1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems

Your vehicle stalled while driving in traffic and your steering wheel became locked, making the vehicle undriveable. Despite being inspected by 21 different mechanics and passing dealer tests, the problem happened again when you drove it home. The issue was never successfully diagnosed, and your vehicle has been parked and unused for over a year. The fix will require identifying the root cause of the stalling and steering lock, which may involve engine fuel delivery system components or power steering system diagnostics.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 315,000.

THIS WAS MANY YEARS AGO, BUT WITH THE INVESTIGATION INTO ENGINE'S UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT. THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS A '96 OR '97, NOT SURE ANYMORE. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD, NOT A HIGHWAY BUT WHERE YOU COULD TRAVEL IN THE 40'S AND THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AND HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME AT A SLOWER SPEED. BROUGHT IT BACK THE DEALER AND AGAIN THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK UNTIL THEY FOUND AND REPAIRED. HE ASKED IF HE COULD DRIVE IT HOME, HOPING TO REPLICATE ISSUE, HE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. THIS WAS A DEALER IN TAMPA, FL, SO HOPEFULLY THERE IS A RECORD OF WHAT THEY FOUND. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT WE SOLD THE CAR SHORTLY AFTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTICE MONTHS PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/16/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS SMELLED IN THE CABIN. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FLAMES AND SMOKE BEING EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION, STARTER, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION TO REPAIRING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE BATTERY WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED BEING DRIVEN AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THAT FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY WIFE, [XXX] WAS DRIVING DOWN I 75 AT 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUST WENT DEAD. SHE COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TRY TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, FEARING THE BATTERY WOULD RUN DOWN. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CRANKED, THE VEHICLE STARTED FINE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND WENT DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN DALTON, GA. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE AND AGAIN SHE SPENT APP. 5 MINUTES, WITH SEVERAL TRIES AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED ON I 75 SEVERAL TIMES MORE. VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO REFUSED TO START TWICE AT FIRST, AFTER SETTING FOR A COUPLE HOURS WHILE [XXX] WENT IN SHOPPING. THE VEHICLE DID START. TODAY THE VEHICLE WAS SETTING AT HOME AFTER RIDDING AROUND TOWN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND REFUSED TO START RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN. I PLACED A CHARGER ON THE BATTERY, GOT A 25% CHARGE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE STARTS EASY, WHEN IT STARTS. THE VEHICLE FOR THE MOST PART IS A GOOD VEHICLE, BUT I AM AFRAID, THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAN YOU HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 312,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE BEFORE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR 30 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, IGNITION COIL, IGNITION SWITCH, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CRANK SENSOR, AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL VISITS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER EACH REPAIR. THE ECM WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR UNTIL SEVEN MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND HEAD GASKET WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 199,400.

STALLING/STUMBLING OF ENGINE, FUEL OR ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR ON CITY STREET. HAS NEVER STALLED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, LOW SPEED ONLY. LAST STALLING FRIDAY DECEMBER 7, 2012 ON CITY STREET. PREVIOUS INCIDENT OCCURRED MARCH OF 2012 ON CITY STREETS. *TR

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. STALLS ON FREEWAY OR IN CITY DRIVING. THIS IS AN INFAMOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON 96 JEEPS. VERY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE ENGINE CUTS OUT COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION. REQUIRES PULLING OVER WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING TO RESTART ENGINE. JEEP THEN WILL REPEATEDLY DIE AFTER RE-STARTING. SINCE ENGINE DIES WHILE IN MOTION, CARS BEHIND ARE IN REAL DANGER OF COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX WITH NORMAL MECHANICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING. ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN ONLINE BLOGS FOR JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WITH STALLING WHILE IN MOTION POSES A GREAT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. JEEP/CHRYSLER IS AWARE AND DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

JEEP HAS BEEN STALLING FOR 2 YEARS AT LEAST. STALLS UNDER ALL CONDITIONS, IDLE, HIGH SPEED, COLD OR HOT OUTSIDE TEMP. RECENTLY THE PAST MONTH IT IS STALLING CONSTANTLY AT THE RATE OF 2-5 TIMES PER DAY, AVERAGE MILEAGE 25 MILES PER DAY. STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE BAD, AND IN TRAFFIC CAN BE DEADLY. STALLS IN INTERSECTIONS ARE WORSE AS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO REACT AND GET THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC. BASIC RESEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WERE IMMEDIATELY LOST, ALTHOUGH LIGHTS AND GAGES REMAINED OPERATIONAL. BATTERY AND GROUNDS TESTED FINE. CAP, ROTOR AND PLUGS ARE ALL NEW, WIRES AND COIL TEST FINE, AND VEHICLE HAS NEW MOPAR CRANK POSITION AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. RESEARCH ON JEEP TECHNICAL SITES FINDS IDENTICAL PROBLEMS BEING TRACED TO FAILURE OF POWER CONTROL MODULE PCM, SOMETIMES ALSO REFERRED TO AS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *TT

