2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Problems & Complaints

I was going down main road in Vineland nj making a left hand turn on to Elmer road when I was stuck in the front of my jeep and I hit the steering wheel the airbags never deployed

The contact owns a 1996 N/A Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). The local dealer was contacted; however, the dealer refused to perform the recall repair due to the age of the vehicle. The contact stated that there was only one Jeep dealer in the local area. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with Cooper tires, Tire Line: Discoverer A/T, Tire Size: 225/75R17, and DOT Number: UT2Y1DF1515. The contact stated that all four tires had cracks along the sidewall. The tire dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the manufacturer and the NHTSA Hotline. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Drivers front seat has come loose from the bottom and is now wobbly, uncomfortable to sit on it and appears dangerous to drive as its not secure. There are lots of complaints about this happening to others on the internet.

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...

The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the driver's side seat burnt her legs while wearing jeans. The contact sustained 2nd-degree burns however medical attention was provided. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer where informed there were no associated recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

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.

IN MOTION THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST WRECKED THE CAR FROM THE SHAKING. I HAVE BAD BACK PAIN AND SCARED TO DRIVE. MY 4 YEAR OLD IS TERRIFIED OF GETTING NEAR THE CAR. *TR

THE SUV RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN LIKE SOMEONE UNPLUGGED IT AND WILL NOT START. SOMETIMES IT WILL START AFTER 10-15 MINUTES AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR, THE CRANK SENSOR, IDLE CONTROL SENSOR, AND THE CAR COMPUTER. *TR

STEERING WHEEL HARD TO KEEP IN SINGLE LANE. NEW TIRES, BALANCED, AND ALIGNMENT ALL ACCOMPLISHED. STILL HARD TO KEEP IN SINGLE LANE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND A MESSAGE INDICATING THE KEY WAS NOT RECOGNIZED WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. LINDSEY CHRYSLER (8100 CENTREVILLE RD, MANASSAS, VA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE JEEP WILL SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. I REPLACED ( CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AIR IDLE CONTROL VALVE, & PCM) . STILL SHUTS DOWN. TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND KNOW ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM WHY? I'VE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH, AND NOTICED ALOT OF JEEP OWERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS?

ANTI-THEFT IS KEEPING THE JEEP FROM WORKING. THE VEHICLE STARTS AND DIES AFTER 2-3 SECONDS. I HAVE GOOGLED IT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE LITERALLY TONS OF PEOPLE ON YOU TUBE/FACEBOOK (EVEN SOME LICENSED MECHANICS) COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE.

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.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO "STALL" AT ANY MOMENT, UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK.

I HAVE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO TRANSAMERICAN AUTO PARTS IN REGARDS TO RECALL 18E-072 AND AFTER BEING ON HOLD FOR HOURS AND MULTIPLE EMAILS, I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTACT THEM.

SEAT BEGAN ROCKING LATERALLY WHEN CORNERING. INSPECTION INDICATED ALL SEAT PARTS WERE FIRMLY ATTACHED. ENTERING A PARKED VEHICLE ON A COLD EVENING, THE SEAT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND BACKWARD SLIGHTLY. SINCE THEN THE SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST FORE/AFT ON ITS RAILS NOR AM I ABLE TO BRING THE SEAT INTO ITS ORIGINAL UPRIGHT POSITION. I RECEIVE A WARNING THAT THE SEATBELT IS NOT BUCKLED EVEN THOUGH THE BELT IS FIRMLY BUCKLED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE IT WILL NOT LIGHT UP WHEN STARTING THE CAR, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT COMES ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.

ENGINE LEAK BAD SEAT AND BRAKE LIGHT I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE REPLACE REAR WIPE,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A LOUD TICKING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS DONT WORK. SITTING STILL OR MOVING.

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 .

CRACK CYLINDER HEAD .WHEN DRIVING START TO OVERHEAT.WHEN CHECK ON IT I FOUND THE PROBLEM AND I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR JEEP YEARS 2000,2001,2002.THEY SAY THOSE YEARS THE IRON ORE WAS VERY EXPENSIVE ON THE WORLD MARKET.

GASOLINE SPEWING FROM TOP OF TANK AFTER FILLING. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM TOP OF TANK - VENT TUBE. I CANNOT FIND A RECALL ON THIS ITEM ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE BUT I FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V195000. THE DEALER DENIES THAT THIS RECALL EXISTS. DEALER IS HILL-KELLY IN PENSACOLA, FL. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT GASOLINE PUMP/SERVICE STATION.

TAKATA RECALL I OWN A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE INLINE 6 AND SINCE I GOT IT IT HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD AND BLOWING THE GASKETS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AND THERE WASN'T ANY. THE LADY THAT WAS WORKING ASKED ME WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I TOLD HER AND SHE SAID THAT MY YEAR JEEP SHOULD'VE HAD A RECALL FOR IT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS REALLY THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY JEEP AND EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT HAS A JEEP LIKE MINE AND THE SAME YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND HEAD GASKETS IN 4 YEARS I WILL BE PUTTING ON NEW HEAD GASKETS. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW HEAD FOR IT AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE HEADS WERE BAD ON MY YEAR OF JEEP. IT ALSO CAME WITH DEXRON ANTIFREEZE THAT AFTER A WHILE GOOKS UP IN THE RADIATOR AND LOOKS LIKE MUD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED CHRISTOPHER'S DODGE WORLD AT (303) 238-7311 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V312000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEADLY REAR ENDED ACCIDENT INVOLVING VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL SYSTEM FIRE. *SMD *TR

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).

JANUARY 9 2018, THE HEATED SEAT IN MY NEWLY PURCHASED JEEP BURNT ME SO BADLY THAT 6 WEEKS LATER I STILL HAVENT HEALED COMPLETELY. I DO HAVE A PHOTOS OF INJURED AREA AND IT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS LAST PIC. THESE SEATS NEED RECALLED, IT COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN WORD-FOR-WORD CHILD OR OLD PERSON WITH THIN SKIN, IT WAS SO PAINFUL TO SHOWER, SIT, OR MUCH LESS MOVE DURING THIS HEALING .

EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE DRIVERS FLOOR IS FLOODED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES FOR THIS.

CAR SHAKES BADLY AFTER 60 MPH AND IN THE MORNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I TURN IT LEFT/RIGHT AND CAN'T UNLOCK IT SOMETIMES FOR HOURS. IT IS HAPPENING MORE THEN EVER NOW. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2015.

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID SPEED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO POWAY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (13811 POWAY RD, POWAY, CA 92064 (866) 688-6485), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32388093. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

BOUGHT THIS 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND WHILE DRIVING IT AT 55 MPH, IT LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN REGAINED POWER. THE NEXT DAY IT STALLED AT A STOP SIGN BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. WAS DRIVING A COUPLE DAYS LATER AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR ANOTHER STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC. TODAY THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN TODAY APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE MEDIAN OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER READING POST ONLINES, THIS SEEMS LIKE A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THE JEEPS WITH STALLING WHICH OCCURS AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS IF IT STALLS AND NO STEERING OR BRAKING ABILITIES. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE JEEP DEALERSHIP CAN'T ANSWER TO THE TRUE ISSUE. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WITH NO SUCCESS

DRIVER SEAT FLOOR BRACKET CRACKED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR YEARS. SEAT IS UNSTABLE ANYTIME.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET AND ENGINE QUIT AT 40MPH. THIS ENDAGERED DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.

MONROE SHOCK ABSORBER, MODEL 550017; UNIT CODE P154H1 AFTER TWO YEARS OF LIGHT SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA THE UNIT WAS REMOVED TO INSTALL A LOAD SUPPORTING MODEL 58914. UNIT 550017 WAS FUNCTIONING WELL WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF DAMAGE / MALFUNCTION. THIS SHOCK ABSORBER EXPLODED UPON REMOVAL FROM THE LOWER MOUNT.. THE LOWER SECTION WAS DRIVEN TO THE FLOOR BEING PROPELLED BY COMPRESSED GAS AND OIL. THE UPPER SECTION FELL HARMLESSLY TO FLOOR. THERE ARE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED BUT THAT IS A MATTER OF FORTUNE, NOT DESIGN. THE RETENTION MECHANISM HAS NO SAFETY DESIGN FEATURE TO PREVENT THIS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE WITH GAS CHARGED SHOCKS. INFORMATION SUPPLIED WITH THE UNITS MAKE NO MENTION OF THIS POSSIBLE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO SECOND GEAR. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE OVERDRIVE OFF WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT'S TRAILER TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

SUDDEN STALLING WHILE DRIVING OR AT IDLE. APPLICABLE AT ALL SPEEDS FROM IDLE TO FREEWAY SPEEDS. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT RESTART RIGHT AWAY. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART IF THE VEHICLE SITS FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND OTHER TIMES IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED FOR THREE HOURS OR MORE. I HAVE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND FREEWAYS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, HAVE PAID OVER $400 IN REPAIR BILLS TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED AND THE ISSUE STILL OCCURS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS IN INTERNET FORUMS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING AND MOST SEEM TO LEAD TO A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE MYSELF SINCE THEY CAN COST OVER $400 AND THE DEALER CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL FIX IT. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD WARRANT N INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS OF VEHICLES STALLING. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE NO SINGLE DATE THAT I CAN PROVIDE. I HAVE QUIT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER DUE TO CONCERN FOR SAFETY.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 05/02/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE COMPUTER, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, EVAP PURGE, FUEL FILTER, AND THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WERE ALL REPLACED. UPDATED 10/12/2017*JS

LEAKING GAS TANK

THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN ON WITH THE KEY AT ALL

FOR GOING ON 2 MONTHS NOW MY CAR HAS STALLED AT THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIMES. TURNING INTO GAS STATIONS, STOPPING AT STOP LIGHTS, DRIVING ON BUSY STREETS GOING UP TO 50MPH. USUALLY I CAN JUST POP IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT BUT AS OF LATE, IT WON'T TURN BACK OVER UNTIL I REPLACE THE IGNITION FUSE. I HAVE REPLACED THAT FUSE TWICE NOW, REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, YET NOTHING HAS OFFERED A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. AS YOU CAN CLEARLY TELL, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO BE HAVING AND BY READING THROUGH THESE COMPLAINTS I SEE I AM FAR FROM ALONE. NOT TO MENTION THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING TO REPLACE ALL OF THESE PARTS (PER ADVICE FROM MECHANICS) WHILE GETTING NOWHERE. PLEASE FIX THIS OR FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WAS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM BEFORE I JUNKED IT.

WHEN EXITING THE EXPRESS WAY YESTERDAY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND DINGED ABOUT 3 TIMES AND TURNED OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MY GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS DONE THIS IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I'D LIKE TO NOTE MY PREVIOUS CAR, A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, WOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE EVERYDAY. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY AIRBAGS TO BE DISABLING WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION. ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS HAVING A STALLING ISSUE AS WELL. THIS COULD BE FATAL GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES.

I PRESENTLY DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF THE GAS POURING OUT FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. I CAN GET YOU ONE UPON YOUR REQUEST. THEIR IS ALREADY A INVESTIGATION ON MY JEEP IN THE WORKS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. THE FUMES ARE MAKING ME SICK FROM WITHIN. MY GAS TANK IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE. I'VE WAS PULLED OVER FROM A STRANGER ON THE ROAD AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP TWICE IN ONE WEEK LAST WEEK. THE MAN SAID MY GAS IS LEAKING OUT. I ASK HOW HE KNEW AND HIS RESPONSE WAS MY FUMES WERE COMING INTO HIS CAR AND MY TANK UNDER THE JEEP WAS WET. I GOT OUT AND WENT TO INVESTIGATE TO SEE FUEL POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME AND PARKED MY JEEP. I OBSERVE DEAD GRASS IN MY YARD ALSO WHERE ITS PARKED. THIS TYPE OF SMELLING OF FUMES AND WITNESSES OF MY FUEL WASTING ON THE GROUND IS A CONSISTS OCCURRENCE FROM STRANGERS. BOTH TRAVELING ON THE STREETS OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA, PARKED AT MY FRIENDS HOUSE AS WELL AS MY OWN YARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E011000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED AND RELOCATED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT TRACK FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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!!!!

DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET(35MPH),APPLIED BRAKES FOR STOP LIGHT,SEAT FRAME(DRIVERS SIDE) APPARENTLY BROKE IN 2 SPOTS ALMOST CATAPULTING ME INTO THE BACK SEAT,IF NOT FOR THE SEAT BELT.

THE V8 ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AT BOTH FULL SPEED AND AT IDLE WITHOUT WARNING. ALL ENGINE FUNCTION IS LOST IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR HAS PAST. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL THE NEXT, UNEXPECTED ENGINE FAILURE. ATTEMPT TO FIND THE ISSUE HAVE INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL RELAY FOR THE FULL PUMP, REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL FILTER.

ONE WEEK AGO WITHOUT WARNING AT 35 MPH GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD CAR WARNING CHIME STARTED AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF. NOW IT CONSTANTLY BLINKS ON AT RANDOM TIMES, NO APPARENT REASON, I.E., STOPPED, DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STRAIGHT AHEAD, LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, UP OR DOWN HILLS, STARTING OFF OR PARKED. NOW BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, SOMETIMES FOR A MINUTE OR SO IT REMAINS ON, SOMETIMES NO MORE THAN FOR A FEW SECONDS. FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ON THIS SITE WHEN LOOKING FOR ANY RECALL INFORMATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH ON A ROCKY ROAD SURFACE, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V343000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

TAKATA RECALL.

MY JEEP SHAKES REALLY BADLY. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME BUT GETTING WORSE. I HAVE TO STEER WITH A DEATH GRIP ON THE WHEEL WHILE IT IS HAPPENING. HAVE HAD JEEP REALIGNED AND TIRES REPLACED AND BALANCED. ACTION IS SPARADIC BUT IS STILL DOING IT MORE OFTEN.

DRIVERS SEAT BOTTOM , WELDS BROKE , CRACKED FRAME . DRIVERS SEAT BOTTOM SEEMS TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE AND SEEMS TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH . ALSO TILTS SIDE TOO SIDE WHEN CORNERING .

I LOVE MY JEEP. HOWEVER, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM MANY OWNERS OF THE 2000 CHEROKEE WITH THE 4.0 HAVE. I HAVE A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. NO OIL IN COOLANT, OR VICE VERSA, BUIT JEEP IS PARKED AND WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL IT IS EITHER SOLD OR SCRAPPED. BODY IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND EVERYTHING WORKS ON THE JEEP. I HAVE ROD KNOCK ON START UP, AND AS THE ENGINE WARMS, OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO. REVVING ENGINE TO 2000 RPM RAISES OIL PRESSURE. THE JEEP HAS 181,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKING IS VERY COMMON IN JEEPS FOR 2 MODEL YEARS, YET JEEP HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH A RECALL SOMEHOW. I AM NOT HAPPY. I BOUGHT THE JEEP USED AND ONLY DROVE IT A MONTH BEFORE THE KNOCKING STARTED. THE LADY I BOUGHT IT FROM DID OIL CHANGES EVERY 2 MONTHS, AND TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE WHEN EVER SOMETHING WENT WRONG

WAS SWERVING WILL DRIVING MY 2000 JEEP WRANGLER, FOUND OUT THE FRAME WAS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH, BACK NEAR THE REAR TIRE. THE JEEP ONLY HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. THEY ARE MAKING FRAME REPAIR KITS EVERY WHERE, CAUSE THIS IS SUCH A BIG PROBLEM. THERE ARE HOLES EVERY WHERE IN THE FRAME, BUT NO DRAIN HOLES IN THE BOTTOM.

UPON WARMING UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF OF OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. IT HAS 81,000 VERY WELL CARED FOR MILES ON IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ALMOST EVERY CONCEIVABLE SPEED (0-5MPH, 10-25MPH, 40-50MPH, 55-80MPH) AND, AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES, IE; PULLING INTO A GAS STATION, MERGING WITH TRAFFIC, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, COMING TO OR LEAVING A STOP LIGHT, DRIVING AT STEADY ROADWAY OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE WAS NEARLY KILLED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND UTTER LOSS OF ALL POWER. THIS CAN AND DOES HAPPEN ON EVERY TYPE OF ROAD OR STREET OR HIGHWAY AND IN EVERY TYPE OF WEATHER. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE CAN GO A WEEK WITH NO EPISODES. UPON A LITTLE INVESTIGATION, I HAVE COME ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES AND FORUMS WHERE MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SCRATCH THEIR HEADS AND SAY THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. OTHERS HAVE SPENT MUCH MONEY ON MECHANICS AND PARTS ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM PERSIST. OTHERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES WITH ONLY MARGINAL RESULTS AT BEST. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PRODUCTION YEARS AND ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF JEEP MODELS WITH THE V8 AND STRAIGHT 6, ALTHOUGH OTHER ENGINES HAVE HAD SIMILAR EPISODES. IN THE FIELD BELOW, I AM USING YESTERDAY'S DATE AS THE LAST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 40 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.

FIRST: I HAD PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH APPROX. 110,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES ON MODERATE TO HEAVY BRAKING AS WELL AS MODERATE SHAKING UPON DECELERATION ON HIGHWAY SURFACES AS WELL AS INTERMENT CLUNKING FROM FRONTAL SUSPENSION AREA UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. THE STEERING WHEEL MAY BE POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD OR AT A SLIGHT LEFT OR RIGHT POSITION. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE SHAKING, UNDER THE ABOVE CONDITIONS, IS VERY SLIGHT OR NONEXISTENT AT ALL. I BELIEVE IT IS IN THE FRONT STEERING LINKAGE/SUSPENSION AND NOT THE BRAKES. I HAVE PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE COMPONENTS MENTIONED ABOVE AS I HAVE MOPAR EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST AS A TECHNICIAN. I HAVE ALSO HAD A SECOND OPINION FROM AN INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN WELL VERSED IN JEEP TECHNOLOGY. SECOND; I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PRESSURE BEING ERRATIC WHEN WARMED UP AND EITHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. I HAVE REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT AND PERFORMED MOPAR DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CLUSTER AS MENTIONED IN THE SHOP MANUAL TO NO AVAIL ON THIS 4.0L ENGINE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.THE GAUGE READS WELL WHEN COLD BUT WHEN WARMED UP IT WILL DROP TO ZERO WITH THE GAUGE ALARM WARNING ME OF THE ACTION. THEN MOVING ERRATICALLY BETWEEN THE 40LB MARKER AND ZERO PRESSURE WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. I AND A FEW TECHNICIANS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY DETERMINING WHERE THE PROBLEM IS GENERATED. ON A NOTE, THERE IS A SLIGHT CONSISTENT TICKING NOISE SUCH AS A VALVE LIFTER OR ROCKER ARM COMING FROM THE ENGINE, WARM OR COLD, STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. IT OCCURRED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IS STILL OCCURRING TODAY. THANK YOU FOR ANY CONSIDERATION THAT YOU MAY PROVIDE TO ME AS THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I AM HANDICAPPED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY QUITS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS FORM URBAN TO HIGHWAY. ALMOST ENCOUNTERED A COLLISION ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT AN URBAN INTERSECTION DUE TO ENGINE SHUTOFF.THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND SO FAR CHRYSLER DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT END...

WHILE PARKING THE JEEP ALONG THE STREET IN BETWEEN OUR OTHER 2 VEHICLES IT TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED IN REVERSE CRASHING INTO OUR TRUCK THEN TOOK OFF FULL SPEED FORWARD AND CRASHED OUR CAR THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS THE JEEP WAS A TOTAL LOSS.THE JEEP WAS IDLING AND WENT TO FULL THROTTLE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PEDAL AND WAS ALSO NOT IN GEAR

TAKATA AIR BAG AND FUEL TANK EXPLOSION ON IMPACT. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, I DID NOT RECEIVED ANY DOCUMENT FROM CHRYSLER CONCERNING THESES 2 SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY JEEP. WE ARE LOCATED IN SOUTH FLORIDA. I'VE CALL SOME CHRYSLER DEALER IN MY AREA, AND THEY SAY THAT THERE ARE NO RECALL FOR MY CAR CONCERNING THESES TWO SAFETY ISSUE. NOTHING HAS HAPPEN SO FAR, BUT I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE PLAYING THE ODD THAT NOTING WILL HAPPEN TO THE LIFE OF MY WIFE,MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP IN FLORIDA. I WILL APPRECIATE RECEIVING ANY INPUT FROM THE NHTSA IN THAT MATTER, AND ALSO A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER TO FIX THE TWO SAFETY ISSUE. THE SOONEST WILL THE BEST. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING MY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO CRACKED RIBS AND INJURIES TO THE HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ

WE COULD IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE N47 RECALL AND IT WAS THERE FOR 24 HOURS AND THEY SAID IT DOESN'T NEED A HITCH IT DOESN'T NEED ANY PROTECTION FOR THE FUEL TANK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AND THIS RECALL IS A WASTE OF MY TIME AND THE CAR CAN STILL BLOW UP IN A REAR END CRASH,

BLEND DOORS BREAKING...WON'T ALLOW ME TO DEFROST...IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. ..VERY DANGEROUS

BLOWS COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN HEAT IS ON AND MY WINDOWS CONTINUOUSLY FOG UP IN THE COLD. VEHICLE WAS LIKE THIS WHEN I PURCHASED IT WAS USED. FINDING IT THERE ARE THOUSAND AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE OUR FORUMS ARE EVERYWHERE!

THE CAR WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO. IT HAS 123000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AS WELL AS 15 MPH. IT USUALLY RESTARTS AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND PUT IN PARK. I REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER WITH NO CHANGE IN IT'S STALLING PROBLEM. HAS BEEN SEEN BY MECHANICS, NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER. MANY FORUMS ONLINE ARE FILLED WITH SIMILAR STORIES ABOUT JEEP CHEROKEES STALLING WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS MODEL, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REAR ENDED ON A FREEWAY OR OTHER FAST MOVING ROAD. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. TWICE I HAVE REQUIRED A TOW BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP WITHIN A HALF HOUR.

I HAVE READ THAT !ANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME DRIVER'S SEAT ISSUE. THE HOLES FOR THE BOLTS HAS BEEN SHREDDED COMPLETELY AND THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CHARGE $3,500 TO REPAIR IT. IT'S A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. IT UNDER THE SEAT, HOW CAN THE OWNER DESTROY THAT. 2) THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS GETS THIS DISCOLORATION OR GRIME ON THE INSIDE DECREASING THE BRIGHTNESS BY 45% AT NIGHT, THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN MY BRONCO. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THE RECALL # LISTED ONLINE DIDN'T MATCH THE FORMAT OF THE NUMBERS IN THEIR SYSTEM TO DO RESEARCH. WHAT? THIS IS RIDICULOUS, FIX YOUR RECALLS CHRYSLER!!!

STOCK STEEL WHEELS 15X7 RIMS ROT AND CAUSE AIR LEAKS WHICH CAN CAUSE BLOWOUT. LOSS OF AIR IN TIRE GAVE ME BLOW OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT WAITED UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIELD INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE SHIELD EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,889.

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.

CHRYSLER JEEP WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THE JEEP THAT IS ALREADY ON THE RECALL LIST I CALL AND THEY SAID IF I PUT A AFTER MARKET HITCH ON MY VEHICAL THAT I WOULD BE PUTTING MYSELF UP TO GET KILLED IN A LOW SPEED CAR CRASH. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO PUT A HITCH ON IT THAT THEY PUT A FACTORY HITCH ON MY VEHICAL I TOOK JEEP IN THEY REFUSED TO DO WHAT THEY SAID THEY WAS GOING TO DO AND THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME FEDERAL LIABILITY AS JEEP ALREADY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO THIS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALL READY DEEMED IT A DEATH THREAT

WHEN THIS VEHICLE GETS UP TO 60 IT SHAKES VERY BAD UNTIL I PRESS THE BREAK. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS AND IT STOPPED FOR A FEW MONTHS AND HAS NOW STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE CRASH.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LIT UP ON THE DASH FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW AND STILL BEEPING LOUDLY AT ME EVERY FEW MINUTES. I WANT TO KNOW WHY IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED AT THE THE PRICE OF 450.00 (DEALERSHIP QUOTE)? THERE IS NO REASON FOR WHY THE CLOCK SPRING SHOULD BE BROKEN AND HAVE TO BE FIXED. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON IT? WHY IS THE 2000 YEAR BEING SKIPPED OVER FOR THIS JEEP AND THE RECALLS OF IT?

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 48 TO 51 MPH, YOU CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING SOMETIMES IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PETAL IT WILL STOP BUT MORE THAN NOT IT WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE TO WHERE ONE CAN HARDLY HANG ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. YOU HAVE TO TRY AND GET SAFELY TO SHOULDER AND STOP. THEN YOU CAN DRIVE AWAY BUT WHEN SPEEDING UP TO MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC IT DOES IT AGAIN. WHEN YOU JUST CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE YOU EXIT THE FREEWAY JUST TO DRIVE THE CITY STREETS TO WHERE YOU GET THE SMALL LIKE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THESE PAST 2 WEEKS IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPEING MORE OFTEN. I HAVE HAD SOME WORK DONE AS TO WHAT MY GUY THOUGHT IT COULD BE FOR IT TO NOT BE FIXED. I ALSO NOW HAVE THE ANNOYING AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND BEEPING WHILE TURNING ANY DIRECTION CORNER. I REALLY LIKE THE JEEP BUT I ONLY WORK PART TIME AND MY FIANCE PASSED AWAY 2 YEARS AGO BEFORE HIS PASSING HE BOUGHT THE JEEP SO I WOULD HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE JEEP BUT IT IS THE ONLY ONE I DO HAVE NOW..PARTS AND WORK DONE AS OF FEBRUARY OF 2015.....3 TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED 2 LOWER ONE UPPER ON PASSENGER SIDE, 2 NEW TIRES BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT IS WHAT WAS CAUSING IT., A REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SEAL, A VALVE COVER GASKET, 2 SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS COSING WELL OVER 1300.00. AND STILL HAVE THIS VIOLENT SHAKE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO STOP THE SHAKING FOREVER.

THE ENGINE IS NOT COOLING CORRECTLY WHEN SITTING STILL. THE ELECTRIC FAN THAT KEEPS THE ENGINE FROM OVERHEATING DOES NOT COME ON, WHETHER SITTING OR RUNNING. GOT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE COOL AND HAD TO DRIVE 20 MILES PER HOUR IN A 45 MILE ZONE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE THERMOSTAT WAS CHANGED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT, AND AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE ELECTRIC FAN DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL, SITTING STILL OR DRIVING.

I BELIEVER THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 2000 4.0L V6 HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE COME A THREAT IF SUCH WIRES SHOULD CREATE A FIRE OF SOME SORT... FOR YEARS THE ONLY WAY TO OPERATE THE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE IS BY DRIVERS SIDE CONTROLS, THE PASSENGER CANNOT OPERATE THE WINDOW WITH THEIR CONTROL. STRANGE THING, IS IF ON THE DIVERS SIDE YOU HIT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SWITCH BACK AND FOURTH THE PASSENGER CAN GAIN CONTROL OF THE WINDOW OPERATION IE UP/DOWN, ONLY ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. THE TIME FRAME OF PASSENGER OPERATION IS VERY SHORT... THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE DOOR LOCKS, THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHEN USING THE FOB TO LOCK AND UNLOCK, AND SOMETIMES THE LOCKS WORK AND YOU HEAR THE CLICK OF THEM LOCKING. OTHER TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH BUT THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL, AND IF YOUR SITTING IN THE JEEP AND HIT THE LOCKS YOU CAN HEAR A CLICK BUT NOT IN THE DOORS BUT IN THE HEADLINER JUST ABOUT WHERE THE DOME LIGHT IS... I FEEL ALL OF THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE CONCERNING, AND SHOULD BE SOMETHING JEEP CORP SHOULD TAKE SERIOUSLY..... PROBLEMS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 99V343000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ

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.

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?

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.

VEHICLE HAS GAS TANK KNOWN TO EXPLODE IN REAR END COLLISIONS.

