Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. He experienced difficulty starting the vehicle after its been turned off for a long period of time. The dealer stated that the fuel injectors are not receiving sufficient levels of fuel. He replaced the fuel filter and regulator; however, immediately after the repair he experienced an identical failure. The failure mileage was 90,000 the current mileage was 110,000.
2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee fuel system complaints
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Multiple. Purchased vehicle brand new with less than 9 miles. Vehicle has required over $6,000 in repairs ranging from power window motors, electrical issues, brakes on many occasions, fuel system problems, and problems with shock absorber durability. Vehicle is 5 years old with less than 80,000 miles.
Faulty fuel pump and faulty A/C.
Fuel leak after filling car up.
Vehicle had approximately 50,000 miles when engine service light came on. Took vehicle to dealer who noticed gasoline leaking on the ground under the gas tank. Gas tank was removed and dealer found that the o-ring sealing the fuel pump to the gas tank had slipped allowing gas to leak out when the tank was full. The service rep said I was very lucky that nothing had ignited the leaking fuel.
Dt: the contact stated that the vehicle consistently stalled and leaked gas. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where they determined the gas leak was caused by the fuel pump. The fuel pump was replaced however gas continued to leak. On 07/13/06 the vehicle was taken to the independent repair shop for the stalling problems and the gas leak. The mechanic determined there was a blown fuse which causing the vehicle to stall. The the fuse was replaced and tighten. While stopped in the dealer parking lot with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle lunged forward accelerating and almost hitting a pedestrian. The mechanic test drove the vehicle and was unable to make the involuntariy acceleration reappear. The vehicle continues to stall and leak gas.
Over a one (1) month period, my car has been serviced by the dealer four (4) times due to a hesitation when accelerating especially at speeds over 60 MPH. When attempting to accelerate the car begins to stutter and the malfunction indicator light appears and continually flashes. This problem has nearly caused me to be in two accidents! When this first began, the problem occurred only at higher speeds. However, by the third and fourth occurrence it was happening at only 20 MPH and when at a stop light the car would shake and begin to die. There are only 12,000 miles on the vehicle and it is less than one (1) year old.
Similar to the summary in odi id #10026122, 2003 jeep grand cherokee hesitates on acceleration, malfunction indicator light flashes, and vehicle runs very rough. Fortunately still under warranty, but this is the third fuel injector that needed to be replaced within the past three months. Dealer service department admits having similar problems with other new grand cherokees, but blames it on "bad gas." vehicle has 15,000 miles on odometer.
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