THIS IS A COMMONLY KNOWN DEFECT WITH THESE JEEPS WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE. INFAMOUS STALLING PROBLEM. WHETHER GOING 10 MPH OR 70 MPH, VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. GENERALLY WILL RE-START AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION, BUT NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY. ON MY JEEP, I HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTERS, MAF SENSOR, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR, PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER MODULE WIRING HARNESS REWORKED. STILL STALLS, AND I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PARK THE JEEP FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED (AFTER INSPECTING) BUT WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE REASON WHY THEY DID NOT. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN SITTING IDLE. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, ROTOR CAP, THROTTLE BODY, FUEL FILTER, 02 SENSOR, PVC VALVE, UNKNOWN HOSES AND COUPLINGS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PRODUCE ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 209,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED EVERY TIME SHE DROVE IT BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2009. SOMETIMES, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AUTOMATICALLY AND OTHER TIMES, SHE WOULD HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS AND NO SPECIFIC SPEED RANGE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS INSPECTED AND PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,380. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,900.

1996 JEEP CHEROKEE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF THE OHIO TURNPIKE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0774-91

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN TRAFFIC ON OCCASION AND TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR UP TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE STALLING ISSUE. AFTER THE CONTACT COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE DEALER REPLACED THE COIL AND CHARGED THE CONTACT $300. THE DEALER WILL NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TO RETURN BECAUSE THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT GET INVOLVED WITH INDIVIDUAL DEALERS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

ALL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO'S AIR CONDITIONING STOPS WORKING, KNOW DEFECT TO THEM IN 1998. I CAN'T DRIVE MY JEEP IN THE SUMMER DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES FROM NO AIR. IF YOU LOOK IN THE SUMMERTIME AT THE NUMBER OF JEEPS WITH WINDOWS DOWN YOU CAN BET THERE A.C. HAS QUIT. IT IS ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE EVAPORATOR CORE, THERE SOLUTION, DRILL A HOLE IN THE FLOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND HESITATES SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY FEW DAYS OR MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT ON HIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. UPDATED 12/10/08 *CN THE REPAIR MECHANIC STATED THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE CRANK SENSOR. UPDATED 12/17/08. *JB

1996 CHEROKEE 4.0 HO 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST HEADER CRACKED AT COUPLER JOINT. *TR

1996 CHEROKEE 4.0 HO 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST HEADER CRACKED AT COUPLER JOINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN SHUT OFF. IT WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE NEXT MORNING, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,075 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AGAIN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE PREVIOUS TIMES. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,003.

AT A SLOW ROLL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR THE ENGINE WILL IDLE DOWN THEN DIE. IT RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY BUT WILL STALL AGAIN UNLESS MORE THROTTLE IS GIVEN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT MAKING IT HARD TO PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE. *TR

1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS LOOSING POWER, CUTTING OUT AND DYING. WHILE ACCELERATING OR DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED IT WOULD CUT OUT. WHEN YOU WOULD SLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP OR TURN IT WOULD DIE LOOSING ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON BUT SOMETIMES THE READING WOULD BE LOST BY THE TIME IT WENT TO MECHANIC. CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NAPA BRAND. STILL THE PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING. SEVERAL OTHER PARTS WERE REPLACED OVER 3 YEARS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. FINALLY IN MARCH 07 THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AGAIN BUT WITH A FACTORY PART. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY FOR A PART TO BE PREPLACED TWICE PLUS OTHERS, EXCEEDING $1000 BECAUSE THE AFTER MARKET PART WASN'T COMPATIBLE WITH MY VEHICLE. EITHER NAPA NEEDS TO STOP MAKING THIS PART OR JEEP NEEDS TO LET CONSUMERS KNOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR PART WON'T WORK. HAVE READ REPORTS OF OTHER VEHICLES HAVING SAME PROBLEM. MAYBE THIS COULD HELP THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PARTS FOR RECALL NUMBER E22 REGARDING THE MANDATORY EMISSION CATALYTIC CONVERTER ARE UNAVAILABLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION IN A TIMELY FASHION AND WOULD BE ILLEGAL TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

PAINT IS FADING AND HAS STARTED PEELING, ALSO CHIPS VERY EASILY. EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS ALSO CRACKED. THE PAINT PROBLEM HAS BEEN STEADILY GETTING WORSE SINCE I FIRST NOTICED IT APPROX. (2) YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL LOUD AFTER THE MUFFLER WAS CHANGED, DEALER DIAGNOSED A CRACKED EXHAUST MUFFLER. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THE FACTORY PROBLEMS. THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TO OLD AND HAD TO MANY MILES ON IT. *TR

