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 - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS | |||||
| 02011 | 08/05/2002 | 635703 | This rapid response states that 403 suspect vehicles may have two engine electrical harness fuel injector connectors that may be connected to the wrong injector. *tt | 10/30/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 12/03/2003 | 16 | ||
| Fuel tank over flows at every fill up. | |||
| 03/05/2011 | 89700 | ||
| Gas tank overflow on jeep wranger. | |||
| 05/15/2010 | 20000 | ||
| I stopped at a red light behind a ford expedition. when the light turned green, i lightly depresed the gas pedal and the car immediately accelerated out of control. this had never occurred before. i hit the car in front of me and was able to aggressively hit the brakes to slow down enough to slow the car and shift into neutral. the car was taken to a jeep dealership and they kept the car for a number of days. they stated they could not find anything wrong and they blammed the incident on an after market floor mat. this would make sense to me if the accelerater was jus stuck at the current speed, but the engine kept speeding up and the tires were spinning when i was depressing the baakes. the car acted like i had the gas pedal fully depressed. | |||
| 02/28/2005 | 20000 | ||
| The vehicle fuel tank overflows when filling. this is causing fuel to spray out onto myself, onto the painted surfaces of the vehicle, and spill onto the ground. this has been an ongoing issue since the vehicle was purchased. | |||
| 03/22/2010 | 76000 | ||
| When filling my gas tank, i filled the tank to the brim. not on purpose, gas came gushing out of my jeep wranglers gas tank, almost a quarter of a gallon. not life threatening, but cost me about 2 dollars in gas. | |||
| 11/14/2009 | 77200 | 1 | |
| Traveling at 60-65mph vehicle cut off without warning. no lights on dash came on. pulled out of way of other traffic and came to a complete stop. tried starting and started right up. mileage 77,200. *tr | |||
| 12/04/2003 | 1 | 06/11/2003 | |
| Poor gas mileage. sticker claims 16 mpg city and 19 mpg highway and i struggle to get 11 or 12 in the city driving conservatively and using quality mid grade gasoline. my last tank i got 10.86 mpg. with city and highway combined i struggle to get 13 or 14. i figure this will cost me around $1000 over the course of my 4 year lease. i have talked to other wrangler owners and they experience the same poor mileage. i will never buy another jeep product. *nlm | |||
| 09/29/2003 | 4650 | 4 | 06/07/2003 |
| I've had my 2003 wrangler sierah for 3 months and had the check engine light came on twice. first time was a purge valve solenoid and the second time it was the charcoal canister and the whole gas tank had to be replaced along with another solenoid. neither of these failures left me stranded but should not have occurred on a jeep with less than 5000 miles on it. *la | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/15/2004 | 19520 | 3 | 03/29/2003 |
| Service engine light. leak in fuel tank.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 09/06/2007 | 45000 | 2 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep wrangler. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate as if it were losing power and about to stall. the vehicle then stalled and was towed to the nearest mechanic. the mechanic stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. the failure recurred a second time and the vehicle would not restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed as needing a new fuel pump. the repair would cost $400. the purchase date was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 45,000. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/28/2004 | 18877 | 2 | 03/29/2003 |
| Service engine light. leak in fuel system. *ak | |||