Q: My Jeep start stalling in park and while driving. The car start jerking at first but soon start shutting off while going 35.

asked by on August 24, 2016

I took my car to a Chrysler Jeep dealership where they have inspected and told me I have a bad fuel pump. Has replacing the fuel pump fixed the issue of stalling?

My car has 159000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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