I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE ( 1996 AND NEWER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE )EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THEY DEVELOP AN EXHAUST LEAK, WHERE THE WELD OF THE 2 EXHAUST PIPES OFF OF THE ENGINE MEET THE FLANGE ( LEAK AT WELD OF FLANGE ) FOR THE TRANSFER TO A SINGLE EXHAUST PIPE. I'VE JUST HAD A RECALL COMPLETED BY JEEP BECAUSE OF THE RATTLE IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH I WAS TOLD POSED AN EMISSIONS QUESTION, BUT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK POSSES A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH EXHAUST LEAK OF HOT GASES OF CO, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB

I HAVE A 1996 PRE-OWNED JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON ITS CATYLIC CONVERTER AT LEAST A YEAR AGO. I HAD CALLED AGAIN TO HAVE MY CAR ON THE LIST. MOST RECENTLY, I CALLED ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN FEBRUARY TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVED THE BACK-ORDER PART ONCE EVERY 3 WEEKS IF THEY WERE LUCKY. WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE RATTLING NOISE. WELL, LAST WEEK MY CAR HAD TWO EPISODES OF SHUDDERING WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WEEK, MY ENGINE CCHECK LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT LEAST TWO DAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD VERY MUCH BE DUE TO THE CONVERTER BY A SERVICE PERSON. MY CAR WAS ALREADY AT A CRITICALSTAGE OF NEEDING THE REPLACEMENT. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO WAIT UNTIL MY ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. SO WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE ?*AK

ENGINE CUTS OUT OR HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING. PERIODICALLY(COULD BE MORE THAN ONCE A DAY) THE MOTOR TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. OFTEN HAVE TO WAIT APPROACH. 10 MINUTES AND WILL START. OFTEN AFTER ONLY A FEW MINUTES. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT HIGH SPEED THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT AND MAY RESTART IMMEDIATELY(SECONDS) AND OCCASIONALLY MUST PULL OFF OF HIGHWAY AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. RECALL ON PCM ; TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT IT MIGHT BE PCM , BUT PROBLEM HAS WORSENED SINCE RECALL ON PCM WAS PERFORMED. AT LEAST 20 FAILURES. PERHAPS MORE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO BACK PRESSURE AND RATTLING IN THE ENGINE. ON AUGUST 25, 2006 THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. THE RECALL WAS NOT IN THE NHTSA DATABASE. THE CONTACT SENT THE BILLING INFORMATION TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE WORK WAS DONE AFTER THE RECALL. ON MAY 4, 2006 THE WORK WAS COMPLETED BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

CONSUMER HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. WITHIN DAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE.*TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD EFFICIENCY FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AGAIN BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AND ORIGINAL OEM PART. *NM

CAR PURCHASED SUMMER OF 2002. WITHIN TWO YEARS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD PART FAILED CAUSING RUMBLING NOISE WHEN CAR ENGINE IS RUNNING AND SLIGHT SMELL OF EXHAUST. HAD A MICHIGAN CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACE THE PART WITH A NEW GENUINE JEEP EXHAUST MANIFOLD PART. NEW PART TODAY IS FAILING AGAIN. TOLD BY MECHANIC PART WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS PART IS ONE HE HAS SEEN FAIL CONSTANTLY ON JEEPS. MECHANIC EXPLAINED PART BREAKS DOWN FROM HEAT/COLD EXPANSIONS AND WHEN THE EXHAUST IS REMOVED THE PART IS IN PIECES. I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT AS THERE ARE NO RECALLS FROM CHRYSLER ON A PART THAT IS IMPORTANT RELATING TO ENGINE EXHAUST THAT CANNOT BE CHANNEL THROUGH THE EXHAUST PIPES SAFELY SINCE THE MANIFOLD IS BEING MADE TO BREAK DOWN WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD. CHECK OTHER VEHICLES (I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER NAMED AUTOS) AND YOU WILL FIND THIS PART IS NOT BEING REPLACED EVERY YEAR. HOW CAN AN EMISSIONS TEST BE ACCURATE IF THE EXHAUST IS NOT BEING CHANNELED THROUGH IT'S SYSTEM? THE EXHAUST SMELL IS RIGHT BY THE FRONT CAR DOORS, WHERE THE MANIFOLD PART IS FAILING. I HOPE YOUR DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK INTO THIS EXHAUST PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMANS. *JB

ONE DAY MY JEEP WAS GETTING NO BACK PRESSURE, TURNED AROUND MY CHECK IN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND THEN EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE LUCKILY I GOT OUT. FIRE DEPT HAD TO PUT FIRE OUT. *NM

I ONE DAY WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL BACK PRESSURE I COULD NOT CLIMB HILLS AND STARTED TO SMOKE BUT BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT HOME MY CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE LEAVING STRANDED WITH NO VEHICLE IN SITE I THEN CALLED THE POLICE DEPT THEY HAD TO PUT OUT. THEY SAID I WAS LUCKY TO GET OUT. *NM

