Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#529598January 28, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WITH FUEL GAUGE INDICATING MORE THAN 1/4 TANK REMAINING AND LOW FUEL INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529761January 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
SEVERE DRIVELINE VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATION AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820762January 21, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND THE OCCUPANT WAS IN A SEATBELT EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE SEATBELT UNLATCHED AND THE OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523273January 20, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL LEAKS HEAVILY WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED AT STATION AND FOR NEXT 10-15 MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529229January 17, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON/OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522921January 13, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH IN HIGH SPEED LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO FUEL PUMP OVERHEATING. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND PROBLEM STOPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528252January 9, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
SIX DAYS AFTER FUEL GAUGE REPAIR THE STRAP HOLDING THE TANK BROKE ALLOWING TANK TO DANGLE. BRAKE FAILURE AND STEERING MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819127December 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE DOESN'T REGISTER AND THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF GAS. IT APPEARS ON THE GAUGE TO BE MORE GAS IN THE TRUCK THAN WHAT REALLY IN THE TRUCK. IT APPEARS THAT REPLACEMENT PART IS ALSO FAILING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526538November 28, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL ASSEMBLY LEADING TO FUEL TANK WAS DISCONNECTED FROM FUEL TANK CAUSING FUEL TO GO IN TANK BUT ALLOWED FUEL TO OVERFLOW FROM TOP OF TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819517November 26, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VECHILE WAS RUNNING IN PARK POSITION, APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AFTER , VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, MOVING EVERY QUICKLY. CONSUMER RAN AFTER VEHICLE, TRIED TO JUMP INTO VEHICLE, FELL DOWN, HIT HEAD, COULD NOT STOP, ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#525326November 21, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818207November 4, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DP97003, FAULTY GAS GAUGE INDICATOR; GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/8 OF A TANK WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY, CAUSING OWNER TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY. NEXT TIME GAS INDICATOR SHOWED 3/8 OF A TANK WHEN IN FACT IT WAS EMPTY. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 28, 1997. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523834October 27, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL LEVEL TANK SENSOR (SENDER) UNIT FAILED RESULTING IN GAUGE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815806October 20, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHEN TRAVELING ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF DUE THE FAULTY GAS INDICATOR WHICH READS THE VEHICLE HAS FUEL, DA97-003. DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817166October 16, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FRONTAL IMPACTS, AND THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATES THE VEHCILE WAS INVOLVED IN UNDERCARRIAGE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817088October 15, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND SPED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER, AND BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. THIS HAPPEN TWICE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817096October 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL TANK: FAULTY GAS GAUGE. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE JUST DIED IN THE FAST LANE WITH NO WARNING . THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE VEHICLE, IT WAS READING BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522932October 7, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF GAS GAUGE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818123October 7, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO THE FREEWAY; ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT; THEN HIT FRONT OF JEEP WHICH WENT INTO A SPIN; IT JUMPED A CURB & KNOCKED DOWN 1 POLE. UPON IMPACT WITH POLE, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED SOME INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#818126October 7, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE WOULD BE SHOWING FUEL IN VEHICLE WHEN VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM. *AK WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS, THE FUEL GAUGE LISTED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD MORE THAN 1/4 TANK LEFT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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