Dealership said these defects were not covered fuel sending unit sends wrong level of gas in tank, brakes failed pulsated full brake job was done , rear windsheild wiper doesn't work at times.
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee fuel system complaints
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Fuel gauge is showing there is more fuel left in tank than there actually is, causing vehicle to shutdown and leave consumer stranded . Cosnumer claims it is the same defect as mentioned in recall 97v194002, but it does not included 1998 models.
While traveling 65 mhp and without any indication vehicle stalled/ lost all power. Tow truck towed vehicle. Noticed that when filling vehicle wth fuel it started with no problem. Please provide further information.
Fuel sending unit failed.
Approx. 6 months ago, gasoline leaked from tank to garage floor. Fumes entered home. We were awake and quickly moved vehicle and ventilated home, before fumes reached burning fireplace. Dealer replaced a plug and promised it would never happen again. 7/2/2000 gasoline leaked in garage while family was sleeping. Fumes contaminated entire home. Wife taken to hospital for exposure. Dealer now states the plastic tank misformed but will not advise why. Service manager, steve, states he has seen this happen before, but refused to install a metal tank. We have advised that we do not want the truck back and fear for our family's safety. Vehicle is currently at dealer. In 1998, this vehicle shut down in the middle of a highway due to the same problem other consumers mentioned on your complaint page. The dealer is also performing the brake recall work. I feel this plastic gas tank is extremely dangerous, since it misformed and leaked on it's own. If the dealer makes us bring the truck back home and finish the lease, we are afraid to operate the vehicle or put it in our garage. Please help.
While stopping on a hill and trying to get into in a highway vehicle was without power. Gas gauge showed that tank still had fuel, but, in reality, did not had any fuel.
While driving on interstate noticed loss of power, vehicle appeared as it was going to stall. Pulled over to the side of the road, gave it gas, and vehicle just died. Put in gas, drove it to the service station, and added more gasoline. It was reading a full tank, but in reality, it was empty. Contacted the dealer.
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On two occasions vehicle lost power due to running out of fuel. Fuel gauge misread, only 1/4 tank full. Dealer notified and informed that repairs would be made at consumer cost. *ak
Fuel gauge read 1/4 tank but ran out of gas, driving on highway, the pump shorted out because it was sucking air.
Dealer sold vehicle with leaking rear seals, defective differential. Noticed bumping and whining noise less than 8 hours after purchase. Sun roof leaked causing the headliner to detach from roof of vehicle. Repaired once-said drain tubes were routed properly. Second time replaced roof-said seals did not match. Rear differential replaced. But did not address leakage around transfer case, seals etc in dec 98. Now it's in the shop again! Gas gauge fluctuates to empty when idling. Transmission slips. Driver seat automatiically reclines and heater does not work consistently.
I was driving north on rt. 684 with my gas gauge reading was 1/4 full. Vehicle stalled in the third lane of the highway. I managed to pull over and avoid oncoming traffic. One hour later, a state trooper picked me up and drove me to a service station. He told me that my vehicle may have a faulty gas guage as he has picked up other drivers of jeep grand cherokees that have had the same thing happen to them. He said he thought that certain years of the vehicle had been recalled. He turned out to be right. Once the vehicle was refueled, I had no problems starting up and driving home. The next week I took the jeep into pamby motors in ridgefield ct and they replaced under warranty the defective part. I was fortunate that the incident occurred when I was alone and not with my family or at a time when the traffic volume would have made it more difficult to avoid traffic. I would like to hear back from chrysler and the federal safety agency about this problem, whether it is widespread and what chrysler intends to do about it.
Fuel exhaustion with fuel gauge indicating 1/8 full, fuel computer displayed 75 miles to empty
Fuel gauge.
Gas gauge.
A falsely registered fuel gauge almost caused a rear end collison because vehicle ran out of fuel with gauge showing 1/4 tank of fuel while driving on the highway. Dealer was not notified at this time.
Before I realized that the guage wasn't working, I ran out of gasoline twice. The second time while I was on the highway during the rush hour commute. This was extremely scary and dangerous as I was stuck at a dead stop in the fast lane with no where to go. I was hit during the second incident. I did not wear out the gas tank. Although the manager at the dealership told me that she had heard lots of complaints about this same problem from other customers, chrysler will not pay for the repair in full.
Gas gauge indicated that there was quarter of a tank of gas. However, there was no gas at all in the tank which caused vehicle to stall and had a crash. Vehicle was totaled. Please provide further information.
Fuel gauge does not register the correct levels of fuel which causes the vehicle to run out of gas. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
I was operating my jeep grand cherokee on the highway at about 50 MPH when the vehicle stalled out. The gas guage meter showed that there was 1/4 tank of gas in vehicle. The gas tank was in fact empty.
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The fuel level gauge inaccurately reads the amount of fuel in the vehicle. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Rear axle assembly failed. Mjs
9/23/98 dealership: jeep eagle dupage (630) 653-4060 invoice number: 150281 mileage: 5721 days out of service: 1 engine cuts out when accelerating or turning when fuel tank is 1/8 full or less. The solution: replaced fuel pump assembly. 11/3/98
Fuel gauge malfunction. Yh
Fuel pump leaking.
Steering gear box leaking.
Fuel gauge failed.
Module fuel pump failed.
Cd player failed.
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