# 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Won't start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** jeep\ **Created:** [April 13, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-jeep-grand-cherokee-wont-start/138424 "2019-04-13T14:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JaniceVitelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@JaniceVitelli](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JaniceVitelli)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-jeep-grand-cherokee-wont-start/138424/1 "2019-04-13T14:09:51Z")
Occasionally my SUV won’t start specifically when the engine is warm. The engine turns over, then stalls, even if I push the gas pedal. If I let the car cool, it will start immediately. Dealership had car for a week but couldn’t spot the problem because it wouldn’t do it for them. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-jeep-grand-cherokee-wont-start/138424/2 "2019-04-14T03:44:12Z")
Could be a dirty throttle body. You don’t need a dealer for this, any shop can do it. Anyone remotely handy can do it. Look for a U-tube video on it. ---
**Author:** ![JaniceVitelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@JaniceVitelli](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JaniceVitelli)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-jeep-grand-cherokee-wont-start/138424/3 "2019-04-14T14:14:09Z")
Thank you! I’ll have it checked out. Talk Community [[mailto:cartalk@discoursemail.com](mailto:cartalk@discoursemail.com)] ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-jeep-grand-cherokee-wont-start/138424/4 "2019-04-14T18:39:44Z")
This sounds like a heat-related ignition system failure. In the old days we’d look for a good spark coming out if the distributor and if it wasn’t there, suspect the pickup coil / ignition control module inside. Nowadays the analogous part is the crankcase position sensor - also likely to fail first when hot, and then to fail altogether.