1995 Jeep Cherokee Engine Problems

THE EXAUST BOLTS ARE BROKEN AND THE JEEP IS LOUD THE NOISE JUST STARTED ONE DAY WHEN I STARTED THE JEEP.

NHTSA ID

11023510

Incident

Aug 20, 2017

Mileage

99,000 mi

THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157K

NHTSA ID

10745596

Incident

Apr 10, 2015

Mileage

157,477 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 09/01/2015*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WASN'T TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED TAKING THEIR VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND REPLACED CRANK SENSORS, CAM SENSORS, DISTRIBUTOR PARTS, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TO PERSIST. UPDATED 12/7/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10732717

Incident

Jan 8, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

DRIVING 25 MPH ON CITY STREET RAN OVER A SINKHOLE/POTHOLE AND ENGINE BOLTS SHEARED OFF AND ENGINE SHIFTED. JEEP HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10412530

Incident

Jul 9, 2011

Mileage

189,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 3, 2009, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LANDED IN A DITCH AT LESS THAN 40 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN, WHICH CAUSED THE HEAD GASKET TO FAIL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

NHTSA ID

10260699

Incident

Mar 3, 2009

Mileage

180,000 mi

CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR BURNS OUT. GOT IT FIXED AT DEALER, BUT IT IS OUT AGAIN 5 YEARS LATER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232668

Incident

Apr 15, 2008

Mileage

13,300 mi

RECENTLY, WHILE ON I-75 N IN ATLANTA, GA A VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT OF ME. I VEERED TO AVOID IMPACT AND THE DRIVERS SEATBEAT BUCKLE ON MY VEHICLE BECAME DISLODGED AND HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THIS DATE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10075112

Incident

May 25, 2004

Mileage

162,000 mi

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT REAR BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10023993

Mileage

109,597 mi

THE VEHICLES OIL CHANGE GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017930

Incident

Apr 30, 2003

Mileage

66,000 mi

1995 JEEP CHEROKEE 4.0L. REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AT A COST OF $475.00 DUE TO A CRACK FOUND IN THE MANIFOLD DURING A REQUIRED STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING ALMOST ROUTINE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE PRIOR TO A REDESIGN OF THE MANIFOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10013786

Incident

Mar 31, 2003

Mileage

152,011 mi

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. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10003973

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

10000218

Incident

Aug 6, 2002

Mileage

43,000 mi

THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDETN. (NHTSA # 99V340000) *SCC *DT

NHTSA ID

568293

Incident

Aug 26, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

769448

Incident

Jun 21, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

768923

Incident

Dec 17, 1998

HIGH TEMPERATURES COMING FROM THE EXHUAST PIPE HAS CREATED A HOLE IN FLOOR OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

NHTSA ID

8020273

Incident

Mar 15, 2001

RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME - THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT.*AK

NHTSA ID

764760

Incident

Jul 26, 2002

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. *JG

NHTSA ID

8013943

Incident

Jun 22, 2002

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 *SLC

NHTSA ID

8012453

Incident

Jun 2, 2002

MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS KEEP SHEARING PREMATURELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

8009934

WHILE DRIVING MOTOR MOUNTS/ BOLTS BROKE , ENGINE SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE, CAUSING DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

8008691

Incident

Apr 29, 1999

A CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING EXHAUST FUEL TO LEAK INSIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8006353

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

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 NHTSA 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.*AK

NHTSA ID

756403

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE KEEPS BREAKING. LAST TIME THEY BROKE IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2000.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001482

Incident

Jan 2, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

756299

Incident

Jan 1, 2002