Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at approximately 20 MPH, there was a fuel odor coming from the vehicle. The contact discovered fuel leaking from the fuel tank. The contact mentioned that the fuel gauge indicated low fuel levels immediately after refueling. In addition, the low fuel warning light illuminated on numerous occasions causing the contact to refuel the vehicle often. The vehicle was inspected by a certified mechanic who stated that the failure was due to the plastic fuel line. The contact also stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 210,000.
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee: wrong fuel gauge reading
149 of the 987 complaints about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 149
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- typical mileage
- 83,000
- recalls
- 1
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
The fuel sending unit keeps going out. Never did work right. Could never tell how much gas was in the tank. The dealer never did fix it right or did not put in a new one.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. The fuel gauge indicated that there was fuel present in the vehicle, however, the vehicle would run out of gas. The contact was not the driver and could not give more detail. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency recall # 97v194000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly). The current mileage is 129,000 and failure mileage was 122,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 55 MPH, a warning light illuminated, a chime sounded, and the gas gauge indicated that the vehicle was out of fuel. The gas gauge then went back up, indicating that fuel was present and the warning light dimmed. The weather was sunny and approximately 80 degrees. The contact believes that his vehicle should be included in recall # 97v194000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly). The current and failure mileages were 25,386.
1997 jeep grand cherokee (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 97v194000) recall for fuel sending unit. Dealer tells me that the unit was replaced in 2002, yet today the replaced part is failing just like the original and the dealer expects me to pay for it even though this part was supposed to be the fix for the original recall..
Dt: the fuel gauge's reading was inaccurate. Recal 97v194000l was issued on this problem. . When the consumer contacted the manufacturer, they told him this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN although this vehicle experienced the same problem on september 3,2005. The inaccuracy of the fuel gauge caused the consumer to run out of fuel. *ak
Fuel gauge reads as full when empty. This was already involved in a recall of my make, model and year vehicle, but apparently not of my VIN number. I'd like to get the recall expanded to include all vehicles with this problem.
The federal safety agency campaign 97v194000. Daimler chrysler issued a fuel level sending unit recall. This vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. Consumer had a difficult time determining how much fuel was in the gas tank.
The fuel gauge system indicator malfunctioned. Always read full tank, even when the tank was empty, the dealer replaced a sensor at consumer's expense of $585.00. *ak
Consumer's vehicle experienced the same problem as mentioned in the federal safety agency recall 97v19400 concerning fuel gauge system. The fuel tank mounted fuel level sending unit accuracy can degrade overtime, indicating significantly more fuel in reserve than is actually present. Dealer indicated this vehicle had the same problem but was not included in the recall due to VIN.
Fuel gauge was giving incorrect readings. As a result, consumer ran out of gas on several occasions.
While driving fuel gauge showed the wrong fuel level. This could have caused the consumer to run out of gas without warning. The consumer was having the same problem as stated in recall 97v194000. Dealership would not repair vehicle because the VIN number was not included.
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles. The fuel tank mounted fuel level sending unit accuracy can degrade over time, indicating significantly more fuel in reserve than is actually present.
- Risk
- Owners may not be aware that their vehicle is low on fuel increasing the risk of a vehicle crash if the vehicle stops due to no fuel.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the fuel level sending unit.
Recall number 97V194000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
149 of 987 owner complaints about the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee (15%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Stalling 83Fuel pump 32ABS 27Loss of power 23No deployment 20Power steering loss 18Grinding brakes 17Brake failure 16Fire or smoke 14Fuel leak 13Premature wear 13Jerking 10Wipers 10Won't start 9Check engine light 8Hesitation 8Sudden acceleration 8Pulling 7Transmission failure 7Engine failure 6Headlights 6Slipping 6Won't shift 6Door locks 5
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