BlvdKreeper

A buddy of mines send me this link on a different forum

*Posted on: Jun 09, 2011 *

http://autos.aol.com/article/jeep-grand-cherokee-gas-tank-recall/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl7%7Csec1_lnk3%7C215561

Gee oh Dee

Don't certain Kia vehicles drop their gas tanks randomly?

razor02097

Did you tell him the Cherokee isn't in the article?

BlvdKreeper

i thought the grand cherokee and box cherokee had the gas tank on the same location?? maybe different material?

razor02097

It is a pet peeve of mine when someone calls the ZJ a Cherokee. It's like calling a Jeep a car.

Either way the ZJ has had coil over suspension in the rear where as the Cherokee had leaf springs. That could change an outcome of a rear end collision.

The whole thing is a sham. Unless they go after every car manufacturer that has put a fuel tank behind the rear axle I think they are just a bunch of loonies trying to make a buck.

G O B

All my Jeeps have tow hitches.(ZJ,XJ,MJ) Should be good to go!

Killabrew

There's NO GRAND in Cherokee unless you pay more for less!!

BlvdKreeper

I'm pretty sure alot of folks out there would look at any jeep as the same lolz

IZAREBL

somebody started a thread on this the other day, as i understood jeep has started a possible recall in GC's because a lot of deaths have happened from the gas tanks exploading when in a collision

Bustedback

Thread #3 for the same topic. But to comment on the issue raised, it's all a bunch of crap and nothing will happen. Did GM have to recall all of the 73-87 Chevy and GMC pickups with side saddle fuel tanks? No.

90xjcjf

They r still fun as he££ no matter what ppl say.

90xjcjf

We r Not driving family cars. We roll a rig we flip over and roll back on it's wheels and drive home. Not a soccer mom ride. Lol.

JeepingDan

Mine has been rear ended before the lift and all I got was a dent in the bottom of the tank. The car that hit me had to be towed away lol
I towed in a Grand Cherokee that got rear ended bad and the rear axle was pushed forward and no ruptured tank.
small vehicles just slide under the tank. Bigger vehicles such as a Ford SUV hit above the tank. I really don't see a big deal about it unless it's a Ford Pinto.

If anything the Crown Vics are bad because the tank practically form around the rear axle which is sitting level with the tank.

cdawall

well thats cool. my wifes car has the tank behind the "axle" my truck has it on the drivers side so if i get tboned will it explode? nothing is protecting it...wait thats were most vehicles put them gotta be safer...

jeepin_xj

I got rear ended in my last XJ by a civic. She hit me so hard her bumper was touching my diff and the back tires were off the ground. It never had even a dent in it. I put it in 4wd to pull off her hood and drove it away. It bent the stock bumper and dr side bracket but everything else was fine.