Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / GRAND CHEROKEE / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298650 Incident Date: Apr, 19 2004
Consumer's City: ENFIELD Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: GRAND CHEROKEE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 21 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine did not run due to fuel tank coating coming off. this coating is there to provide added assurance that there be no fuel leak (and a fire) if the plastic wall of the tank leaks (on its own or after a crash). thus there is a fire safety hazard.*ak the manufacturer and dealer will not replace the tank (even after 3 recurances of the engne running problem, due to the coating coming off the tank wall and clogging the fuel filter and - in 1 case - even the fuel pump). they, instead, flush the tank (removing even more coating) and re-instal it. i am now using a tank with probably very little fire-protection coating. i feel this is a huge safety problem.