1992 JEEP CHEROKEE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

MY CAR HAS BEEN STEADILY LOSING OIL FOR THE LAST MONTH AND I AFTER I CAME BACK FROM LUNCH AT WORK ONE DAY, WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY WORK, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SMOKING SO I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A HALF AN HOUR THEN WENT DIRECTLY TO THE GAS STATION WHERE HE TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPAIRED, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND IF HE TOOK IT APART IT WOULD END UP COSTING MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH. SINCE WE JUST PAID THE CAR OFF, I WAS HOPING THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE CRACKED MANIFOLD. IT HAS BEEN STEADILY LOSING OIL AND I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER WEEK NOW, WHICH IS EXPENSIVE. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. ALSO AT TIMES THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH DOES NOT WORK AS THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE MY CAR WILL NOT START AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IT WILL START. *LA

Mileage: 142,600

CONSUMER STATES HER JEEP VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN SHE MAKES A TURN IT REALLY VIBRATES. SHE SAYS SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO FOUR DEALERS AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. *NLM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT SIX HOURS A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, CAUSING FUMES TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE.

THRERMOSTAT/RADIATOR/WATER PUMP/REAR MAIN SEAL/HEAD GASKET/VALVE COVER GASKET/ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET/OIL FILTER ADAPTER RING. FAILED. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND PLUG WIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS WHICH CAUSED EXHAUST FUMES TO COME INTO INTERIOR FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A CRACK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS, WHICH CAUSED EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER INTERIOR, DUE TO A CRACK IN MANIFOLD.*AK

PURCHASED TRUCK USED, THE FRONT ENGINE BALANCER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

DRIVING VEHICLE HOME, A CLOUD OF SMOKE APPEARED IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE, ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED DRIPPING OIL, NO STEERING/ENGINE/TRANSMISSION POWER. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED.