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1997 Jeep WRANGLER Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Mani Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	340298
Internal NHTSA #	757509
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	JEEP
Model	WRANGLER
Model Year	1997
File date	07/01/02
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANI
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Engine was very loud, so i took the vehicle to the dealer who said it was a cracked exhaust manifold. I asked if this is a problem with the wranger and was told that they were not aware of any recalls. Contacted a few jeep clubs via the internet and found out that the cracking of exhaust manifolds on wranglers is very common, to the point that you're lucky if your's doesn't crack, and that the manifold has since been redesigned. I contacted the crysler customer service center on the internet to find out if there was a problem and if in fact the manifold was redesigned as i wanted to make sure that i wasn't just installing another defective exhaust manifold. There are aftermarket exhaust manifolds that carry an unlimited warranty and are in fact less expensive, unfortunately there is a heavy demand for them with a long wait. Chrysler customer service would not provide me with any information, just boiler plate responses thanking me for contacting them. I ordered a new replacement exhaust manifold from the dealer, and when i went to pick it up, both the service and parts managers indicated that they new of no problems with the wrangler exhaust manifold cracking. When i asked if the manifold was redesigned, they indicated that they did not know. When i got home and opened the box containing the replacement manifold, it is obvious that the manifold was indeed redesigned! They added bellows thermal expansion joints in the first and sixth exhaust pipes. Apparently the length of the manifold coupled with thermal expansion, just rips apart the manifold. While i did not have a fire in my engine compartment, as some have had, the underside of the intake manifold was black from the leaking exhaust, and was indeed evident in the car when driving. Repeated contacts to the internet chrysler customer service ended with them cutting off communication. I have digital pictures of the old and the redesigned manfold. I am very disapointed in how chrysler has handled this issue.*ak
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	METUCHEN, NJ
VIN pattern	1J4FY19S4VPXXXXXX
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Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/04/00
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Jeep WRANGLER Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Mani Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Jeep WRANGLER Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Mani Problems, Complaints and Defects

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