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER IN MARCH OF 15, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WAS TOLD IT WAS ON BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE GAS CAP ON IT IN JUNE OF 15 I WAS AT A STORE PARKED WENT INTO THE STORE CAME BACK OUT TRUCK WOULDN'T START NO LIGHTS NOTHING JUMPING DIDN'T DO ANYTHING HAD TO TOW IT HOME, THEN TOW IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE STARTER AND WE PLACED THAT ( $394.93) TRUCK RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS SAME THING, GOING TO TOW IT THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN NEXT WEEK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART IF IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,100.

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

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.

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CHIMES SPORADICALLY. I WAS TOLD BY JEEP MECHANIC, THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $370.00. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE.

MY REAR CORNER BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY HAVE ISSUES EITHER IN THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY OR THE BULB INSTALLATION CONNECTION -- I AM STILL NOT SURE WHERE THE ISSUE IS REALLY. I WILL REPLACE THE BULB AND IN 3 MONTHS OR SO MY BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT ON ONE SIDE THEN A SHORT TIME LATER THE OTHER SIDE. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY JEEPS I SEE WITH AT LEAST ONE BRAKE LIGHT BEING OUT. ALSO IF MY LIGHTS ARE ON, THEN BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, MAYBE ONLY ONE BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL ME WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND ME THAT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS, WHICH MEANS IF THEY WERE NOT PAYING ATTENTION THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME! AND AS WE ALL KNOW, PAYING ATTENTION IS A HUGE ISSUE TODAY WITH SO MANY CELL PHONE DISTRACTIONS. I AM SHOCKED THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I CAN FIND ON MY ORIGINAL FACTORY TAIL LIGHTS.

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

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN THE DASH FAILS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK, AUTO LIGHTS DON'T WORK, HALF OF AC DOESN'T WORK, RADIO DOESN'T WORK, CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,013.

DRIVING ALONG THE ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE AUTOMOBILE SHUT DOWN (NO GAS-NO IGNITION-NO DASH LIGHTS). I PULLED OF THE ROAD, TRIED TO, BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SITTING THERE FOR 45 MINUTES IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE MORE TIMES SINCE. THE LAST TIME ON I-95 IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY. NO MORE DRIVING ON MAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. CHRYSLER DEALER DIDN'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. *TR

FIRE STARTED IN LEFT REAR QUARTER OF VEHICLE. IT WAS CAUSED BY WIRING TO REAR DEFOGGER, LIGHTS & REAR WIPER HARNESS. DAMAGE TO WIRING, TRIM PANELS MELTED, HEAD LINER DAMAGE, OUTER BODY PAINT BLISTERED ABOVE FUEL FILLER DOOR. IT WAS JUST LUCK THAT IT WAS SNOWING SO I USED THE SNOW TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BY INSURANCE CO. WAS $2961.00. *TR

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.

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.

AS I WAS GETTING OFF MY VEHICLE I HEARD A POP COMING FROM AROUND MY SEAT. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND DID NOT MAKE MUCH OF IT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I SAT ON THE SEAT. UPON ENTERING AND SEATING ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS NOT EVEN AS IT HAD BEEN IN THE DAY BEFORE. I GOT OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD DROPPED AND THE SEAT WAS LEANING DOWN TOWARD THIS CORNER. AFTER I INSPECTED UNDER THE SEAT I DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE FRONT, RIGHT BRACKET CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE TRACK BREAKING OFF THE TRACK. NOW THE SEAT IS ONLY SUPPORTED BY THREE BRACKETS. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE GIVEN ITS AGE, MILEAGE AND MY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. I THICK THAT THIS POTENTIAL VERY UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND FRONT END FELT LIKE IT WAS VIBRATING APART, HIT BAKES AND SLOW VEHICLE TO 25 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. HAVE REPLACE ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT END STEERING COMPONENTS AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT IS BEING DESCRIBED AS A DEATH WOBBLE. NOW WERE GOING TO TRY REPLACE THE TRACK BAR, AS THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE BRACKETS FOR THE TRACK BAR ARE GETTING WADDLED OUT DUE TO ONLY A 3/16 BOLT TO SECURE THE TRACK BAR AND CAUSE THE HOLE IN BRACKET TO GET WADDLED OUT IN THE STEEL BRACKET. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SEAMS TO BE ON ALL JEEPS. IN SOME CASE PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THE BRACKETS WITH AFTER MARKET PARTS THAT ARE MUCH THICKET STEEL AND USING A GRADE 8 BOLTS AND TACK WELDING THE BOLT TO BRACKET TO STOP THE HOLE FROM BEING WADDLED OUT. MY FAMILY IS RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN LOSS OF LIFE AS YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: (AIR BAGS) AND 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOUR TIMES. FOR SOME REASON, IT CONTINUES TO GO BAD. THIS IS GETTING REALLY EXPENSIVE AND INCONVENIENT, AS I CONTINUE TO GET STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR FOUR YEARS. *TR

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

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.

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT,WAS ON A FAIRLY STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING, LIGHTS DIMMED. A COUPLE SECONDS LATER ENGINE RESTARTED, AND SHE CAME ON HOME. HAVE NOT TRIED TO DRIVE IT SINCE, BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW, LEASED AT FIRST, THEN BOUGHT IT. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, HAVING HEARD OF ENGINES SHUTTING OFF IN OTHER VEHICLES CAUSING CRASHES AND DEATH OR INJURY. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED YET. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. I'M CONCERNED THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF UNNECESSARILY OR WILL NOT WORK WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED TO. THIS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A LONG TIME. I'M JUST NOT SURE OF THE DATE I FIRST NOTICED IT. *TR

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

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY WITH CHIMING. WILL NOT STOP. *TR

I HAD A PASSENGER SIDE REAR FLAT TIRE AFTER LEAVING MY JEEP AT AN AIRPORT PARKING LOT.I PUT ON SPARE AND NEXT DAY TRIED TO FIND WHAT PUNCTURED MY TIRE ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE RIM HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE AIR WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE RUSTED STEEL. I BOUGHT A NEW MATCHING RIM AND PUT TIRE BACK ON JEEP. THREE MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL, AIR LEAKING THROUGH RUSTED RIM. I REPLACED THAT RIM AND NOTICED RUST ON BOTH FRONT RIMS. KNOWING IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME I REPLACED THEM AS WELL. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, AND I NEVER HAD A RIM RUST THROUGH CAUSING AIR TO ESCAPE. I LOOKED AT THE RIMS AND DISCOVERED THE CAUSE. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE RIMS ARE DESIGNED, WHENEVER IT RAINS, OR THERE IS SLUSH ON THE ROAD OR WHEN THE JEEP IS WASHED THERE IS ALWAYS A SMALL QUANTITY OF WATER THAT GETS TRAPPED AND SETTLES ON THE BOTTOM OF RIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN. NOW IF THAT WATER ALSO CONTAINS DISSOLVED ROAD SALT AND THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY FOR DAYS IT IS ONLY ACCELERATING THE DETERIORATION. EVEN AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE HOLDS THE WATER IN PLACE AND AGAIN RETURNS TO REST ON THE BOTTOM OF RIM ONCE PARKED. I REALIZE IT IS AN OLDER VEHICLE WITH HIGH MILEAGE, BUT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW NO WHEELS SHOULD RUST OUT LIKE THIS, AND PERHAPS OWNERS OF SIMILAR JEEPS WILL CHECK OUT THEIR WHEELS AND REPLACE RIMS BEFORE THEY WIND UP STUCK SOMEPLACE WITH A FLAT TIRE.

THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH OVER HEATED/MELTED THE BEZEL SUPPORT AND CONNECTOR. *TR

BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE USED. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WE NOTICED THE DRIVERS SEAT TRACK HAD SEPARATED IN TWO PLACES ON EACH SIDE OF THE SEAT. THE SEAT WAS LITERALLY BEING HELD TO THE TRACK WITH BAILING WIRE THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD RIGGED. WE REMOVED THE WIRE AND USED A CUSHION SPRING TO HOLD THE SEAT TO THE TRACK. NOTE: THE METAL BRACKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SEAT HAD SIMPLY FATIGUED AND SPLIT IN TWO. I CALLED OUR LOCAL JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALER AND HE GAVE ME THE NATIONAL NUMBER FOR JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REP, NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS ITEM. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS YEAR OF GRAND CHEROKEE. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CHRYSLER/JEEP SHOULD RECALL THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK FOR THESE YEARS (1999-2004) GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EMISSIONS AND GAS CAP REPLACED 5 TIMES AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $500 TO REPLACE THE EVAP CANISTER, EVAP CAP REPLACED, EVAP SYSTEM COMPONENTS FUEL TANK LEAK AND LEAK DETECTION PUMP MAY BE DAMAGED....I NEED THIS TRUCK TO GETBACK AND FORTH FROM WORK.... *TR

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 LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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.

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CHIMES SPORADICALLY. *TR

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.

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

GAS TANK SHIELD HAS RUSTED OUT AND PIECES ARE MISSING, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR A SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE GAS TANK CAN BE EXPOSED AND PUNCTURED BEING FATAL. I BROUGHT THIS TO A JEEP DEALER AND THEY SAID TO CALL CHRYSLER CORP. THEY DID NOT TAKE PHOTOS. THE DOORS IN SIDE ARE RUSTED. ALL YEARS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE OF THE SHIELD BUT NOT MY YEAR. DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES TO RECALL THESE UNSAFE VEHICLE'S?!! JEEPS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I FEEL THAT MINE SHOULD BE FIXED ASAP BY THE COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART NEED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I DON'T REMEMBER TOO MUCH BUT I JUST REMEMBER SWERVING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE (HIT IT ANYWAY) AND ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON (GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION). HIS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT MINE DIDN'T. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FOR SAFETY, MODIFICATION OF REAR END OF JEEP TO PREVENT A FIRE. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND CHIMED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CRANKING SENSOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING ON THE GROUND AND STATED THAT FRAGMENTS OF THE FAN ENTERED THE RADIATOR. IN ADDITION, THE FAN SHROUD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

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

AS I SAT AT A STOP LIGHT IT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED AND AS I DID THE BRACKET ON MY FRONT DRIVER SEAT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SEAT CAUSING ME TO FALL BACKWARDS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADWAY MIRRORS OR PROPERLY ACCELERATE OR BRAKE AS ANY DRIVER SHOULD BE ABLE TO CAUSING ME TO LOSE TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HOWEVER REGAINED CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL A REPAIR WAS DONE. *TR

BRAKES FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WAS SITTING IN DRIVE THROUGH WAITING TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE I HAD NO MORE BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID WAS SHOOTING OUT THE BOTTOM RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF JEEP. LUCKILY MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT KILLING OR HURTING ANYONE. MECHANIC CHARGED ME $500.00 TO FIX IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ADDITION THE HOSES WERE NO GOOD. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I LOST BRAKES ON THIS JEEP DURING MY OWNERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME WAS 5 YEARS BEFORE THIS DATE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT AT 45-50 MILES AN HOUR THE JEEP VIOLENTLY SHAKES FROM THE FRONT END. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND COME TO FIND OUT ITS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE" AMONG MANY JEEP OWNERS. THIS IS A SCARY PHENOMENA AS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH AND VIOLENTLY SHAKES. *TR

THE FAN THAT COOLS ENGINE THAT CHRYSLER INSTALLED IN THE FACTORY HAD LITTLE CRACKS THAT EVENTUALLY BROKE FAN BLADE AND WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $500.00 BECAUSE OF INFERIOR PLASTIC FAN THAT THEY PUT IN THE VEHICLE AT FACTORY. *TR

VEHICLE JUST STALLS REGARDLESS OF SPEED SEVERAL SENSORS REPLACED STILL STALLS DEALER UNABLE TO FIX OTHER MECHANICS ALSO CANNOT FIX MANY THEORIES ON INTERNET NONE WORK YET MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM NO SOLUTION

A RECALL WAS ISSUED DUE TO THE GAS TANK LOCATION. NOW CHRYSLER SAYS MY VEHICLE DOES NOT NEED IT. I DON'T WANT A FIERY CRASH IF I GET REAR ENDED. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALONG WITH AIR BAG LIGHT AND STAYS ON. *TR

ENGINE STARTED STALLING WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT ABOUT 35MPH. LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES ON A SHARP CURVE! DEALER FOUND ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE OR COMPUTER BAD). THAT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME IN 2010. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN IN 6/2013 AND NOW AGAIN IN 3/2014 EXCEPT THE ONE OF THE LAST TWO TIMES THE CAR JERKED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AS WE STARTED TO PASS SOMEONE ON A 2-LANE ROAD. THE JEEP JERKED, IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED CAUSING LOSS OF POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AS WE WERE NOT QUITE CLEAR OF THE CAR WE WERE PASSING AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SLOW AND MOVE BACK INTO LINE BEHIND THE SLOWER CAR AHEAD OF US, AS THE ENGINE DIED AND TWO OTHER CARS WERE PASSING THE SLOWER CAR FROM BEHIND US ALMOST RAN INTO US!!! THEN WE GOT THE CAR STARTED, DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 3 MILES TO A BUSINESS, AS WE WERE ON A RURAL ROAD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WOULD DIE (TWICE MORE) AND NOT GO OVER 59 MPH OR 2600 ENGINE RPM. THE DEALER AND OUR SHOP MANAGER SAYS "THIS IS A HABITUAL PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS...THEY HAVE POORLY MADE ENGINE CONTROL MODULES, THE WORST IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY"! THE SHOP MANAGER SAYS "IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT ISN'T BEING ADDRESSED ANYWHERE!" *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) IN NOVEMBER 2013. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. *TR

I CAN'T PUT GAS IN THE TANK UNLESS IT IS AT THE VERY SLIGHTEST FLOW OR IT JUST SHUTS OFF AND SOMETIMES SPEWS GAS BACK OUT AT ME. I HAVE BEEN SOAKED WITH GASOLINE MORE THAN ONCE. I CAN'T EVEN PUT IT ON THE LOWEST SETTING ON THE HANDLE. I SAW THE RECALLS AND CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY VIN ISN'T IN THE RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FIRE HAZARD AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WE CAN'T GET THIS FIXED. *TR

HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF THE RECALLS ON MY JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND LAREDO 2000 HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A CAR DEALER IN 2012. I AM UNABLE TO GET ANY RESULTS FROM THE DEALER. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS WITH MANY OTHER XJ OWNERS, MY CYLINDER HEAD IS CRACKED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE 0331 HEAD. I BOUGHT THE JEEP ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO COOLANT STARTED LEAKING INTO THE OIL. I TALKED WITH SEVERAL MECHANIC FRIENDS AND THE HEAD FLEET MECHANIC AT WORK TOLD ME THE CRACKED HEAD IS EXTREMELY COMMON. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND IT SITS AS A GIANT PAPERWEIGHT IN MY GARAGE AS I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 122000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF ROAD, MODIFIED IT, OR TRAVELED MORE THAN 60 MILES IN A DAY. IT HAS NEVER OVERHEATED UNTIL THE HEAD CRACKED. NOW I AM LOOKING AT AN ENORMOUS BILL THAT MY FAMILY CANNOT AFFORD. I FAIL TO SEE HOW SO MANY VEHICLES CAN BE AFFECTED AND THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. *TR

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

DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAB. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DISCOVERED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND PLUG HAD SHORTED CAUSING AN ARC FIRE DAMAGING THE WIRING LOOM LEADING TO THE SWITCH . *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME LOOSE AND WOBBLY, EVENTUALLY "CLICKING" WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY BROKE AND I WAS RECLINED BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. SEAT REMOVAL FOUND THAT DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAD CRACKED AND FAILED. PROFESSIONAL WELDER REPAIRED SEAT FRAME AND STRENGTHENED FRAME WITH ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. THREE YEARS LATER, SEAT FRAME IS FAILING AGAIN. I AM NOT OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE - THIS SEAT FRAME IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF IT BREAKS WHILE DRIVING. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE SEAT FRAMES, INCLUDING A REPAIR KIT WEBSITE SINCE CHRYSLER IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT UNDER REGULAR DUTY, A SEAT FRAME SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. *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.

