1997 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

MY GUESS IS THE WATER BUILD UP FROM THE A/C EVAPORATOR IS CAUSING SOME KIND OF SHORT TO THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, HORN, AND RADIO

FUEL-SENDING UNIT WILL READ THAT CONSUMER HAS GAS, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REALLY HAVE ANY, AND WILL RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *YH

FUEL SENDING UNIT WILL READ THAT THE CONSUMER HAS GAS, BUT THE CONSUMER DOES NOT, AND WILL RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD RAN OUT OF GAS DURING RUSH HOUR-GOING 35MPH. THE GAS GAUGE STILL SHOWS 1/2 OF TANK. (THE CONSUMER HAS TO WATCH THE MILEAGE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHEN HE NEEDS GAS, AND IS CONCERNED OF GRANDSON BEING INJURED) THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE. SCC

ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. ABS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY DON'T HOLD.*AK DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENSOR, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *SLC

AFTER RETURNING FROM THE GROCERY STORE, I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. 30 MINUTES LATER, I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE HOOD WAS BLACK & BLISTERED. WE DIALED 911 TO REPORT THIS AND THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MA SENT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THEY WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD RELEASE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN MELTED BY THE HEAT. THEY FORCIBLY OPENED THE HOOD AND HOSED DOWN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNTIL IT HAD COOLED TO A SAFE POINT. THEY FILED A REPORT AND THE POLICE ALSO FILED A REPORT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYLSER DEALER THAT SAME DAY. ON MONDAY, JULY 22, 2002 I NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE COMPANY MET LIFE. THEY SENT AN APPRAISER THAT WEEK WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY DEBRIS ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT THEIR CONSUMER COMPLAINT NUMBER AT 9AM MONDAY JULY 22ND THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ENGINE FIRE IN MY 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. I ALSO RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER IS RECALLING OVER A MILLION SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FROM 1999 TO 2002 BECAUSE OF A MANIFOLD PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE. MANY OF THESE CARS WERE JEEP CHEROKEE MODELS. IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO ME BY THE MECHANIC AND INSURANCE APPRAISER THAT THIS IS WHY MY CAR HAD AN ENGINE FIRE. TODAY I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT, JULY 29, 2002. CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALLS OR GONE TO SEE THE CAR AND REVIEW THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FIRE. I AM NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE IF MY CAR CAN BE SAFELY REPAIRED AND AVOID A RECURRENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU CAN INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT AND REVIEW THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FIRE IN MY VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF IT SHOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. CAN IT BE REPAIRED SO THAT THE ENGINE FIRE DOES NOT RECUR DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE DESIGN.

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDER UNIT AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 194 002. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED 13 DAYS AFTER RECALL MANUFACTURING DATE. *AK CONSUMER ADDS VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *TT

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR DEFECTIVE, SEVERAL DEALER MECHANICS AGREE THIS IS A COMMON SITUATION WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL. NON-DEALER MECHANICS ALSO SEE THIS AS SITUATION COMMONLY. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR OTHER VEHICLES FOR SIMILAR PART BUT WON'T FOR THIS MODEL. ALSO, PREVIOUS CONDENSATION LEAKAGE FROM FRONT PASSENGER AIR VENTS.*AK

THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE ROTORS WARPING AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL. 3RD TIME REPLACING THEM, DEALER SAYS IT MUST BE US. *AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, ALSO STEERING LOCK BROKE OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK. *JB

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SINCE DECEMBER 2001. CONSUMER WOULD PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. ONCE HE THOUGHT THAT HAD PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, AND FOUND THAT HE HAD TO JUMP BACK INTO VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS GOING BACKWARD. VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP REPLACING TRANSMISSION.*AK