NHTSA Complaint #10184180 — 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10184180
Vehicle	1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 5, 2006
Date Filed	March 4, 2007
Mileage	120,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	VA

Consumer Description

CRANKSHAFT COUNTER BALANCE WEIGHTS SCRAPING AGAINST INTERNAL ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO MAIN CRANKSHAFT THRUST BEARING WEARING OUT AT 115,000 MILES DUE TO BAD OEM PART. ALL OTHER ENGINE PARTS ARE EXCELLENT! THIS WEAR CAUSES AN INTERNAL TICKING SOUND THAT STEADILY GETS LOUDER AS WEAR CONTINUES. REPLACEMENT OF THE THRUST BEARING REQUIRES ENGINE REMOVAL, ENGINE DISASSEMBLY AND IS NOT PRACTICAL. AFTER $900 FOR DIAGNOSTIC WORK, MECHANIC SAYS PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AND DRIVE IT UNTIL IT STOPS, THEN REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE.............OR REPLACE IT NOW........THE PART WILL FAIL AND BE TERMINAL TO THE ENGINE. *JB

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