Has anyone experienced arcing plug wires that look like light rope!!?? Opened my hood the other night, service light under hood is out, several of my plug wires looked as if you could see current running thru them! I kid not!! When I moved them around they would begin "flowing" like light rope... Recently I had a mishap with a large deer! It has been running rough since! The plug wires are only 3 months old! Are they just really cheap wires or do I have some weird elec problem? Incidently the batt keeps going dead when it sits for a week. Check engine light is on of course!!! HELP......
530

Asked by pyrolion Mar 29, 2015 at 04:06 AM about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The alternator and battery check good,had a complete tune up 3
mths ago.....

2 Answers
199,785

dandyoun answered 9 years ago

Yes I call that spark jump. It's manly caused by old, bad or cheap wires. On foggy damp nights they really put on a light show. Replace your wires with a better quality wire.

1 people found this helpful.
Mark helpful
530

pyrolion answered 9 years ago

Thanks tennishoes I'll gét higher quality wires! I did have batt draw tested , checked out but it was at the same shop that put on the wires , go figure!!.....

Mark helpful

Your Answer:

Related Questions

Grand Cherokee

Looking for a Used Grand Cherokee in your area?

CarGurus has 49,332 nationwide Grand Cherokee listings starting at $800.

ZIP:

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Write a car review

Review another car

Shortcuts

Search Jeep Grand Cherokee Questions

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Hornet_2497
    Reputation
    8,770
  • #2
    Gene Arnett
    Reputation
    6,960
  • #3
    thejeepdoctor
    Reputation
    6,460
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Dodge Durango
768 Great Deals out of 20,765 listings starting at $550
Used Jeep Wrangler
3,225 Great Deals out of 58,178 listings starting at $3,000
Used Jeep Cherokee
1,439 Great Deals out of 17,329 listings starting at $4,900
Used Ford F-150
6,060 Great Deals out of 130,219 listings starting at $1,500
Used Ford Explorer
2,275 Great Deals out of 63,413 listings starting at $700
Used Toyota 4Runner
1,090 Great Deals out of 19,141 listings starting at $2,000
Used Chevrolet Tahoe
1,069 Great Deals out of 20,056 listings starting at $1,300
Used Ford Mustang
877 Great Deals out of 23,035 listings starting at $1,150

Used Cars for Sale

2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee For Sale
8 Great Deals out of 20,589 listings starting at $26,185
2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee For Sale
130 Great Deals out of 2,243 listings starting at $27,998
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee For Sale
225 Great Deals out of 1,989 listings starting at $20,000
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee For Sale
564 Great Deals out of 6,823 listings starting at $16,999
2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee For Sale
386 Great Deals out of 3,988 listings starting at $12,980

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.