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

FAULTY GAS TANK. GAS LEAKING FROM TANK. STRONG SMELL. *TR

WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 2 MONTHS AGO. WHEN WE GET TO A SPEED OF 60 OR OVER IF WE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT STARTS TO SHAKE. WE HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WILL QUITE. IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN A MATTER OF 15 MILES. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP US. THAT IT HAPPENS WITH ALL JEEPS. WE TOOK IT TO TWO OTHER SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT HELP US. THE PERSON WE BOUGHT IT FROM ONLY HAD IT A YEAR. HE TOLD US THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. WE DO NOT BELIEVE HIM. BUT NOW WHAT DO WE DO.? I BELIEVE THAT IS WHY THERE WAS SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE CAR. WHAT DOES JEEP SAY? IT SCARES US TOO DEATH BEFORE WE CAN PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. WHO DO WE TURN TOO? *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME GOES OFF CONSTANTLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON AN ON RAMP WHEN I HIT A RAISED BUMP ON THE ROAD. THE FRONT STARTED BUMPING VIOLENTLY ALMOST LIKE A BASKETBALL. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT STOPPED AS I SLOWED DOWN. IT HAPPENED ONCE MORE AS I COULD NOT GET OFF THE HIGHWAY FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT. AGAIN, I HIT ANOTHER BUMP AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME OR THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. I WENT ONLINE WHEN I GOT HOME TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND FROM WHAT I SAW IT WAS WHAT PEOPLE CALL THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

I AM CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE READ THAT IF I AM STRUCK FROM BEHIND MY CAR COULD CATCH FIRE. I AM EXPERIENCING SOME OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR, ONE OF WHICH IS IT DYING EVERYTIME I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR. SO I AM TERRIFIED THAT IF I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT DIES, LIKE IT DOES REGULARLY, I WILL BE REAR-ENDED AND MY CAR WILL BURST INTO FLAMES AND MY KIDS, INCLUDING AN INFANT, IN THE BACK SEAT WILL DIE IN THE FIRE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE ANOTHER PERSON, CHILD OR ADULT, LOSES THEIR LIFE! *TR

I AM CONCERNED THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT INCLUDING MY EFFECTED YEAR JEEP BUT IS LEAP FROGGING TO THE 2002-2007 JEEP LIBERTYS. I HAVE THE SAME CONFIGURATION AS THE 1993-1998 JEEPS. DOES NOT SEEM FAIR. *TR

YOU PEOPLE, AT NHTSA LOOK LIKE A GROUP OF "HORSE'S [XXX]" FOR BACKING DOWN. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE GAS TANK ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND NOW YOU HAVE ALLOWED CHRYSLER TO "MAKE A DEAL" BY NOT INCLUDING THE 1999 TO 2004 GROUP...WHAT A "CROCK" THAT IS! YOU HAVE THE FACTS...51 DEATHS DIRECTLY ONLY ATTRIBUTED TO PLACEMENT OF THE GAS TANK....STOP SHIRKING YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND GET THEM TO RECALL THAT GROUP AS WELL. ENOUGH OF YOUR BEING "BACKED UP AGAINST THE WALL" BY THE AUTO MAKERS....GET OFF YOUR DUFF AND SHOW THEM WHO IS THE BOSS OF OUR SAFETY....ONLY YOU....NOW MAKE IT WORK! A VERY IRATE CUSTOMER.... (AND THIS SHOULD APPEAR EVERYWHERE AND CHRYSLER NEEDS HEAVY DUTY PRESSURE TO RECALL THE '99 TO '04 GROUP...SAME PROBLEM, SAME SITUATION AND WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN....GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME!) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE GAS TANK IS A BOMB. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW. 2.7 MILLION JEEPS ON THE ROAD, AND I AM ONE OF THEM. I AM 76 YEARS OLD AND AFRAID TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF BEING HIT AND BLOWING UP. I LOVE MY FAMILY AND MY LIFE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ..UPDATED 07-05-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS EXPOSED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD BOTH BEEN CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION ITEM: EA12005 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SOCKETS AND BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

THE FRONT SEAT BRACKET HAS BROKEN ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH AND JEEP STARTS TO OVERHEAT. HAD MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. REPLACED RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSH, AND NEW ANTIFREEZE REPLACED. THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEN I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP REFILLING ANTIFREEZE BUT IT WAS NOT LEAKING ANY THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR THEN I NOTICED BROWN GUNK IN THE OVERFLOW CONTAINER AND HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID THAT WAS DUE TO THE ANTIFREEZE MIXING WITH OIL MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND IT WAS EXTREMELY COMMON THAT THE 2000 JEEP CHEROKEES WOULD CRACK THEIR CYLINDER HEADS BETWEEN THE 3 AND 4 HEADS. VERY ANNOYING TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST LEFT THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MILES AN HOUR WHEN HER ACCELERATOR DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. SHE MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE THERE ARE NOW BLACK RUBBER CIRCLES ALL OVER FROM HER TRYING TO STOP BY BRAKING. SHE FINALLY GOT IT STOPPED AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT JEEP HAD THEM ON BACKORDER FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. MY BOYFRIEND WHO OWNS A GARAGE OUT OF STATE CONFIRMED THIS. I COULDN'T WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR WHAT WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER BAD PART, SINCE JEEP SAID THAT THEY HAVEN'T EVER REDESIGNED THIS PART. INSTEAD, I PAID $506.79 FOR AN AFTERMARKET THROTTLE BODY. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A PART IS ON BACKORDER FOR 2 WEEKS, YET NO ONE IS SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT? MY DAUGHTER IS 18 AND NOT AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF HER CONTROL. SHE WAS TERRIFIED BY THIS. WE LIVE IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA SO IT'S AMAZING THAT SHE DIDN'T HIT SOMEONE. I HAVE KEPT THIS ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY. UPON LOOKING AT IT, I REALIZED THAT YOUR LIFE IS AT THE MERCY OF A SPRING. A SPRING THAT OVER TIME BECOMES WORN OUT AND FAILS. I'M NO ENGINEER, BUT THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO MAKE THESE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON (DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK IF NEEDED), HORN WON'T WORK, CRUISE CONTROL WONT WORK = CLOCKSPRING. SAFETY ISSUE. NO HORN NO AIRBAG. *TR

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND YOU STEP ON BRAKES ALL REAR LIGHTS GO OUT. I HAVE NOW BEEN CITED FOR THIS TWICE AND WARNED 3 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED WITH 2 LOCAL MECHANICS WHO THOUGHT THEY FIXED BUT YET AGAIN THIS IS BROKEN. I AM GIVING ALL MY HARD WORKING MONEY IN FEES FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED INCREASE PAST NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND INTO RED-MARKED RANGE. AFTER LETTING ENGINE COOL AND SHUTTING IT OFF, COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. REFILLED COOLANT AND DROVE UNTIL IT BEGAN OVERHEATING AGAIN, AND COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS AGAIN EMPTY. NO SIGNS OF COOLANT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE, NONE LEAKING OUT BELOW. SUSPECT CRACKED HEAD AND COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. *TR

SUNNY DAY, DRY ROAD. AT THE STOP I HEARD A LOUD 'TOC' SOUND REAR RIGHT SIDE. FELT LIKE THE REAR OF THE CAR HAD SLID. I MADE MY RIGHT TURN AND ACCELERATED ON ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED SWAYING LEFT AND RIGHT, I COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND ENDED UP ON THE LEFT LANE (55M/HR ROAD). MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP IN PARKING LOT. MECHANIC SAID EXTREME CORROSION OF FRAME CAUSED SEPARATION OF THE AXLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE TORQUE. AXLE MOVED REARWARDLY TO LEAN AGAINST THE WING. *TR

STARTED THE CAR AND PULLED AWAY AND WHEN THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR BUZZED LOUD AND IN A 3 WEEK PERIOD THERE ARE 3 OUT OF FOUR DOORS THAT BUZZ LOUD WHEN LOCKED. *TR

LIVING IN CHICAGO , MY JEEP HAS A HEATER PROBLEM , FROM DEFECTIVE FACTORY BLEND DOOR THAT BRAKE INSIDE DASH AND CAUSES THE HEATER AND AC NOT TO WORK PROPERLY AND WILL FOG THE WINDSHIELD MAKING THIS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NO KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MASTER KEY WOULD NEED TO BE CODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT FRONT OUTBOARD ATTACH POINT FAILED DURING NORMAL USE. THE FAILURE WAS IN THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BASE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT TRACK. THIS IS A MANUAL ADJUST SEAT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND OF AVERAGE BUILD. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, ABUSED IN ANY WAY, AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I CONDUCTED MY OWN INFORMAL INVESTIGATION. THE SEAT BASE FRAME WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT TRACK IS A LIGHT WEIGHT SHEET METAL STAMPING. THE HOLES IN THE STAMPING THAT ACCEPT THE SEAT TRACK ATTACHMENT STUDS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERSIZE COMPARED WITH THE SIZE OF THE STUD. THE SEAT TRACK STUD IS FASTENED TO THE SEAT BASE WITH A BARE NUT THAT IS ONLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE HOLE DIAMETER. THIS RESULTS IN THE NUT BEARING DOWN ON A VERY SMALL SURFACE AREA OF THE SHEET METAL. HIGH STRESS IS CREATED AT THESE POINTS, ESPECIALLY IF THE NUT IS NOT EXACTLY CENTERED ON THE OVERSIZE HOLE. ALSO, THE FRONT ATTACH POINTS ARE SEVERAL INCHES TO THE REAR OF THE FRONT EDGE OF THE SEAT FRAME, FURTHER INCREASING FORCES ON THESE POINTS FOR ANY REARWARD FORCE ON THE UPPER SEAT BACK. OVER TIME DURING NORMAL USE, THIS RESULTED IN STRESS CRACKING AND SUBSEQUENT FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE SHEET METAL. DURING A HIGH IMPACT EVENT SUCH AS A REAR-END COLLISION, THIS COULD CAUSE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE SEAT ATTACH POINTS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INJURY TO THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, AND INJURY TO ANYONE SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT. A SIMPLE FLAT WASHER OR OTHER REINFORCEMENT OF THE HOLES IN THE SEAT BASE SHEET METAL COULD PREVENT THIS MODE OF FAILURE. I RECOMMEND THAT ANY VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SEATS OF THIS DESIGN HAVE THE SEATS INSPECTED FOR CRACKS IN THE SHEET METAL BASE, REPAIRED OR REPLACED IF NECESSARY, AND HAVE THE SEAT ATTACHMENT POINTS REINFORCED WITH HEAVY WASHERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CONNECTION WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE FAILURE ONCE HE SAT IN THE SEAT AND DISCOVERED A PORTION OF METAL WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE BY JEEP REPAIRED AT LEAST THREE (3) TIMES IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS DUE TO STALLING. THE LAST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS A "WIRING" PROBLEM. I AM CONTACTING YOU AS I JUST READ ON MSNBC.COM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH JEEP PATRIOT SUVS. *TR

LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED AND BLEW OUT AT 70MPH. THE GOOD THING IS THE TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WITH NO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON INSPECTION OF TIRE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INNER SIDE WALL HAD A RECTANGULAR RIP/PATCH FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS OR OTHER ROAD HAZARDS WHEN THE TIRE FAILED. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 25000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

MY JEEP FIRST STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN I WAS EXITING ONTO AN OFF-RAMP. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD; IT WAS AWFUL. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AS THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN RIGHT AWAY. HOWEVER, AS TIME WENT ON IT DID. IT NOW HAPPENS RATHER FREQUENTLY AND IT IS TERRIFYING EVERY TIME. I HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED (NEW TRACK BAR) BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. PLEASE HELP! THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. BY THE TIME ONE IS, DUE TO ACCIDENTS, I WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE MINE FIXED. THEREFORE, THIS COMPLAINT IS MY PLEA ON BEHALF OF OTHER JEEP OWNERS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT HONESTLY FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS WILL LIKELY FLY OFF; IT'S RATHER DISTURBING FOR THOSE IN THE VEHICLE AND THOSE DRIVING NEARBY IN OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A SUDDEN DROPPING NOISE AS THE HEATER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE HOUSING, SOCKETS AND BULBS. THE BULBS OVERHEAT AND MELT THE PLASTIC WHICH CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE TAIL LIGHTS WILL WORK SOMETIMES BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT WORK WHEN THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE LIT. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE SAME BULB. I HAVE SEEN OTHER JEEPS ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. I'VE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FROM FRONT TO BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PSM MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 4X4 WITH NO LIFT KITS, ETC. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT GOES INTO WHAT IS TERMED A "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS IS VERY SEARCHABLE ON THE INTERNET. THE VEHICLE WILL SO VIOLENTLY SHAKE IN THE FRONT END IT IS HARD TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND NOT ROLL THE VEHICLE BEFORE I'M ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH FOR IT TO REBALANCE ITSELF. IT IS EXTREMELY TERRIFYING. I'VE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED THINKING I MIGHT HAVE LOST A WHEEL WEIGHT OR SOMETHING BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TODAY I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD STEERING DAMPER. BUT FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED, OTHERS HAVE HAD THESE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WILL COME UP AGAIN. JEEP/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IF NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET I'D BE SURPRISED. I DID HAVE THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED TODAY BUT AM SCARED I WILL EXPERIENCE THIS AGAIN AND EITHER WIND UP KILLING MYSELF OR SOME OTHER MOTORIST. *JS

