1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Fuel System Other Problems

I NOTICED I WAS FILLING MY TANK MORE THEN I SHOULD HAVE . THEN THE SMELL OF GAS WAS VERY STRONG WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK? I TOLD THEM TO PLEASE CHECK FOR LEAKS THAT WAS IN 2008 THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND WHAT THEY FIXED WILL STOP ANY LEAKS . WELL DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND THE SMELL WAS SOOO STRONG I GOT OUT TO CHECK THE PROBLEM THE CAR BEHIND ME CAME OVER AND SAID IF HE CAN HELP AND ALSO NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL AT WHICH HE ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IT IS A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC SO THEIR WAS A MECHANIC SHOP DOWN THE STREET AO I LEFT IT THEIR THEY CHECK IT THE DAY AFTER AND SAID THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DUE WITH THE DEALER AND TRY TO CONTACT THEM BECAUSE IT WOULD COST ME 360. AND SEE IF MAYBE CHRYSLER HAS ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE I DID CONTACT CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM EVERYTHING BUT THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DUE WITH THIS AND IF THEIR WAS AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED HARM THEN THEY WOULD SEND A INVESTIGATION UNIT BUT FOR KNOW THAT'S REALLY MY PROBLEM .. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, A CHIME SOUNDED, AND THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE GAS GAUGE THEN WENT BACK UP, INDICATING THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT AND THE WARNING LIGHT DIMMED. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL # 97V194000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,386.

FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF INACCURACY. A RECALL 97V194000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNITS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN MAKING LEFT HANDS TURNS ON A HALF OF TANK THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 97V194000. DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME DETERMINING HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE GAS TANK. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONED. ALWAYS READ FULL TANK, EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY, THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $585.00. *AK *TC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 97V19400 CONCERNING FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. THE FUEL TANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY CAN DEGRADE OVERTIME, INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT. DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING INCORRECT READINGS. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS GIVING INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION READINGS. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER RAN OUT OF GAS ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. RECALL 97 V 194 000 WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THE WRONG FUEL LEVEL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 97V194000. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

RECALL 97V194000; WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT TANK WAS HALF FULL EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED FUEL GAUGE TWICE. RUSSELL DODGE, 3500 WEST TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE FL 850575-4111.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY.*AK

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS 97V194002 ON FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN PERFORMED CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. TS. *AK

RECALL 97V194001; FUEL THANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY CAN DEGRADE OVERTIME,INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN ACTUALLY PRESENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND MANUFACTURING DATE.*AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY NOTICE.*AK

NHTSARECALL 97 V 194 002 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 755 CONCERNING FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INDICATED SIGNIFICANT MORE FUEL IN THE TANK THAN ACTUALLY WAS PRESENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP DUE TO NO FUEL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN AND HAVING A 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR LESS VEHICLE WILL STALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD RUN OUT OF GASOLINE WHILE GAS GAUGE INDICATED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V194002 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATIOIN / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

GAS GUAGE IS INDICATING THAT THERE'S ONLY HALF A TANK OF GAS. CONSUMER FILLS UP TANK, AND VEHICLE WILL TAKE A WHOLE TANK OF GAS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THAT DEALER.*AK

GAS GAUGE FAILS TO REGULATE PORPERLY. GAUGE WOULD READ MORE FUEL THEN IT HAS.*AK

THE FAILURE APPEARS IDENTICAL TO THAT COVERED IN NHTSA RECALL 97V1940002, BUT IS NOT IN DATE RANGE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GAS GAUGE IN THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE, THE GAUGE WILL READ THAT THE FUEL TANK IS FULL BUT THEN THE CONSUMER RUNS OUT OF GAS. *AK *YH

GAS GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY SHOWS INCORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL IN TANKS. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 97V194002/ FUEL SENDING UNIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *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

RECALL 97 V 194 002/FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT: VEHICLE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY IS INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN THE RESERVE THAN ACTUALLY PRESENT,. LOW FUEL INCREASES RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH IF VEHICLE WAS TO STOP DUE TO NO FUEL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR INDICATES SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

FUEL TANK WILL REGISTER A HALF OF TANK AND LIGHT UP LIKE THERE WAS NO GASOLINE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE GAS GUAGE DOES NOT REPORT MORE FUEL AS DESCRIBED IN THE OTHER RECALL, BUT THE GUAGE POINTER SUDDENLY, AT ANY SPEED, DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE GUAGE CHIMES A WARNING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN PARKED, WHEN DRIVING, WHEN IDLING, WHEN YOU FIRST START THE ENGINE AND WHEN YOU'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR HOURS. IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY - THE POINTER WILL FLOP FROM EMPTY TO THE PROPER LEVEL UP TO 30 TIMES WITHIN 2 MINUTES (NOT AN EXAGGERATION). SOMETIMES, IT DOES NOT GO BACK TO THE PROPER LEVEL - I HAVE FILLED THE TANK COMPLETELY, WATCHED IT GO TO E, THEN DRIVEN 25 MILES HOME WITH THE POINTER ON E THE WHOLE TIME. MY HUSBAND HAS A 1998 JEEP GR CHEROKEE AND IT DOES THE SAME THING.*AK

RECALL 97V194000. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. FUEL TANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME, INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN ACTUALLY IS PRESENT.*AK *JB

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT SHOWED INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL, CAUSING CAR TO RUN OUT OF GAS DURING OPERATION. THIS WAS SUBJECT OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V194000, BUT THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL MAY HAVE BEEN TOO NARROW.

CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK FUEL GUAGE INDICATES MORE FUEL THAN ACTUALLY HAVE, WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL WHEN GUAGE SAYS 1/4 TO 1/2 AVAILABLE. *JB

ORIGINAL GAS GAUGE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. REPLACEMENT HAS NOW FAILED AND DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PART TO THE DEFECTIVE ORGINAL PART.

GAS GUAGE WOULD BECOME STUCK IN ONE POSITION WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, NOT ALLOWING CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL TO BE SHOWN. CONSUMER WAS LEFT STRANDED TWICE, IN APRIL AND JULY OF 2000. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF VEHICLE WAS A PART OF RECALL 97V194002. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED ONE MONTH AFTER RECALL ENDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

GAS GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO REGISTER CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO FUEL LEVER NOT READING CORRECTLY. THEIR IS RECALL 97V194000 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. *AK

GAS GAUGE DID NOT SHOW CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS THAT WAS IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER INDICATED THERE WAS RECALL 97V194002 FOR SENDING UNIT. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE READ 1/8 OF A TANK THE FIRST TIME AND 1/4 OF A TANK THE SECOND TIME. NLM

97 V 194 002/FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT: VEHICLE DISPAYING WRONG AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE FUEL TANK. DEALER/MFR'S NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MFR'S RECALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS:

DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT CAUSED FALSE READING OF THE GAS GAUGE WHICH READ THAT TANK HAD A QUARTER FULL OF GAS. BUT TANK HAD NO GAS, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT MISREADS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE ; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GASOLINE. BUT, GAS GAUGE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS BETWEEN I/8 AND 1/4 OF A TANK GASOLINE. HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER GAUGE WAS DIFFERENT, AND CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE INFORMATION WAS INCORRECT. *AK *ML

PLEASE FILL IN. *AK

WHILE FILLING UP GAS TANK UP TO FULL CAPACITY, GAS GAUGE GAVE WRONG READING, INDICATING TANK WAS EMPTY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT CONSUMER BEING AWARE. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AND THERE IS NO RECALL.

GASOLINE METER IS NOT OPERABLE. CONSUMER FILLED UP HALF OF TANK WITH GASOLINE, AND THE METER SHOWED A HALF OF TANK. BUT, VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GASOLINE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WASN'T SENDING GASOLINE PROPERLY. *AK

GAS GAUGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE . A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

GAS GAUGE.

SECOND TIME I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN GAUGE INDICATES OTHER, DEALER CLAIMS NOT RECALLED, I NOTICE 3 OTHER RECALLS FOR THE SAME.

FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED FIVE TIMES, RECALL COMPONENT, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL.

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED.

FUEL SENDER FAILED. MJS

FUEL GAUGE METER INDICATOR FAILED. *YC

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR/SENDING UNIT IN FUEL TANK FAILED. YH

FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. YH

FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED. YH

GAS GAUGE IS IN ACCURATE. YH

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED, RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER TWO REPLACEMENTS.

THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS, WITH THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR SHOWING A 1/4 TANK OF GAS. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL # 97V194000/97V194001. DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE. OWNER WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE ABOUT RECALL. *AK

RECALL WORK ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT COMPLETED DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS WITH DEALERSHIP.

GAS GAUGE FAILED.

GAS GAUGE FAILED, REPLACED 3 TIMES BUT CONTINUED TO FAIL, PART RECALLED, HOWEVER DEALER FAILED TO CONTACT OWNER.

RECALL WORK ON THE GAS GAUGE FAILED, CONSUMER WENT IN A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES FOR THE RECALL WORK TO BE COMPLETED PROPERLY.

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT RECALL WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER FAILED DUE TO REPLACEMENT UNIT DEFECTIVE.

FUEL INDICATOR FAILURE.

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR RECALL NO. 97V194002, CONCERNING THE GAS GAUGE SENDING UNIT. DEALER CORRECTED PROBLEM, BUT IT RETURNED. *AK

FUEL GUAGE READ BETWEEN ONE-FOURTH AND ONE-HALF, HOWEVER VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS.

THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE TRUCK HAD A HALF OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE PARTS TO FIX TRUCK. RECALL #97V194. *AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN GAS GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER OF TANK FULL.

VEHICLE HAS RAN OUT OF GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. VEHICLE IS ON RECALL, BUT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL NO. 97V194002, GAS GAUGE. *AK

VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS WHEN GAS GAUGE SHOWS IT STILL HAS GASOLINE. HAS VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP NOW. (97V1940002). *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UPON AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE STARTED DECELERATING DUE TO GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WHICH SHOWED MORE FUEL THAN ACTUALLY PRESENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED PARTS. *AK

GAS GAUGE FAILED. *AK

GAS GAUGE AND FUEL SENDER FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO FUN OUT OF GAS WHEN GAUGE READ FULL.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF DUE TO A FAULTY GAS GAUGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED; FAILED TO INDICATE THAT VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN A QUARTER TANK OF GAS WAS EMPTY OF GAS WHILE THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH GAS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN OUT OF GAS, GAUGE READINGS WERE INACCURATE.

THE GAS GAUGE READ THAT THERE WAS GAS IN VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS. DEALER REPLACED GAUGE. *AK

RECALL # 97V194000 MFR 755; CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRAVELING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE WHICH INDICATED MORE FUEL THAT WAS ACTUALLY PRESENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES PARTS NOT IN . *AK

DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE: GAS GAUGE STATES VEHICLE HAS 1/4 TANK OF GAS AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK. *AK

GAS GAUGE DOESN'T REGISTER AND THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF GAS. IT APPEARS ON THE GAUGE TO BE MORE GAS IN THE TRUCK THAN WHAT REALLY IN THE TRUCK. IT APPEARS THAT REPLACEMENT PART IS ALSO FAILING. *AK

DRIVER RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE SENSOR FOR THE GAS TANK SHOWS THAT THERE IS A QUARTER TANK, WHEN IN FACT THE TANK IS EMPTY. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALER STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED A BULLETIN REGARDING THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER IS ANGRY THAT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE REGARDING THE PROBLEM. *SLC

VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS IN SPITE OF FACT THAT GAS GAUGE SHOWED ONE QUARTER TANK. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSTATE AND THEN STOPPED ALTOGETHER DUE TO LACK OF GAS. HOWEVER, GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST, OVER TWO LANES OF VERY FAST TRAFFIC, TO THE MEDIAN WALL. *AK

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE.

