# 1998 Jeep Grand cherokee 5.2 quadra trac

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jeep-grand-cherokee-5-2-quadra-trac/49677>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cherokee, jeep\
**Created:** [June 1, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jeep-grand-cherokee-5-2-quadra-trac/49677 "2010-06-01T03:05:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sdmrtoad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sdmrtoad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sdmrtoad)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jeep-grand-cherokee-5-2-quadra-trac/49677/1 "2010-06-01T03:05:05Z")

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I have had the Jeep for a few months now and am having a minor start problem.  
  
  
  
 When the engine is cold, it won’t start on the first try. I crank for a few seconds stop and try again and it starts. It runs a little rough for a few seconds and then runs fine. The car has about 118,000 miles on it. I have replaced both O2 sensors and the spark plugs which increased fuel mileage but did nothing for the hard start.

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**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jeep-grand-cherokee-5-2-quadra-trac/49677/2 "2010-06-01T03:18:10Z")

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Try turning the key to ON, but not START a couple of times before trying to start it. I think your fuel pump may be getting weak, and that will prime the system if that is the problem. The electric fuel pump is inside the gas tank.