The check gauges light will only come on after it s hit third gear and has been running in it for a least 10 seconds.
1998 jeep grand cherokee check gauges light.
Average failure mileage is 86 400 miles.
The check gauges light comes on and the temp gauge goes to 250.
1 put the key in the ignition and l.
My 99 jeep cherokee sport started doing this the past week.
I tested this for about 5 minutes riding around my neighborhood in 1st and 2nd trying to keep it under 3rd.
The 1998 jeep cherokee has 5 problems reported for dashboard gauges fail intermittently.
I have a 1998 jeep cherokee sport xj and the check gauges light is on and won t go off i ve checked all the fluid levels and fuses and they are all fine can you please give me an idea on what it might be please.
You do the self check by completing the following process.
While the voltage gauge is at 0v and the engine is still running i pop the hood and put a battery charging system tester on the battery terminals and the tester shows that the alternator is.
My jeep grand cherokee tells me to check gages when i turn on my jeep on but i dont have the manual to check what are my gages the instruments on your dashboard are your gauges.
Once i hit the main streets the light came on within 10 15 seconds.
I flip on the defroster on high heat right away and after a couple of seconds the temp gauge drops back down to 220.
I have never had this problem with mine in the 10 years i have owned it.
Checking them means to make note of abnormal readings that indicate a potential failure or an actual problem.
This is a test for 1997 to 2001 jeep cherokee gauge clusters.
1998 grand cherokee laredo 4 0 shortly before the check gauges light pops on the voltage gauge drops around 8 10v then completely dives down to 0v.