Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (1997)

991 consumer complaints on file.

#523767October 15, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION DUE TO IMPROPER SHIFTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604428October 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523642October 9, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE REGISTERS APPROXIMATELY 1/3 TANK WHEN THE CAR IS TOTALLY OUT OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816979October 7, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V08000), CALLED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLEIN FOR REPAIRS. LATER, PICKED VEHICLE UP. NOTICD THERE WAS NO HORN & NO DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. DEALER SAID HAD NO PARTS & MFGR SAID DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE OR IN STOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523541October 6, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816908October 6, 1997
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V08000). CALLED DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES TO SET UP APPOINTMENT. INFORMED THEY CAN DO THE WORK. NO PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523945October 4, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE PROPERLY. AT HIGH SPEEDS, 40-60 MPH, REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL DOES NOT ALWAYS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE OR SLOW DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523634October 1, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE READS INACCURATELY THE FUEL AMOUNT, AND HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHIEL SHOWING 1/4 TO 1/2 A TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522717September 30, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE INDICATOR FAILED, SHOWING 1/4 TANK WHILE TANK WAS EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522747September 30, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHILE IT WAS EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816129September 30, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS TANK GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY THE LEVELS OF FUEL THAT IS IN THE TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817665September 25, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION WHEN STARTED; LEFT BUT PULLED BACK TO DRIVEWAY; LEFT VEHICLE IDLING; HEARD A SOUND LIKE VEHICLE SHIFTING, VEHICLE MOVING BACKWARDS. DRIVER'S DOOR TORE OFF & VEHICLE WENT DOWN DRIVEWAY & HIT GARDNER'S TRAILER. OWNER JUMPED IN & PUT VEHICLE'S BRAKES ON; VEHICLE STILL IN PARK POSITION. MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATOR CAME & COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520286September 16, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816338September 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DP97-003. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH GAS GAUGE . GAUGE READS THAT THERE IS STILL FUEL IN TANK WHEN THERE IS NOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816353September 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE FALSELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523241September 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE GAS GUAGE FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE LOST POWER/STALLED. ALSO, HORN FAILED, AND VEHICLE HAS TWO LEAKS IN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522072September 14, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAS GAUGE READS 1/4 TANK WHEN CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816230September 10, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 FULL WHEN THE TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. A NEW SENDER UNIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816158September 9, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DP97-003, WHILE DRIVING AND HAD A QUARTER TANK OF GAS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816181September 9, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHEN TRAVELING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE THE GAS INDICATOR WHICH LISTED THE VEHICLE HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK OFGAS WHEN THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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