My 1997 jeep grand cherokee laredo has had a cracked exhaust manifold for some time now. The dealership knows the price for one off the top of their head without looking it up. Dust or water can get in there and create engine failure, it can also cause the engine to get to hot and cause a fire. Carbon monoxide leaks into the cabin when the windows are up and the heater is on.
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints
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After driving at highway speed for about 1 hour the car suddenly and spontaneously stops. This has happened on five different occasions.
Consumer noticed a chirping noise coming from the front wheels that disappeared when the brakes were applied. *ts the dealer was unable to correct the problem the consumer was referring to. The consumer had a list of problems that needed to be corrected on the vehicle and they were: rotors and pads front and rear, emergency brake shoes, wiper blades, muffler and tail pipe, oil dip dip stick, right axle boot,emergency brake pivot, the back glass needed to be adjusted, the fuel pump module was replaced, the rear differential bearings were replaced. The consumer was told by customer service there were 2 outstanding recalls on the vehicle and the problem she was describing sounded as though it was related to one of the recalls.
Since mid december 2004, I have been having trouble with my 1997 jeep grand cherokee. It has since been in the shop on a weekly basis, with the same problem of the motor hesitating or cutting off while driving. So here we are $1400 later driving off the lot and the car cuts off twice before driving 1/4 of a mile. They have cleaned the throttle plate twice, replaced the fuel pump, replaced the catalytic converter, replaced a primary coil twice, replaced the o2 downstream sensor, replaced wiring in the steering column and then this week replaced the o2 upstream sensor. And I still have the same problem with the hesitation and cutting off. The only response from the dealership service department was that with this many miles I'm going to be nickeled and dimed with repairs. The car has never given me any major problems prior to december. I am not getting anywhere with this service department and am not ready to give up on this car. I took it to the dealership for the repairs feeling that they would be the most knowledgeable about the car. I am very frustrated at not being able to find out the problem and have it corrected. I would appreciate any suggestions. I have requested a print out from sadler that details all that has been done to this car since december. I would appreciate it if someone could contact me concerning this issue.
I purchased this 1997, jeep grand cherokee from broadway volkswagen on auto row in oakland ca. At the time the odometer read 48,080k. Two weeks ago the car stopped running while I was driving it. I had to have it towed to albera bros. Jeep/chrysler dealership where I?ve taken the vehicle since I purchased it. I also purchased a warranty, for $1500 at the time that I purchase the vehicle, which was contained in the contract of the automobile installment payments. The warranty was to cover all repair that is cover for 72 months or 100k miles. I contacted the warranty company, warentech, who's headquarters are in texas and was advised that they would have to send someone out to look at the car. Someone did come out look at the car and took pictures. After a few days I contacted warentech and was advised that they would have to review the information and would get back to me. After several more days I contacted warentech again. I was advised that they needed me fax them my maintenance records verifying that I had maintained the vehicle. I faxed warentech copies of all recent maintenance records. After two or three more days, I once again contacted warentech and was advised that I needed to send more maintenance records and if I didn't have anymore they would deny coverage for repair to the vehicle. I faxed over a total of 13 more records of maintenance verifying that oil changes as well as other maintenance records. That was two days ago and I?ve not heard anything from warentech since. I have already paid $125 dollars to have the car towed to the dealership and have paid another $140 for a rental car to get to and from work. I am very afraid that warentech is going to refuse to pay for the repairs they've already had almost 2-weeks and nothing has been done. I pay $546 a month car not via payroll deduction and have never missed a payment this for two years and I still owe over$18k for the car. I don't know what to do.
Exhaust manifold cracked. As a result oil leaks into the engine compartment. Consumer is concerned that the vehicle will catch on fire.
Exhaust manifold broke and engine caught on fire. Dealer notified.
While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle began to pull to the left, and then smoke emitted from under the hood and the vehicle had to be towed.
Cracked exhaust manifold because of poor support (manufacturer problem)
The intake manifold failed. *jb
The vehicle stalled on 3 separate occasions. Ts
While the vehicle was in park with engine running. Consumer states the vehicle suddenly started rolling backards consumer managed to jump in and stop vehicle. Took to dealer, dealer is replacing the floor shifter. Please provide any further information. Ts
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the vehicle will shut off causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified. Ts
Rear axle bearings replaced twice now. Brake rotor warpage a direct result of caliper design. Replaced rotors with after market and still warped. Replaced calipers with after market and needed $115.00 repairs to rotors that had 8000 miles on them. Engine oil leak and odor from manifold gasket leak at front og engine. Door check roller on drivers door broke off completely. May not be a warranty repair. Will invoke lemon law if rear bearings fail another time. Chrysler built a real piece of garbage!!!
