1997 Jeep Cherokee complaints

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE.

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

FUEL LEVEL TANK SENSOR (SENDER) UNIT FAILED RESULTING IN GAUGE FAILURE.

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

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

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

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

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF GAS GAUGE FAILURE. *AK

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

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

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

WHILE TRAVELING AT 33MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER TWICE BEFORE BEING STOPPED BY SOME SMALL EVERGREEN TREE.

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

OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR FACE ON AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

FUEL GAUGE FAILED.

GAS GAUGE FAILED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS.

FUEL GAUGE FAILED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS.

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

FUEL GAUGE FAILED, REGISTERS 1/3 FUEL WHEN IT IS EMPTY.

THAT THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. *AK *JB

GAS GAUGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND CUT OFF. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHEN GAS GAUGE REGISTERS A QUARTER OF FUEL LEFT, THE TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY AND TRUCK RUNS OUT OF GAS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T READ THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE CAR. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS. GAS GAUGE HAD SHOWN 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHEN IT HAPPENED.*AK

THE FUEL TANK GAUGE SHOWS FUEL TANK HAS GAS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 8/25/97 TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SERVICE DEALER HAS KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. *AK

IMPROPER READING OF FUEL GAUGE DUE TO FAULTY CIRCUT CHIP BOARD FOR FUEL CONTROL, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE 60MPH WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS; GAS GAUGE INDCATES STILL HAD OVER 1/4 TANK; NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE LOW ON GAS; CALLED DEALER & INFORMED KNEW WHAT PROBLEM WAS. DEALER SAID WILL REPAIR GAS GAUGE PROBLEM.

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT HAVE A SEPARATED DETENT FOR FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, THEY ARE COMBINED IN A 1-2 POSITION. WHEN SHIFTING INTO 1-2 POSITION, VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASES TO 24-28 MPH AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN A FATALITY.

SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCH PLATE IS MISPOSITIONED, PREVENTING BUCKLE FROM LATCHING.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 60 MPH FRONT-END COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ON NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND CLOSING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR, THE REAR QUARTER PANEL WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED, VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED. THIS IS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

A FUEL LEAK WAS EXPERIENCED BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE HAD DISCONNECTED. *AK