NHTSA Complaint #765593 — 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	765593
Vehicle	1998 JEEP CHEROKEE
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Date of Incident	August 8, 2002
Date Filed	August 20, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	WA

Consumer Description

FUEL TANK BEGAN TO SPONTANEOUSLY LEAK FROM THE TOP WHEN FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY FULL. DEALERSHIP REMOVED TANK, INSPECTED, AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE OR WEAR AND HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE LEAK. JUST AS WITH COMPLAINT ODI ID: 755138, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SPECULATE THAT THE TANK MAY BE DEFORMING UNDER LOAD (I.E., A FULL TANK OF FUEL) CAUSING THE LEAK. IF TRUE, THIS WOULD SUGGEST STRUCTURAL FAILURE OR MATERIAL DEFECT OF THE TANK AS SUGGESTED IN ODI ID: 755138. IN SUMMARY, THE PROBLEM IS ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL TO ODI ID: 826441.*AK

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