Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E011000 | AIRTEX PRODUCTS | E (Equipment) | 7291 | 01/25/2005 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/01/2006 | 02/01/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aftermarket airtex electric fuel pumps installed for use as replacement equipment for certain 1997-2004 jeep wrangler; 1997-2001 jeep cherokee; 1997-2004 jeep grand cherokee; and 2000-2003 dodge dakota vehicles. the plastic electrical grommet connectors at the top of the fuel pump module are not compatible with automotive fuels and may degrade causing a potential leak path for fuel. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the presence of an ignition source, a fuel leak could result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Airtex will notify its customers and will replace the affected fuel pumps free of charge. the recall began on january 25, 2006. owners may contact airtex customer service department at 1-800-880-3056. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket airtex electric fuel pumps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on jeep grand cherokee, cherokee, wrangler, or dodge dakota vehicles manufactured by daimlerchrysler.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||||
| 1400302 | 08/12/2002 | 635683 | A customer may experience breakage of the fuel cap tether or interference from the tether during installation of the fuel cap. *tt | 10/30/2002 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||
| EA12005 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/12/2012 | Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires | |||
| Nhtsa has conducted extensive analysis of the data regarding fuel tank integrity for the model year (my) 1993-2004 jeep grand cherokee (jgc). as a result of that work, the agency has decided to upgrade its safety defect investigation to an engineering analysis and to expand the scope of vehicles included in the investigation. nhtsa's assessment of the data collected during preliminary evaluation (pe) 10-031 indicates that rear-impact-related tank failures and vehicle fires are more prevalent in the jgc than in the non-jeep peer vehicles. in addition, the agency's analysis of its fars data for the peer vehicles and three jeep models shows a higher incidence of rear-impact, fatal fire crashes for the jeep products.pe10-031 had focused on the fuel tank system integrity of the jgc vehicles during rear-end collisions and impacts.the fuel tank is located at the rear of the vehicle, between the bumper and axle, and is manufactured from a plastic material (hdpe).three peer vehicles (across the same my range as the jgc) were identified for comparative assessment: the chevrolet blazer, ford explorer, and toyota 4runner.odi has collected and assessed a significant volume of data for the jgc and three peer vehicles under the defect petition (dp) 09-005 and pe10-031, much of which was either provided by the petitioner or by the subject and peer manufacturers in response to odi's information request letters.nhtsa has also utilized its fars database.fatal crash data was collected for the jgc and its three peers, along with data for two other jeep vehicles, the cherokee and liberty, which were also manufactured with rear mounted fuel tanks and assessed by odi as jeep peer vehicles.based on the agency's current analysis, odi has upgraded its investigation to determine whether the subject vehicles contain a defect that presents an unreasonable risk to safety.the subject vehicles for the investigation will be my 1993-2004 jgc, my 1993-2001 cherokee, and my 2002-2007 liberty.the estimated production volumes for these vehicles are shown above, although attrition is a factor for the older vehicles.please note that the counts shown in the above failure report summary are for the jgc only (values shown in the total column are unique).data for the other jeep models and possibly other peer models will be collected during the investigation.the odi reports cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: jgc:506249, 549376, 734783, 869217, 10009553, 10335943, 10351589, 10351980, 10357528.liberty:10357195, 10366653 (duplicate of 10357195), 10138726, 10149256, 10181332cherokee:10409104 | ||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE | ||||||
| EA12005 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/12/2012 | Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires | |||
| Nhtsa has conducted extensive analysis of the data regarding fuel tank integrity for the model year (my) 1993-2004 jeep grand cherokee (jgc). as a result of that work, the agency has decided to upgrade its safety defect investigation to an engineering analysis and to expand the scope of vehicles included in the investigation. nhtsa's assessment of the data collected during preliminary evaluation (pe) 10-031 indicates that rear-impact-related tank failures and vehicle fires are more prevalent in the jgc than in the non-jeep peer vehicles. in addition, the agency's analysis of its fars data for the peer vehicles and three jeep models shows a higher incidence of rear-impact, fatal fire crashes for the jeep products.pe10-031 had focused on the fuel tank system integrity of the jgc vehicles during rear-end collisions and impacts.the fuel tank is located at the rear of the vehicle, between the bumper and axle, and is manufactured from a plastic material (hdpe).three peer vehicles (across the same my range as the jgc) were identified for comparative assessment: the chevrolet blazer, ford explorer, and toyota 4runner.odi has collected and assessed a significant volume of data for the jgc and three peer vehicles under the defect petition (dp) 09-005 and pe10-031, much of which was either provided by the petitioner or by the subject and peer manufacturers in response to odi's information request letters.nhtsa has also utilized its fars database.fatal crash data was collected for the jgc and its three peers, along with data for two other jeep vehicles, the cherokee and liberty, which were also manufactured with rear mounted fuel tanks and assessed by odi as jeep peer vehicles.based on the agency's current analysis, odi has upgraded its investigation to determine whether the subject vehicles contain a defect that presents an unreasonable risk to safety.the subject vehicles for the investigation will be my 1993-2004 jgc, my 1993-2001 cherokee, and my 2002-2007 liberty.the estimated production volumes for these vehicles are shown above, although attrition is a factor for the older vehicles.please note that the counts shown in the above failure report summary are for the jgc only (values shown in the total column are unique).data for the other jeep models and possibly other peer models will be collected during the investigation.the odi reports cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: jgc:506249, 549376, 734783, 869217, 10009553, 10335943, 10351589, 10351980, 10357528.liberty:10357195, 10366653 (duplicate of 10357195), 10138726, 10149256, 10181332cherokee:10409104 | ||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | ||||||
| EA12005 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/12/2012 | Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires | |||
| Nhtsa has conducted extensive analysis of the data regarding fuel tank integrity for the model year (my) 1993-2004 jeep grand cherokee (jgc). as a result of that work, the agency has decided to upgrade its safety defect investigation to an engineering analysis and to expand the scope of vehicles included in the investigation. nhtsa's assessment of the data collected during preliminary evaluation (pe) 10-031 indicates that rear-impact-related tank failures and vehicle fires are more prevalent in the jgc than in the non-jeep peer vehicles. in addition, the agency's analysis of its fars data for the peer vehicles and three jeep models shows a higher incidence of rear-impact, fatal fire crashes for the jeep products.pe10-031 had focused on the fuel tank system integrity of the jgc vehicles during rear-end collisions and impacts.the fuel tank is located at the rear of the vehicle, between the bumper and axle, and is manufactured from a plastic material (hdpe).three peer vehicles (across the same my range as the jgc) were identified for comparative assessment: the chevrolet blazer, ford explorer, and toyota 4runner.odi has collected and assessed a significant volume of data for the jgc and three peer vehicles under the defect petition (dp) 09-005 and pe10-031, much of which was either provided by the petitioner or by the subject and peer manufacturers in response to odi's information request letters.nhtsa has also utilized its fars database.fatal crash data was collected for the jgc and its three peers, along with data for two other jeep vehicles, the cherokee and liberty, which were also manufactured with rear mounted fuel tanks and assessed by odi as jeep peer vehicles.based on the agency's current analysis, odi has upgraded its investigation to determine whether the subject vehicles contain a defect that presents an unreasonable risk to safety.the subject vehicles for the investigation will be my 1993-2004 jgc, my 1993-2001 cherokee, and my 2002-2007 liberty.the estimated production volumes for these vehicles are shown above, although attrition is a factor for the older vehicles.please note that the counts shown in the above failure report summary are for the jgc only (values shown in the total column are unique).data for the other jeep models and possibly other peer models will be collected during the investigation.the odi reports cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: jgc:506249, 549376, 734783, 869217, 10009553, 10335943, 10351589, 10351980, 10357528.liberty:10357195, 10366653 (duplicate of 10357195), 10138726, 10149256, 10181332cherokee:10409104 | ||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | ||||||
| EA12005 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/12/2012 | Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires | |||
| Nhtsa has conducted extensive analysis of the data regarding fuel tank integrity for the model year (my) 1993-2004 jeep grand cherokee (jgc). as a result of that work, the agency has decided to upgrade its safety defect investigation to an engineering analysis and to expand the scope of vehicles included in the investigation. nhtsa's assessment of the data collected during preliminary evaluation (pe) 10-031 indicates that rear-impact-related tank failures and vehicle fires are more prevalent in the jgc than in the non-jeep peer vehicles. in addition, the agency's analysis of its fars data for the peer vehicles and three jeep models shows a higher incidence of rear-impact, fatal fire crashes for the jeep products.pe10-031 had focused on the fuel tank system integrity of the jgc vehicles during rear-end collisions and impacts.the fuel tank is located at the rear of the vehicle, between the bumper and axle, and is manufactured from a plastic material (hdpe).three peer vehicles (across the same my range as the jgc) were identified for comparative assessment: the chevrolet blazer, ford explorer, and toyota 4runner.odi has collected and assessed a significant volume of data for the jgc and three peer vehicles under the defect petition (dp) 09-005 and pe10-031, much of which was either provided by the petitioner or by the subject and peer manufacturers in response to odi's information request letters.nhtsa has also utilized its fars database.fatal crash data was collected for the jgc and its three peers, along with data for two other jeep vehicles, the cherokee and liberty, which were also manufactured with rear mounted fuel tanks and assessed by odi as jeep peer vehicles.based on the agency's current analysis, odi has upgraded its investigation to determine whether the subject vehicles contain a defect that presents an unreasonable risk to safety.the subject vehicles for the investigation will be my 1993-2004 jgc, my 1993-2001 cherokee, and my 2002-2007 liberty.the estimated production volumes for these vehicles are shown above, although attrition is a factor for the older vehicles.please note that the counts shown in the above failure report summary are for the jgc only (values shown in the total column are unique).data for the other jeep models and possibly other peer models will be collected during the investigation.the odi reports cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: jgc:506249, 549376, 734783, 869217, 10009553, 10335943, 10351589, 10351980, 10357528.liberty:10357195, 10366653 (duplicate of 10357195), 10138726, 10149256, 10181332cherokee:10409104 | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 08/02/2006 | 52000 | 1 | 05/01/1999 |
| Gas gauge fails periodically. spoke to dealer, and was told if it is not broke don't fix it. truck failed to start 4 days ago. has it towed to local garage. i have been told i have a major electrical problem, but tech has not yet figured it out. jeep only has 52,000 miles. now mind you, since i have purchased this jeep in 1999, it has only been to a certified jeep dealer for all services. all recommended work has always been completed. this was the first time i brought it somewhere else, because i had to get it towed. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 11/15/2007 | 79000 | 4 | 01/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 jeep cherokee. while driving 45 mph, the vehicle began to stall. after a few minutes, the vehicle completely shut off without warning. the vehicle was taken to the shop for a diagnosis and the mechanic believed the cause of failure to be the fuel pump. the coil pack was previously replaced. the manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnosis. he was informed of a recall for the intake manifold. the recall number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 79,000. | |||
| 60000 | 3 | ||
| Consumer complained about a fuel pump problem. it caused the vehicle to stall at different speeds. driver had to wait 5 or 6 minutes before vehicle would start up again. the fuel pump was changed 3 times. *ak | |||
| 11/29/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Fuel pump failed. yh | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 07/02/2002 | |||
| Transfer case failed, causing vehicle to stall while driving. vehicle checked by dealer, who replaced front differential bearings, and o-rings in fuel pump. also, vehicle makes loud roaring noises, and is very difficult to control while driving. *ak | |||
| 03/08/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2098 | |
| I was stopped at a light and a ford sedan rear ended me and the car immediately went up in flames. there were several explosions and the car was declared a total loss by the unsurance company. i was taken to the hospital with neck and upper back pain . x-rays were taken and i was discharged with cervical strain. i was referred by my doctor to a crisis counselor whom i am still attending. i have not slept through the night since the incident.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/30/2003 | 49976 | 3 | 01/31/2000 |
| When fuel tank level is a quarter or less and while turning left at a traffic light vehicle runs out of gas and engine shuts off. after coasting through light and straighting out line of travel,several seconds of restart attempts eventually restart engine.vehicle continues on normally.*ak | |||
| 07/25/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2002 | |
| Vehicle leaks gas.*ak when the gas tank is full, the gasoline would leak out until it was under 3/4 of a tank. *jg | |||
| 11/01/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Fuel tank is warped and has caused fuel to leak. *ak consumer was told by the dealer that when they replaced fuel pump they did not torque the screws properly and that caused the tank to warp and leak. *yd | |||
| The placement of the fuel tank is vulnerable to rupture in event of an accident. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 11/19/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Fuel cap failed. yh | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 01/21/2001 | 50 | 01/01/2000 | |
| I took the car to the dealer on thornton road called chrysler and they originally stopped the car from saying it had no gas on a full tank and reading 0mph when traveling 75 mph. then months later the car began to read 0 gas after i filled up the tank. the gas reading is always wrong. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||
| 10/30/1999 | 12000 | 04/20/1999 | |
| Warranty replacement of transfer case due to hairline fracture during manufacturing within first 7,000 miles on car. at 37,000 miles fuel sensor failed. at 69,000 window regulator failed. at 72,000 rear shock broke off car leaving bolts still in chassis. very frustrated, chryster corp. does not care! | |||
| 11/14/2003 | 50615 | 1 | |
| Fuel gauge reads empty when tank is full, dealer cannot find problem. will drive for about 30 miles and then fuel tank will read what it is supposed to. also terrible shaking in front end when braking. brakes/rotors all new and replaced still shakes. fog lamps continuously burn out, dealer states wiring harness. have had to pay the deductible on this numerous times... like it is my fault they burn out. *la | |||
| 05/22/2003 | 51740 | 5 | 02/06/2002 |
| I took my 1999 jeep cherokee to a jeep dealership to determine a problem i was having with the gas gauge failing to register how much gas i had in my tank. i was charged $55.00 just to determine what the problem was. it was determined that i had a defective flotation sensor in the gas tank. the part is going to cost $124.00, not including labor. i expect the repair bill for this problem to be at least $200.00, not counting the $55.00 i've already paid just to diagnose the problem. the jeep has less than 52,000 miles on it, so i feel that this problem should not be occurring this soon. i've also found out that this seems to be a common problem in late model jeep cherokees, yet they have not been put on a recall list (at least, mine isn't on a recall list). i contacted the jeep (daimler/chrysler) headquarters to see if they would pay for the repairs, and they declined. the bottom line is that i feel i shouldn't have to pay to have this part replaced, especially since it seems to be a common problem with jeep cherokees. plus, this vehicle has too low of a mileage to be experiencing this problem. | |||