I purchased a 1995 Jeep Wrangler rio grande edition Jan 2003. It had 103,000 miles on it and is in great condition. After about 6 months I started to hear a cold engine knocking in the 2.5L engine. I had mechanicls check the lower end and all looked good. I also replaced the oil pump, lifters, pushrods and rocker arms and the noise is still there until the engine warms up. I have researched this problem and have found that there was a problem with the 2.5L, and 4.0L engines that DC produced from 1991 - 1995 which is piston slap when the engines get over 70,000 miles on them. I also found a class action suite against DC concerning this problem and the consumers won with the options of a new engine, good trade in on another car or great discounts on dealer items. I called DC and also wrote a letter about my problem and this law suite. The reply I got was that basicaly sucks to be me and they were not going to do anything for me. This is a manufacture defect and they will not correct this problem. So now I either replace my engine that will cost me over 2,000 or hope and pray when I drive that it will not destroy itself. I am in the coast guard and my Jeep is my transportation to and from work and I dont get alot of money that I can just throw around on a new engine when I just bought the Jeep last year. If I did not like Jeep so much I would drive it to thier factory and park it there till they fix it.

- Newport News, VA, USA

While driving, consumer heard a snapping noise from the right front of the vehicle. Consumer had vehicle serviced by a mechanic who indicated that the engine mount stand bolt had broken off, and this is a common problem with these make/model vehicle.

- Bronx, NY, USA