general problems of the 1997 Jeep Cherokee

Vehicle has hard starts and frequent hesitation and stalling, at all speeds city street driving as well as highway driving. I have had a new distributor cap, rotor, plugs, wires, coil, installed, yet symptoms persist. Sudden deceleration at highway speeds is a seriously dangerous condition. My research suggests this is a common problem with the Jeep Cherokee xj. I narrowly escaped a crash on a busy interstate highway this morning at freeway speeds. Jeep ought to be aware of this problem, yet there seems to be no remedy for owners. I would at least like to know what the problem is. Possible remedies (from my research) include multiple parts and many hours of labor: O2 sensor, throttle position sensor, crankshaft position sensor, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fuel pressure regulator, engine control module, alternator, neutral safety switch, ballast resistor, transmission control module, torque convertor, power control module, transmission control solenoid, etc. What is causing all of these vehicles to stall dangerously?.

I went to a local dealer ship because I had looked up on this site my recalls one was brakes they did happily and would call me when the parts came in for the fuel it has been over a year and it's a 1997 how can they not get the parts to fix it yet I ran out of gas a total of 4 times on busy highways and on my way to work what else is going to happen to me when I need my car the most.

Tl - the contact owns a 1997 Jeep grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline , structure). After the vehicle being serviced, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. In addition, there was excessive smoke coming from the tire and rim on the front passenger side. The contact then smelled a burning odor. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire braking system failed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 141,501. Kc.

I have a 1997 Jeep with 150,000 miles on it and I am having a lot of issues with it stalling out for no reason. It's been doing this for over a year. It started all of a sudden out of the blue. I have taken it to the repair shop over 20 times to try and get the problem resolved and they are not able to find the problem. They have even kept it over night and had it on machines to figure out why it stalls and am not able to figure it out. I have replace sensors, fuel filter, battery, not to mention so many other parts and nothing is stopping it from stalling out for no reason. I have spent so much money and I love my Jeep but I am real nervous to drive it that I might go to turn and the Jeep will stall while turning a corner and get t-boned by oncoming traffic. Or driving on the highway and all of a sudden it will sputter and stall out. I have read that "many" Jeeps are having the same issue, can someone please from the safety car site look into this as there will be a family in this type of vehicle driving and the problem could occure and cause a diaster in someones life. I have driven in differant ares on the road, highway, residential areas, going the speed limit, and also going 15 miles an hour and it wil stall out. I have again seen so many posting regarding this issue so there has got to be some kind of a manufacturing problem with these Jeeps . . . Please, please look into this.

The Jeep shut down on the hwy,wouldn't start had get a tow. Spent over 500 dollars on repairs and tow ,four days later it did the exact same thing. Lucky I was home is time . Waited two day's went outside and it started with no promblem . Im not driving it anymore its to much trouble.

The contact owns a 1997 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline , structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 1997 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was unavailable.

The vehicle stalls unexpectedly when slowing down or coming to a stop. The check engine light is on, however; the code that comes up is for the ignition which was already repaired and not the issue causing at hand. This malfunction is freakishly common when I look it up online for this make, model, and year. This problem is very dangerous as it may or can cause death or serious injury if in intersection or busy road/highway. Please notify me of any solutions or information on this matter. We have also changed spark plugs as well as wires & coil.

Went out to go somewhere and it had a hard time starting. As I began to drive down the road my Jeep started to backfire,all of a sudden it cut off and the steering wheel locked up and the lights went out it was dark so I could of been injured. When I got it to crank back my abs light has been on ever since and we have bought about 5 hundred dollars in parts and tried everything we no to do even the macanics we have asked about it have no answers for us, we can't afford to buy another vehicle and knowone want's to buy it from us because of all of the problems we have had with our Jeep!.

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.

Vehicle runs out of gas when gas gauge shows it still has gasoline. Has vehicle at dealership now. (97v1940002).

Had called dealership after receiving recall notice #97v194002, fuel sending unit. Dealership had no parts, and did not know when they would be available. Would contact owner when parts come in. Also, gas gauge malfunctioned, caused vehicle to run out of gas twice.

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.

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.

Gas gauge inaccurately reads the amount of gas in vehicle, causing the vehicle to run out of gas and cut off.

Vehicle continues to run out of gas because of gas gauge failure.

Gas gauge failed, allowing vehicle to run out of gas.

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.

The gas gauge doesn't read the fuel level in the car.

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.

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.

Gas gauge failed.

Recall work on the gas gauge failed, consumer went in a total of five times for the recall work to be completed properly.

Fuel indicator failure.

Consumer took vehicle for recall no. 97v194002, concerning the gas gauge sending unit. Dealer corrected problem, but it returned.

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.

The gas gauge read that there was gas in vehicle, but the vehicle ran out of gas. Dealer replaced gauge.