# The Lurching Jeep **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 28, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-lurching-jeep/27109 "2009-02-28T17:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dcddan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@dcddan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dcddan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-lurching-jeep/27109/1 "2009-02-28T17:43:07Z")
I have a 1999 Jeep Wrangler. When I first start the Jeep and drive somewhere everything is perfect. After I stop, go into the store and come back, that’s when the problem starts. The idle will begin normal and then intermediately drop very low. If I put the Jeep in gear then it lurches forward slows and lurches again, etc. I push the clutch in and the idle rises and falls again. Eventually the idle corrects it self and all is well. But this symptom will last approximately 5 minutes. I’m stuck. Thanks in advance for your help. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-lurching-jeep/27109/2 "2009-02-28T21:40:35Z")
Sounds like a sensor in the fuel system is acting up, or perhaps the main computer module. Can you check to see if any error codes are show up on a scan of the car’s computer. ---
**Author:** ![dcddan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@dcddan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dcddan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-lurching-jeep/27109/3 "2009-02-28T22:05:59Z")
The dealer did not find any error codes. They did replace the motor to the Idle air control but this has not corrected the problem.