10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
158,750 miles

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1997 Jeep Wrangler fuel system problems

fuel system problem

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1997 Jeep Wrangler Owner Comments

problem #4

Sep 012018

Wrangler

  • 180,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Fuel guache govea inaccurate reading and drops to empty when the tank is half full. Contacted the local Jeep dealer twice on having this part replaced and each time they tell me they will call me back but they have not.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #3

Nov 142020

Wrangler

  • 190,000 miles
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!

- San Ramon, CA, USA

problem #2

Mar 032018

Wrangler

  • 130,000 miles
The fuel tank skid plate is rotted out and the tank is in danger of falling.

- Rochester, NY, USA

problem #1

Aug 052015

Wrangler

  • 135,000 miles
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.

- Marion, AR, USA

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