1997 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

HOOD BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CABLE MUST HAVE SNAPPED. VISION WAS BLOCKED BY HOOD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE DRIVER CAN'T SEE WHERE TO GO. *AK

GRINDING TICKING SOUND AND GAS LEAKS. DEALER SAID THE TANK WARPED AND THE NOISE CAME FROM READ DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS. WATER LEAKS FROM WINDSHIELD

WAS DRIVING 65MPH AND HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO PRIVIATE MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOLTS HAD EITHER SHEARED OFF OR WERE BROKEN OFF ON RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO DROP ONTO FRAME. FIRST TIME VEHICLE WAS DIABLED. CURRENTLY, THIS WAS SECOND TIME. ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE.*AK

ROLLAWAY IN REVERSE WHILE IN PARK- LEFT FOR WORK IN A.M., BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED TO PUT VECHICLE IN PARK ON DIRT ROAD TO GET OUT AND PUT MAIL IN MAILBOX. AFTER TURNING AROUND FROM PUTTING MAIL IN MAILBOX SAW THAT VECHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARD. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK AT IDLE AND KNOCKED ME DOWN AND BACKED OVER ME AT SLOW SPEED.*AK

VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WASN'T POSSIBLE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.*AK

MY VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC WHILE THE GAGE STILL SHOWED OVER 1/8TH OF A TANK OF FUEL. I ALMOST WAS RUN OVER BY TRAFFIC WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR WHEN IT STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. NHTSA HAS A RECALL ON FILE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THE NSTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 97V194000, MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 755. SINCE THEY SAY MY VEHICLE NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THIS RECALL, THEY SAY I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. I BELIEVE THAT THIS RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THE VEHICLES AFFECTED AND SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *AK

IN FEBRUARY OF 1998 WE RECEIVED A LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 19, 1998. THE LETTER DESCRIBED A POSSIBILITY OF AN INACCURATE FUEL GUAGE DUE TO A FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD TO WAIT FOR NOTIFICATION FROM THE FACTORY. NOTIFICATION NEVER CAME. WE CHECKED ON OTHER OCCASIONS BY PHONE OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE. WE WERE TOLD NOTHING. ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONE RECENTLY OUR VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FOR A NO START CONDITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED IT WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF FUEL (ON BOTH OCCASIONS). WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RECTIFIED AND WAS TOLD OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # (97V194000). WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WERE TOLD IN SO MANY WORDS "SORRY WE CAN NOT HELP". I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE RECEIVED THE LETTER IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND SECONDLY WHY THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE LETTER AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE RECALL BULLETIN SAYS IT WILL DO.*AK

THE VEHICLES GAS GUAGE IS INACURATE AND SHOWS MORE FUEL THAN ACTUALLY IN TANK. THERE HAS BEEN OTHER RECALLS FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER CHRYSLER SAYS MY MANUFACTURE DATE DON' T FALL IN THE RECALLS TIME FRAME. *AK

MY 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE GAS GUAGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.WHEN IT GETS TO A QUARTER OF A TANK YOUR REALLY ON EMPTY.I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN 3 RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM,HOWEVER ACCORDING TO MY CHRYSLER DEALER MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THESE RECALLS. *AK