Alright.. this one's frustrating me a bit. I have a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2 V8 with about 97,000 miles on it. I've had relatively few problems with it, until I took it in recently to get new tires and an alignment done.
Discount Tire did the tires first, and then took the Jeep next door to the Brakes Plus (hey, it was convenient..), where they were supposed to align the car. In addition, Brakes Plus found a leaking cv boot and replaced it.
I went to pick up the car, and it barely started. I could inch my way forward, but when my foot went off the gas, the car would die. It will idle weakly and when the gas pedal is depressed heavily the engine will respond, but when the pedal is released, the car dies.
I had never experienced anything like this before in the car. The manager at Brakes Plus seems to think that it may be the fuel pump.
I have a few questions for some car saavy netziens, which I certainly am NOT - One, do you think that his diagnosis is correct? He really didn't do anything other than to step on the gas a few times and open fuel the pressure valve (?), which he said seemed to be pumping gas weakly.
My second, and more relevant question, is whether this failure is possibly the result of something that was done to the car while it was in the shop. I'm suspicious that something happened today - statistically, it seems highly unlikely that this failure is simply the result of a random occurrence, but I'm certainly open to others suggestions.
I appreciate any and all feedback - including those that might tell me I'm insane... ;)
-Josh