Gasoline Engine problems of the 1996 Jeep Cherokee

Seven problems related to gasoline engine have been reported for the 1996 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 09/11/2000

No summary listed for above vehicle.

2 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 09/21/1999

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.

3 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 10/06/1998

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.

4 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 05/01/1998

Front coil springs weak.

5 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 05/01/1998

Steering box leak.

6 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 01/01/1997

Heard noise when accelerating from a stop and when placing transmission into gear forward and reverse.

7 Gasoline Engine problem

Noise from bottom end of engine block.




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