GAS GAUGE FAILURE; GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK WHEN IN REALITY, IT WAS EMPTY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *AK

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. *AK *SLC

DP97003, FAULTY GAS GAUGE INDICATOR; GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/8 OF A TANK WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY, CAUSING OWNER TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY. NEXT TIME GAS INDICATOR SHOWED 3/8 OF A TANK WHEN IN FACT IT WAS EMPTY. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 28, 1997. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *SLC

THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE SENSOR CAUSES THE INDICATOR TO READ MORE FUEL THAN IT ACTUAL HAS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

FUEL LEVEL TANK SENSOR (SENDER) UNIT FAILED RESULTING IN GAUGE FAILURE.

CONSUMER WAS ABOUT 4 MILES AT 40 MPH NOTICED VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING, ENGINE WAS STILL ON. TURNED OFF, AND AFTER 3 MINUTES STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN. DROVE APRROXIMATELY 1 MILE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH GAS LEVEL, FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS NOT WORKING AND FUEL WAS NOT GOING INTO MOTOR. BUT THERE WAS GAS IN TANK, REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS CAUSED HER LOSS OF TIME, APPOINTMENT AND MONEY, AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *SLC

THE VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE READS WRONG. OWNER RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE INTERSECTION. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF DUE THE FAULTY GAS INDICATOR WHICH READS THE VEHICLE HAS FUEL, DA97-003. DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK

FUEL GAUGE INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK WHEN TANK WAS EMPTY.

FUEL TANK: FAULTY GAS GAUGE. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE JUST DIED IN THE FAST LANE WITH NO WARNING . THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE VEHICLE, IT WAS READING BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 TANK. *AK

GAS GAUGE REGISTERS APPROXIMATELY 1/3 TANK WHEN THE CAR IS TOTALLY OUT OF GAS.

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF GAS GAUGE FAILURE. *AK

DRIVING 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE & STALLED ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE & HAD COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. NOTICED GAUGE SHOWING 1/4 TANK OF GAS. TOW DRIVER SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS. *AK *SLC

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED.

GAS GAUGE READS INACCURATELY THE FUEL AMOUNT, AND HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHIEL SHOWING 1/4 TO 1/2 A TANK. *AK

GAS TANK GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY THE LEVELS OF FUEL THAT IS IN THE TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. *AK

GAS GAUGE INDICATOR FAILED, SHOWING 1/4 TANK WHILE TANK WAS EMPTY.

GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHILE IT WAS EMPTY.

FUEL GAUGE FAILED.

DP97-003. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH GAS GAUGE . GAUGE READS THAT THERE IS STILL FUEL IN TANK WHEN THERE IS NOT. *AK

GAS GAUGE FALSELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. *AK

GAS GAUGE READS 1/4 TANK WHEN CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS.

GAS GAUGE FAILED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS.

FUEL GAUGE FAILED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS.

DP97-003, WHILE DRIVING AND HAD A QUARTER TANK OF GAS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE THE GAS INDICATOR WHICH LISTED THE VEHICLE HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK OFGAS WHEN THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

GAS GUAGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

FUEL GAUGE FAILED, REGISTERS 1/3 FUEL WHEN IT IS EMPTY.

