Constant Sorrow... Car / Phone Trouble

Anybody know what this means? 

Si, I have a 1994 Jeep Cherokee, inline 6, 68k miles and some change.

Did all of this happen all of a sudden, or has some of it progressed to where it is now?

The car has pulled to the right a wee bit when I was driving in the past but I always just played it off for being bad allignment.

By entire left-side blinkers, I'll assume front and back? Left headlight/brake light work? Do they work with the hazards on, rather than just turn signal?
If it's just the turn signals... then could be the switch. If it's everything on your left side, no matter what... then it could be wiring or just a fuse. Although I'd think if it were a fuse, it would be seperated front/back... not left/right. Check your manual to see the fuse breakdown.

The light situation is fine. I actually brought it into the shop today to get the thing fixed, and on the way is when this other stuff started acting up. The light was just a bad bulb that blew a fuse, too 10 seconds and the guy did it for free. He told me to come back in Wed. and he would look at the other stuff.

When was the last time you had your brakes serviced? Have you checked your brake fluid level? If they're spongy, you might be low on fluid, or might have air in the lines.

I got new roters and pads put on...probbly about 6 months ago. The pedal isnt spongy at all. I have driven on bad breaks before and I know what thats like. This is nothing like that, its almost like there is too much resistance on the pedal. 

All this coupled with the Revving and tranny slip? Holy crap. If all of this happened all at the same time, out of nowhere... I'd say someone was messing with you!

The revving happens after I come off of a complete braked stop and thats when it pulls hard to the right. I think this may be becuase one side of the brakes isnt un-braking.

One other thing to try before bringing it to the shop... try to retrive fault codes from your ECU (computer). Since Jeep is a Chrysler product... you may be able to check the same way I can on my '88 Plymouth. Might not. Depends on year/make/model.
http://www.allpar.com/fix/codes.html Go there, see if you can retrieve the codes using one of these methods. For me, I have to do the on-off-on-off-on-off trick, the count the blinks on the check-engine light. Once you have the codes, compare them to the list given on a link on that page.

Thanks for the tip

If you're lucky, it's something minor and you may be able to fix it on your own. I'm hoping to do this on my van one of these days... already bought the parts, just haven't gotten around to installing them (two years and counting). O2 sensor, MAP sensor and Distributor. Cheaper to get the parts and install yourself, than pay mechanic-cost for parts and labor.
If you can't fix it yourself, at least you'll have a heads up as to what the mechanic might find.

Im not a car person at all. Besides, Jeeps are natoriously tight inside. I would have no idea where to start. The mechanic I bring it too is a old family friend who often does stuff for cheap. He fixed a gasket last time that was causing an oil leak for 100 bucks, other place I took it too said that nobody would do it under 350 bucks.


Second part: Cell Phone.
If your current phone (T-mobile) is working with your current plan (Cingular), then it shouldn't be an issue. They should be able to replace your phone no problem.

No, the phone I just broke was a Motorola and was only used with Cingular. The phone I want to get it switched too is a Nokia and was only used with T-Mobile.

One thing to keep in mind with the phone companies... they care less about the actual phone than they do your monthly payments and yearly contracts. The phones mean little-to-nothing... heck, they give em away for free usually.

I know, my only concern is that if I switch it to the old phone it will void my insurance on the broke one so I could never pay the 50 bucks again and get a better one. I will talk it out with the Cingular people in the morning.

Good luck on both accounts.

Gracias oh great mod of all mods (Besides Pepper).