1996 JEEP CHEROKEE, EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED AT WELD POINT, NOT ABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO POOR METAL USED BY MANUFACTURER. THE EXHAUST MUST BE REPLACED, JEEP MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, REFUSES TO ADMIT IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. MECHANICS WILL TELL YOU IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND CAN LEAD TO MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITHIN IN THE ENGINE IT'S SELF AND THE CONVERTERS. *NM

REAR MAIN CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL FAILURE RE: SERVICE BULLETN,DATED 3/15/96 NHTS REFERENCE NO 5423

HEATER HOSE JAMMED ACCELERATOR LINKAGE CAUSING RUNAWAY VEHICLE AT VERY HIGH SPEED...SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID COLLISION...BRAKES WERE INSUFFICIENT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS JAMMING CAUSED ENGINE RPM'S TO GO VERY HIGH [APPROX. 5000 RPM].

I WAS TOLD THAT ALL EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THE STRAIGHT 6 CYLINDER MOTOR DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE SAME LOCATION DUE TO STRESS AND THE REPLACMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REENGINEREED TO "FLEX". I FEAR MILD TO SEVERE CARBON MONOXIDE CONTAMINATION OF THE INTERIOR CABIN COULD OCCUR COMMON COMPLAINTS OF HEADACES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE $900 EST. THAT MANY CONSUMERS TAKE A CHANCE AND DO NOT MAKE REPAIRS. *AK

1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY CHECK THE SYSTEM AND FILL ALL THE FLUIDS, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *CB

MY JEEP HAS BEEN REALLY LOUD FOR SOMETIME AND IS GETTING LOUDER. IT IS WHEN YOU START IT UP (REALLY BAD) AND THE WHOLE TIME IT'S RUNNING. I ASK MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID TO TRY A HEAT RISER. WHEN WE WENT TO THE JEEP DEALER TO ORDER IT, THE PARTS GUY SAID WE COULD TRY THE HEAT RISER, BUT MORE THAN LIKELY IT WAS A CRACKED/BUSTED MANIFOLD. WHEN WE LOOKE, THE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED IN TWO OR THREE PLACES. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS IN MY AREA...THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING....MANIFOLDS ON THESE JEEPS ARE BAD ABOUT CRACKING. THE MANIFOLD LISTS FOR $431 AND THEY SAY ABOUT $200 TO PUT ONE IN. PLUS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT'S NO GOOD TO FIX THE ONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER BY WELDING IT, BECAUSE IT WILL CRACK AGAIN. THE SUGGESTION I AM GETTING IS TO BUY A NEW AFTERMARKET MANIFOLD...ALL THE MECHANICS SAY THEY WORK BETTER BECAUSE THEY HAVE 2 PIECES ON THEM THAT GIVE FOR EXTRA SUPPORT. I THINK THIS IS REALLY SAD. ONE SINGLE MECHANIC IN THE SMALL TOWN I LIVE IN HAS REPLACED AT LEAST 5 IN THE PAST YEAR. I THINK THIS IS OVERWHELMING! THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THIS PART TO ME.

MY 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE IT'S EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND LEAKS EXHAUST GASES. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS WITH THE 6 CYLINDER, 4 L ENGINE. THE MANIFOLD FAILED DUE TO A STRESS CRACK THAT DEVELOPED FROM UNEVEN EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THE LOCAL JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PART FAILS IN ALMOST ALL 6 CYLINDER JEEP CHEROKEES AND THAT THE PRESENT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE REDESIGNED NOT TO BREAK FROM STRESS CRACKS FROM NORMAL HEATING. THIS TELLS ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM, HAS REDESIGNED IT, AND IS TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF THE SAFETY FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT EXPENSE FOR THIS SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE IS VERY HIGH. ESTIMATED COST OF THE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD BY THE DEALER IS $1100 TO $1200. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF GRAND CHEROKEES WITH THE 6 CYL., 4 L., ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SAFETY DEFECT FROM A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS IS MY THIRD JEEP AND FOR THE PRICE PAID I EXPECTED HIGHER QUALITY AND A SAFER VEHICLE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SENSOR FAILURE.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR, ALSO THE MONITOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BLINKED WHICH INDICATED THERE WAS A REAR LAMP FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FAILURE. *JB *NLM

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE STALLED, AND CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *AK

DEFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CRACKS

INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS A 6 INCH CRACK IN IT AND THE FUMES ARE SEEPING INTO VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS.*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE ALL POWER.*AK *JB

MANIFOLD HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT.QUOTED $1500 TO FIX IT BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER.MANY FRIENDS HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, MANIFOLDS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO CRACK.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BOLT HAD SHEARED INTO THE BLOCK CAUSING THE MOTOR TO DROP. TS SCC

MOUNTS FAILED WHEN TURNING CAR INTO PARKING LOT. CAR IS AT DEALER FOR REPAIR NOW. SHEARED OFF BOLTS HAVE TO BE DRILLED OUT. DT

