# Backfire

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/backfire/64219>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cherokee, jeep\
**Created:** [April 30, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/backfire/64219 "2011-04-30T01:07:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/backfire/64219/1 "2011-04-30T01:07:37Z")

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what,would cause a 1999 jeep cherokee 4 liter inline 6 to backfire every now and then.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/backfire/64219/2 "2011-04-30T02:49:59Z")

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Under what conditions does this occur? Accelerating? When you lift your foot from the accelerator? Other?