While driving the consumer could hear noise, it was later found that the fan had been hitting up against the frame causing the passenger side motor mounts to shear off on both sides. It was also determined that the motor dropped and shifted into the radiator.
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Motor mount bolts shear on the passanger side. Engine drops hard and has damaged the electric fan and other components. Failure has occured 5 times. Chrysler does not acknowledge the problem. First failure occured at about 40k mi
The rotors were rusted and corroded which resulted in an accidetn. (the federal safety agency # 99v340000) *scc
Passenger side motor mount failure. Three bolts secure motor mount bracket to engine block. All three sheared off causing engine/transmission assembly to shift pushing fan into radiator, ruining both. Vehicle undrivable, repair bill over $500.00 not including towing. This occured after driving over a minor parking lot pot hole at less than 20 MPH. Upon inspection, two of the three sheared off bolt studs were rusty, indicating that those two bolts had been broken for a while. This is a design defect that chrysler needs to acknowledge and correct. This vehicle has not been abused to my knowledge, and numerous other jeep owners on internet have reported this same problem (rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys). Since this is not a common automotive failure, something is obviously wrong with the original mount design. Thank you for looking into this. Dt
This is a safety issue with this 95 cherokee, the three mount bolts for the engine mount have sheared twice in the last four years, I read in the newspaper a lady wrote in who had a similar problem and lost control of her vehicle. I believe a research of jeep's inventory and service records for these bolts I wll show a high level of activity that should warrant a recall to install stronger bolts. These bolts could fail in a intersted crusing scenario and seriously injury or kill the occupants. The dealer said this is an ongoing problem with certain cherokees. I believe jeep has swept this serious problem under the rug, and now the vehicle is out of production, but a huge number are still on the road. Over all this vehicle has been one of the best we have ever owned, except for this dangerous safety issue that until has not been rectified by the factory. Fyi, the second set of bolts installed the dealer went with non-oem bolts due to a lack of confidence in the jeep bolts called out in the parts catalog! Regards, george kasey dt
High temperatures coming from the exhuast pipe has created a hole in floor of vehicle. Please provide further information.
Right side motor mount bolts failed for the second time - this is clearly a design defect.
While driving, consumer heard a loud noise . Noticed that engine mounts had broken. Dealer was notified. *ak all three motor mounts on the right side of the vehicle were loose. They had sheared. The mechanical fan blade had moved forward and tore the shroud in half and was at the radiator surface. When pressing the accelerator the motor rose 10 - 12 inches. Consumer has the bolts and would like for them to be tested for metal fatigue.
Catalytic converter is not working properly, causing little or no fuel to flow into vehicle, allowing it to run. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak
Motor mount bolts keep shearing prematurely. This has happened twice. Dealer contacted. Please add VIN.
While driving motor mounts/ bolts broke , engine shifted to one side, causing driver to almost lose control of vehicle.
A crack in exhaust manifold, causing exhaust fuel to leak inside of vehicle.
I have now had to replace the motor mounts on my 1995 jeep cherokee 3 times in 4 years. Each time I was driving less than 40 MPH and on paved roads in good condition. Fortunately, no injuries have occurred at this point, but the possiblilty is there. I have contacted the federal safety agency site which contains many other reports (<100) of this exact same problem occurring to other people, in many cases happening multiple times like my case. There is obviously a design flaw that is casuing this problem.
Motor mount bolts on passenger's side keeps breaking. Last time they broke it was in september 2000.
Upon accelerating from a stop going 30 MPH, sheared motor mount bolts off right side of engine. Engine dropped and hit chassis with clutch fan. Radiator, serpantine belt and fan shroud also damaged. This is the third time this has occurred in 4 yrs, fortunately with no inuries but requiring costly repairs and inconvenience
There was a loud knocking noise coming from motor mounts and transmission mounts. Consumer felt that if in an accident engine could have fallen out of this was second time that mounts have broken. Please provide any further information.
While driving at 35 MPH motor mounts broke and engine dropped, preventing consumer from shifting out of second gear. Consumer took vehicle to mechanic, and mechanic stated that 3 bolts that hold motor mount were sheared off, causing engine to drop. *ak
Vehicle stalls without prior warning dealership is aware of problem.
Passenger side motor mount bolts broke in oct of 1998. Driver's side motor mount bolts broke on 5 sep 2001.
On two separate occasions while driving one time on the hwy at 60 MPH & another at 20 MPH in a school zone heard a loud noise like a blown out tire & the fan blade hitting the fan guard.
While driving at 25 MPH, consumer hit a small bump (culvert under road) and it sounded like a large pot hole had been hit. Looking in the rear view mirror, the driver saw (and later retrieved) a bolt bouncing down the road. Engine sounded deeper initially, and then a louder knocking sound started. The driver stopped and noticed that the fan was hitting the shroud and called a wrecker. The bolts to the motor mount had broken and the engine had dropped several inches. The problem was fixed.16 days later the top weld on the driver's-side door hinge broke away, leaving only the bottom hinge holding the door in place.
Bolts for motor mounts sheared off while traveling at approximately 30 MPH. There was a noise coming from front of vehicle where fan moved up and started hitting casing. On 05/08/2001, while traveling at approximately 55 MPH, same defect happened where engine shifted forward when motor mounts sheared off. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
While driving down the road heard a loud bang,followed by loud rubbing sound from the fan.hard flutter in acceleration.the motor mount on the left side of the engine had separated from the engine. Upon a visual it is evident that the top two bolts had broken off previously due to dirt build up and rust.the bottom bolt had broken from the stress of the two previously broken bolts which caused the motor to tilt.all three bolts had broken off inside the motor.
3 engine mounts sheared during normal use. This jeep has never been used off-road. Its very dangerous - something should be done.
Engine mounts/ bolts on right side sheared off, causing engine to cut into the fan belt. Dealer has repaired the vehicle twice for this problem.
While driving my jeep cherokee last friday, april 6, 2000, I heard a sudden and drastic change in engine noise. The three bolts securing the front passenger side engine mount to the engine block had sheared off in the engine block. The engine had shifted so far in the engine compartment that the fan blades had struck the fan housing and seized up, breaking one of the blades off. Since friday, I have done some research on the problem on the internet, and found many people who have experienced the same problem with their cherokees - the passenger side engine mount bolts shearing off under normal use. What is being done about this issue? I have been in contact with other jeep owners who have used this form to submit a complaint. Is jeep going to be held responsible for this obvious defect? Thank you, [xxx]. *ak parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Bolts holding engine mount sheared during normal use - no off road. This is the second time in three years that this has happened. Occurred both times while driving down road. Motor tilted and dropped.
I believe exhaust manifold is of substandard design/materials. This part should last longer than 5 years. It seems that this is a common failure in th ejeep line. I do not go off road with my vehicle nor abuse it.
While vehicle was being driven three engine mounts sheared off,due to extremely long bolts that will not sufficiently tighten. Please give any further details.
The engine mounts have been replaced 4 times, also the vehicle would crank, but would not start, dealer replaced the crank sensor, there was a leak coming from the vehicle, possibly an oil leak.
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