MANIFOLD CRACK OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR ALSO BALL JIONTS OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR. AUTO USED ONLY ON ROAD AND HIGHWAY SPEED. CRACK ETC WOULD HAVE TO BE A MFG DEFECT. JEEP WILL NOT DISCUSS COVERAGE. DT

APPARENTLY SOME FAILURE OCCURED WITH THE JEEP THAT CAUSED SMOKE TO ENTER THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE SMOKE HAD AN ARROMA OF ELECTRICITY. EVERYTHING THAT CONSUMER HAD RUNNING SUCH AS THE BLOWER MOTOR/AC WERE TURNED OFF. MRCONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE DESIGN ALLOWED DEBRIS TO ENTER THE AIR CONDITIONING AIR BOX AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE BLOWER RESISTOR. THIS CAUSED THE DEBRIS TO IGNITE FORM THE HEAT SOURCE, ALSO THE ENGINE GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. *JG

CAR WOULD NOT STAY STARTED, MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL TANK AND PUMP, DUE TO ADMITION OF JEEP'S FAULTY FUEL TANKS IN '96 JEEPS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES WITHING 1 MONTH SINCE FIRST OCCURRANCE. ALL THREE TIMES, TANK AND PUMP WERE REPLACED WITH NO BETTER OUTCOME. JEEP SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD!!! I BELIEVE IT IS, I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST QUIT, I HAD TO FIGURE SOME WAY TO AVOID GETTING HIT ON THE BUSY 2 LANE 55 MILE AN HOUR ROAD I WAS ON. IF THEY ARE GOING TO ADMIT TO A PROBLEM, THEN THEY SHOULD FIX AND PAY FOR THE MISTAKE! NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT 3 GRADE 8 ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE HAVE SHEARED OFF. *SLC

BUILD UP SLUDGE IS CAUSING ENGINE STALLING AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHJER INFORMATION.*AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED ON MY 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS. THIS IS MY THIRD GRAND CHEROKEE AND THIS IS THE SECOND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO. I NEVER HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THE OTHER AND SOLD IT AS IS. CHRYSTLER IS ADMITTING THAT THE DESIGN IS A FAILURE WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. THE JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER MUFFLER REPAIR SHOPS NOTICE THE CRACKED MAINIFOLD AS A COMMON DEFALT AND HAVE MADE THIS REPAIR MANY TIMES. WHEN I PURCHASED THE 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAD NO PLANS FOR A BUILT IN COST OF THIS MAGNITUDE (DEALER COST APPROX. $1200.00). I HAVE NOT RESERVED THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT TO REPAIR THE JEEP IN MY BUDGET AND WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE NOISE AND POOR PERFORMANCE OR FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO FIX IT. IT IS MY OPION THAT THE DESIGN WAS NOT SUFFICIENCTLY TESTED FOR WEAR AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY CHRYSLER. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR RECALLS AND CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS WITH NO SUCCESS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION THAT MAYBE HELPFUL IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE OR RETRIBUTION FOR REPAIRS. IF THE RESEARCH WERE CONDUCTED THE RESULTS WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY SHOW THAT A GREAT PRECENTAGE OF GRAND CHEROKEE'S HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS CRACKED EXHAUST.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ONE OF THE PULLEYS BRACKETS HOLDING THE "SERPTINE " BELT BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ESTIMATE DAMAGE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME, UNTIL IT CAN BE CHECK OUT. THE BRACKET HOLDING THE PULLEY CRACKED IN HALF. WHEN I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE JEEP DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURENCE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES. BECAUSE THE BRACKET IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM I HAVE 92,000 MILES. ANYWAY I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURE WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HIT A BUMP. CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND THOUGHT THAT LINKAGE SHIFTED. CONSUMER'S MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED, ALLOWING FUMES TO LEAK INTO PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, REPLACEMENT PART WAS MODIFIED DUE TO DEFECT AND DESIGN OF ORIGINAL PART. *AK *SLC

JEEP WAS IN FOR MAINTENANCE, DEALER NOTICED CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MECHANIC STATED THAT THESE CRACK ALL THE TIME AND IN THE SAME PLACE. THE DEALERSHIP NEW EXACTLY HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER SAID JEEP REDESIGNED THE MANIFOLD, DUE TO MANY FAILURES. I BELIEVE THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME ITEM OFTEN. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, THIS WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DANGER INVOLVED WITH EXHAUST ENTERING THE CAR. IF THE DEALER HAD NOT OF POINTED THIS OUT, I WOULD NOT HAVE EVER KNOWN. JEEP CUSTOMER SVC WAS NOTIFIED OF MY FEELINGS AND OPENED A FILE ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU!!!!!*AK

HAD JEEP IN FOR AC PROBLEM, DEALER NOTICED CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I SUSPECTED THIS BEFORE, AS ENGINE SOUNDED DIFFERENT. IN TALKING WITH SERVICE REP, THEY ADVISED "WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE, IT CRACKS IN A CURVED PART OF THE MANIFOLD. THE REPLACEMENT MANIFOLD HAS A FLEXIBLE CURVE WHERE THE CRACK OCCURS". IT COST ME $881.88 TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT DONE. BASED ON THE SERVICE REPS COMMENT, SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN DEFECT.

