1998 Jeep Wrangler Sport from North America - Comments

Broken gas cap.

Seat ripped.

Cracked exhaust manifold.

This is my third Wrangler and it has been by far the best yet. I previously had an 87 and 94. Great off-road vehicle!

Unbelievable, my Jeep is a 98 and it too has a cracked exhaust manifold. Only 49,000 miles on it. This is abnormal I think and so do the mechanics I have gone to..

I have had my 98 TJ since August 98. It has 60,000 highway miles on it. The exhaust manifold has busted clean in two on one of the pipes. I picked up a secondary source replacement for $275 because the dealership wanted $650 for theirs. Mechanics around town indicated they have seen a 60% failure rate in the stock manifolds and the supplier I bought from is selling a couple each week. It seems like an expansion/contraction problem and the stock manifolds aren't allowing any.

Yes it is a common problem with 97 and 98 Jeep Tjs the exhast manufold does fail as much as 70% of the time. Some reason DC hasn't recalled them yet and isn't including it as part of the exhaust so you cann't have it under then 120,000 exhaust warranty.

I replaced mine with a borla after finding it would cost more to get the factory one installed.

The rest of the entries are older, but when I came across them I had to add mine. Just another case of my wrangler having a cracked exhaust manifold, and I plan on replacing it with an aftermarket part.

I own a 97' Jeep Wrangler and everyone I've talked to has also had problems with the exhaust manifold. I bought a hedman manifold and a year later it too cracked, but not as bad as the stock manifold. I was wondering if it would be harmful to weld the cracks up and if they would hold on the cast iron if anyone has any information please e-mail me at blaine_carlile04@yahoo.com thanks.

I own a '99 Wrangler sport. My jeep has only 52,000 miles on it and I just cracked my exhaust manifold. After talking to several mechanics I have come to find that this is a very common problem and am upset that there is not some type of recall on this issue. After doing some of my own research on the internet I am more upset that exhaust manifolds have been cracking for years on the wrangler and they are not being researched by Jeep in an attempt build a better one. I was most upset when going to the local Jeep dealership to find out a price to fix their mistake, only to find out it will cost me $590 for a new exhaust manifold and the gasket! I didn't even bother to find out the total price to fix their low quality part with the labor included. I too am looking aftermarket in hopes of finding good quality for my Wrangler. Any suggestions on what to buy or avoid please email me at broncos_23@hotmail.com with a subject heading of exhaust manifold. Thanks.

I too just found out that my 98 Wrangler has a cracked manifold, it is the worst jeep ever, and I have had more problems with this vehicle than any other I have ever owned.

I have a cracked Manifold on a 99 Sport Wrangler. I am in the process of determining what the best course of action is to get it fixed. I am leaning to going with an aftermarket part, but I feel Jeep should have covered this as it is such a common problem.