When making left turn and having a 1/4 tank of gas or less vehicle will stall. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated that sending unit was defective. Please add VIN.
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee fuel system complaints
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Rear end went out and vehicle was inoperable. Contacted dealer and wheel bearings were replaced. Rear end has been replaced twice already.*ak keyless remote failed. Fuel gauge failed. Buzzing noise when unlocking the doors. Transfer case leaking. Rear end makes noise, dealer rebuilt differential. Left front wheel makes noise.
Fuel gauge showed over 1/4 tank when vehicle ran out of fuel in traffic. There is a recall on jeeps for this problem, but chrysler says mine isn't covered even though it was manufactured right in the middle of the recall dates.( 12/96).
Gas guage is indicating that there's only half a tank of gas. Consumer fills up tank, and vehicle will take a whole tank of gas. Please provide any further information. Consumer has contacted that dealer.
Gas gauge fails to regulate porperly. Gauge would read more fuel then it has.
Fuel gauge reads inaccurate amounts of fuel. Manufacturer stated vehicle was not included in recall due to vehicle being manufactured 3 days earlier than vehicles included in recall.*ak the fuel tank level sending unit failed which caused the fuel gauge to display an inaccurate fuel level.
The failure appears identical to that covered in the federal safety agency recall 97v1940002, but is not in date range covered by the recall.
Had completed filling tank with fuel and was driving home when consumer started smelling fuel. After arriving home, parked vehicle, and checked beneath. Noticed fuel was leaking from top of the fuel tank. Had not contacted dealership or mechanic.
Vehicle experienced total failure at 65 MPH. I was told this was due to a corroding fuel tank, caused by additives used by gas manufacturers. Apparently the corroding tank "pieces/slivers/shards/etc." clog the fuel filter/fuel pump and does not allow fuel to reach the engine. Chrysler has since changed the construction of their tank to account for this problem. However, I had to wait in excess of 2 weeks for a tank because of a (quote form the dealer) "national backorder" on fuel tanks. Upon further investigation, I have found this to be a widespread problem (it's what's causing the backorder, as best as I can determine). The warranty company I have extended coverage through (wynns), told me that they are so familiar with it that they have instituted a procedure to deny any claim arising to chrysler tanks since it is a problem stemming from the chrysler design. My real problem arises from the fact that while this issue is so far reaching to cause a national backorder on chrysler tanks, getting chrysler as a corporation to admit the problem is impossible (of course) although the local jeep dealer is aware of it. If it is a known problem, I as a consumer should have received some notice about potentially corrosive tanks, or perhaps there should be a recall on this item. The fuel tank failure causes a complete stoppage of the vehicle, as I learned travelling 65 MPH on rte. 81s in pennsylvania with my 7 month pregnant wife and 1.5 year old son in the car. I thankfully was able to get the car to the side of the road, but it was inoperable thereafter. I have since had the tank, fuel pump, fuel filter, and o2 sensor replaced at a cost of $1023. While I would like to see chrysler halp me out with a portion of this since it is the tank design/construction that caused the failure, I ultimately would like to see them alert their customers about the potential of the vehicle shutting down.
Gas gauge on instrument panel intermittently shows incorrect level of fuel in tanks. Dealership has informed consumer that this vehicle is not included in recall 97v194002/ fuel sending unit. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
A defective fuel pump,has been replaced on three occasions, once by a dealer, and the other two times by a independent repair shop.*ak
Consumer was traveling on highway and vehicle shutdown without prior warning, consumer pulled over and gas tank had 3/4 of gasoline, dealership was aware of problem, the sending unit was defective, vehicle ran out of gasoline due to a faulty sending unit. *ak consumer stated the gas tank was empty even the guage showed over 100 miles to empty.
There was a sudden loss of power and engine shut down while the consumer was driving the vehicle, it was indicated that the fuel sendeing unit was defective, when gasoline was added, the vehicle started and ran well, the consumer says the failed part should be recalled.
