Airtex Products: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Airtex Products reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 1, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 7,291. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET AIRTEX ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS INSTALLED FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN 1997-2004 JEEP WRANGLER; 1997-2001 JEEP CHEROKEE; 1997-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE; AND 2000-2003 DODGE DAKOTA VEHICLES. THE PLASTIC ELECTRICAL GROMMET CONNECTORS AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUELS AND MAY DEGRADE CAUSING A POTENTIAL LEAK PATH FOR FUEL.
The risk
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
AIRTEX WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRTEX CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-880-3056.
25 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,295 | 14 | 25 | 110 |
| 2004 Jeep Wrangler | 192 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 2003 Dodge Dakota | 296 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 762 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| 2003 Jeep Wrangler | 98 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2002 Dodge Dakota | 678 | 12 | 18 | 55 |
| 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,476 | 16 | 20 | 75 |
| 2002 Jeep Wrangler | 108 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 2001 Dodge Dakota | 678 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| 2001 Jeep Cherokee | 229 | 8 | 13 | 25 |
| 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 883 | 10 | 15 | 80 |
| 2001 Jeep Wrangler | 170 | 7 | 16 | 17 |
| 2000 Dodge Dakota | 806 | 12 | 14 | 60 |
| 2000 Jeep Cherokee | 369 | 7 | 40 | 26 |
| 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,447 | 12 | 18 | 108 |
| 2000 Jeep Wrangler | 251 | 5 | 20 | 17 |
| 1999 Jeep Cherokee | 366 | 8 | 18 | 41 |
| 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,638 | 10 | 15 | 124 |
| 1999 Jeep Wrangler | 213 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 1998 Jeep Cherokee | 399 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,028 | 10 | 13 | 172 |
| 1998 Jeep Wrangler | 265 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 1997 Jeep Cherokee | 390 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 991 | 11 | 17 | 112 |
| 1997 Jeep Wrangler | 401 | 7 | 5 | 32 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06E011000.
Full record for the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →