Hi everyone,
I have a 2000 TJ 4.0 Sahara.
Today I drove about 3 miles to the grocery. Just as I was pulling in to the parking lot, the check gauges light came on and I noticed that the voltage was pegged at 19 volts. The jeep was running fine, however. But once I turned it off, it would not start. I mean it was dead. No lights, no clicking starter, no acc - nothing. And the Voltage meter stayed at 12 or so, even though everything else was dead. Then about 5 minutes later, it went down to 0.
Any ideas?
One more thing, I had one slightly hard start this morning. I had just chalked it up to the fact that I had left the A/C on high and it was on when I tried to start it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. It is still in the lot and I am wondering if there is anything I should try before having it towed.
Thanks a lot,
Andrew