2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems

After sending my Jeep Grand Cherokee to Pugh’s Service Center in Greenville, NC, in December 2018, because it would turnover, but not start. They replaced the ECM, but had to be taken to the local Jeep dealership for an OE ECM replacement and a crankshaft sensor, in order to get it to crank. Upon getting my Jeep back in March 2019, it ran fine for a few days. Then I went to start it, and it started, but after a few seconds, all of the GAUGES stopped working and all of the WARNING LIGHTS came on. I contacted both Pugh’s and the Jeep dealership, telling me I should just bring it in, to run more diagnostics. The Jeep only has 94,000 miles, and I spent about what the vehicle was worth upon getting it back in March 2019; so I’ve been hesitant on taking it back. There are many other people who have similar issues with the instrument panel gauges and warning lights, from the information I’ve researched online; with no indications of the problem being resolved.

Sai... Vehicle opened up when put in gear while brake was engaged... Crashed into fence...

Housing for driverside rear lights has melted and the brake and tail lights do not work.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEATER FAILED TO BLOW HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND 6 MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS FAILED TO DISTRIBUTE HEAT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND METAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED INSTEAD OF PLASTIC FOR THE VENTS. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 180,000

NO START

CRANKED 2000 JEEP DROVE 1.5 MILE CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING DOING 40 MPH. INSERT KEY JEEP WILL NOT START . RANDOMLY STOPS DURING OPERATION. INDICATING KEY NOT RECOGNIZED. MILEAGE 122000. JEEP WILL NOT RUN. CAR RUNS FINE WHEN IN OPERATION BUT THEN WHAM IT JUST STOPS. CAN'T CONTROL THE JEEP STEERING LOCKS UP. HAPPENED 6 TIMES ALREADY. REPAIRS SHOP TRIED OF TOWING IT. NO KNOW FIX! GOING TO GET KILLED JEEP SHUTS DOWN AT ANY TIME. NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO REPAIR. MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.

Mileage: 122,000

DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND ALARMS SIMULTANEOUSLY BLINK ON AND OFF. SEEMS TO BE A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING. GAS TANK LEVELS OFF AT "EMPTY", AND THE FUEL GAUGE SPINS 180 DEGREES SO THAT IT IS CAUGHT UNDER THE "RESTING STICK" AT 0, THEREFORE, NO LONGER READING THE GAUGE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION AND WHILE PARKED.

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AND TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET THE MUFFLER FIXED UPON GETTING IT TO THE SHOP THE SECURITY KEY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE JEEP WONT START ALSO THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE EGNITION WHEN IN THE ON POSITION . THE KEY CAN FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING ... THE RECALL WAS NEVER FIXED AND THE KEY WONT WORK WITH THE JEEP NOW AND IM TOLD ITS A $1,800 FIX .

Mileage: 173,000

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS LARGE PROBLEM AND AFFECTS MANY CHRYSLER MODELS. FORUMS HAVE PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE PCM. CONNECTORS BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL RANDOMLY. IT IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE! IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS VEHICLE AND NO RESOLUTION!

CAR'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT WILD W HEN I STARTED THE CAR.EVERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. GAUGES WORKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE CAR, BUT SLOWLY LOST POWER TO KEEP THEM ON, AND THEY WENT TO THE "KEY OFF" POSITION. NOTHING ON THE DRIVERS ARMREST WORKED, NO SEAT AUTO POSITIONER, NO WINDOW OPEN, SHUT, OR LOCK. INFORMATION PANEL OVERHEAD WENT DEAD (BLANK).

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS INOPERABLE AND ALL THE DOORS INADVERTENTLY LOCKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AT (770) 968-4900 (6850 MT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.

Mileage: 300,000

IM NOT SURE. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE FEW MONTHS AGO, WITHIN THE TIME HAD THE VEHICLE I THEN PURCHASED ALL NEW PARTS AND STILL GET THE SAME RESULT... PLEASE HELP

ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALL GAUGES INCLUDING SPEED, RPM'S, TEMP, FUEL, ETC. ALL STAY FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STALLING AND THEN ALL DROP OFF. THE JEEP GC USED TO START UP AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND WAS ONCE IN A WHILE AT FIRST WITH THIS ISSUE. THEN IT BECAME MORE OFTEN THAT HE JEEP WOULD STALL, THE SAME THING WITH THE DASH FOR A FEW SECONDS THE SPEED, RPM'S, ETC. WOULD BE AT WHERE IT WAS BEFORE STALLING WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHILE MOVING. VERY HARD TO STEER ON CURVES WHEN THE JEEP STALLS. PUT IN A PCM, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, & CAMSHAFT SENSOR. ASE MECHANIC STUMPED ON ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AND REMINDS ME OF THE GM IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. AND I HAVE SEEN FORUMS ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON MY YEAR THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

Mileage: 170,000

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURE WHILE NEGOTIATING TRAFFIC OR DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF CONDITIONS OR DRIVING HABITS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IN A PARKING LOT. HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT WORST POSSIBLE TIMES. NO CODES. NO WARNING: IN TRAFFIC. AT STOP LIGHTS. PULLING INTO GAS STATIONS. ETC... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!! DATE SUBMITTED IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES JUST THIS YEAR. LOOKED ON MANY JEEP FORUMS AND SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM!!! (SEE FOR YOURSELF). PLEASE HELP!!!!

Mileage: 83,000

THE RIGHT PASSENGER AND BACK RIGHT DOOR WON'T UNLOCK AFTER PRESSING THE UNLOCK SWITCH ON THE DOOR PANELS. NEEDS TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE TRANSMISSION OR THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY TURN ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR THE LEFT REAR BLINKER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE HOUSING MELTING THE CONTACTS AND BURNING SO IT STOPS WORKING. THE TWO BACK DOORS WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY REMOTE (VERY FRUSTRATING!) THE LEFT BACK DOOR WINDOW WILL STOP GOING UP AND DOWN AND WE ARE TOLD BY THE ONE THAT REPAIRED IT THAT THE WIRES FOR ALL OF THAT IS RUNNING THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE FROM THE DASH AND GETS PINCHED OFF FROM BEING BENT! THE FRONT END WILL GROWL WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, I HEAR A HOWLING FROM THE REAR END AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND UP. WHEN I COME TO A QUICK STOP AND MAKE A SHARP TURN IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE THE REAR END SHIFTS FORWARD AN INCH OR TWO. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS GRABBED AND JERKED LIKE THEY WERE WARPED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR THREE YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO PUT TWO WATER PUMPS IN IT. THE WIPER WASHERS HAVE NEVER WORKED. THE SPARE TIRE WELL USE TO FILL UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINED AND ONE DAY MY HUSBAND PUT A SCREW IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK LICENSE PLATE AND IT STOPPED FILLING UP WITH WATER! MY BRAND NEW CD MAGAZINE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND I'M GUESSING ITS BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE DECK ITSELF. BEING RIGHT OVER THE REAR TIRE WELL THE VIBRATIONS HAVE PROBABLY WRECKED HAVOC ON THE PLAYERS EYE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH OVER HALF OF THE REPAIRS ON THIS JEEP HAVE COST US AT LEAST $1000.00 EACH. I COULD GO ON FOR HOURS AND I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM! NOW I THINK I AM SEEING WHAT LOOKS TO BE A LEAK FROM THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY YEAR OF THIS JEEP, 2000, WAS SKIPPED OVER FROM THE RECALLS?

Mileage: 190,000

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF MY COMPLAINTS, IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 3 OR 4 OF THESE FORMS TO TOUCH ALL OF THEM. WHILE RUNNING THE HEATER WITH THE FAN GOING IT STARTED SMELLING LIKE IT WAS BURNING AND THEN THE BLOWER QUIT RUNNING. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. IT HAD MELTED TO THE POINT OF FUSING THE WIRES INTO THE PLASTIC WHICH THE RESISTOR WAS MADE OF. IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD! THE PART COST US $270.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUGE RAINSTORM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW QUIT WORKING AND WOULDN'T GO UP, UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVING THE WINDOW MECHANISM REPLACED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED INTERMITTENTLY CHIMING AND HAS NEVER STOPPED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $395.00. SINCE I HAD JUST HAD TO HAVE THE HEATER CORE FIXED TO KEEP IT FROM DUMPING ALL OVER THE CARPET, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT OR HAVE THE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH WHICH WAS FROZEN, REPLACED EITHER, ANOTHER $702.00. I HAVE OWNED THIS JEEP SINCE JAN OF 2012. BEGINNING WITH A NEW MOTOR I HAVE PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE 3 TIMES OVER DUE TO REPAIRS AND PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM THE FACTORY AND THE CHEAP WAY IT WAS BUILT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED MULTIPLE TIMES OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNCERTAIN WHEN HE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

INITIAL HAPPENING DRIVING A SAFE SPEED AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DROVE TO NEAREST STATION...WHICH STARTED A SERIES OF PCM REPLACEMENTS. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE NOT NEW PCM'S THAT CAN BE INSTALLED. NOTHING BUT REFURBISHED ONES, SO EACH TIME I'M GETTING SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEMS. MAYBE NOT THE ORIGINAL ONE I HAD BUT EVENTUALLY ANOTHER ONE COMES UP...WHERE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 MODELS. MY REAL ISSUE IS THAT WHY DOESN'T THE CAR MANUFACTURE OFFER A NEW PCM TO INSTALL. NOW WAITING FOR THE NEXT CUTOFF...HAVE POURED TOO MUCH MONEY INTO THE CAR TO SELL. THIS THE 3RD REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLED FEB. 2015, FIRST ONE MAY 2012 , THE SECOND ONE FEB. 2014

Mileage: 136,321

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS WERE FAULTY. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL DUE TO THE MAIN COMPUTER OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SCREWS TO THE COMPUTER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT RAILS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

Mileage: 196,000

ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENT YET, I WANTED TO SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM FCA ABOUT THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN" (BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE GAS TANK HANGS UNDER THE REAR BUMPER, YEAR 2000 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE "RECALL" TRAILER HITCH DEAL). I BOUGHT IT NEW AND AM STILL LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE GC IS THAT THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS OFTEN STOP WORKING. THE SOCKET GETS SCORCHED AND YOU HAVE TO GO TAKE IT APART, PRY THE CONTACTS UP JUST RIGHT AND PUT ALUMINUM FOIL UNDER THEM (GOOGLE GRAND CHEROKEE BRAKE LIGHTS). THAT WORKS FOR A WHILE, THEN YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. I'VE BEEN STOPPED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS FOR IT. SOMETIMES THE TAILLIGHT WORKS BUT ACTUALLY GOES OUT WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE. IN ANY CASE, HAVING A GAS TANK PRONE TO EXPLODING WHEN REAR ENDED ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES IS NOT A GOOD THING. THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO CANNOT BE UNLOCKED EXCEPT FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHILE THE DRIVERS SIDE HAVE TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY (AGAIN, IT'S ALL OVER GOOGLE. IT'S CALLED THE ANGRY DUCK FOR THE NOISE THE LOCKS MAKE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR NHTSA TO MAKE A OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THIS - THE NEWS WAS THEY WERE GOING TO IN A WEEK OR SO, BUT THAT WAS 3 WEEKS AGO. THANKS [XXX] [XXX]@GMAIL.COM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Mileage: 10,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WITH THE KEY AND ALL OTHER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK MANUALLY ONCE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E011000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 02V104000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 00V195000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE RELATED TO THE IGNITION.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, WHILE ROLLING, AND TRY TO RESTART WITH KEY. MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHIFT TO PARK TO RESTART. NOT SO BAD IF YOU CAN GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FIRST, TERRIBLE IF YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE TRAVEL LANES TO RESTART CAR. SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 30 MINUTES TO GET VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND WHILE DRIVING IT THE CAR STOP SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. CAR WAS UNABLE TO START AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MEMORY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST FOR THE MEMORY REPLACEMENT $1000, 2 MONTHS LATER, JEEP STOP AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE MECHANIC CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM THAT MAKING THE CAR NOT TURN ON. CHANGED BATTERIES, BRAKES, FUEL PUMP ETC. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

THE TRUCK SEEMS TO HAVE LOST POWER TO DRIVE AND ALSO TO PROVIDE PROPER TO THE RADIO WHICH GOES IN AND OUT. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED HESITATING TO KEEP GOING. AT 0 TO 40MPH IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF BUT AS I GAVE IT MORE GAS IT SEEMED TO GET BETTER AND THE MUSIC CAME IN CLEARER BUT THEN IT WOULD JERK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. I HAVE HAD THE STARTER, ALTERNATOR, ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AND CHECKED BUT IT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. THIS IS UNSAFE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND NO WARNING LIGHT TO SAY THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED I'VE SEEN TOO MANY TRUCKS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES LIKE MINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE JEEP STOPS IN TRAFFIC. IT TOOK HER S COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GET IT FRANKED. AS SOON AS SHE PULLS OFF IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. REALLY IN FRIDAY TRAFFIC HERD IN ATLANTA. DANGEROUS!! *TR

Mileage: 283,296

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE V8 4.7L JUST STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT TOOK ABOUT 1 HOUR TO START BACK UP. THEN IT DIED ABOUT FIVE TIMES AFTER THAT. MY JEEP ALSO STALLS OUT WHEN I'M SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THAN BOMB JUST LIKE THAT MY JEEP STALLS OUT. MOST THE TIME I CAN START IT, BUT SOME TIMES I CAN'T START MY JEEP UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I ALMOST GET SLAMMED ABOUT 10 TIMES ALREADY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE JEEP.. I REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CAMSHAFT POSITIONS SENSOR, BATTERY, BATTERY TERMINALS, AND MY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. NOTHING HAS HELPED MY STALLING! NOTHING! I TOOK MY JEEP TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I ALSO CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND I TALKED TO THE TECHS AND MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAID THEY NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. I CALL BS ON THAT. IF YOU LOOK ON GOOGLE AND TYPE 2000 JEEP STALL OUT, THERE'S 100'S EVEN 1,000'S OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE STALL OUT PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY JEEP AT ALL!! I DON'T EVEN WANT MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE JEEP WHEN I'M DRIVING, SAD THING IS THIS IS MY ONLY CAR!! PLEASE HELP INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THANKS 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE V8 4.7L. *TR

Mileage: 162,300

TRAVELING ON MAJOR HWY AT 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE SHUTS OFF WON'T START BACK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WHEN IT DOES SMOKE RISES FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE SMELLING LIKE ITS ON FIRE . IT DOES THIS UP TO 4 TO 5 TIMES DAILY NOW AND HAVE SEEN THE SAME THING BEING SAID BY LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE CHANGED EVERYTHING FROM CPM ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EVERY SENSOR HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NEXT PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I GET A QUACK SOUND WHEN THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK IS ACTIVATED. INITIALLY BOTH LOCKS WORKED THEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOESN'T LOCK BUT UNLOCKS AND THE DRIVER'S PASSENGER DOOR DOESN'T UNLOCK BUT LOCKS. I DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THIS: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE/TLMUDAEOFDB3HT8FC PAGE WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. APPARENTLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 LAREDO THAT PRESENTS ITSELF EVERY FEW YEARS AFTER THE FIX. IS THERE OR WAS THERE EVER A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? *TR

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HEATED UP TO THE POINT THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRES AND THE RESISTOR HAD BOTH BEEN CHARRED AND MELTED. NOT ONLY DO I NO LONGER HAVE ANY HEAT OR A/C BUT I ALSO NO LONGER HAVE A WINDOW DEFROSTER AND THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO MYSELF, ANY PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE AND AS WELL TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION THE FIRE THAT WAS ONLY BARELY THWARTED OFF.

Mileage: 116,000

VEHICLE WAS NOTED WITH STOP LIGHT ACTIVATED IN PARKED POSITION. INVESTIGATION SHOWED FAIL BRAKE SWITCH ADJACENT TO BRAKE PEDAL. PURCHASED NAPA REPLACEMENT PART . INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SWITCH DID NOT FULLY SEAT INTO METAL POCKET ON SUPPORT BRACKET. REPLACED WITH JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALER REPLACEMENT SWITCH WITH SAME CONDITION. UNIT WILL BE PUSHED OUT OF METAL BRACKET FROM QUICK RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL. CONCERN IS EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED BY CONTINUAL REAR BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION. POTENTIAL FOR FIRE HAZARD. I AM FAA CERTIFIED FOR FLIGHT SAFETY SYSTEMS ON AIRCRAFT. THIS INADEQUATELY SECURED SWITCH WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED FOR AIRCRAFT DUE TO HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL FAILURE MODE. SWITCH DESIGN WAS MADE FOR QUICK ASSEMBLY BUT INADEQUATE SECURING TO VEHICLE BRACKET SUPPORT.

HAVE BEEN NOTICING VIBRATION OF THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN WHEN A/C TURNED ON. WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE, HEARD POP NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PULLED INTO DRIVE, OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT RADIATOR FAN HAD DISINTEGRATED, PIERCING RADIATOR SHROUD AND RADIATOR. HOLES IN RADIATOR (RADIATOR NOW LEAKING) AND SHROUD. CALLED CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER AND TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL 06V199000. AM REPLACING ALL AFFECTED PARTS AND PERFORMING SERVICE MYSELF. BASED ON ONLINE RESEARCH THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE POWER IN DOORS WINDOWS WORKS OFF AND ON. THERE WILL BE NO POINT TO LOCK YOUR DOOR AND THEN YOU CAN'T UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE WINDOWS SOMETIMES ROLL DOWN AND TIMES THEY DON'T. THE LIGHTING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR COMES OFF AND ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. HAPPENED ON ITS OWN ANYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF AT TIMES. THE DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES BLINKERS WORK OFF AND ON ANY ELECTRICAL IN THE INSIDE OF JEEP IS MESSED UP. *JB

Mileage: 120,000

REAR HATCH DOOR WON'T LOCK BOTH REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WON'T LOCK UNLOCK DOOR READ REVIEWS MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 04V112000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALLED YEAR MODELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

WE HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM FLORIDA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010. WE HAD IT HERE IN NY FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE THE PROBLEMS STARTED. WE LOST ALL OF OUR GAUGES, ALL OF OUR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, POWER WINDOWS DONT WORK, POWER MIRRORS DONT WORK, COMMAND CENTER GOES DOWN, DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CHRYSLER JEEP IS VERY UNHELPFUL. WE HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE YEARS 99-2005. IT IS GIVING US A P1686 CODE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND HAVING DONE HOURS OF RESEARCH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS. MY ALARM IS FAULTY AND OFTEN DOES NOT START, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE VEHICLE IN OVER A WEEK. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING JEEP TOLD ME TO DO TO OVERRIDE ALARM, IT DOES NOT WORK. I ALSO HAVE A "QUACK" IN MY DOOR LOCKS. I SUSPECT I WILL NEED A NEW ACTUATOR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR IS NOT A RECALL ON ANY OF THESE THINGS, I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEMS IN THESE CARS AND IT COSTS ALOT OF TIME, MONEY AND FRUSTRATION TO FIX. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP NOR WILL I EVER RECOMMEND A JEEP. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED IT MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, THE JEEP JUST STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. ONCE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. A SAFETY PROBLEM. ONCE IT SITS FOR AWHILE IT WILL START AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

HEATER BLEND DOORS BROKE NO HEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE, POWER WIRES FRAYED AND PLUG STARTING TO MELT FOR HEATER POWER

Mileage: 122,874

WIRING UNDER DASH THAT RUNS HEATER GETTING HOT MELTED BOX THAT CONTAINS ELECTRIC WIRES. *TR

THE HVAC SYSTEM ON OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS BROKEN AND IS UNABLE TO DIRECT AIR AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE TO THE PROPER PLACES. THE DEFECT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DAMPERS IN THE DUCTWORK THAT HAVE FAILED. THIS PREVENTS OUR DEFROSTER FROM WORKING AS EFFECTIVELY AS IT SHOULD AND IS ALSO AN IRRITANT TO THE DRIVER WHEN IT'S 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE IN THE TEXAS HEAT. GOOGLING THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIES IT AS A COMMON BREAKAGE AND IS RELATED TO THE USE OF CHEAP PLASTIC MATERIALS IN THE DAMPER MECHANISM. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS PART OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF SPEED THAT EXCEEDS 60 MPH AND THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER OR STALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD ILLUMINATE AND ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT WOULD BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 119,000

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.. I HAVE THE SAME AS ALL OTHER 2000 JGC OWNERS ARE HAVING. BEEN USING COOLANT EVERY FEW WEEKS NEEDS TO BE TOPPED OFF.. FAN WAS REPLACE DUE TO RECALL. HAD TO REPLACE FAN CONTROL UNDER HEADLIGHT. LAST YEAR WAS OVERHEATING. REPLACED WATER PUMP/ THERMOSTAT. OVERHEATING AGAIN. JUST REPLACED THERMOSTAT TODAY. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I REPLACED PARTS IN TRANSMISSION AS SUGGESTED BY DEALER. BUT IT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM..REPLACED RADIATOR AROUND MAY OF 09 STILL HAVING COOLING PROBLEMS. I REPLACED SO MANY SENSORS THAT HAVE FAILED THAT I CANT REMEMBER THEM ALL. I STILL HAVE 1 MORE YEAR OF PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE.. ITS HARD TO MAKE PAYMENTS WHEN I HAVE BEEN BUYING SO MANY PARTS TO TRY TO KEEP THIS CAR RUNNING. BAD DOOR SEALS, THEY ARE TOO SMALL (SHORT OR SHRINKING) IT LETS WATER COME IN BACK PASSENGER AREA. ALWAYS SMELLS MUSTY INSIDE.. BLACK MOLD IN THE RAINY SEASON. TAILLIGHT BRAKE LIGHT ON ONE ONLY WORKS PART TIME. REPLACED 3 DOOR LATCHES. INCLUDING ONE ON REAR HATCH. *TR

CAR STALLS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. DASHBOARD GAUGES GO HAY WIRE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

MY SECURITY SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS ME OUT OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE PUT AT LEAST 2000 INTO FIXING IT AND STILL HAVE A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE AND I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. NO ONE KNOWS WHY IT IS DOING THIS. I AM WILLING TO HAVE THE SYSTEM DISABLED BUT NO ONE WILL TELL ME HOW TO DO THAT EITHER. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE. I HAVE TO GET PEOPLE TO TAKE ME EVERY WHERE I GO. THIS IS CAUSING SEVERE HARDSHIP ON ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS NOW. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT NOT WORKING 3 TIMES NOW AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS (SPENT OVER $1,000.00 IN THIS ALONE) THE WIRES CONNECTING TO THE BLOW BOX GET TO HOT AND MELT THE PLUG & BLOW BOX. WHEN IT FIRST STARTS YOU CAN WIGGLE THE WIRES AND IT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ULTIMATELY YOU MUST REPLACE THE PLUG & BLOW BOX. LAST WEEK I WAS PULLED OVER GETTING OFF THE EXPRESS WAY AND A GUY STOPPED ME AND TOLD ME I HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS. AGAIN THIS WAS ANOTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TAIL GATE STICKS AND WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES STOPPED WORKING AND WAS CITED BY A POLICE OFFICER. REPLACEMENT WAS ~$500. REAR LIFT GATE LOCK ACTUATOR IS BROKEN, SO CANNOT OPEN LIFT GATE. RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK WILL NOT ALLOW OPENING FROM INSIDE. SHIFT SENSOR/SOLENOID HAS GONE BAD TWICE LEADING TO PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING FROM GEARS (REVS REALLY HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING). ROTORS ARE CONSTANTLY BECOMING WARPED AND BRAKES HAVE TO BE READJUSTED. LEFT BLINKER NO LONGER WORKS AND TO FIX IT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ENTIRE ENGINE BLOCK FOR ABOUT $800. POWER WINDOW LOCK NO LONGER WORKS. OTHER THAN THAT, CAR RUNS GREAT :). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I AM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER HANDLING A FIRE LOSS, WRITING ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER MYRA PERIERA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED WHEN A FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RESULTING IN A FIRE THAT TOTALED THE VEHICLE. WE SETTLED THE CLAIM. *TR

Mileage: 141,337

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY BATTERY NOT STAYING CHARGED. THE FIRST OCCURRED WHEN I HAD LET THE CAR SET FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, IT WOULD NOT START. *TR THE BATTERY WOULD NOT JUMP. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. THE BATTERY POST ALWAYS GET CORROSION ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT CLEANED AND CHANGED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND IT STILL GETS CORROSION ON IT IN 2 DAYS. I WAS TOLD ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THAT IT COULD BE THE WIRES THAT RUN FROM ONE OF THE POST TO THE ENGINE. THIS TIME, MY NEW BATTERY ONLY LASTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS. SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IS DRAINING MY BATTERY, BUT NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT. I HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL GET DRAINED ALSO.

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME USING THE A/C I SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE AND NOTICED SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD. WITH THE IGNITION OFF I FELT AROUND BEHIND AND BELOW THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND WAS BURNT BY MELTED PLASTIC FROM A SMALL BLACK COMPONENT (THE BLOWER CONTROL MODULE AS I FOUND OUT LATER). THE WIRES TO THE MODULE WERE VERY HOT, THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED, AND AFTER LETTING IT COOL, THE A/C BLOWER WOULD NOT WORK. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HAS MADE REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR COVER COSTS, THE MODULE COSTS ABOUT $165, THE WIRING REPAIR KIT COSTS ABOUT $20, THE LABOR $80. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS OBVIOUS, WITH BURNING PLASTIC, FIRE, SMOKE, FUMES, AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IF THIS GOT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. HEALTH AFFECTS FROM THE SMOKE FUMES ARE INDETERMINATE AS OF NOW. I HAVE PURCHASED PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, AS WELL AS A PYROMETER TO MONITOR WIRE AND MODULE TEMPERATURE. *TR

PARKED OVERNIGHT AND WHEN RETURN TO GET JEEP THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. THERE WASN'T ANY COLLISION OR IMPACT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THE GLOVE BOX HAD BEEN MELTED AND WIRES BURNED INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 171,190

BOUGHT THE 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2007. THE A/C WORKED GREAT. MOVED TO MIAMI, FL ON 01/08 , AND HAD TO START USING A/C ALOT. WHILE LEARNING THE VEHICLES HABITS. I NOTED THE A/C UNIT TO STOP WORKING WHEN ON. THE UNIT WOULD BE ON, AND THEN GO OUT, AND COME BACK ON. LIKE THERE WAS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. I ALSO SMELT A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAB. I STOPPED TURNING ON A/C UNIT ALL TOGETHER AT MY GRANDFATHERS REQUEST UNTIL I MOVED BACK TO NC ON 07/08. WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE A/C COMPONENTS; HE NOTED THAT THE "BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR" (LOCATED UNDER PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE BOX, AND BESIDE THE BLOWER UNIT )WAS MELTED SO BAD THAT THE WIRES AT THE 3 PRON FEMALE CONNECTOR WAS FRAYED/EXPOSE (WHERE HEAT MELTED/SHRUNK CONNECTORS AWAY FROM WIRES) LEAVING HOT WIRES TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER. THIS IN RETURN CAUSED WIRE EXPOSURE. THE "BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR" UNIT ENDED UP MELTING SO BAD IT WAS WARPED. THIS PART ALSO NEVER ONCE BLEW THE 40AMP FUSE UNDER HOOD FOR THE A/C UNIT.... OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. I AM REALLY UPSET THAT MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO LIVE WIRES/MELTING PARTS/ LACK OF FUSE BLOWING. THIS IS A 125$ PART MINUS DEALERSHIP REPAIR. PART RELATED TO CHEROKEE "LIMITED"DUAL CLIMATE FUNCTIONS OF THE A/C DASH UNIT (AIR POSITION KNOB, AUTOMATIC DIGITAL TEMP DISPLAY,AND AIR FLOW FAN KNOB). THE PART IS REMOVED WHICH MEANS TO CUT WIRES TO DETACH THE PART. THIS MEANS THE NEW PART WILL HAVE TO BE REWIRED BACK IN. JEEP SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE UNIT WIRES, AND PLASTIC CONNECTORS, AND FIND A WAY TO CONTROL THE MELT DOWN! PART UNFIXED DUE TO LACK OF MONEY TO REPAIR....! NO A/C IS BETTER THAN A BURNT CAR. (RIGHT????) OLD PART IS AVAILABLE AND A VERY COMMON PART TO BUY; RECALL IT JEEP! SOMEONE ELSE BEING SPOILED WOULD HAVE KEPT TURNING ON THE A/C FOR A BABY AND CAUGHT FIRE TO THE CAR. LUCKY FOR JEEP COMPANY, AND MYSELF I STOPPED USING THE A/C UNTIL LOOKED AT. RECALL IT...DEATH OR TOTAL LOSS OF CAR? ALOT OF A/C PROBLEMS IN THESE CARS HELP! *TR

Mileage: 89,500

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED . OEM INSTALLED HEATING SYSTEM FLOW SENSOR (DELCO MODEL #16250779, SERIAL #0304021 OVERHEATED AND MELTED WIRES AND CASE OF SENSOR. THIS REPRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD. THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT WAS WELL AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SAID THEY GET CALLS FOR THE PART ALL THE TIME. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND INSTALL THE NEW SENSOR. THE NATIONAL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE PART WITH A NEW SENSOR. I STILL HAVE THE FAILED PART AND WOULD BE GLAD TO SUPPLY IT TO THE DOT EXPERTS. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

ENGINE WHILE IN PARK TACHOMETER SPIKES HOWLING FROM VEHICLE BETWEEN 65 & 75MPH. *TR

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS DEFECTIVE TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS. MINE HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND NOW ITS OUT AGAIN. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2002 I HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MORE THAN ONCE HAS THE BRAKE/TAIL/HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, RESULTING IN EITHER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP OR REPLACING BULBS. AT LEAST TWICE HAVE I NOTICED THE EXTERNAL LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF EITHER WHILE THE CAR WA SON OR OFF.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL GAUGES, INTERIOR LIGHTING, TRANSMISSION, POWER LOCKS, AND POWER WINDOWS TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY CHANGED THE MODULE THREE TO FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL CONTINUES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS A PART OF THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE RESISTOR THAT ALLOWED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO WORK THE AIR CONDITIONER /HEATER MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE RESISTOR ITSELF, WHICH AT ANYTIME COULD CAUSE A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MEANT THERE WAS NO AIR CONDITIONING OR HEAT FOR THE AUTOMOBILE NOR DEFROSTER SYSTEM. THE COMPANY WAS ON A BACK ORDER FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY 1400 PARTS. THE JUNK YARDS DID NOT HAVE THIS RESISTOR, AND AFTER $180 AT NAPA I WAS ABLE TO GET ONE, AND THAT WAS HARD TO FIND ,AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS ONE WILL LAST. AFTER RECEIVING THE PART THE BOX CONTAINED A HARNESS AND RESISTOR, THE HARNESS HAD ABOUT 10 PLUGGING TO WHERE I BELIEVE I WILL HAVE TO TEAR THE WHOLE DASHBOARD APART JUST TO CONNECT THIS HARNESS. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR A FIRE HAZARD. AND TELL ME WHY CHRYSLER ISN'T SELLING THIS PART.*AK

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON APRIL 12, 2007 THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND PROCEEDED TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE BEING WARMED UP. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CAN RETRIEVE A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. *AK

ABOUT EVERY YEAR THE TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS CORRODE AND THE LIGHTS QUIT FUNCTIONING. CLEANING THEM SOLVES THE PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN PHOENIX AREA AND SO MOISTURE IS NOT A FACTOR. *JB

Mileage: 88,450

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILED. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, 3 TIMERS WHILE VEHICLE AS RUNNING AND TWICE AFTER THE DEALER "FIXED" IT. *JB

Mileage: 85,359

WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS USED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE DEALERSHIP HE BOUGHT PARTS FROM TOLD HIM THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEP. *JB

UNDER DASH AIR CONDITION/HEATER MODULE MELTED WIRES AND THE MODULE IT SELF. REPLACE WITH PARTS IT MELTED SECOND TIME AND DRIVER SIDE HEATER AND AIR CONDTIONER WORKS PASSENGER SIDE AIR CONDITIONER WORKS BUT NOT THE HEATER. REPLACED DAMAGED PARTS THIRD TIME WITH REPAIR KIT STILL DRIVER SIDE HEATER AIR CONDITIONER WORKS AND PASSENGER SIDE ONLY AIR CONDITIONER. I AM AFRAID IT IS A ON GOING PROBLEM AND ONE DAY IT MIGHT COUGHT FIRE. IN PAST SIX YEARS I DID NOT HAD A WORKING AIR/HEATER FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS WHEN UNDER WARANTY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT FIX IT SAYIN IT WILL COST ME TOO MUCH MONEY. *JB

JUST DISGUSTED WITH THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS I HAVE NEEDED TO MAKE TO THIS VEHICLE. IN THE LAST SIX YEARS THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE: BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES AND NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN DOOR WINDOW MOTOR COOLING FAN, RADIATOR EVAPORATOR COILS HOOD LIFTERS-HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP DRIVERS DOOR CLUNKS STARTER COMPRESSOR LEAKING AXLE SEALS AND NOW I HAVE A CRACKED HEAD ON THE ENGINE. THE JEEP JUST FAILED OUT OF THE BLUE. GLAD I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. BUY AMERICAN AGAIN--MOST LIKELY NOT. ARE OUR "AMERICAN" VEHICLES BEING BUILT WITH INFERIOR PARTS? OR ARE THEY PROGRAMMED TO BE OBSOLETE WITHIN A FEW YEARS? *NM

Mileage: 83,000

MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION MELTED AT THE CONNECTORS TO THE FUEL INJECTORS CAUSING MULTIPLE FUEL INJECTOR MISFIRES. THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED WITH NEW CONNECTORS TO THE INJECTORS HOWEVER CHRYSLER CORP. ONLY SELLS THE ENTIRE HARNESS AT A COST OF $1800.00.*JB

Mileage: 100,000

OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS AT RANDOM THE BRAKE LIGHTS SEEM TO BURN OUT. IT MIGHT BE THE LEFT SIDE ONE WEEK AND THE RIGHT THE NEXT. NEW BULBS OFTEN LAST BETWEEN 1 HOUR AND 3 WEEKS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS ARE OFTEN VERY HARD TO FIX. *NM

Mileage: 90,000

TIE RODS, WHEEL BEARINGS, BALL JOINTS, FAN CLUTCH, SHORTED ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS, FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ALL GONE WRONG FROM TIME OF PURCHASE; JANUARY 2000/BRAND NEW TO SEPT. 2006...SOME PD. UNDER WARRANTY OTHERS AFTER 2004 NOT; EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECTS USUALLY DO NOT HAPPEN TO A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE/FULLY LOADED. THE LAST STRAW WAS THE BALL JOINTS; WE ASKED IF SOME FORM OF RECALL SHOULD OF BEEN DONE AND THEN ASKED FOR A REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE MY WIFE'S' 2004 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED HAD A RECALL ON IT'S BALL JOINTS/LOWER ONES SO AFTER HAVING MINE REPLACED LAST FRIDAY 9/15/2006 WE ASKED ABOUT THE GRAND CHEROKEE AND IT'S BALL JOINTS; WE ALSO UPDATED ON ALL THE DEFECTS WE'VE HAD TO CORRECT AND WONDERED IF IT WASN'T A EXPENSIVE LEMON...$35,000.00 IS WHAT I PAID. WE CALLED CHRYSLER MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ONLY TOLD WERE SORRY, THE AGE OF THE JEEP AND PAST WARRANTY...WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ALL THE PAST DEFECTS SINCE 2000 AND THE FACT WE TRIED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN 2002 AND GOT NO WHERE AGAIN. NO MATTER THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE...SAFETY IS SAFETY. AND IF BALL JOINTS GO BAD FOR NO REASON AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED THEN, IT SHOULD GO AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL THEIR VEHICLES. *JB

TIE RODS, WHEEL BEARINGS, BALL JOINTS, FAN CLUTCH, SHORTED ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS, FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ALL GONE WRONG FROM TIME OF PURCHASE; JANUARY 2000/BRAND NEW TO SEPT. 2006...SOME PD. UNDER WARRANTY OTHERS AFTER 2004 NOT; EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECTS USUALLY DO NOT HAPPEN TO A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE/FULLY LOADED. THE LAST STRAW WAS THE BALL JOINTS; WE ASKED IF SOME FORM OF RECALL SHOULD OF BEEN DONE AND THEN ASKED FOR A REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE MY WIFE'S' 2004 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED HAD A RECALL ON IT'S BALL JOINTS/LOWER ONES SO AFTER HAVING MINE REPLACED LAST FRIDAY 9/15/2006 WE ASKED ABOUT THE GRAND CHEROKEE AND IT'S BALL JOINTS; WE ALSO UPDATED ON ALL THE DEFECTS WE'VE HAD TO CORRECT AND WONDERED IF IT WASN'T A EXPENSIVE LEMON...$35,000.00 IS WHAT I PAID. WE CALLED CHRYSLER MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ONLY TOLD WERE SORRY, THE AGE OF THE JEEP AND PAST WARRANTY...WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ALL THE PAST DEFECTS SINCE 2000 AND THE FACT WE TRIED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN 2002 AND GOT NO WHERE AGAIN. NO MATTER THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE...SAFETY IS SAFETY. AND IF BALL JOINTS GO BAD FOR NO REASON AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED THEN, IT SHOULD GO AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL THEIR VEHICLES. *JB

MY 2000 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE LARADO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIAL SYSTEM. ALL THE DASH LITES ARE ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOSNT WORK. IT HAS BEEN AT A JEEP DEALERSHJP FOR ALMOST A MONTH. THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT. THEY FIRST REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULAR AND I PICKED IT UP AND THE NEXT DAY I STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE SAMETHING AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER PAYING OUT 980.00. I TOOK IT BACK A THIRD TIME AND THE COMPANY TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE GROUND WIRES AND THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE OUT OF IDEAS. THE RIGHT TALE LITE KEEPS GOING OUT ALSO. SO THEY JUST PUT A NEW ONE IN. THIS WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS WE HAVE CHANGED LITE BULB SEVERAL TIMES. THE REAR WINDOWS WILL NO LONGER WORK ALSO. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE FUSE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT WASNT FIXED. THIS COULD LEAD TO A TICKET FOR NOT GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OR ACCIDENT FROM SPEEDING, ALSO A REAR END CRASH AS THE TAIL LITE GOES OFF WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 75,600

MY 2000 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE LARADO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIAL SYSTEM. ALL THE DASH LITES ARE ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOSNT WORK. IT HAS BEEN AT A JEEP DEALERSHJP FOR ALMOST A MONTH. THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT. THEY FIRST REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULAR AND I PICKED IT UP AND THE NEXT DAY I STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE SAMETHING AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER PAYING OUT 980.00. I TOOK IT BACK A THIRD TIME AND THE COMPANY TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE GROUND WIRES AND THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE OUT OF IDEAS. THE RIGHT TALE LITE KEEPS GOING OUT ALSO. SO THEY JUST PUT A NEW ONE IN. THIS WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS WE HAVE CHANGED LITE BULB SEVERAL TIMES. THE REAR WINDOWS WILL NO LONGER WORK ALSO. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE FUSE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT WASNT FIXED. THIS COULD LEAD TO A TICKET FOR NOT GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OR ACCIDENT FROM SPEEDING, ALSO A REAR END CRASH AS THE TAIL LITE GOES OFF WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 75,600

