1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires
  Engineering Analysis EA12005 · opened Jun 12, 2012 · closed Nov 14, 2014 · led to recall 13V252000

  ODI has completed an extensive analysis of rear crash fuel tank system integrity data for the subject Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Liberty vehicles (SVs).As of June 2013, ODI knew of 56 post-collision fatal fires, 28 non-fatal fires, and 6 fuel leak incidents (totaling 90 incidents, 75 fatalities and 58 injuries) …

• Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10031 · opened Aug 23, 2010 · closed Jun 14, 2012

  NHTSA has conducted extensive analysis of the data regarding fuel tank integrity for the model year (MY) 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee (JGC). As a result of that work, the agency has decided to upgrade its safety defect investigation to an Engineering Analysis and to expand the scope of vehicles included in the investi…

• Fuel Storage System Crash Related Fires
  Defect Petition DP09005 · opened Nov 6, 2009 · closed Aug 23, 2010

  In a letter dated October 2, 2009, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned NHTSA to open a defect investigation and recall model year 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees.CAS alleged that the subject vehicles have defective fuel tank storage systems that present a fire hazard in crashes. CAS alleged that the plastic fuel…

• HOOD LATCH FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA02029 · opened Oct 16, 2002 · closed Feb 10, 2004

  Odi opened ea02-029 to determine whether a safety-related defect trend existed in the my 1997 jeep grand cherokee hood latch assemblies.during ea02-029, there was no specific failure mechanism identified that could differentiate the my 1997 vehicles from other vehicles containing this same hood latch assembly or could …

• HOOD LATCH
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02045 · opened May 17, 2002 · closed Oct 16, 2002

  There is no summary currently available

• ROLL-AWAY IN REVERSE WHEN PARKED
  Engineering Analysis EA01017 · opened Nov 1, 2001 · closed Dec 18, 2002 · led to recall 02V053000

  Daimlerchrysler has recalled the zj models to incorporate a secondary detent spring into the shifter.even though the wj 6 cyl. Vehicles use the same manual detent lever that as the vehicles in the recall population, odi believes that the wj redesigned shifter, which improves floor shifter functionality and ergonomics, …

• INADVERTENT ROLLAWAY IN REVERSE PARK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE01021 · opened Jun 28, 2001 · closed Nov 1, 2001