general problems of the 1997 Jeep Wrangler

Six problems related to other fuel system have been reported for the 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Other Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 11/14/2020

I experienced sudden acceleration when at a complete stop with foot on break. Throttle went very high and propelled car forwarded even when pushing the breaks penal down as hard as I could. There is no way I pushed down on the wrong pedal. The breaks could not hold the car stopped. This is extremely dangerous!.

2 Other Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 08/05/2015

When cold, Jeep starts and runs fine. After engine warms up, oil pressure would drop and Jeep would almost die. If I shut it off and try to restart while still warm, Jeep would have a hard time starting and if it did start, it would idle extremely rough and barely accelerate. Once I got speed up, it ran fine until I stopped at a red light and it would act like it was going to die and the oil pressure gauge would bottom out. Dealer put manual gauges on it and determined it was the oil sending unit. Oil pressure now holds at 20 when at idle. The issue with the rough idle and loss of power still persists after the engine warms up. After reading all of the complaints, this seems to be a recurring issue with this model. Really don't want to waste money trying to guess at what is the issue. As many people that there are having similar issues, Jeep should stand behind their product and issue a recall. Very disappointed.

3 Other Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 09/20/1997

Gas gauge falsely reads the amount of gas in the vehicle, causing the vehicle to suddenly lose power. Dealer will be contacted.

4 Other Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 09/01/1997

Gas gauge did not report accurately in the amoun tof fuel in the vehicle. This happened while driving on freeway at high speeds or while stopping at a light.

5 Other Fuel System problem

Vehicles has faulty gas gauge. Yh.

6 Other Fuel System problem

Gas guage gives an inaccurate reading of amount of fuel in vehicle. A recall has been issued on vehicle make and model. However, this vehicle was not included due to VIN.


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