HAD JEEP IN FOR AC PROBLEM, DEALER NOTICED CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I SUSPECTED THIS BEFORE, AS ENGINE SOUNDED DIFFERENT. IN TALKING WITH SERVICE REP, THEY ADVISED "WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE, IT CRACKS IN A CURVED PART OF THE MANIFOLD. THE REPLACEMENT MANIFOLD HAS A FLEXIBLE CURVE WHERE THE CRACK OCCURS". IT COST ME $881.88 TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT DONE. BASED ON THE SERVICE REPS COMMENT, SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN DEFECT.

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND GOING UP HILL THERE IS A HESITATION COMING FROM ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSFER CASE IS BINDING ON TURNS AND THE GEARS TEND TO CLICK WHEN DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AIRBAG LIGHT AND LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WENT OUT. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES. *AK

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AT 47280 MILES. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO COVER THE COMPONENTS BECAUSE THE CAR HAS A SALVAGE TITLE, EVEN THOUGH THE COMPONENT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTED. WHICH IS 8 YEARS/ 80,000 MILES. *AK

CAR HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP/NO ABUSE OF ANY SORT ON OUR PART HASTENED THE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS/OVERALL REPAIR BILL WAS $1500.HEAD GASKET AND ASSOC. PROBLEMS CAUSED THE WATER PUMP TO SEIZE UP, THE SERPENTINE BELT TO SLIP OFF/THE METAL PARTS TO BE CHEWED UP WHICH WENT INTO THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE WATER LINES AND THE RADIATOR TO BE FLUSHED AS WELL.WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTENSIVENESS OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR COST. WE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER, BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT PROCEED WITH A RECALL UNTIL NHTSA REPORTS THIS PROBLEM TO THEM.THAT FILE # IS 8646708. WE PREVIOUSLY OWNED THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL(1988 JEEP).WE SOLD IT AT 200,000 MILES--NEVER HAVING EXTENSIVE REPAIR PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. *AK

ALL 3 BOLTS THAT HOLD MOTOR MOUNTS TO BLOCK BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP OR FALL.*AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING MANUFACTURER COMPENSATE HIM FOR DAMAGES AND ALSO CAR RENTAL THE HE HAD TO ENDURE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD FAN HITTING HOUSING OF THE RADIATOR. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN 5 TH GEAR OR REVERSE. MOTOR HAD DROPPED ABOUT 3 INCHES. MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS HAD BROKEN. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WOTHOUT WARNING.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE SOMETIMES WON'T START, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL START. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED IGNITION WIRES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM VEHCILE. IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON 07-AUG-2000 AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. ON 11-NOV-2000, IT CAME APART & SHATTERED IN EXHAUST. TAILPIPE, MUFFLER, EXHAUST HANGER & GASKET WERE REPLACED. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPENING A FEW TIMES, BUT IT SEEMED EARLY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE SHEARING OF THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT TO ENGINE BOLTS COULD HAVE ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN ONTO THE STEERING MECHANISM THEREBY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DUE THE THE ENGINE DROPPPING DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE REAR TRANSMISION MOUNT WAS TORN FROM THE CROSS MEMBER AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED RIGHT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A DRIVE SHAFT DISCONNECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ENGINE SHIFT COULD HAVE IMPACTED THE THROTTLE LINKAGE. THIS SHEARING OF THE 3 MOUNTING BOLTS WAS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AS THE BOLTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE BOLTS WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY HARDENED, OR POSSIBLY OVER TIGHTENED AT ASSEMBLY CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ESSENTIALLY DISABLED AND THE ONLY THING KEEPING THE ENGINE IN PLACE WAS THE DISTRIBUTOR LANDING ON THE CHASIS MOUNT HANGER.

THE ENGINE CYLINDERS WERE BAD, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *MJS

I CROSSED A RAILROAD TRACK AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 1 BLOCK AWAY. AS SOON AS I APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR, A LOUD BANG AND THE SOUND OF "DRAGGING A MUFFER" OCCURED. I IMMEDIATLEY PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SHROUD AROUND THE PRIMARY FAN WAS BROKEN INTO MANY PIECES. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE OPEN (OCCURED ON A SATURDAY) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 3 BOLTS SECURING THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT TO THE BLOCK HAD SHEARED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL SEVERAL INCHES. THIS REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENGINE TO DRILL AND TAP THE THREE HOLES TO INSTALL A NEW BOLTS. DIAMLER-CHRYLSER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE BOLTS BUT NOT THE $1000 LABOR. THE JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND MAINTAINED EXCELLENTLY.

