Car shuts off then restarts on its own

Tiny
JEEPER4.0
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  • 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
  • 4.0L
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 260,000 MILES
My vehicle will be idling and then it shuts off, but if I am rolling it restarts on its own. While driving down the road it shuts off and restarts. I just noticed that it does it more when my gas is down to a quarter of a tank. When it is showing a quarter of a tank and it shuts off my gas hand drops to empty and the light come on. And it will do it again and the light goes off and the gas hand goes back up.
Thursday, April 19th, 2018 AT 2:49 PM

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Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning.

From your description, it sounds like you are momentarily losing voltage. The most common issue from this is the ignition switch. It may be worn internally making a bad connection.

Roy
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Friday, April 20th, 2018 AT 5:42 AM

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