NHTSA Complaint #10585375 — 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10585375
Vehicle	1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of Incident	April 28, 2014
Date Filed	April 28, 2014
Mileage	127,304 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

WAS REMOVING REAR HITCH SO I COULD REPAINT IT AND NOTICED THAT MY GAS TANK SHIELD WAS ROTTED AND GAS WAS LEAKING ABOVE SHIELD SO I REMOVED THE ROTTED SHIELD AND FOUND LEAK.IT WAS CAUSED BY DIRT AND ROAD GRIME GETTING IN ABOVE WHERE SHIELD WAS ROTTED.THANK GOD I CAUGHT IT BEFORE SHIELD STARTED TO FALL AND SPARK AGAINST ROAD.COME TO FIND OUT THAT SHIELD IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING GAS TANK IN VEHICLE WHICH I BELIEVE IS TOTALLY A HAZARD FOR ALL GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS FROM 1999-2004 AT LEAST.I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THIS WAS A MAJOR DEFECT IN ALL FROM 1993-2004 AND YET NO RECALLS.THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FIRES FROM THIS AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.MINE AT PRESENT JUST SITS IN YARD AS THEY WANT 400 HUNDRED FOR SHIELD AND 400 HUNDRED OR MORE FOR TANK.ALL JUNKYARDS TELL ME THAT THEY ARE ALL ROTTED AND SO THEY HAVE NONE TO SELL.ALL JUNKYARDS TELL ME THE SAME SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO YET.I COULD SEE THIS IF MY JEEP WAS NOT ROAD WORTHY BUT THERE IS NO RUST ON IT AND IT RUNS GREAT. *JS

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