3.2
definitely annoying- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 42,100 miles
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Defective exhaust manifold. Cracks
- Ventura, CA, USA
Manifold crack over $400 to repair also ball jionts over $500 to repair. Auto used only on road and highway speed. Crack etc would have to be a mfg defect. Jeep will not discuss coverage.
- York, PA, USA
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). 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.
- Cordova, TN, USA
- Austin, TX, USA