# Why does my jeep cherokee stall everytime i come to a complete stop

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-jeep-cherokee-stall-everytime-i-come-to-a-complete-stop/9996>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 29, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-jeep-cherokee-stall-everytime-i-come-to-a-complete-stop/9996 "2008-01-29T21:42:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![james2006](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@james2006](https://community.cartalk.com/u/james2006)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-jeep-cherokee-stall-everytime-i-come-to-a-complete-stop/9996/1 "2008-01-29T21:42:17Z")

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why does my jeep cherokee stall everytime  
  
 i come to a complete stop.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-jeep-cherokee-stall-everytime-i-come-to-a-complete-stop/9996/2 "2008-01-30T01:15:37Z")

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What year is your Jeep?

Could be a bad idle air control (IAC) valve. Of course, it could be other things as well.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-jeep-cherokee-stall-everytime-i-come-to-a-complete-stop/9996/3 "2008-01-30T01:25:22Z")

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Does it chug to a stop; or, does the truck stop, and the engine cut off suddenly?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-jeep-cherokee-stall-everytime-i-come-to-a-complete-stop/9996/4 "2008-01-30T12:06:05Z")

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Automatic or manual transmission?

Torque converter locked up?

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**Author:** ![james2006](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@james2006](https://community.cartalk.com/u/james2006)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-jeep-cherokee-stall-everytime-i-come-to-a-complete-stop/9996/5 "2008-01-30T13:14:03Z")

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when i come to a stop light it idle real low and then engine shuts off

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-jeep-cherokee-stall-everytime-i-come-to-a-complete-stop/9996/6 "2008-01-30T14:24:30Z")

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If it has an automatic transmission, when you approach a stop, put the transmission shifter into NEUTRAL. If it, then, doesn’t stall, the automatic transmission lock up torque converter control is suspect.  
If it’s a manual transmission, suspect the idle air control valve (iac), or, the throttle position sensor (tps).  
Start with a spray cleaner on the MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor. Use a carb and throttle body cleaner on the iac and the throttle plate and bore. This can be done by only removing the large, black, plastic intake tube.