DP97-003, THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE INDICATORS MAKE THE VEHICLE APPEAR THAT GAS TANK HAS MORE GAS THAN ACTUALLY IN THE TANK WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

THAT THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. *AK *JB

GAS GAUGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND CUT OFF. *AK

FUEL: DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY APPROXIAMTELY 55MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN , PRESSED FOOT HARDER ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN FINALLY GOT TO CURB. HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TOLD THE GAS GAUGE WAS BROKEN AND WAS OUT OF GAS. *AK

DP97-003; DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR CAN MAKE IT APPEAR THAT THE GAS TANK HAS MORE GAS THAN ACTUALLY IS IN THE TANK, WHICH CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE WAS TO STALL. *AK

DP97-003; THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT, CAUSING INCORRECT INFORMATION IN GAS INDICATOR WHICH CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

THE GAS GUAGE ON VEHICLE FALSELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TOLD OWNER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES . DEALER ADVISED THE OWNER THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

FUEL GAUGE INDICATED A QUARTER OF A TANK FULL WHEN VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS.

ENGINE STALLED BECAUSE VEHICLE GAS GAUGE READ WRONG. DEALER FIXED GAUGE. *AK

CONSUMER EXPRIENCED FALSE INDICATIONS OF GAS GAUGE TWICE. SHE PURCHASED VEHICLE JANUARY 1997, AND ON AUG. 19-97, SHE RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN INDICATOR SHOWED APPROXIMATELY ONE-EIGHTH FULL. AGAIN ON AUG. 25/97, THE INDICATOR SHOWED ONE-FOURTH FULL. THE JEEP SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY. CONSUMER WAITED 15 MINUTES JEEP STARTED, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THEY PUT 2-5DOLLARS OF GAS IN JEEP, DROVE TO GAS STATION. JEEP TOOK ONLY $10.00 OF GAS AND STARTED TO SPILL OUT OF TANK. THE INDICATOR SHOWED HALF-FULL. THE NEXT DAY SHE DROVE TO GAS STATION, TANK TOOK $25.00 MORE AND INDICATOR SHOWED FULL. *AK *SLC

THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK CAUSED TO HAVE A FAULTY GAS GAUGE INDICTOR TO APPEAR. THE GAS TANK HAS MORE GAS THAN IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK, RESULTING IN STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT EVEN THOUGH THE GAS INDICATOR INDICATES THAT FUEL IS IN TANK, TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THIS HAS CAUSED DRIVER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE IN A PERIOD OF ONE MONTH. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERS A QUARTER FULL, AND THE COMPUTER REGISTERS THAT THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 63 MILES LEFT BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE READS INACCURATELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND CUT OFF. *AK

THE FUEL TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY WHEN THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR STATES THAT THERE IS FUEL IN TANK. CONSUMER RAN OUT OF FUEL BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

GAS GAUGE READS INACCURATELY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GAS GAUGE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ONE FORTH TO ONE THIRD TANK FULL.

WHEN GAS GAUGE REGISTERS A QUARTER OF FUEL LEFT, THE TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY AND TRUCK RUNS OUT OF GAS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T READ THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE CAR. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT READING THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE CAR. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE CAR. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T READ THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE CAR. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS. GAS GAUGE HAD SHOWN 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHEN IT HAPPENED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40MPH, FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING GAS WHEN VEHICLE HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY. HAD NO POWER. GAS GAUGE WAS FAULTY. VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35-40MPH, WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF GAS. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT A QUARTER TANK WAS STILL IN VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERINCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE ON VEHICLE. WHEN IT READS 1/4/ OF A TANK IT IS REALLY ON EMPTY. *AK

GOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED HAD PROBLEMS W/GAS GAUGE CALIBRATION; SHOWING GAS WHEN THERE WAS NONE. DEALER SAID CAN NOT REPAIR DUE TO PARTS BACK ORDERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE GAS INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP AT 45MPH; ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT WARNING. THE INCIDENT HAPPEN 2 TIMES. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE 60MPH WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS; GAS GAUGE INDCATES STILL HAD OVER 1/4 TANK; NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE LOW ON GAS; CALLED DEALER & INFORMED KNEW WHAT PROBLEM WAS. DEALER SAID WILL REPAIR GAS GAUGE PROBLEM.