# Jeep Liberty 2002 won't start after short trips

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-liberty-2002-wont-start-after-short-trips/53168>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** liberty, starting, jeep\
**Created:** [August 8, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-liberty-2002-wont-start-after-short-trips/53168 "2010-08-08T06:38:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jeep\_audi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jeep\_audi1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeep_audi1)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-liberty-2002-wont-start-after-short-trips/53168/1 "2010-08-08T06:38:19Z")

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My Jeep Liberty 3.7 won’t start after trips of about 1.5-2 miles. Longer trips are fine. It acts like it’s getting no fuel – the engine turns over but it won’t start.  
  
  
  
 If you let the car sit for about 45-60 minutes after you discover it won’t start, it will start right up!  
  
  
  
 Any ideas? We have to leave it running when we go to day care!

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**Author:** ![jeep\_audi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jeep\_audi1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeep_audi1)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-liberty-2002-wont-start-after-short-trips/53168/2 "2010-08-08T06:40:47Z")

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Also --the engine light is usually on and steady during these times. Does that provide a clue?