1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. NO SAFETY RECALL MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 97V194V002. CONSUMER STATES THAT TANK READS MORE GAS THAN WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN TANK.*AK

FRONT ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY REFUNDED FOR PARTS NOT LABOR, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR LABOR. NLM

GAS GUAGE DOES'T WORK PROPERLY GOES EMPTY AND BACK AND FORTH MY JEEP AND OTHER FRIENDS .I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD OCCUR ON THIS DEFECT.*AK

AS PER NHTSA CAMPAIGHN NUMBER 97V194000 . THE RECALL ONLY COVERS JEEPS FROM SEP 1996 TO NOV 1996 MY JEEP WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE 1996 AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE JEEPS IN YOUR RECALL HAS. WE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THE JEEP AND MY WIFE ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE THE JEEP WAS SHOWING 3/4 0F A TANK AND THE JEEP SHARPLY DECELERATED ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING HER TO BE RAN OFF THE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION THE HASSLE OF BEING STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALOR AS USUAL WAS NOT COOPERATIVE AND SAID TOO BAD IT IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE MONTH OF THE RECALL VEHICLES. PLEAS CAN YOU HELP. THANK YOU CHIP PERKINS. *AK

RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, JEEP HAS A HISTORY OF "REAR" PROBLEMS. I WISH I KNEW THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE A 3 YR. OLD SUV WITH 52,000 HIGHWAY MILES WOULD NEED AN ENTIRE REAR REPLACED. JEEP IS SELLING JUNK! HOW OFTEN DOES THIS HAPPEN IN OTHER SUV'S? I'M GETTING RID OF THIS VEHICLE AND BUYING A TOYOTA.

FUEL GAUGE READS A 25 TO A HALF OF TANK; BUT, VEHICLE WIIL RUN OUT OF GAS. DEALER SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS RECALLED UNDER 97V194000 FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. BUT, PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED.*AK

ENGINE SPEED CONTINUES AFTER GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 60MPH. SPEED CONTINUES UNLESS DRIVER SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL. ENGINE SPEED INCREASES TO 2500RPM WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND REMAINS AT 2500RPM UNTIL CAR IS BRAKED TO LESS THAN 20MPH. THIS FAILURE TO DECELERATE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED OVER 35MPH. THE BRAKE REPAIR AND DIFFERENTIAL REPLACEMENT OCCURRED BEFORE TAKING DELIVERY OF THE USED VEHICLE. MAYBE THE BRAKE AND DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ARE RELATED TO THE FAILURE TO DELERATE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. NAPERVILLE JEEP AND KOLLER DODGE BOTH RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE MOTOR AND THROTTLE BODY BUT THE FAILURE TO DECELERATE CONTINUES. CHRYSLER'S STAR HOTLINE SAYS THIS FAILURE TO DECELERATE IS NORMAL. I HAVE TEST DRIVEN OTHER 1997 5.2L JEEPS WITH TRAILER PACKAGES AND THOSE VEHICLES DECELERATED NORMALLY, IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO ALL OF MY OTHER 45 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCES. THE JEEP DEALER CLAIMED THAT MASS PRODUCED VEHICLES NORMALLY HAVE THIS VARIABLILITY IN BEHAVIOR. THEY EVEN SUGGESTED THE DECELERATION PROBLEM WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR.

HAD FRONT AND REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES REBUILT IN FEBRUARY, 2000. AFTER 18.000 MILE, AXLESHAFT SEAL ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS LEAKING. REPAIR WILL COST OVER $500.00

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE ROTORS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *SLC