me.
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