Car jerks and shuts down

Tiny
ADAM SAFE
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  • 2004 JEEP LIBERTY
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 100,000 MILES
After driving for 30 minutes, cars slows down and cuts off. When starts up it jerks even if I floor the gas. Engine light comes on then eventually it does not start untill about 5 hours
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 AT 5:42 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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It sounds like an issue with the crank sensor. Have you had the computer scanned for codes? If the check engine light is on, there will be a trouble code stored that will identify where the problem is coming from.

Let me know what you find.
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 AT 6:08 PM

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