Jeep Cherokee Complaints (1997)

390 consumer complaints on file.

#818215October 7, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DRIVING 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE & STALLED ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE & HAD COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. NOTICED GAUGE SHOWING 1/4 TANK OF GAS. TOW DRIVER SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522855September 30, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT 33MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER TWICE BEFORE BEING STOPPED BY SOME SMALL EVERGREEN TREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816461September 18, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522096September 16, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815706September 16, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR FACE ON AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522011September 12, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE FAILED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522021September 12, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FUEL GAUGE FAILED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521806September 8, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FUEL GAUGE FAILED, REGISTERS 1/3 FUEL WHEN IT IS EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816141September 8, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE WHICH INDICATED THE VEHICLE HAD HALF A TANK OF FUEL WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815881September 2, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THAT THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815889September 2, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND CUT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815827August 29, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL: DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY APPROXIAMTELY 55MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN , PRESSED FOOT HARDER ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN FINALLY GOT TO CURB. HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TOLD THE GAS GAUGE WAS BROKEN AND WAS OUT OF GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815833August 29, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DP97-003; DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR CAN MAKE IT APPEAR THAT THE GAS TANK HAS MORE GAS THAN ACTUALLY IS IN THE TANK, WHICH CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE WAS TO STALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815768August 28, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CONSUMER EXPRIENCED FALSE INDICATIONS OF GAS GAUGE TWICE. SHE PURCHASED VEHICLE JANUARY 1997, AND ON AUG. 19-97, SHE RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN INDICATOR SHOWED APPROXIMATELY ONE-EIGHTH FULL. AGAIN ON AUG. 25/97, THE INDICATOR SHOWED ONE-FOURTH FULL. THE JEEP SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY. CONSUMER WAITED 15 MINUTES JEEP STARTED, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THEY PUT 2-5DOLLARS OF GAS IN JEEP, DROVE TO GAS STATION. JEEP TOOK ONLY $10.00 OF GAS AND STARTED TO SPILL OUT OF TANK. THE INDICATOR SHOWED HALF-FULL. THE NEXT DAY SHE DROVE TO GAS STATION, TANK TOOK $25.00 MORE AND INDICATOR SHOWED FULL. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815773August 28, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK CAUSED TO HAVE A FAULTY GAS GAUGE INDICTOR TO APPEAR. THE GAS TANK HAS MORE GAS THAN IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK, RESULTING IN STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815792August 28, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERS A QUARTER FULL, AND THE COMPUTER REGISTERS THAT THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 63 MILES LEFT BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815817August 28, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THREE OCCASIONS, INDICATING MALFUNCTION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS, THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO HESITATE AND LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALERS HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815753August 27, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T READ THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816760August 27, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS. GAS GAUGE HAD SHOWN 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHEN IT HAPPENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815724August 27, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHEN GAS GAUGE REGISTERS A QUARTER OF FUEL LEFT, THE TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY AND TRUCK RUNS OUT OF GAS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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