1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRASH INTO A HOUSE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *JB

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE CUT OUT. FUEL GUAGE READ 1/4 TANK, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS BAD. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, DEALER SAID VEHICLES MADE IN 8/96 WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CALLED CHRYSLER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS.*JB

THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. WHICH WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON TANK. RELATED RECALL 97V194002, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*JB

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE,I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ,THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH COLD WEATHER SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO GROWLING IN REAR END WHEN BACKING.HOWEVER I AM CONVINCE THAT THIS IS A COMPANY DEFAULT.PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE .

NAR 02/25/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL SENDING FIXED BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT, HE WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

THE HOOD LATCH FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN, HIT THE ROOF AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD.*JB RELATED INVESTIGATION EA-02-029.

FUEL PUMP GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING MAKING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER FELT VERY HOT IN ONE SPOT. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THERE WERE BURN MARKS IN THE SEAT , BUT I THIS CASE THERE APPEARS TO BE NONE. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHICH REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURED TWO YEARS AGO AND WAS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE.

GAS GAUGE DIDN'T PROPERLY INDICATE VEHICLE'S FUEL LEVEL. THREE DEALERS DIAGNOSED DEFECT AS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT LOCATED WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. RELATED RECALL 97V194000. CONSUMER'S V.I.N. WAS NOT INCLUDED. PH

AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE THREE (3) RECALLS FOR A DEFECT FUEL GAUGE/FUEL PUMP. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 97V194000, NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 97V194001 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 97V194002. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE A 1967 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LOREDO. VIN #[XXX] REPAIRS COST $641.56 I FEEL THAT THIS AMOUNT SHOULD BE REIMBURSED TO ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR