Q: Whole car died, motor and lights and electrics
I had a pretty scary problem the other day with my 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The car has just about 40,000 miles on it so I was expecting normal maintenance things, maybe new wiper blades would be needed. Instead, all of the lights on the dash extinguish and the engine stalls out at 55 mph! Thank goodness I had pulled off of the highway, I could have died! How is this even possible? How can I fix this so I can feel safe in my Jeep again?
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