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT AND OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE IN-DASH HEATER/AC BLEND DOOR IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING AIR FLOW NOT TO BE PROPERLY DIVERTED BETWEEN LOWER DASH VENTS, DASHBOARD VENTS AND DEFROSTER VENTS. THIS IS CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEREBY THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT CLEAR IN RAINSTORMS AND WILL NOT STAY DEFROSTED IN WINTER DRIVING. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND ALONG WITH DISCUSSIONS WITH A LOCAL DEALER WORKING WITH JEEPS FOR MANY YEARS HAS LED ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A LONG-KNOWN AND VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. PRICES TO REPLACE THIS BLEND DOOR HAVE RANGED FROM $1000 TO $1500 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A VERY LABOR INTENSIVE REPLACEMENT. I CONTACT CHRYSLER ASSISTANCE AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT YOU TO IDENTIFY THIS SAFETY CONCERN SO THAT PERHAPS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) COULD BE ISSUED AND CHRYSLER WOULD ADDRESS THE DEFECTIVE BLEND DOOR FOR CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON THE MORNING OF TUESDAY, JUNE 5 AND HEARD A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COUPLED WITH A STICKING IN MY STEERING WHEEL AS I TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT. AS I CONTINUED TO MY DRIVE, I NOTICED THE CLICKING AND STICKING ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT (EVEN ON SLIGHT MOTIONS LIKE WHEN PARALLEL PARKING). I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC FOR FEAR THE STEERING WOULD STICK AND I WOULD RAM INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. HE TOLD ME EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE ON THE OUTSIDE (NO SIGNS OF THE TYPICAL WEAR AND TEAR OR ANY OF THE COMMON LEAKAGE PROBLEMS). HOWEVER, HE SAID THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION HE FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE GEARBOX CRACKED. WHEN HE LOOKED UP THE PARTS HE SAW THAT THE 2000 AND 2001 STEERING GEAR HAD BEEN RECALLED AND INSTRUCTED ME TO TALK TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER (MY LOCAL DEALER IS THE FIGUEROA LOCATION IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES). WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM, THEY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL PARAMETERS AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 1999. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS FAR MORE REACHING THAN THE SMALL PARAMETERS OF THE DATES OF THE RECALLS. THE SAME PART (#52088272AD) HAS CAUSED THE SAME HAZARDOUS AND COSTLY PROBLEM (STICKING/BINDING/SEIZING) OVER A SPAN OF TWO YEARS OF JEEPS, 2000 AND 2001. THIS SAME PART WAS USED IN JEEPS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS AS WELL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE, THE LOCKS WOULD MAKE A LOUD BANGING SOUND. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN SHE USED THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES MY HOOD OPENED UP ON ITS OWN AND SLAMMED AGAINST MY WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED MY WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. I WAS NEARLY IN MULTIPLE WRECKS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE 90 TO 95% OF MY WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED BY THE HOOD OF MY CAR. THIS WAS BY FAR THE SCARIEST THING THAT I HAVE EVER FACED. I NEARLY LOST MY LIFE ON THE FREEWAY. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY JEEP AT THE MOMENT AND HONESTLY PREFER NOT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. I STRONGLY FEEL LIKE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR RUBIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE HIS 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE SAW A REPORT ON THE NEWS ABOUT GAS TANKS EXPLODING IN REAR END COLLISIONS AND WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *JB

I NOTICED MY DRIVER'S SEAT WOBBLING AND FOUND THAT TWO OF THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THIS SEAT TO THE FLOOR WERE BROKEN. THE LEFT FRONT BRACKET BROKE ONCE BEFORE BUT IT WAS WELDED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO OWN JEEP VEHICLES. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING FURTHER THAT I NEED TO DO; AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE IN THIS REGARD. THANK YOU. *TR

THE MOTORS ON THE FRONT SEATS WERE BROKEN WHEN I BOUGHT IT, AND I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEEMED WOBBLY. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE JEEP THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKETS GOT WORSE, SHIFTING WHEN I GOT IN AND RECENTLY BROKE THROUGH. AFTER THE BRACKET BROKE, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN GOING OFF WHEN I GO AROUND A CORNER OR CURVE AND THE SEAT SHIFTS. BEGAN RESEARCHING AND FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. I'VE LEFT INSTRUCTIONS WITH MY FAMILY TO SUE JEEP IF I DIE OR GET SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR AND CAN'T SELL THIS JEEP WITH A BROKEN FRONT SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT ADVISED HER THAT WAS COMMON IN THAT YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLEND DOOR AND THE RECIRCULATION BLOWER DOOR WERE BOTH DEFECTIVE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

THE SEAT FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO WOBBLE PRECARIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAD IT WELDED, BUT IT SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE IN ANOTHER PLACE. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, I REPAIRED THAT BREAK WITH A BOLT AND NUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FRAME BROKE IN ANOTHER PLACE. I ATTEMPTED ANOTHER REPAIR, WITH POOR RESULTS. IT HAS NOW BROKEN AGAIN, IN A FOURTH PLACE. THE SEAT FRAME IS MADE OF RATHER THIN STEEL, NOT AS THICK AS THAT OF A GOOD COOKING POT. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR MISUSED IN ANY WAY, AND I FIND BY INTERNET RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE SEAT FRAME AS BEING "MADE FROM A SOUP CAN." THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I HESITATE TO REPLACE IT WITH A (QUITE EXPENSIVE) USED REPLACEMENT, AS I FEAR IT WILL ONLY BREAK AGAIN. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET AT BASE OF SEAT BROKE, THE SEAT IS NO LONGER STABLE, IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT AND SEATBELT COMBINATION COULD PROVE MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE ACCIDENT ITSELF, IF THE BRACKET BREAKS ALL THE WAY WHILE DRIVING THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT!! I AM JUST LEARNING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS A RECALL, VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE METAL RAIL FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THE CONTACT ADDED A BOLT IN ORDER TO HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE RIGHT FWD SEAT TRACK MOUNT HAS BROKEN ITS WELDS. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF MY FAMILY ARE ALL NORMAL WEIGHT 195 AND UNDER AND THE VEHICLE IS USED MAINLY FOR ON ROAD TRIPS AND BARELY EVER TRAVELS OFF ROAD. DURING A INTERNET SEARCH FOR A REPLACEMENT SEAT TRACK THAT YIELDED NO RESULTS AND A DEALER VISIT WITH A QUOTE OF 400 DOLLAR FIX. I HAVE LOST ANY RESPECT FOR THE MANUFACTURER THAT SEEMS TO CUT CORNERS WHERE THEY CAN PUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN DANGER BY THE USE OF THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET OR MOUNT IS BROKEN AND THE SEAT IS SET FACING SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE LEFT PILLAR. IN INVESTIGATING THIS SITUATION WE FOUND THAT BRACKET FAILURE IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS MODEL. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION AND WARRANTS A RECALL DUE TO ITS FREQUENCY. THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE AND SHE IS UNSURE ABOUT WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE SEAT AND FOUND THAT THE METAL FRAME HAD CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. I DID SOME TEMPORARY REPAIRS WHICH DID NOT LAST VERY LONG. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND IS A DANGEROUS. ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WITH THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE SKID PLATE THAT HELD THE TANK IN PLACE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000.

THE BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT SNAPPED IN A FEW DIFFERENT PLACES, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS BAD WELDING. I FOUND ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO WELD IT BACK INTO PLACE, BUT IT ONLY BREAKS AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT MAKES MY SEAT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND IT USED TO SQUEAK, BUT I FOUND A WAY TO FIX THE SQUEAK ON MY OWN. THE WHOLE SEAT MOVES FORWARD BECAUSE THE BACK IS NOT ATTACHED AT ALL, VERY UNSAFE. *TR

SEAT BRACKET ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COMPLETELY BROKE, SEAT WIGGLES AND MOVES. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN, NOT DUE TO ABUSE OR ANY USE OUTSIDE OF NORMAL USE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ON THE SECOND DAY IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ON THE SECOND DAY I ALSO NOTICED NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING. EMAILED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF IT WAS A RECALL OR SAFETY COVERED ITEM. THEY STATED NO THAT THE ENTIRE COST TO REPLACE IT WILL BE MINE $300 PLUS DOLLARS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING CHRYSLER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LOT OF CLOCK SPRINGS. I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THIS ITEM AS IT IS NOT AN ITEM THAT SHOULD FAIL THAT EASILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAN FAILED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS WHERE THE FAN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SEAT ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SNAPPED IN HALF WHICH NEEDS REPLACE OR WELDED.. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB WOULD OVERHEAT THE HOUSING AND MELTED THE AREA WHERE THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS LOCATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HOUSING WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BESIDES REPLACING THE HOUSING, WHICH THE CONTACT STATED WAS DONE TWICE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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.

2000 JEEP WJ GRAND CHEROKEE- HEATER/DEFROSTER PROBLEMS DUE TO BLENDER DOOR BREAKAGE.- REPAIR REQUIRES COMPLETE REMOVAL OF DASH TO ACCESS BROKEN UNIT. COSTLY $1500.00 REPAIR FOR A RELATIVELY SMALL PART - 2 DAYS LABOR (AVERAGE)- SAFETY CONCERN NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST ON COLD MORNINGS FOR VISIBILITY. *TR

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

FRONT BRACKET HOLDING DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT NOW ROCKS FROM FRONT LEFT CORNER TO REAR RIGHT CORNER. DRIVER'S SEAT IS UNSTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FRAME TO SEPARATE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 02/27/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS VEHICLE DID MUCH LIKE THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S COMPLAINT'S WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAD PULLED IN TO A PARKING SPACE AND THE SEAT JUST COLLAPSED. I'M FORTUNATE THAT I WASN'T DRIVING BUT TRYING TO PARK. WHY HAVEN'T NHTSA ENTERED A RECALL ON THIS??? I'M TRYING TO GET THE SEAT WELDED AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER SEAT OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED CARS I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY SEAT JUST BREAKING APART LIKE THIS ONE DID. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. THE FRAME SHOULDN'T GIVE WAY LIKE THIS. IT MUST BE FAILURE ON THE TYPE OF STEEL THAT IS BEING USED ON THE FRAMES. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE HAVE GIVEN WAY. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE & FRONT TO BACK. IT NEEDS SOME SERIOUS REPAIR. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT IT DID. I HOPE NOTHING WORSE HAPPENS TO THE SEAT AS I TRY TO FIND SOME WAY TO REPAIR IT. ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE HAVE REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKETS ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. (HTTP://VLANE.COM/POLL/30/2001-JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-HAS-YOUR-DRIVER-SIDE-FRONT-SEAT-BROKEN-ON-THIS-JEEP) THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THIS FAULTING DESIGN & MANUFACTURING. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ONLY TO HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD & HAVE THEIR SEAT COMPLETELY BREAK APART FROM THE BRACKETS & END UP LOOKING AT THE CEILING OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE SEAT FALLS BACKWARDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY. SHE NOTICED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ALSO DECREASE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN THE REAR RIGHT CORNER AND FRONT LEFT CORNER AND NOW THE SEAT LEANS BACK AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MEHCANIC AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, HE LIFTED THE HOOD UP AND THE RADIATOR EXPLODED. THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON ON THE SCENE WHO WAS BURNED ON HIS CHEST AREA AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, SOME TIMES TAIL LIGHTS, SOME TIMES BRAKE LIGHTS , SOMETIMES ALL REAR LIGHTS GO AND STAY OUT. HOOD AND TAIL GATE DO NOT STAY UP, RADIO AND SEAT POSITION DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. NOW REAR BLINKERS DO NOT WORK. CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS.

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.