ENGINE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS THAT SCREW INTO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAVE SHEARED OFF. DEALER HAS REPAIRED PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO REASON FOR THE CAUSE. *AK

A CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSED EXHAUST TO LEAK IN TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOTT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING NOISE. *MJS

WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE. *MJS

EXITED OFF FREEWAY, SLOWED DOWN TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WENT OVER A MANHOLE COVER (NOT A BIG BUMP, NORMAL MANHOLE COVER) HEARD NOISE LIKE THE TIRES PICKED UP A STONE. DROVE 1/2 BLOCK AND HEARD A RUBBING NOISE, DECIDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER SINCE IT WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY. DEALER SAID THAT THE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS SHEARED OFF AND MOTOR WAS HANGING. DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY MFG AND THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, I HAVE NEVER HAD A MOTOR MOUNT BREAK AND LEAVE AN ENGINE HANGING, I HAVE NEVER HAD A MOTOR MOUNT BREAK AT 47,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD, HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON GRAVEL - IT IS A VERY PAMPERED JEEP! IS THERE ANY RECALL OR SAFETY REGULATIONS ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS? *AK

DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, DEALER NOTICED CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. NOTED THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN THAT CO COULD ENTER THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE OF A KEY PART OF OF THE SYSTEM. *AK

FELT A THUNK BENEATH THE JEEP, DISCOVERED THE BOLTS HOLDING THE ENGINE IN PLACE (3) HAD SHEARED OFF ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO DROPDOWN ON ONE SIDE.

WHEN IT'S COLD OR DAMP VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHER INFOMATON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE, THEN TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE, BUT IT DID NOT START. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD DOES NOT CRACK UNLESS THEY IS DEFECTIVE OR INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. IT IS ODD THAT THIS PART WAS STOCKED BY THE DEALER AND THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER NEW THE PRICE ($640.00) WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS COMMON TO THEIR PRODUCT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. IF IT IS LEFT UNFIXED EXHAUST FUMES WILL ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THANK YOU. *AK

HEAED GASKET BLEW. YH

WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT 35 MILES AN HOUR CAR MADE A NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE MUFFLER FELL OFF. LOOKING AT ENGINE, IT WAS TILTED AND SITTING ON DISTRIBUTOR. MECHANIC HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTING LIKE IT. *AK

MULTIPLE REAR AXLE PROBLEMS, EACH DIAGNOSED BY OWNER PRIOR TO FAILURE. (THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM) THIS VEHICLE HAS AVERAGED ONE NEW REAR AXLE EVERY YEAR, INCLUDING THIS YEAR WHICH I AM WAITING ON PARTS. THE ENGINE'S FAULTY MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR QUIT OPERATION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON SOME SWITCHBACK ROADS. THE ENGINE ABRUBTLY QUIT RUNNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. ONLY QUICK THINKING BY USING THE PARKING BRAKE SAVED THE FOUR PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE FROM EMINENT DEATH. THE ENGINE RELUCTANTLY RESTARTED AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND WE CONTINUED DOWN THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING FOR A SECOND TIME AND WE WERE FORCED TO HOLD THE JEEP ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. I CAN'T BELIEVE NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THIS VEHICLE! THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURED ON TWO SEPARATE TRIPS, APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR APART, AFTER REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER, AND REPLACING THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR AND REMAPPING THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER FOR A SECOND TIME. FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS I OWNED THIS VEHICLE, IT WAS IN THE SHOP OVER 36 TIMES FOR WARRANTY RELATED REPAIRS. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/65R16 )

THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP OUT OF PLACE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SUNROOF RUSTED OUT- REPLACED BY DEALER, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND VINYL PANELING PEELED- BOTH THING REPLACED BY DEALER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON- SENSOR REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER.

THREE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS SNAPPED AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON PALISADES PARKWAY IN NEW JERSEY. THERE WAS NO WARNING (VIBRATING ENGINE, NOISE, ETC) BEFORE BOLTS SNAPPED. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THIS IS THE SECOND JEEP CHEROKEE HE HAS SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE IS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE ON THE JEEP, AND SINCE I DO NOT DRIVE IT OFF ROAD, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE ONLY REASON THE ENGINE REMAINED IN THE CAR WAS DUE TO THE DISTRIBUTAR CAP. IT TOOK 4 TITANIUM DRILL BITS TO REMOVE ALL THREE SNAPPED BOLTS. WERE IT NOT FOR MY DISTRIBUTOR CAP, THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR NEW JERSEY HIGHWAY.

AC FAILED FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO WEEKS; VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DEALER WON'T REPLACE AND STILL HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, BUT IMPROPERLY INSTALLED; HAD TO RETURN TO DEALER SECOND TIME TO GET IT FIXED, AS THEY HAD IT IMPROPERLY ATTACHED AND MOUNTED NEXT TO GAS TANK. VEHICLE ALSO DRIVES ROUGH, AND SOUNDS HORRIBLE, ALTHOUGH DEALER SAID NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.

