Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (1997)

991 consumer complaints on file.

#813765July 3, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED 65 MPH, THE JEEP BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL DRIVER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER OF A TANK. SENSOR IN GAS TANK WAS CAUSE OF ERRATIC OPERATION. FUEL TANK MUST BE KEPT FULL FOR PROPER PERFORMANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521324July 3, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS HAD TEN INTERMITTENT INCIDENTS OF TRANSMISSION MISSING THE ONE TO TWO UPSHIFTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813306June 20, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE CONNECTING CABLE TO THE GAS TANK THAT REGISTERS THE GAS IN THE TANK HAS A DEFECT, AND IT MAKES THE OWNER THINK THERE IS MORE GAS IN THE TANK THEN THERE IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813177June 17, 1997
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#517626June 16, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED; VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK AND DRIVER WAS NOT IN VEHICLE. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TO STOP IT FROM MOVING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WENT OVER A CLIFF AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#518444May 18, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE FAILED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811824April 29, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE SET AT 70MPH, SUDDENLY CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED TO OVER 90MPH, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE TO STOP, BRAKES ONLY SLOWED VEHICLE TO 40MPH, PLACED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, THEN TURNED OFF IGNITION TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807707January 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, DRIVING VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, ON DRY SURFACE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, HITTING THE HOUSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605712January 6, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS GAUGE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805150November 15, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHE WAS PARKING HER VEHICLE IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804732November 8, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES AND PARKED THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT 1,500 MILES.THE REASON IS UNKNOWN AS OF NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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