| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280917 | Incident Date: May, 01 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CONCORD | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: WRANGLER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4FY29P4WP | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 25 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 02 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 98 tj jeep 2.5lt with on it 57,000 now. what i experienced was a major power loss in the while getting on the freeway. the symptoms were as follows. the engine would rev up but the rpms & speed would rise slowly. i though maybe the clutch was slipping and pulled off the freeway and drove it back home . i noticed it got worse and the engine was running poorly at idle and if you gave it gas it would bog down and die. i also noticed strong exhaust fumes and very little pressure from the exhaust pipe. so i took it to the muffler shop for a new catalytic converter and they informed me that i should take it to the jeep dealer. because in ca there's a federal recall law that states that the dealer must replace the catalytic converter at no cost to the owner if it fails before 80,000 miles regardless if you bought it new or not and mine had 56,000. so i took it to the dealer and they installed a brand new catalytic converter free of charge and labor. the jeeps runs great and the dealership was very nice .they said they have had problems on this with certain models. hope this helps. oh if you really want to know if that's the problem just disconnect the exhaust pipe going up to the exhaust manifold real quick and fire it up if it starts right up and has power then you know that's it. but hook it back up don't drive it like that. you might damage the engine. you'll need a 14mm deep socket and some wd40 to removed the 2 nuts on the studs. that's it. *nm |