MY 2000 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE LARADO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIAL SYSTEM. ALL THE DASH LITES ARE ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOSNT WORK. IT HAS BEEN AT A JEEP DEALERSHJP FOR ALMOST A MONTH. THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT. THEY FIRST REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULAR AND I PICKED IT UP AND THE NEXT DAY I STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE SAMETHING AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER PAYING OUT 980.00. I TOOK IT BACK A THIRD TIME AND THE COMPANY TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE GROUND WIRES AND THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE OUT OF IDEAS. THE RIGHT TALE LITE KEEPS GOING OUT ALSO. SO THEY JUST PUT A NEW ONE IN. THIS WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS WE HAVE CHANGED LITE BULB SEVERAL TIMES. THE REAR WINDOWS WILL NO LONGER WORK ALSO. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE FUSE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT WASNT FIXED. THIS COULD LEAD TO A TICKET FOR NOT GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OR ACCIDENT FROM SPEEDING, ALSO A REAR END CRASH AS THE TAIL LITE GOES OFF WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 75,600

MY 2000 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE LARADO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIAL SYSTEM. ALL THE DASH LITES ARE ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOSNT WORK. IT HAS BEEN AT A JEEP DEALERSHJP FOR ALMOST A MONTH. THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT. THEY FIRST REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULAR AND I PICKED IT UP AND THE NEXT DAY I STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE SAMETHING AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER PAYING OUT 980.00. I TOOK IT BACK A THIRD TIME AND THE COMPANY TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE GROUND WIRES AND THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE OUT OF IDEAS. THE RIGHT TALE LITE KEEPS GOING OUT ALSO. SO THEY JUST PUT A NEW ONE IN. THIS WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS WE HAVE CHANGED LITE BULB SEVERAL TIMES. THE REAR WINDOWS WILL NO LONGER WORK ALSO. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE FUSE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT WASNT FIXED. THIS COULD LEAD TO A TICKET FOR NOT GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OR ACCIDENT FROM SPEEDING, ALSO A REAR END CRASH AS THE TAIL LITE GOES OFF WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 75,600

THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPS WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. FOUR DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER IT DIED ON A 6 LANE STREET. I WAS IN OUR OTHER VEHICLE AND TOWED IT TO THE DEALER MYSELF. IT HAS BEEN 6 DAYS AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

WE PURCHASED A NEW $41,000. 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. AFTER ONE SEASON THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO PRODUCE ANY HEAT, ONLY COLD AIR. WE WERE TRAVELING TO MICHIGAN WHEN WE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE WAS NOT HAPPY TRAVELING WITH A BLANKET OVER HER ENTIRE BODY FOR OUR 2500 MILES TRIP. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST YEAR. HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE HAS BEEN MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM EACH YEAR SINCE 2002. THEY WERE TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH UT TAKING THE DASHBOARD APART, IT WOULD COST THEM TOO MUCH TO DO THAT., WE KEPT TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP(FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 10 TIMES. I HAVE A HISTORY REPORT OF ALL MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS. FROM THE WINTER OF 2002 UP UNTIL THIS WINTER 2005 WE HAVE HAD THE SAME CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT. ITS WAS ALWAYS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALER FINALLY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE MIXING DOORS OF THE HEATING SYSTEM, AND IT WILL COST $800 TO FIX. WE HAD BEEN CHARGED A $100 DEDUCTIBLE EACH TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FIXED. NOW THAT THEY HAVE PUT US OFF ALL THIS TIME, OUR 5 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. WE DIDN'T NEED HEAT IN OCTOBER, SO WE DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS THE PROBLEM AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE ONLY USE THE HEAT FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. WHEN WINTER COMES AROUND WE EXPECT A $40,000 CAR TO HAVE HEAT. I AM 52 YEARS OLD, OWNED MANY CARS, AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATING SYSTEM LIKE I DO WITH THIS CAR. HOW CAN SOME MECHANISMS BREAK IN THAT SHORT OF TIME, YEAR AFTER YEAR UNLESS ITS A PRODUCE DEFECT OR THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE FIX THE PROBLEM PROPERLY? THE SALES PERSON SAID HE HAS SEEN OTHER GRAND CHEROKEES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION KEY LOCKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WERE PROBLEMS WHERE THE TUMBLER BECOME FROZEN AND THE LOCKING PINS FALL OUT MAKING THE KEY INOPERABLE. THE CONSUMER HAD A BURNED OUT TAIL LIGHT BULB REPLACED. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK INITIALLY THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY SENSOR PACKAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. *NM

Mileage: 77,000

I PURCHASED MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEW IN 2000. FOR A NEW VEHICLE IT HAS SPENT MUCH TIME IN THE JEEP REPAIR SHOP. PROBLEMS INCLUDE: DOOR LOCKS (2 REPACED - DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE OVER $200 EACH), ELECTRICAL SWITCH REPLACED (LIGHTS, HONKING HORN, ETC. $175.00), IGNITION OR START SWITCH REPLACED (@250.00), COOLANT - WATER PUMP ($375.00), AIR CONDITIONER HAS HAD PROBLEMS. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN GOOD CARE OF BUT I WOULD THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER JEEP CONSIDERING ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS ONE.*JB

AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR LESS THAN 15 MINUTES FROM WORK TO HOME, WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION LIKE SOUND FROM THE CAR 10-15 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED. ENGINE WAS OFF AT THE TIME AND KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION DEVICE AT TIME OF FIRE.*AK

Mileage: 47,000

COMPLAINT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.*MR THE VEHICLE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH SHORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE JUNCTION BOX WHICH WOULD COST $760,01 TO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER REFUSED SERVICE HOPING TO FIND INFORMATION ON SECRET WARRANTIES. *NM

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON THREE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOOSES ALL POWER. OBVIOUS PROBLEMS NAVIGATING TO SHOULDER ON MULTILANE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. COULD EASILY BE STRANDED IN LANE. DIFFICULTY STEERING. REQUIRES TOWING. HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN LAST TWO YEARS, TWICE IN LAST MONTH. FIRST TIME, REPLACED COMPUTER. SECOND TIME, REPLACED TRANSMISSION SENSOR. THIRD TIME, UNDETERMINED. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

I OWN A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VIN # [XXX] MILAGE 57000 MILE THE HEATER WENT OUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A WIRING HARNESSS THE COST WAS OVER $500.00 THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS MANY TIMES. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS THEY SAID NOT AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IT LEFT ME WITH NO DEFROSTERS. I ALSO HAVE A CONCERN THAT IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD IF INFACT THE WIREING HARNESS WAS BURNED UP! UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 57,300

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. IN EARLY DECEMBER I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY MECHANIC, WHO HAPPENS TO WORK FOR MIDAS. HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY. BECAUSE I LIVE CLOSER TO MIDAS THAN ANY JEEP DEALER, AND BECAUSE OF THE SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED IN THE PAST FROM JEEP/CHRYSLER, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE ADVISED ME I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FROM HIM AND HE ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE, I ALLOWED HIM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETE, I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT CHRYSLER/JEEP AND ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT. HERE IN LIES THE COMPLAINT. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BOB DANCE JEEP IN ORALNDO, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP BECAUSE IT WAS MY FAULT I DROVE THE VEHICLE "HOT". I EXPLAINED THE REASONS I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AS OPPOSED TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD SO SORRY. I THEN TRY TO CONTACT THE WARRANTY PEOPLE FOR THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD I ONLY HAD A 3YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE HAD 49,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. I ASKED IF I WOULD BE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS RUDELY TOLD NO. THIS IS ONLY ONE EXAMPLE OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2000. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, TWO BATERIES, REPAIRED THE WINDOW WHICH DID NOT WORK AND HAD THE ROTORS CUT THREE TIME. WHEN I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS, I WAS NOT SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THE SAME RESPONSE. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE THE WORK WAS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE,MIDAS, I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT, PERIOD. I DON"T TRUST JEEP/CHRYSLER. I DON'T WANT THEM WORKING ON MY VEHICLE. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!

