Engine Problems of Jeep Cherokee

2001 Jeep Cherokee 128,000 miles has a cracked cylinder head between ports #3 and #4. This seems to be a common flaw on 00-01 Jeeps with the cylinder head cast # 0331.

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I am the owner of a 2000 Jeep Cherokee classic with a 4. L 6cylinder engine. I am the second owner of this Jeep with 102,000 miles. All services always done on time, oil, brakes,flushes, fluids, ect. My oil pressure dropped one day while driving and my antifreeze started disappearing. I went to have the car looked at by a repair shop they told me the cylinder head between the 3rd and the 4th cylinder had a crack in it. I was also told it is a known problem by Jeep and it was due to defective machines that made the cylinder heads. I looked online and found over 10,234 blogs about this problem. So I went to a Jeep dealer thinking it should be a recall or defective part recall and Jeep is saying there is nothing they can do about it it will cost me 3200. 00 dollars. I feel this many defective parts all with ( exact )same problem should be a major concern.

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On December 17th of 2003, I brought my 200 Jeep Cherokee in for service at a local auto shop. He discovered through a diagnostic check that the engine was skipping on # 3 and # 5 cylinder. They replaced the engine coil pack and spark plugs. The vehicle at that time had 89,941 miles on it. On January 31st of 2006, that same Jeep was brought to the shop again with a skip in the engine. It was also determined through a diagnostic machine that the same problem was occurring. This time the engine had 126,350 miles on it. That is less than 40k miles in 25 months. I am not sure what the warranty is on this unit, but it would be greatly appreciated if someone could look into this manner. I have spent almost $600 in 2 years for the same problem. There must be some sort of an issue. Please let me know.

Bought car used w/49,000mi. As soon as I got it on the road, I noticed the "check gauges" light illuminated at a warm idle, only to find my oil pressure guage pegged at 0 psi. Did research on the web and apparently the "0331 cast" breed of cylinder heads that DC used in 2000-2001 xj's are noted for cracking after an overheat. Sure enough the vehicle had a crack in the cylinder head, which caused coolant to mix into the engine oil. Consequently, my main, rod and camshaft bearings, as well as the cylinder head itself had to be replaced. Long story short, there are several complaints out there exactly like this one, do research before you buy any Cherokee from this era using the 0331 heads. Unfortunately, DC never stepped up to the plate and offered a recall. Caveat emptor!.

Engine check light continued to stay on. Transmission control module malfunctioned.

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While in the house for ten minutes the Jeep caught on fire. The fire department stated that the fire was associated with the engine. The heat was sort of intense which melted the paint to the hood, making it difficult to open the hood by the mechanic.

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Mounts failed when turning car into parking lot. Car is at dealer for repair now. Sheared off bolts have to be drilled out. Dt.

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One of the engine pistons blew a hole in side of engine. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified . Feel free to provide any further information.

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Consumer states that 3 grade 8 engine mount bolts on the left side have sheared off.

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.

There was a problem with the brakes, a noise in the motor, and the differential was leaking.

Engine bolts that hold engine up have broken off after hitting a pothole. Contacted a dealer.

Vehicle hit a pothole, dropped 3 inches on right side. Consumer pulled over, and noticed 3 of the bolts holding engine had broken off. Right engine mount bolts broke off in the block, causing a broken fan shroud, fan blade was hitting inner fender wall.

Consumer is not sure what engine problems are. Sending form to consumer, detail information will be added.

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.

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.

Oil pressure gauge dropped due to failure of the oil pressure sending unit.

Passenger's motor mount bolts shearing off in engine block during normal use. It has happened to a number of people with the 4. 0l engine & Chrysler knows about this & has come up w/ a fix concerning this problem. This is a very dangerious condition & it should be addressed this way. Chrysler is refusing to pay for this repair saying it is not covered under the extended warranty. The only reason this failure is accurring is because the bolts are probably being over torqued or of poor grade. Please help because I'm not alone with this problem.

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.

Motor mount bolts sheared letting motor drop which damaged fan shroud.

Motor mounts were replaced twice. Consumer was traveling on highway and felt a vibration inside of vehicle. He was able to pull over. Vehicle had to be towed.

While driving at about 45 mph engine dropped, and consumer had to get off the road.

The right side engine mount broke, causing the engine to drop out of place while driving. Dealer has been contacted.

Please note at the present time temperature gauge is not working after approx 6 . Gasket change water hose etc.

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.

Crankshaft failed.

Motor mount bolts sheared off, allowing the engine to shift while in motion, also causing increased vibration in the vehicle. Dealer said bolts need to be replaced.

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.

Support bolts that hold the engine have sheared off. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.

While driving in heavy traffic engine rod failed, causing the engine to completely shut down, cause unknown. Please give any further details.

All 3 bolts that hold motor mounts to block broke off while driving, causing engine to drop or fall. Consumer is requesting manufacturer compensate him for damages and also car rental the he had to endure.