Three problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2004 Grand Cherokee.
Fuel tank is below the protection of the rear bumper, made of plastic, and not protected by any means from rear impact from another vehicle.
This is a little outof your normal schope; however, I think the potential is clear. Our 2004 Jeep was rearended and the fuel tank was involved. The plastic tank had to be replaced. Our insurer, state farm refused to replace it with a new tank, instead insisting on using a used tank from wrecked Jeep. The tank recieved no testing other than a visual from the junk yard. The quality of the attachment points on the tank recieved no close inspection other than visual.
2004 Jeep cherokee laredo gas tank is a safety hazard. It is visible from the rear and easily erupted by a rear-end crash. This would cause an explosion.