AIRBAG EXHIBITS INTERMITTENT BEHAVIOR. KNOWN CLOCKSPRING DEFECT. *KB

DRIVER SEAT BROKEN RAIL. SEAT STARTED SQEAKING THEN FELL APART COMPLETELY. *TR

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF. THE WHEEL TRAVELED ACROSS THE ROADWAY AND BOUNCED OVER THE CONCRETE WALL AND STRUCK UNIT#2. *LN ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AND LEFT FRONT ROTOR WERE DAMAGED AND THE STUDS WERE STRIPPED AND BROKEN OFF. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0383-90)*JB

OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND FRONT DRIVERS SEAT CARRIAGE HAS BROKEN DUE TO A POOR DESIGN. STARTED SQUEAKING AND POORLY BUILT METAL FRAME WILL CRACK AND COME LOOSE FROM FOUNDATION LEAVING YOU LOOKING AT THE OVERHEAD WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A GREEN LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS! DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE JEEP NOTICES THIS IS A FACTORY PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE AND DEATH ISSUE? *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, BLEND DOORS, AND DRIVERS SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTATC WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL AND WOULD MOVE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE BRACKETS FOR THE SEAT WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED DUE TO THE WEAKNESS OF THE METAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE ON FRONT LEFT SIDE CAUSING SEAT TO WOBBLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55MPH WHEN MY DRIVERS SEAT WENT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. (THE PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT FRAME OF THE SEAT JUST SNAPPED, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE, JEEP SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THESE AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED). *TR

I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FORM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHRYSLER. I HAVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE,AND WAS PLANNING ON BUYING ANOTHER. BUT>>> COMMENTS: --------- MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A 4L ENGINE STALLS WHEN TURNING LEFT IF THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK IS BELOW 1/4. THE VIN NUMBER IS; [XXX] THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I AM NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LAST WEEK I HAD THE LOCAL DEALER CHECK THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID IF IT WERE THE SENSING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK, IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF, NOT THE SENSOR, AND THEREFORE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $1000.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PUMP, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PICKUP DEVICE WHENTHE TANK LEVEL DROPS BELOW 1/4, AND THIS HAPPENS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL WEB SITES AND FOUND QUITE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME SITUATION. I CALLED CHRYSLER TODAY AT 1-800-992-1997 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-853-1403. WHEN I CALLED THIS NUMBER I SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE AND I EXPLAINED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO HIS SUPERIOR, AND WAS DENIED A NAME. WHEN I ASKED FOR A NAME, SHE ASKED "IS ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP YOU WITH AND TOLD ME THANKS FOR CALLING. THIS IS NOT AN ANOMALY WITH MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, ACCORDING TO THE SITES I VISITED, THIS OCCURS FROM 95 AND ON INTO THE 2000 (S) JEEP. THE JEEP DIED ON MY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 1/4 TANK AND I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAS OF TRAFFIC IN SPEEDS OF 70+MPH. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE GETTING MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE DEATH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE REGARDING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

REAR TAILLIGHTS STOP WORKING, CONTACTS DETERIORATE AND BURN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE TAILLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING TO DRIVER AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR THE DRIVER TO BE TICKETED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT RELEASED BY JEEP. TAILLIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET (LEFT SIDE) HAS BROKEN, AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT, RIGHT SIDE IS BROKEN WHICH MAKES THE SEAT LEAN TO THE RIGHT. TRIED TO WELD AND NOW THE FRONT PART OF THE BRACKET HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. *TR

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME HAS CRACKED AND IS NOW COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FLOORBOARD. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY BY WELDING THE SEAT BACK TOGETHER. CLEARLY, WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS IN ISSUE. *TR

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER BROKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 02V104000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM: INJECTORS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN SHE LIFTED HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BECOME WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD HEAR THE NOISE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE FROM WHERE IT WAS COMING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND MY SEAT STARTED TO WOBBLE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED AT THE SEAT. THE SEAT BRACKET HAD BROKEN. THERE WAS NO KNOWN STRAIN ON THE SEAT AND NO ACCIDENT. I'M STILL AT WORK SO I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRY AND FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS YET. A FEW MONTHS AGO A COWORKER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAD HIS SEAT BREAK COMPLETELY AND HE ENDED UP LAYING DOWN IN THE CAR. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE .. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE FROM BOTTOM BRACKETS ... VERY DANGEROUS. MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE UNATTACHED TO THE FLOOR AND ARE LOOSE ...THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODELS! *TR

DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKEN. REGULAR DRIVING JUST SNAPPED TEMPORARY FIX WITH A C CLAMP. NOT SAFE, WHAT GOOD IS HAVING A SEAT BELT ON IF YOUR SEAT IS NOT SECURE? *TR

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME AND SEAT BROKEN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED. THE SEAT SHIFTED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ADJUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PART WAS BACKORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOESN'T BLOW WARM AIR IT BLOW COLD AIR AND DON'T DEFOG MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHEN IM DRIVING. I LIVE IN PENNSYLVAINA ITS COLD UP HERE AND IT SNOWS. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND HATE TO HAVE TO DRIVE MY DAUGHTER AROUND IN A COLD JEEP ALSO AN UNSAFE ONE WHEN MY HEATER DON'T DEFROST THIS SIDE OF MY JEEP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEALER STATED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, GOT WOBBLY AND EVENTUALLY BROKEN ONE SIDE OF THE RAILS TO THE POINT WHERE THE SEAT HAS BECOME DANGEROUSLY WOBBLY AND UNCOMFORTABLE TO SIT IN. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO , I WAS DRIVING TO WORK 80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY SEAT DRIVER BROKE I NEARLY CRASHED I SPUN THREE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP...... TWO DAYS LATER MY BOTHERS DRIVER SEAT BROKE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. I AM EVEN CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION. I COULD HAVE DIED, TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT TO MY WIFE THAT I DIED BECAUSE THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE. *TR

NO EVENT CAUSED THIS FAILURE . CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT OR MISUSED EVER. THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE FREE FROM THE SLIDERS. METAL ACTUALLY RIPPED AROUND BOLTS. CAUSED SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD AS I WAS DRIVING. CURRENTLY HAVE SEAT CLAMPED TO SEAT BRACKET AS I LOOK FOR NEW ONES. JEEP SWEARS ITS NOT A BIG PROBLEM AS IT MADE MILLIONS OF GRAND CHEROKEES. SEATS CAN'T BE FOUND IN JUNK YARDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. I WONDER HOW MANY HAVE BEEN INJURED OR DIED BECAUSE OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY SEAT FAILURE. GUESS ITS HARD TO TELL AS I AM SURE FAILURE OF SEAT BLAMED ON ACCIDENT MOST OF TIME. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKE. BEGAN WOBBLING THEN CRACKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL FORWARD THEN BACKWARDS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4. ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE AGO, MY FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO "WOBBLE"... IT WAS ONLY A VERY MINUSCULE AMOUNT AT FIRST, BUT HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED IN SEVERITY AND IS NOW A COMPLETELY BROKEN SEAT. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAN COMPLETELY BE LIFTED UP ON ITS SIDE AND IS FULLY DETACHABLE. THE BRACKETS AND SEAT MOUNT UNDER THE SEAT HAVE BROKEN COMPLETELY AND THE METAL IS SNAPPED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AS THE DRIVER SEAT MAY COMPLETELY DETACH SPORADICALLY DURING OPERATION. VISITING A BODY SHOP AT THE BEGINNING OF 2010 I WAS TOLD THAT REPLACING THE SEAT WOULD COST AT LEAST $500.00 AND THAT THE MOST COST EFFICIENT METHOD WOULD BE TO CONSIDER A REPLACEMENT SEAT FROM THE JUNK YARD. AS I BEGAN SEARCHING AROUND FOR SEATS, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VERY STRANGE PATTERN: ALL THE JEEP'S WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL FROM ABOUT 1999 TO AT LEAST 2003 OR 2004 HAD THEIR FRONT SEATS ALREADY MISSING WITHIN A MATTER OF DAYS UPON THEIR INITIAL ARRIVAL TO THE JUNK YARD. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A DRIVER'S SEAT THAT WOULD FIT MY MAKE AND MODEL BECAUSE OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WERE. CONFRONTED WITH THIS IRONY, I BEGAN TO SEARCH ONLINE FOR REMEDIES TO MY ISSUE AND TO SEE IF OTHER CONSUMERS HAD FACED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR JEEPS. I WAS ASTONISHED AND DEEPLY DISTURBED TO FIND THEIR WAS A WEB PAGE FILLED WITH COMMENTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND IN SOME CASES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD DETACHED DURING VEHICULAR OPERATION (FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS). THESE COMMENTS DATED BACK TO 2007 AND MAJORITY OF THEM, IF NOT ALL, DEALT WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDOS FROM THE YEAR 2000. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THERE IS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF THIS SEAT DEFECT. THE NUMBER OF CASES IS TOO LARGE TO BE IRONY. PLEASE ADVOCATE FOR A RECALL ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS WHO ARE FACING THIS.

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

200 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT BLEND DOOR FAILURE CAUSES HEAT AND AC TO STOP WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. HE THEN CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED BY A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ON BEHALF OF A PATIENT FAMILY. A 10 YEAR OLD PATIENT WAS RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT OF A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE WHEN FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. PATIENT AND FAMILY REPORT THAT THE SEAT BELT IN HER SEATING POSITION 'POPPED' OPEN AT THE BUCKLE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. ACCORDING TO PATIENT AND FAMILY THE SEAT BELT WAS PROPERLY BUCKLED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION THAT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LONG TERM DISABILITY. PATIENT'S 4 YEAR OLD SIBLING WAS ALSO BUCKLED IN A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT; THIS SEATBELT REMAINED BUCKLED AND THE SIBLING WAS UNINJURED. *TR

NO DEFROST OR HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, CANNOT SEE THRU PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHEILD WHEN ICED OR FOGGGED UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEAT BLENDER DOORS WERE BROKEN AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOR WERE THERE ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FAN BLADE FOR THE MOTOR HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

SEAT BRACKETS UNDER DRIVER SEAT HAVE BROKEN, WHICH CAUSES SEAT TO MOVE WHEN GOING AROUND BENDS, GETTING IN AND OUT OF SEAT. THE WAY THE BRACKET HAS BROKEN, THE SEAT CAN PHYSICALLY BE LIFTED UP OFF THE FLOOR. WE REMOVED THE SEAT, THERE IS ONLY 1 OF THE 4 BRACKETS NOT BROKEN, SO IF THE LAST ONE WOULD BREAK THE SEAT COULD TIP OVER OR FALL BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS. IF YOU WOULD GO AROUND A BEND, YOU WOULD EITHER HIT UP AGAINST THE DOOR OR AGAINST THE CONSOLE DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION YOU TURN. IF YOU WOULD HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES THE SEAT WOULD FLY FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. WE HAVE FIXED THE SEAT ONCE BY REWELDING THE BRACKETS, AND THEY BROKE AGAIN, SO WE NOW HAVE COMPLETELY REPLACED THE SEAT WITH A SEAT FROM A DIFFERENT JEEP. AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR, IT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR FOR IT TO BREAK AGAIN. *TR

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

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

LITTLE TO NO HEAT. MAINLY I AM GETTING VERY LITTLE HEAT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE (NOT BLOWING LIKE DRIVERS SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDE NOT HEATING AS IT SHOULD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHEN HE STARTED DRIVING, THE SEAT BEGAN WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN HE INSPECTED IT, HE NOTICED TWO CRACKS IN THE SEAT FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPAIR THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

IN 2007, MY REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY WOULD NOT WORK IF THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. HOWEVER IF THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE OFF THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE WORKING. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT THAT INFORMS YOU OF THIS FAILURE AND SO IT WAS NOT UNTIL I WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE THAT I WAS EVEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I GOT THE REAR LIGHTS REPLACED, NOT KNOWING THEN THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NOW THREE YEARS LATER, THE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. SAME EXACT PROBLEM. NO WARNING LIGHTS, IT JUST SO HAPPENED A FAMILY MEMBER SAW THAT MY LIGHTS WERE OUT. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM KNOWN BY JEEP/CHRYSLER.

DRIVERS SEAT APPARENTLY CRACKS, STARTS SQUEAKING, WOBBLES AND THEN BREAKS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE WELDED THREE TIMES NOW AND EACH TIME IT LASTS FROM A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. IT HAS NOW BROKEN FOR THE FORTH TIME. ELECTRIC SEAT MOTOR ALSO FAILS TO LIFT THE SEAT UNDER ITS OWN POWER WITHOUT HELPING BY PULLING THE SEAT FORWARD WHILE SELECTING THE SEAT FORWARD POSITION ON THE SEAT MOTOR CONTROL. *TR

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SIGNS, THE FRAME ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE. IT APPEARS THAT THE METAL NEAR THE BOLT WAS WEAK AND SIMPLY SNAPPED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY I HAVEN'T HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT TURNING INTO A ROCKING CHAIR YET BUT I FEAR THAT IT IS INEVITABLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. I FIND IT DISGUSTING THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON AN ISSUE THAT RANGES FOR A NUMBER OF MODEL YEARS AND IS INSTEAD FORCING US TO PAY TO MAKE OUR CARS MINIMALLY SAFE. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A CAR, YOU DON'T EXPECT THE METAL IN IT TO JUST BREAK! *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS NO HEAT, DUE TO THE BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD. IS RIDDLED WITH SAFETY PROBLEMS. CHIEF AMONG THEM IS THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME. BOTTOM PART OF THE SEAT FRAME HAS BUSTED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND DAIMLER/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. NEW SEATS ARE NOT EASY TO FIND AND IF YOU CAN FIND ONE THE PRICE IS ASTRONOMICALLY OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT WOULD FEEL LOOSE FOR SOME TIME BEFORE FRACTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS DUE SOLELY DUE TO INADEQUATE MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE SEAT FRAME AND MOUNT ASSEMBLIES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MOUNT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER. UPDATED 01/25/11. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT ABRUPTLY MOVED IN THE BACKWARD POSITION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED AN UNKNOWN PART DISENGAGED UNDERNEATH OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE RESUMED WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. THE STEEL BRACKET WHICH ATTACHED THE SEAT TO THE FRAME SNAPPED AND BROKE. UPDATED 03/17/11

THE TABS THAT HOLD MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO THE TRACK ASSEMBLY ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAVE COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED $500+ TO FIX THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE MERGING ONTO I-75 NEAR ATLANTA AND I WOUND UP LAYING IN MY BACK SEAT. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS ISSUE AS I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL FORUMS AND JUNK-YARDS ALL OF WHOM REPORT THE IT AS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. CHRYSLER'S CHOSEN VIEWPOINT OF NOT FIXING A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

