1996 Jeep Cherokee fuel system, gasoline problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 1996 Jeep Cherokee — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Sporadic gas leak from fuel pump hookup on gas tank at startup. Could not be duplicated except at random occurrences. *jb”
filed Jun 15, 2012
“Dt: the contact stated the fuel pump failed twice. The vehicle was smoking and experiencing loss of power. The vehicle was towed to a dealership. The dealership said the pressure reading was low on the fuel pump. The fuel pump was replaced. The vehicle started experiencing a loss of power again…”
filed Nov 21, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Cherokee years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Cherokee | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 Cherokee | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 Cherokee | 5 | 0% |
| 2014 Cherokee | 12 | 0% |
| 2001 Cherokee | 8 | 3% |
| 2000 Cherokee | 17 | 5% |
| 1999 Cherokee | 11 | 3% |
| 1998 Cherokee | 32 | 8% |
| 1997 Cherokee | 85 | 22% |
| 1995 Cherokee | 13 | 2% |
| 1994 Cherokee | 7 | 1% |
| 1993 Cherokee | 9 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Jeep Cherokee
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.