1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 336 complaints for the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 23% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 336 23% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 122,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 8 and 9
Injuries and deaths: 12 and 4

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Based on 57 complaints that include mileage. 12% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	2
60k to 80k miles	6
80k to 100k miles	7
100k to 120k miles	7
120k to 140k miles	10
140k to 160k miles	3
160k to 180k miles	8
180k to 200k miles	4
200k+ miles	5

What the data shows

Of the 57 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 122,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 9 fires, 12 injuries, 4 deaths.

What owners wrote

Courtesy copy of pgk sent to ditlow/cfas jeep grand cherokee defect petition 09-005 (dp-09-005) file update and inquiring if chrysler group declared the bankruptcy order void note: document given to randy for further review. 1997 jeep grand cherokee. *tgw the person that examined the vehicle, believed the fire was a direct result of a defective rear-mounted unprotected zj body fuel tank system.

November 2011 CrashFireInjuryDeath

When the gas tank was filled to it's capacity, gas leaked from the top side of the tank and filled the nozzle connection to the tank. Daimler chrysler refused responsibility. *scc

Reported at 80,000 miles, March 2003

Fuel system problems in other years

Fuel system problems across all Jeep models