THE METAL FRAME HOLDING THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN PLACE BROKE IN TWO PLACES. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH SAFETY RECALL #F25 (ELECTRIC FAN). ON OCTOBER 20, 2010, I WENT TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO A COOLANT LEAKAGE. THE REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A DAMAGED RADIATOR DUE TO THE ELECTRIC FAN BREAKING INTO PIECES AND CAUSING THE LEAKAGE. I PAID THEM $259.00 FOR THE NEW RADIATOR. I WAS INFORMED OF THE SAFETY RECALL AND I DECIDED TO GO TO THE RIVERDALE CHRYSLER JEEP LOCATED AT 5869 BROADWAY BRONX NY 10463. AFTER A GENERAL INSPECTION THEY NOTICED THE SHROUD WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR/REPLACE STATING THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. I AM REQUESTING FULL COVERAGE OF ALL RELATED PARTS AND LABOR AS THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FAN FAILURE. I AM FURTHER REQUESTING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE NEW INSTALLED RADIATOR AND I CAN FURNISH A RECEIPT AS PROOF. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE HANDLING MY VEHICLE IS [XXX] EMPLOYEE [XXX]TEL# 718 548-3400 EXT#305. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). [XXX]*TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. ALL OF THEM MAKE A LOUD "QUACK" NOISE WHEN I TRY TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE ENTRY OR FROM THE DOOR. THE REAR HATCH CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED AND BOTH PASSENGER DOORS HAVE TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE DRIVER DOORS HAVE TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF ONLINE BLOGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THE REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR WORSE IN ORDER FOR JEEP TO STEP UP AND FIX THEIR WRONG DOING? I AM HOPING YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, I HEARD A SNAP AND FELT THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO BECOME LOOSE AND WOBBLE. TODAY, 10/17/ 2010, AS I EXITED MY JEEP I HEARD ANOTHER SNAP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLTS CONNECTING MY SEAT TO THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN. THE SEAT IS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. I WEIGH 185 LBS AND HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE SINCE AUGUST 2004. THE SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I ALONG WITH THE SEAT COULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO AND HORN TO FAIL AS WELL. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATBELTS DON'T RETRACT. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE FOG LIGHT AND THE COOLING FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WITH THE COOLING FAN FAILURE AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR; BUT, THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. REPORT 19961050 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V199000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

ALL 1999-2002 GRAND CHEROKEE WJ MODELS BUILT THROUGH MAY 10, 2002 CAME EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE CALIPERS MADE BY TEVES. THEY ARE BLACK IN COLOR WITH AN OPEN-SIDED BRACKET DESIGN. DUE TO POOR CALIPER CENTERING, THE TEVES CALIPERS CAUSED THE ROTORS TO WARP, A PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED GRAND CHEROKEES. AT THE VERY END OF THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, JEEP CHANGED TO "FULLY-CLOSED" STYLE CALIPERS DESIGNED BY AKEBONO. TO ADDRESS THE WARPED ROTOR PROBLEM JEEP ISSUED A TSB, #05-003-02. WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL DO TO THE MAJOR WHEEL SHAKE TO THE POINT OF THE DRIVER ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL OF THE SUV DO TO THIS VIBRATION. JEEP HAS LONG KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE & WAS SUED IN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WHICH THEY SETTLED THE PROBLEM IS EXCESSIVE ROTOR THICKNESS VARIATION GENERATED BY POOR CALIPER CENTERING. THIS CAUSES STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. GRAND CHEROKEE BRAKES UP THROUGH MAY 10TH 2002 WERE DESIGNED BY TEVES. SAME BRAKES USED ON BMW & FORD EXPEDITION BUT THE GRAND CHEROKEE WAS THE FIRST TO USE A TWIN PISTON CALIPER DESIGN. CHRYSLER WANTED TWIN PISTONS BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CALIPER SPRING CAUSES THE INBOARD PAD TO DRAG. IT TAKES A LOT OF HEAT (CHERRY RED) TO WARP ROTORS, SO THE MAIN CAUSE OF ROTOR VARIATION IS NOT HEAT BUT UNEVEN WEAR. *TR

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 90,000 MILES HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTING AND HEATING FOR THE PAST YEAR. WHEN IT IS COLD OR RAINY THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT CLEAR NOT MATTER WHAT SETTINGS I USE. I GET SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATING ON MY FOGGY WINDSHIELD AND I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER IN DANGERS CONDITIONS AND SCRAP MY WINDOWS. RECENTLY MY HEAT HAS STOPPED WORKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND I LOOKED FOR INFORMATION ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED FOR YEARS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS A COMFORT ISSUE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS S SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT OR WORSE. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE WILLING TO CHARGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO 'FIX' PROBLEMS BUT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THEY NEVER FIX THE PROBLEM AND CUSTOMERS ARE TAKING UNNECESSARY RISKS TO DRIVE THEIR SUV'S (SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES, IRONICALLY) WITHOUT HEAT, DEFROST AND/OR COOLING. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY AND LOOK AND SEE HOW MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE GOTTEN ON THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AND I DO NOT WANT TO OUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS AT RISK BECAUSE ONE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO FIX SUCH A BLATANT SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE AIR, THE BRAKES BECAME RESISTANT AND JOLTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A SUDDEN STOP; HOWEVER, SHE FELT THAT SHE WOULD HIT THE WINDSHIELD IF SHE DID NOT HAVE A SEAT BELT ON. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE EVERY TIME THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY AND REPEATEDLY. NOT RELATED TO ACTUAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT MAY RENDER AIRBAG UNUSABLE. DANGEROUS CONDITION. COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT. ALL PASSENGER WINDOW ACTUATOR SWITCHES ARE UNUSABLE. WINDOWS WILL ONLY WORK AT DRIVER PANEL. SAFETY ISSUE IF PASSENGERS HAVE TO OPEN WINDOWS.VERY COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT. OBD ERROR CODES ARE INACCURATE (ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING TO EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS P0441, P0442). DIAGNOSIS OFTEN LEAD TO UNNEEDED REPAIRS AND COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS AND COMPUTER WITHOUT CAUSE. COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT. DRIVER SEAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE BREAKS. EVEN WHEN DRIVEN ONLY IN ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND NOT STRESSED UNUSUALLY. MUST BE REWELDED OR REPLACED. SEAT IS NO LONGER STRUCTURALLY SAFE. COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT ALL OF THESE ARE DESIGN ISSUES AND NOT SERVICE/MAINTENANCE RELATED. *TR

THE BRACKET OF MY SEAT FRAME THAT HOLD ON MY SEAT OF MY GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2000 BROKE, ALL THREE OF THEM ARE BROKEN, I FELT SOMETHING OFF WITH THE SEAT BUT NEVER SAW ANYTHING, AND TODAY THE SEAT GOT OUT OF PLACE COMPLETELY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, I CHECK ON THE INTERNET AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHICH I'VE HAD FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS NOW. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE BRACKET ON MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BROKE. I REPLACED IT AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE METAL SEAT FRAME ON THE SAME SIDE BROKE AND I'M IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT. APPARENTLY FROM WHAT I'VE GATHERED ONLINE THROUGH NUMEROUS WEBSITE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP. POOR QUALITY...VERY UNSAFE. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE BEGAN TO MAKE POPPING NOISES WHEN I WOULD TURN CORNERS OR ACCELERATE. JUST THE OTHER DAY WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND MY DRIVERS SEAT TURNED INTO A ROCKING CHAIR. IT TIPPED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BACK SEAT NEARLY CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SEAT BRACKET. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM AND WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? DOES IT TAKE PEOPLE BEING KILLED TO GET SOMETHING DONE? I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS INTO MY JEEP AT THIS TIME AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SEATS WELDED BUT THE WELDS DO NOT HOLD. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. AFTER I HIT 100K MILES MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY CHIMES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A GREAT DEAL OF JEEP USERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOCK SPRING SENSOR. WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T REPLACE OR SEEK REPAIR FOR THIS? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT GM CAN DO TO RECALL THE PART? I AM OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MORE THAN JUST MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT HAS A RAIL ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE WHERE THE BOLT WILL BREAK THROUGH THE RAIL CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INJURE THEMSELVES AND OTHERS IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY EXPERIENCED THE SQUEAKY SOUNDS THAT HAPPEN JUST BEFORE THE BREAK. I DID A SEARCH FOR COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND FOUND AT LEAST 1500 COMPLAINTS ON THE THIS SUBJECT, PER WEBSITE. WHY ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH OR INJURY FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?? THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DO SO!! FROM THE INVESTIGATING I HAVE DONE NO ONE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURER ITSELF. THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RAIL. I WILL NOT DO THIS AT MY OWN COST. I WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO COMPLAIN HERE AND CHRYSLER CORPORATE. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT TRACK/BRACKET AND BOLTS THAT BOLTS THE SEAT TO THE UNIBODY FRAME BROKE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A DRIVERS SEAT CAN COMPLETELY BREAK FROM EVERYDAY USE . MY SEAT ( AND HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THAT I'VE SEEN ON-LINE) JUST DECIDED TO BREAK ONE DAY . WELDS - WELDS- I'M A WELDER AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR - 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - CAN BE PUT ON THE MARKET AND A TOTAL FAILURE OF A DRIVERS SEAT CAN OCCUR . IT IS JUST INEXCUSABLE AND I CANT BELIEVE THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL FOR THIS . I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM THIS DEFECT . I'M SURE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY AND MANY OTHERS SEVERELY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS HORRIBLE FAILURE . I SERIOUSLY DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT THIS HAPPENS TO . I'VE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE MANY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WHO HAVE OWNED CARS AND NOT ONE HAS EVER HAD A SEAT WHERE THE WELDS COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF - JUST BROKE AT ALL THE WELDS - LIKE THE 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE . YOU WANT PROOF ? GO ONLINE AND GOOGLE SEARCH THIS TOPIC AND YOU WILL SEE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS . I WAS NOT ABLE TO RE-WELD THIS SEAT BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE . I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT NEW .... BECAUSE NO JUNK YARDS OR ONLINE SERVICES ( E-BAY ) HAVE ANY USED ONES AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD . THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS- VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE . I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE . I'M SURE IF YOU STRESS - TESTED THIS VEHICLE YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND THE DEFECT IN THE FIRST PLACE . I'M ONLY 185 POUNDS SO MY WEIGHT COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED COMPLETE BREAKAGE . I JUST GOT IN THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND THE WHOLE SEAT JUST SNAPPED RIGHT OFF THE FRAME ! HOW WAS THIS NOT DISCOVERED BY JEEP DURING TESTING ? I BELIEVE IT WAS AND WAS JUST OVERLOOKED BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY IN PRODUCTION AND WOULD HAVE BEEN TO COSTLY . BOTTOM LINE IS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS SEAT DEFECT THANK YOU *TR

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BROKE OFF THE FRAME! NEVER HAS THIS HAPPENED BEFORE TO ME. NOW I HAVE TO GET IT WELDED OR BUY A NEW SEAT. IT RIPPED RIGHT OFF THE FRAME. *TR

THE FRONT SEAT IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAD BROKE. THE WELDS AND BOLTS HAVE BROKE. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE: WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RAIL DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR RAIL. THE STEEL WAS WEAK AND THE BOLT HOLDING IT DOWN APPEARS TO HAVE "RIPPED" RIGHT THROUGH THE STEEL RAIL. NOW THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE SEAT MOVES UP AND DOWN ABOUT SIX INCHES. THIS IS, HOPEFULLY, A ONE-TIME FAILURE, BUT VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVEN'T FOUND A REPLACEMENT YET. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE DOOR LOCKS ARE FAILING. I HAVE TWO DOORS THAT HAVE FAILED AND NOW THE TAILGATE. I CANNOT POSSIBLY OPEN THE TAILGATE AT ALL. THE DOORS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WITH SMALL CHILDREN. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THESE DOORS AND TAILGATE WILL NOT OPEN. THE TAILGATE WINDOW WILL NOT WORK EITHER. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND HAVE HAD IT NOW SINCE 2004 IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER THE TAIL LIGHTS GO OFF THE CIRCUIT BOARD STOPS WORKING AND THE MONEY ISSUE IS RIDICULOUS TO KEEP REPLACING THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN EXPENSIVE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET ON CAR SURVEY.COM I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN ONLY GET WORSE IF IT WERE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND MAYBE LOOSE A LIFE TO A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED THERE IS CURRENTLY 290 COMPLAINTS AND YET I AM JUST ONE MORE TO ADD TO THE LIST AND WELL HOPEFULLY WITH THIS COMPLAINT THERE CAN BE SOMETHING DONE! HOPEFULLY SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE TO LOOSE A LIFE TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED!! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!! PLEASE HELP!! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE, THAT WHENEVER IT HITS A BUMP ON THE ROAD, THE GAUGES START TO DIE. FIRST THE AIRBAG LIGHT , THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. AFTER THAT THE ODOMETER DIES, SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. SOMETIMES ALL THE GAUGES FAIL. WHEN I HIT ANOTHER BUMP ON THE ROAD EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I TRIED TO HAVE THIS FIXED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR JEEP AND CHRYSLER, MY MECHANIC LOOKED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DASH. IT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE CABLES, USUALLY IT TAKES CHRYSLER A COUPLE OF DAYS(HE TOLD ME FROM HIS EXPERIENCE, FROM HIS OTHER CUSTOMERS) AND THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THEY EVEN FIND THE FAULTY WIRE. AND EVEN AFTER THEY "FIND THE PROBLEM" MOST LIKELY IT WILL COME BACK. *TR

PLASTIC FAN BLADES OF THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN HAVE FRACTURE AND SEPARATE ON MY VEHICLE,IT HAS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT,PLUS IT DAMAGE THE RADIATOR,2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ,I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE,BUT OTHER OF THE SAME YEAR,I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. OR ON RECALL. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT. FRAME FOR SEAT HAS FAILED IN THREE PLACES. I AM 5'10" AT 180 LBS AND OF AVERAGE BUILD. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE OWNED THE JEEP SINCE 2004. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS JEEP AND PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE SEAT FRAME CONNECTING TO THE FLOOR FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. I REPAIRED THE BRACKET WITH WELDING. A SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE FRAME WELD TO THE UPRIGHT SEAT SUPPORT CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DURING OPERATION AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. SEEMS TO BE THE FRAME ON FRONT AND REAR NOW IT WOBBLES. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE 2000 JUST BROKE. *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

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY A FEW DAYS A GO WHEN MY TRUCK DECREASED IN SPEED SOMEWHAT. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO STOP AT A GAS STATION. ONCE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT A THICK PLUM OF SMOKE APPEARED IN THE AFT PORTION OF THE SUV. I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION WITH SCREAMS OF YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE GET OUT. I QUICKLY PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK JUMPED OUT AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT OF THE GAS STATION ONTO THE STREET HITTING SOME LOCAL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEARBY EQUIPMENT. THE REAR AXLE CASE WAS ON FIRE. I GRABBED A C02 TANK FROM THE GAS STATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE FIRE. THE DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME TO COMPLETELY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *TR

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ALL OF THE DOOR ACTUATORS HAVE GONE OUT SO THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. ONE OF THE DOORS NO LONGER UNLOCKS AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE DEALER MAKE REPAIRS AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