97 v 194 002/fuel level sending unit: vehicle fuel level sending unit indicating significantly more fuel in the tank than is actually present. May not be aware that vehicle is low of fuel, and increasing risk of a crash if vehicle stops due to no fuel. Manufacturer was notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was not covered under recall due to VIN. *ak
Consumer was calling in regard to the federal safety agency recall 97v194002n/ manufacturer's recall 755. While attempting to pull into traffic vehicle ran out of gas, although gas gauge read 1/4 of a tank. Dealer has been contacted for this problem, but refused to remedy problem free of charge even though vehicle was experiencing same problem. Consumer's vehicle was manufactured three days after the cut-off date as stated on recall. Please provide further details. *ak when the driver depresses the gas the vehicle bogs down and then takes off, the driver's door dome light is inoperative intermittently due to open circuit, dealer replaced dome light switch. Nlm
Vehicle not included in recall 97v194002. Fuel tank mounted fuel level sending accuracy can degrade over time, indicating more fuel in reserve than actually present. Please give any further details.
There is a recall for fuel sending unit/ fuel pump manufactured in 1996 & 11/96...my vehicle was manufactured on 12/3/96, three days later than then cut off point for the recall...therefore I must pay for the repair myself...I think the recall cut off point should be expanded to cover all the defective units.
Recall 97 v 194 002/fuel level sending unit: vehicle fuel level sending unit accuracy is indicating significantly more fuel in the reserve than actually present,. Low fuel increases risk of a vehicle crash if vehicle was to stop due to no fuel. Dealer / manufacturer were notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was not covered under recall. Feel free to provide any further information.
Fuel gauge would read full, but fuel tank was empty. Consumer had vehicle serviced. Technician stated fuel sending unit needed to be replaced. Place provide further information.
Vehicle stalled due to running out of fuel while the fuel gauge showed 1/4 tank of fuel remaining. Manufacturer informed consumer his vehicle was not included in recalls 97v194000, 97v194001, or 97v194002 for fuel sending unit. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
The gas guage does not report more fuel as described in the other recall, but the guage pointer suddenly, at any speed, drops to empty and the guage chimes a warning. This happens when parked, when driving, when idling, when you first start the engine and when you've been driving for hours. It happens repeatedly - the pointer will flop from empty to the proper level up to 30 times within 2 minutes (not an exaggeration). Sometimes, it does not go back to the proper level - I have filled the tank completely, watched it go to e, then driven 25 miles home with the pointer on e the whole time. My husband has a 1998 jeep gr cherokee and it does the same thing.
While driving 70 MPH vehicle suddenly stalled. Towed to dealer who noticed the vehicle was out of fuel, yet fuel gauge showed 1/2 a tank. Fuel sending unit needed to be replaced. There was recall 97v194002, but per chrysler this vehicle was not affected due to VIN. *ak the failed part was on order, and was not part of the recall. The sudden stalling of the vehicle makes driving it very dangerous.
Fuel sensor was replaced in 1997 and may 2001, and once again. Fuel was not feeding through lines, causing vehicle to hesitate. Vehicle came out repair shop, and in rain 2 days later, vehicle almost came to a stop at 60-65mph. Consumer took it back, and techinician test drove vehicle with consumer noting the problems. June 8, dealer kept it for a week, and problem was still there.
Vehicle has same problems as recall 97v194002 . Fuel tank mounted fuel level sending unit accuracy has degraded, causing vehicle to indicate that more fuel is in reserve than is actually present. Manufacturer has advised that this vehicle was not included in recall due to VIN.
Fuel level sending unit showed inaccurate fuel level, causing car to run out of gas during operation. This was subject of the federal safety agency recall campaign 97v194000, but the scope of the recall may have been too narrow.
Consumer had to have fuel sending unit replaced. Please provide additional information. *ak fuel guage indicates more fuel than actually have, will run out of fuel when guage says 1/4 to 1/2 available.
Fuel guage is not registering correct level of fuel in vehicle. Dealership informed her that it sounded like fuel sending unit could possibly be defective, but her vehicle was not included in recall 97v194000. *ak the part that chrysler sent to mechanic was the recall kit part, vehicle was manufacturered 6 months after recall, however still experienced exact problem of recalled vehicles.
Fuel gauge is no longer reading correctly, it goes from empty to full, etc. There was a recall on fuel sending unit, but this vehicle was not affected.
Gas gauge on instrument panel fails to register correct amount of fuel in tank. Has taken vehicle to dealership for repair.
Vehicle has a problem with fuel sending unit. This has caused vehicle to run out of gas due to fuel lever not reading correctly. Their is recall 97v194000 for this problem, but this vehicle was not covered.
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