Mileage: 49,000

INTERMITTENT STARTER FAILURE OR IGNITION FAILURE ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD. *LA

Mileage: 13,000

INTERMITTENT STARTER FAILURE OR IGNITION FAILURE ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD. *LA

Mileage: 13,000

MY MOM BOUGHT A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2000. ON JULY 25 WE WENT INTO TOWN TO THE HARDWARE STORE, MY SISTER AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER STAYED IN THE CAR WITH THE AIR CONDIDTION ON AND THE ENGINE RUNNING. WE WERE (MOM AND I) GONE 7-8 MINUTES, AND WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR; PUT THE SEAT BELTS ON, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE JEEP IN REVERSE AND WE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS ACROSS THE NAYLORS PARKING LOT ACROSS THIRD STREET, UP AND OVER THE CURB, WENT BETWEEN TWO TREES INTO THE PARKING LOT BETWEEN THE FIRE STATION AND CITY HALL WHERE WE HIT A PARKED CAR AND THE PARKED CAR HIT A TELEPHONE GUIDE WIRE, WE HIT A TREE THAT FINALLY STOPPED US. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH POWERING UNCONTROLLABLY BACKWARDS WITH THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. THE WITNESSES STATED WE WERE GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR BACKWARDS. I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES BUT IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION DENYING MY CLAIM. *LA

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DISENGAGED AFTER DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

THE KEYLESS ENTRY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES THE WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

TAIL LIGHTS OUT, ALARM SYSTEM WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF, WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONIN, AND WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN HEARTHE LOCKS, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING.

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED A FUEL SMELL. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND PUT FIRE OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WIRES WERE BURNED. . DEALER REPLACED TAIL LIGHT ON REAR/RIGHT SIDE. CURRENTLY, TAIL LIGHT ON LEFT SIDE WENT OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

KEYLESS ENTRY ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT UNLOCK DOOR. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER IS ALSO EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*JB *DT

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING.THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*JB DEALER REPLACED IGNITION COIL AND REPAIRED DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, IT TAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES TO START. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE NOT WORKING, THE DEALER FOUND A WIRE LOOSE FOR THE RIGHT SIDE PARKING LIGHT GOING INTO THE JUNCTION BLOCK.*JB

TRANSMISSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY WITH GEAR WHILE DRIVING.*AK THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING BETWEEN GEARS 1-2 AND 4-3. THE SUNFOOF SCREECHES WHEN CLOSING. THE FUEL CHIME LIGHT COMES ON AT QUARTER TANK. THE OVERHEAD COMPUTER READS INACCURATELY. *YH

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, HEADLIGHTS/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. AT TIMES HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. *AK DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ALARM SYSTEM, CONSUMER ALSO STATES A BODYGUARD SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.(CLAIM#51-0490-612)*JB

11/2001 VEHICLE STARTED STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STOPPED OR AT SLOW SPEED. SINCE 11/23/2001 HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 58 DAYS - CRANK SENSOR, FUEL RELAY, PCM, 2 WIRING HARNESSES, CLOCK SPRING, TRANSMISSION HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, WHEN IT DIES, IT RESETS THE COMPUTER AND NEW ONE HAVE DEVELOPED, I.E. - ALMOST DIES THEN LURCHES FORWARD, AT SPEEDS OVER 50 VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE BACK TIRES HIT ICE AND THEN CATCH (TEMP 60 DEGREES). HAD 2 CO-PILOTS - ONLY SHOWS EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN, NO DIAGNOSTICS INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE HORN SOUNDS WEAK. *AK

AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER 19 MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE MAIN COMPUTER REPLACED AS WELL AS NEW FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 2 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS WE HAD OWNED THE CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. NOW, THE SECOND TIME WE'RE REPLACING THE ROTORS AFTER ONLY 7 MONTHS. THE BRAKE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE SEVER "SHIMMYING" WHILE BRAKING, THIS LEADS TO LESS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DELAYED STOPPING. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES A HAZARD TO BOTH THE PASSENGERS OF THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND TO THOSE DRIVING AROUND IT. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND THE DEFECT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR HELP.*AK

TRAVELING ON I-24 AT 55MPH WHEN MOTOR SHUTS OFF. NO POWER STEERING. SPARKS SEEN COMING FROM EXHAUST PIPE. ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED JEEP TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE PARKED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THROUGH ALL GEARS WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. BUTTON ON SHIFTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. ALSO NOT ABLE TO GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION.*AK

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON OR NOT COME ON WHEN FUEL IS LOW. ALARM SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. DRIVER'S SEAT MEMORY IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. KEYLESS REMOTE WORKS SPORADICALLY. OWNER HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THESE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS.*AK

WHEN TOWING A VEHICLE BEHIND A MOTORHOME, DRIVER IS SUPPOSED TO LEAVE KEY IN UNLOCKED POSITION, HOWEVER SOMETIMES IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO LOCK POSITION CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK AND SHRED, $4000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS DONE. *SLC

WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR WHEN SLOWING, VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF COMPLETELY -- LOSING ALL POWER. IT WAS CHECKED BY DEALER ON THE SECOND DAY OF PROBLEM OCCURRING. THEY INITIALLY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WAS RETURNED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY NOR CHRYSLER HAD A FIX FOR IT. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER SINCE OCTOBER 5, 2000. TODAY'S DATE IS NOVEMBER 22, 2000. SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER WHICH CHRYSLER WAS TO HAVE THE FIX AVAILABLE THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER. NOW DUE TO SOME OTHER REASON THE FIX WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 1, 2001. CHRYSLER IS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS A RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE FAILED ON HIGHWAY@ 65MPH, DEALER REPLACED COIL RAIL AND ADJUSTED CAM SENSOR

VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN BY COMPUTER WHILE TRAVELLING 60MPH ON FREEWAY, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS AT HIGH SPEED -- A CAM SENSOR FAILURE, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. NO BRAKES OR STEERING. ALSO, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS GONE. *AK