NHTSA Complaint #10714078 — 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10714078
Vehicle	2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 1, 2013
Date Filed	May 1, 2015
Mileage	176,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VT

Consumer Description

THIS JEEP HAD THE 4.7L V8 ENGINE. JEEP WAS RUNNING FINE, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH LEAKING FLUIDS, ETC.OR ANY ENGINE ISSUES AT ALL. WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE VEHICLE STARTED VERY ROUGH AND HAD NO POWER - HITTING THE BRAKE TO CHANGE GEARS WOULD STALL THE ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SHOWED NO COMPRESSION IN THE FIRST CYLINDER. I WAS UNABLE TO PAY TO HAVE MY ENGINE TORN APART (KEEP IN MIND I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND STILL OWED OVER $1000 ON SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT DRIVEABLE), BUT FROM THE SYMPTOMS IT SEEMS THIS WAS CAUSED BY A DROPPED VALVE SEAT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE IN THIS ENGINE (IN JEEPS AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES) AND AM SURPRISED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I AM UNSURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. *TR

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