Vehicle was going 65mph on expressway and cruise control came on involuntarily. Consumer tried to stop vehicle by applying brakes manually to disengage cruise control switch, and turn on/off switch to decrease or increase cruise control speed, however engine continued to accelerate. Consumer stopped vehicle by shifting to park. Brakes were used up completely trying to stop vehicle, also emergency brake cord was severed due to brakes burning out. Dagnosis of the problem was that cruise control cable got caught on outer plastic line cover of another wire. Dealer notified.*ak the dealer rplaced a cracked serpentine belt.
*ak consumer states transmission does not shift the way it should, there is a delay when going into gear and it makes a noise, rear seal, pan gasket, and cooler lines leaking, humming in engine at 59-62 MPH, the wiper blades failed, while using remote there is a grinding noise coming from door area, the right front rotor is worn, the deqler replaced the front brake pads, and headlights need to be adjusted.
Consumer exerienced a sudden loss of power and engine shut down while driving in town. Aaa added a gallon of fuel and the vehicle started and ran well, when engine shutdown occured the fuel gauge indicated there was 1/4 to 1/8th of fuel remaining in vhicle. There is a recall on the fuel sending unit but vehicle not included due to VIN.
Consumer states when making turns the engine stalls, this happens mostly on left turns. Nlm
Consumer stated that flames came out of the broken exhaust manifold. Consumer is concerned that this may cause a fire, consumer replaced the exhaust. Also exhaust specialist told him that many other cherokees have same problem.
Consumer has had recall, 00v136, work done, however rotors continue to warp, ABS module needed repaired, brakes are noisy, brakes pulsate, and ABS light illuminates, because of brake problems, tires had to be replaced and rotated often, dealer stated there may be a hazardous condition in the future with the ABS. *slc
The ABS module and rotors failed and were replaced, the front brakes make noise and the rear brakes were worn out.
There was a noise in front end of vehicle, consumer was infored that the nosie was from the front differential and was not serious, however at 60,000 miles noise became worse, mechanic informed consumer again that it was in the differential, but could not determine what it was without major disassembly and to continue driving vehicle for at least another 6,000 miles.
Prior to recall, consumer had front brakes and rotors replaced and is now seeking reimbursement.
Had taken vehicle in for oil change, mechanic noticed that plastic fuel cap had belted on oil valve cover. Would need to break it to remove it. Mechanic indicated a metal cap would be needed to replace plastic cap.
I have taken my vehicle to 3 different places to get estimates on what it will cost me to have it fixed. All 3 of them stated to me that they are always fixing this problems on the jeeps. That where the pipes coming out of the manifold start to split is where it is cracking. That it is a weak spot. One of the places I took it to showed me. He had 3 different manifolds there and showed me and all 3 of them were cracked in the same spot as mine. He used to work for chrysler and said that they had even new ones coming back with the same problem in the same spot. If there are that many defects, shouldn't they have to redo the design or something to make them last. These are stainless steel pipes and should not be that easy to crack.
Something in front of vehicle is causing noise, dealer stated possibly a differential problem, but consumer could drive an additional 6000 miles before needing repairs, however he also stated that it was possible for a defective bearing to freeze while driving. Serpentine belt replaced. Front brakes replaced. Air conditioner does not cool properly, dealer found no leaks.
Idle pulley in engine broke and disconnected from engine while vehicle was in park. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Engine check light stays on, but vehicle doesn't show any problems. Dealer has tried several different remedies. Dealer fels fuel vapor canister needs to be replaced. Consumer will add mor information.
The rotors on the vehicle failed prior to recall notification 00v‑136. Nlm
On 2 separate occasions engine repeatedly lost power at highway speed. First incident, engine check appeared & dealer replaced oxygen sensor. Second incident (2 weeks later) dealer unable to determine problem & still looking. Has never happened during city driving. Keeping gas tank full appears to eliminate problem, but may be coincidential.
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