NHTSA Complaint #10264850 — 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

YESTERDAY, APRIL 8TH 2009, I DROVE TO CLASS AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS OR SIGNS OF THEM. AFTER 1 HOUR, I STARTED THE CAR, WHICH STARTED FINE, AND BEGAN TO DRIVE BACK HOME. AT A STOP LIGHT 2 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING, I PRESS THE GAS, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO STALL, AS IF THE ENGINE WAS GIVING WAY OR STUMBLING. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES, GETTING VERY CLOSE TO STALLING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, TODAY, APRIL 9TH, AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR THE NIGHT,IT STARTED PERFECTLY. 2 MINUTES LATER, AT A STOP LIGHT, IT LOST ALL POWER. IT HAD TROUBLE TURNING OVER THE FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS, BUT THE THIRD TIME IT STARTED PERFECTLY. AFTER THAT, I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, AGAIN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. THE FIRST COUPLE ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE DIDN'T TURN OVER, BUT AGAIN, WHEN IT DID START, IT STARTED PERFECTLY. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES. AFTER LEAVING AGAIN, IT WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER IGNITION THAT WHEN ON A MAIN ROAD, IT DID NOT STALL COMPLETELY, BUT WAS LIKE IT WAS STARTING/TRYING TO. IT STUMBLED AND JERKED ROUGHLY. AFTER THAT, IT DROVE ROUGH, BEFORE I RETURNED HOME AND TURNED IT OFF. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I AM ON A HIGHWAY OR MAIN ROAD, THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AT A HIGHER SPEED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/HARM TO ME/DRIVERS AROUND ME. I HAVE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE FOR ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO FIX THIS, AND MANY OTHER JEEP OWNER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS MECHANICS THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR