Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Three problems related to other fuel system pump have been reported for the 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2016 Cherokee.

1 Other Fuel System Pump problem

Failure Date: 02/05/2021

Vehicle was driving on the high way, 70mph, for 20 mins, exited the highway to 40 mph and engine began making a rattling sound, shaking, backfiring, and acceleration became difficult, loss of horse power. Drove to nearest parking lot. Continues to misfire while in neutral and at idle. Turned off the engine for 5 mins. Restarted the car and the engine light came on. Car continued to make noises, back fire and idle poorly. Towed to a shop. Codes were identified in cylinder #3 spark plugs were checked to be fine, coils were checked to be fine, and cylinder #3 continued to so error codes. Car was left to have fuel pump injector checked. The fuel injector was not affected. Cylinder #3 was found to have no pressure and not operating. The vehicle has been "burning" oil, and needed to have oil checked on a weekly basis, oil changed on a by monthly schedule and if it was ever close to measuring low on the dipstick the automatic engine shutdown would disable the vehicle while it was in motion. The car is undriveable and now the fear is that the "burning" of the oil has damaged the engine cylinder beyond repair. We've been advised to replace the engine for a cost of $12,500 at only 35,000 miles.

2 Other Fuel System Pump problem

Failure Date: 09/08/2020

Fuel pump failure causing emmision purge tank to fill with fuel causing $1700 repair bill. Transmission shifts with sudden jerk unexpectedly almost causing whip lash.

3 Other Fuel System Pump problem

Failure Date: 04/20/2017

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. While exiting the driveway, the contact observed a fuel spill under the vehicle near the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer also stated that the safety lock valve on the vehicle was not installed during production, which caused the failure to occur. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 8,200.


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