Based on that link, there is no recall for the potential fuel tank problem.

 

The recall is for Grand Cherokees not Cherokee's. I can tell you guys missed the big breaking new about it in June. The recall is for the years 93-98 or 99, (whatever the break year is)

 

I wouldn't worry about it, my grand cherokee met it's demise to a ******* who wasn't paying attention, I was stopped and he rearended me at 45+mph. Tweaked my unibody so it was totaled (I drove it away btw) it was just 15 years old so they chose not to fix it.

 

Afraid I didn't miss a thing. I have a Grand. The recall is supposed to be up to 2004 grands and some Libertys. I clearly remember Chrysler telling the feds to F.O. Then they backed down and decided to put hitches on all the models that did not have them. The linked you posted did NOT list the gas tank recall for grands. Nope, that's not your fault just saying you can't print it out if it's not there.https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/ch...-jeeps-172367/ Here is a thread from this forum on the topic.

 

This is the first time I have heard or seen anything past 1999. If you search any year of a ZJ it shows up as the most recent. The way they are fixing it is to install tow hitches unless you already have one.

 

LOL, Yea, I have a 02 so I was pretty interested in the WJs, 99-04, Mine is a Overland so it came with a hitch. Whats funny is my TJs tank is just sitting way out there behind the axle and nobody is complaining. All the XJ Cherokees are to.Like I told the OP, I am ok driving all 3 of my bombs.

 

The engineers that designed it were probably fresh out of collage and never even heard of a Pinto. I also doubt any of them have turned a wrench.

 

I wouldn't be worried about it at all

 

You people are missing something. The Pinto gas tank was not a separate unit, it was a piece welded to the floorpan that comprised the tank. Any deformation of the floor caused it to burst. Space under the jeeps is limited and behind the axle is about the only location available. A good strong rear bumper is all that is needed. Think about all the big 3 unibody cars that have been made over the years with the tank in the same place. My 67 Camaro was rearended at 40 mph which shortened it by 3 inches. The tank wasn't damaged.

The WJ has the spare tire under the floor that acts like a shock absorber in a crash. It really needs a strong bumper, which a tow hitch provides.

My ZJ was hit in the rear at about 10 mph by a Liberty. My hitch ball punched right thru his front bumper! No damage to my ZJ, but the Liberty suffered severely.

 

My 68 mustang the top of the gas tank is the trunk floor and its safe never been a recall on it ever.And the mustang 64-70 was just like mine.73-87 chevy trucks had the saddle gas tanks on the outside of the frame and is safe.Your more likely to win the powerball then to die in a fire from a gas tank blowing up.

 

My wife's 2006 Liberty was rear-ended by a Chevy Impala which went under her Jeep far enough to cause service codes from the fuel system.I installed a Reese hitch to prevent that from happening again.The recall on her Jeep has to do with some hitches having sharp edges which could damage the tank during impact. They will replace factory or aftermarket hitches with Mopar if necessary.

 

i dont understand why all the focus of this "issue" is on jeeps. i couldnt find it again, but a few months ago there was a list of all the vehicles with fuel tanks behind the rear axle, and IIRC there were at least a couple hundred of them.

IMO if you get hit hard enough to hurt the gas tank, you've got bigger problems to worry about than burning to death. I know one of the "popular" stories of this was a ZJ driven by a mother with her son and his friend in the back seat. The (stopped) ZJ was rear ended by a semi truck going 65 mph. I'd be willing to bet the occupants that did not survive were killed upon impact, not because of the fire. show me a car that could survive an impact like that

 

Whether the recall affects my 2003 GC doesn't change the fact that the gas tank was hanging like a meatball behind my axle. After smacking the stock skid plate one to many times on the rocks I did a gas tank tuck, put 1/4" skidplate, KOR bumper with hitch on.

 

Gasoline, in itself, is an unstable fuel. I think over the years, we've been able to control it very well. Think about your car powered by hydrogen, propane, or natural gas. Diesel is probably the most stable, but most people don't like the smell or the engine noise.

When Henry Ford decided to use a waste product of petroleum refining to power his engines, they told him it was to volatile to use as a motor fuel. Look where we've gone with that!

As far as tank location is concerned, I remember driving a pickup truck with the tank inside the cab under the seat!

Fire is a basic human fear. It's only one of the hazards of driving an automobile. Let's move on.

 

if you're scared and already have a hitch throw in one of those hitch steps from harbor freight. about 30" wide and $25. I've seen what looks like the same thing from other places, but chromed or powder coated from $90 on up. I can tell at least one person ran into mine it's slightly tweaked.

Or maybe thats when from when I backed into that chain link fence...