THREE ENGINE BOLTS SHEARED OFF, LEAVING THE ENGINE HANGING LOW ON THE FRONT END. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BOLTS. *AK

ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS BROKE AND THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE COLLAPSED DOWNWARD. DUE TO THE COLLAPSE THE FAN MOVED DOWN AND IT HIT THE FAN COVER. WHEN THE MOTOR MOUNT COLLAPSED IT CHIPPED AWAY AT THE SURFACE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE SECOND TIME THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS CAME OUT COMPLETELY AND THE ENGINE FELL TO THE SIDE AGAIN THIS TIME WEDGING FAN INTO THE RADIATOR. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE MOTOR MOUNTS, BUT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT DO A GOOD ENOUGH JOB, IN ORDER THE KEEP THE MOTOR MOUNT SECURE.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE DUE TO A CRACK INSIDE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ALSO, THERE IS SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

UPON HITTING A BUMP ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I NOTED UNUSUAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THREE (3) OF THE SIX (6) BOLTS WHICH ATTACH THE ENGINE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHIFT. THE ONLY REASON THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT FALL OFF ENTIRELY IS THAT A PART OF IT CAUGHT ON THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE, PREVENTING THE ENGINE FROM FALLING OFF ENTIRELY. THE REPAIR FACILITY MANAGER INDICATED THAT THIS TYPE OF MISHAP OCCURS REGULARLY WITH JEEP VEHICLES. *AK

UPON HITTING A BUMP ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I NOTED UNUSUAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THREE (3) OF THE SIX (6) BOLTS WHICH ATTACH THE ENGINE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHIFT. THE ONLY REASON THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT FALL OFF ENTIRELY IS THAT A PART OF IT CAUGHT ON THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE, PREVENTING THE ENGINE FROM FALLING OFF ENTIRELY. THE REPAIR FACILITY MANAGER INDICATED THAT THIS TYPE OF MISHAP OCCURS REGULARLY WITH JEEP VEHICLES. *AK

THERE IS A CRACK WITHIN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE. *AK

PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT, VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING AND NO POWER. DRIVER HEARD A BIG BANG AND THE TENSIONER FELL OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CHEROKEE IS BEING HELD AT DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND ANOTHER CAR RAN A RED LIGHT HITTING CONSUMER ON THE LEFT FRONT. A FEW MOMENTS AFTERWARD THE JEEP BURST INTO FLAMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, AND DEALER NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD SHEARED OFF. *AK

BRACKET SNAPPED AT IDLER PULLEY RUPTURING SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OVERHEATING BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN

FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CAR DIES AND WILL NOT STAR. , DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OCCURRENCES ON 11-4-98/11-21-98 AND 12-23-98. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE SOMEONE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP BROKE, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON.

WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITH OUT INDICATIONS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN WHICH THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE DRIVING VERY ROUGH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACING PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAK.

HEARD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND WHEN PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR FORWARD AND REVERSE.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FIRE.

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. ANTIFREEZE LEAKS FROM WATER PUMP.

ENGINE FIRE.

CONVERTER CLAMP WAS NEVER INSTALLED, CAUSING NOISE AND ABRASION DUE TO CHAFFING.

CONVERTER CLAMP WAS NEVER INSTALLED ALLOWING HOT PIPE TO SHIFT REARWARD AND RUB AGAINST THE FUEL TANK.

CONVERTER CLAMP WAS NEVER INSTALLED AT FACTORY. CONSTANT NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE, HOT PIPE SHIFTED REARWARD AND BEGAN RUBBING AGAINST FUEL TANK.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT INDICATION, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES STALLING OCCURRED DUE TO A FAULTY PCM. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK ANYWHERE THE TRUCK JUST CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SOMETIME THE TRUCK WOULD START BACK UP, AND SOMETIMES IT HAS TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. *AK

ENGINE BLOCK FAILED.

NOISE IN ENGINE.

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

MOUNTING BOLTS THAT HOLD MOTOR IN ENGINE SHEARED OFF ONTO GROUND, CAUSING MOTOR TO DROP, ONLY INDICATION WAS LOUD NOISE, BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, DEALER REPLACED BOLTS. *AK *SLC

NOISE FROM BOTTOM END OF ENGINE BLOCK.

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

EXHAUST TAIL PIPE RATTLES.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED.

ENGINE FIRE.

OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTES AT ONE TIME VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, MOST TIMES WHEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL IT COULD BE RESTARTED. *AK CARGO LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, SEVERAL HOURS LATER THEY TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN. *SLC

MOTOR MOUNT BOLT MISSING, CAUSING NOISE.

ENGINE VIBRATES.

ENGINE FIRE.

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, HAD THE TRUCK ONE MONTH WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE ENGINE BLEW UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

FAILURE OF THE GAS HOSE, THE GAS HOSE RUBBED AGAINST THE AXLE, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE GAS LINE.AK