FRONT SEAT ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE AWAY FROM THE MOUNTING FRAME. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS IT WILL JUST SHUTDOWN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED OR EVEN IF YOU ARE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. JEEP DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR AND SAID THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. IT SHUTDOWN AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I RETURNED WITH THE JEEP AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME WAS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. MY JEEP WILL ACT LIKE IT HAS LOST ALL ELECTRICAL TO IT, ALL THE GAUGES WILL FALL TO THE LEFT. AFTER YOU TURN IF OFF SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART AND OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE FROM ANYWHERE TO 5-15 MINUTES. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN. BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHEN HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK FINE WHEN HEADLIGHTS OFF. PROBLEM DESIGN IS IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. WHEN YOU REMOVE THE LIGHT SOCKET FOR THE TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT IN THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, YOU WILL SEE 3 SILVER CONTACT POINTS INSIDE THE BLACK PLASTIC RING. TWO ARE GROUPED TOGETHER AND THERE IS ONE THAT IS OPPOSITE OF THE TWO. THE ONE BY ITSELF IS THE GROUND; THE OTHER TWO ARE THE CONTACTS FOR THE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE GROUND CONNECTOR. YOU SHOULD NOTICE THAT THE GROUND CONTACT IS DEPRESSED INTO THE PLASTIC AND THE PLASTIC ITSELF IS SLIGHTLY WARPED DOWN. MOST CARS HAVE LIGHT SOCKETS WITH THEIR WIRING ATTACHED. THE SOCKET TWISTS INTO THE LAMP ASSEMBLY. ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE, THE SOCKET DOES NOT HAVE THE WIRING ATTACHED. INSTEAD, THE WIRING GOES INTO THE LAMP ASSEMBLY AND THE SOCKET HAS THREE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS THAT, WHEN TWISTED INTO THE ASSEMBLY, WILL MAKE THE CONTACT. WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST FREQUENT MALFUNCTION IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS (WHICH MAKE CONTACT WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ELECTRICAL PATHS WHEN THEY ARE INSERTED INTO THE ASSEMBLY) ARE PRESSED TIGHT TO ENSURE GOOD CONTACT WITH THE ASSEMBLY...AND ON MANY TAILLIGHTS, THE PLASTIC RING CONTAINING THE RESPECTIVE PATHS OFTEN BEGINS TO SEPARATE FROM THE FATIGUE OF THE CONTACTS PRESSING SO HARD. OF THE THREE CONTACTS (REAR TAIL LIGHT, REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND GROUND), THE GROUND IS WHAT MOST COMMONLY LOSES ITS CONTACT DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OFTEN DRIVERS ARE UNAWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE HEADLAMPS ARE ON, SO IF CHECKED IN DAYLIGHT, THE PROBLEM OFTEN GOES UNDETECTED. ONLY WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER OR THE POLICE POINT IT OUT DOES IT LOOKED AT. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT OCCURS FOR NEARLY EVERY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IT IS NOT AN ISSUE OF WILL IT HAPPEN, RATHER WHEN IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN! *TR

WE OWN A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT WITH APPROX. 155,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT IT USED 02/2004. SOMETIME IN JUNE 2010, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT, THE DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE WHILE SITTING IN IT, DURING ACCELERATION, AND BRAKING. WE COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF ANNOYING NOISE AND JUST HOPED IT WOULD GO AWAY. ON FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO DO ERRANDS AND SAT IN THE SEAT HE SAID IT FELT ODD AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. HAPPY THE NOISE WAS GONE HE WENT ABOUT HIS BUSINESS. WHEN I GOT INTO THE JEEP ON SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2010 I NOTICED THE SEAT WAS WOBBLING. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT. I FOUND THE PROBLEM....WHERE THE SEAT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT ADJUSTER THE METAL HAD RIPPED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE RIGHT FRONT BOLT. WHILE SITTING IN THE SEAT IT ROCKS FROM FRONT LEFT TO RIGHT REAR. THE SITUATION CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON OUR PART TO GET IT FIXED. WE ARE OBTAINING INFORMATION (TIME AND COST TO FIX AND AMOUNT OF TIME WITHOUT A VEHICLE-IT'S THE DRIVER SEAT NOT PASSENGER) ON WELDING, NEW SEAT, OR REPLACEMENT FROM JUNKYARD. I AM NOT EXCITED ABOUT WANTING TO USE ANOTHER JEEP SEAT AS I FEAR SAME ISSUE WILL OCCUR. THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. WE DO NOT GO MUDDING, FOUR WHEELING, MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, OFF ROADING WITH IT. WE DON'T LIVE NEAR A BEACH OR TAKE IT TO THE COASTLINE IN ORDER FOR HIGH SALT CONCENTRATION IN AIR TO BE A FACTOR. YES WE LIVE IN THE MIDWEST BUT SALT FROM SHOES CANNOT REACH THIS PART. OF THE SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A SLIGHT EXPLOSION SOUND. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND FOUND THAT THE FAN BLADE, RADIATOR AND OTHER UNDER HOOD COMPONENTS WERE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BLADE, RADIATOR, HOSES AND CONNECTORS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN) AND WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 141,000.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. FRONT DRIVER-SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE AT THE LOWER LEFT FRONT BASE LEG. HAD TO BE WELDED. *TR

FRONT DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW DRIVE ACTUATOR BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. WINDOW WON'T STAY UP AND WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN. HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00. THE WINDOW DRIVE ACTUATOR IS PLASTIC AND APPARENTLY BREAKS FREQUENTLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE DESIGNED TO FAIL. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE WELD ON MY SET IN MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. ALL WELDS ARE CURRENTLY BROKEN EXCEPT FOR ONE. SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED TO WOBBLE/ROCK AND THEN BROKE. A WELDER FRIEND TRIED TO BRAZE IT BACK TOGETHER, HELD FOR 2 DAYS BROKE AGAIN. OFF TO JUNKYARD TO FIND WHOLE NEW SEAT. LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM. AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. DEALERSHIP WANTS $800-1000 TO FIX. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DRIVER SEAT JUST NORMAL DRIVING THE SEAT BROKE CAUSES EXTREME BACK PAIN. BREAKS CONSTANTLY IN 4 DIFFERENT AREAS FIRST BREAK WAS A BRACKET. HAVE WELDED THE PARTS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - HEATER CORE LEAKAGE LED US TO TAKE UP CARPET - BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HOLES IN THE FRAME WHICH HOLD THE SEATS DOWN TO THE BODY, WERE RUSTED THROUGH. CAUSE - WATER TRAP (DESIGN FLAW) IN DESIGN OF THE UNIBODY, AND NO UNDERCOATING TO HELP PREVENT SUCH OCCURRENCE. FRAME METAL IS APPROX. 1/8TH INCH THICK. AREAS AFFECTED WERE CUT OUT AND NEW METAL WELDED IN (BY PRIVATE PARTY - NOT DEALER. I DO HAVE THE PIECES WHICH WERE CUT OUT.) SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN A COLLISION, THE SEATS WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE FRAME AND SERIOUS INJURIES WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. OTHER COMMENTS MADE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE, TO INCLUDE OURS, RELATE HOW THE ACTUAL SEAT FRAME BREAKS. METAL FOUND WHEN THIS OCCURRED IS WEAKENED - NOT RE-ENFORCED TO PREVENT BREAKAGE. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARADO, 105,000 MILES. JEEP DOOR LOCKING ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ON ONE DOOR, AND IT JUST WENT AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO ANOTHER DOOR ACTUATOR HAVING TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET FORUMS FOR JEEPS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF JEEP. *TR

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2000 105,000 MILES GOT PULLED OVER TONIGHT FOR NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE AT FAULT IF SOMEONE WOULD REAR END ME. SEARCHED ONLINE, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE MAKE/MODE OF MY JEEP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES CHANGED, I HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS BRAKE LIGHTS. ACCORDING TO A FEW SITES I READ, THE FIX IS BECAUSE THE GROUND CONNECTOR ON THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IS CHEAPLY MADE AND DOESN'T CONTACT WITH THE LIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE - EVEN AFTER 10 YEARS. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I'M REALLY SHOCKED THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL FROM JEEP ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN AND WOBBLING. I HAD IT WELDED BY A MECHANIC ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE FRAME AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT DUE TO THE EXTREME LACK OF SAFETY. I SAW MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS EXACTLY THE SAME FOR THIS CAR ONLINE. WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? *TR

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT, 4.0 6 CYL, 4 DOOR. CURRENTLY 168,000 MILES. REPLACED FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT 3 TIMES, SINCE I PURCHASED NEW. SEAT BREAKS UNDER NORMAL USE. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE . *TR

I SAT IN MY DRIVERS SEAT AND THE METAL FRAME BROKE WHERE THE SCREW ATTACHED TO THE GLIDES. *TR

WHILE BRAKING TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ON MY DRIVER SEAT BROKE, SENDING ME FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. AT THIS TIME THAT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED ALTHOUGH I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE SEAT LOOKED AT. THE SEAT MOUNTINGS AND SUPPORTS ARE VISIBLY CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AND THE ENTIRE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN ON THE BASE/TRACKS. POOR DESIGN CAUSED BREAKAGE. VERY UNSAFE AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THROUGH DEALERSHIPS. MY DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED AS WELL, SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. *TR

DOOR LOCK FAILS AND SCREECHES. DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY MANUALLY RELEASING THE LOCK FROM THE INSIDE. IF WE WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT COULD NOT BE RESCUED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM - I HAVE RESEARCH THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THESE DEFECTIVE LOCKS. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE IN SEVERAL PLACES: ALL FOUR "LEGS" AS WELL AS CROSS-MEMBER IN SMALL OF BACK. METAL SNAPPED THROUGH COMPLETELY RENDING THE SEAT FIRST WOBBLY, THEN TWISTED AND BENT, THEN FINALLY COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM CAR. *TR

1. SAT ON DRIVERS SEAT OF 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2. DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE. UPON INSPECTION 4 WELD POINTS HAD BROKEN AND METAL WAS FATIGUED. AVERAGE PERSON WEIGHT IS ~200 LBS (NOT EXCESSIVE). 3. RE-WELDED FRAME AFTER REPLACEMENT COULDN'T BE FOUND AT SALVAGE YARDS DUE APPARENTLY TO THE SAME FAILURE. WE'RE LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. PLENTY OF FORUMS AND BLOGS ABOUT THIS SAME FAILURE AND I CAME HERE AFTER FINDING A LINK ON ONE OF THEM TO THIS SITE: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/JEEP/GRAND_CHEROKEE/R98227/COMMENTS/PAGE-4/. *TR

DRIVER SEAT SUPORT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

1. 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT STARTED TO "CREAK". I AM AFRAID (LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS) MY SEAT WILL BREAK DURING DRIVING AND RESULT IN INJURY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED SQUEAKING A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THE OTHER DAY THE ENTIRE SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AT SPEED (WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT). WHEN THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE, THE ENTIRE SEAT (WITH ME IN IT) ABRUPTLY LEANED TO THE SIDE AND I MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DENTED THE SIDE OF THE CAR ON A GUARDRAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED A JEEP DEALER, AND I AM TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE SEAT REPAIR IS CLOSE TO $1000!! FURTHERMORE, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK AND I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS IN ADVANCE FOR THEM TO ORDER THEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS - THE FAILURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS, AND I'M SURE IT HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS AND, POSSIBLY, LOSS OF LIFE. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP START THE PROCESS OF GETTING A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED? *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS BROKEN. SEAT NOT ATTACHED TO SEAT BRACKETS IN FRONT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SHORTAGE THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE TAIL LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

DRIVER SEAT KEEPS BREAKING ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE AND DEALERS WILL NOT HELP UNLESS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I BOUGHT IN AUGUST 2009, THIS IS MY SECOND JEEP OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH BOTH, MY DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKE. I AM A MOTHER OF 2 SMALL KIDS AND FIND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME JEEP HAVE BROKEN SEATS AS WELL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG ISSUE AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR JEEP. THESE SEATS NEED TO BE FIXED. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BROKEN TWICE AND I HAVE REPAIRED IT MYSELF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM I FIND SEARCHING THE INTERNET. THIS HAPPENED MARCH 2009 AND APRIL 2010. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT OF MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR IN 2 SPOTS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IN MY 2000 JEEP LAREDO IS BROKEN. WHERE THE SEAT CONNECTS TO THE SLIDER IT IS RIPPED LIKE A PIECE OF PAPER. *TR

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND HAVE NOTICED ITS A BIG PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF THESE CARS. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION WITH A BROKEN SEAT CAUSE IT MOVES OFF THE TRACKING DEIVICE.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE FRAME UNDERNEATH MY DRIVER'S SEAT HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE LOOSE AND TILTED. THE SEAT'S FRAME BENDS OVER TIME AND EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO TILT MORE AND GET MORE LOSE AS THE FRAME BENT EACH TIME I SAT DOWN. EVENTUALLY THE FRAME COMPLETELY BROKE, WHICH RESULTS IN MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT TO BE VERY 'WOBBLY,' THE JEEP DEALERSHIP QUOTED THIS AT A $700 FIX, JUST BECAUSE THEY USED A LIGHTER, CHEAPER FRAME TO REDUCE VEHICLE WEIGHT. *CN

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THE 4.0 LITER 6 CYLINDER ENGINE STARTED USING COOLANT AND CAUSING THE COOLANT LIGHT TO ALARM. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP TO "0" AND SOUND THE CHECK GAUGES ALARM. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR COSTLY REPAIRS AND TROUBLESHOOTING. THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS, AND REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AND REAR MAIN SEAL. THEY CHECKED THE BEARING CLEARANCES AND FOUND THEM WITHIN TOLERANCE. THE CAR IS STILL USING ONE TO TWO PINTS OF COOLANT EVERY THREE DAYS AND THE OIL CONTINUES TO DROP TO "0" AFTER WARM-UP. WE REPLACE THE 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS EVERY TWO YEARS. THE HOOD GAS SHOCKS WON'T HOLD THE HOOD UP AND THE SHOCKS COST $150 A PAIR FORM THE DEALER AND ONLY LAST ONE YEAR. WE TO HAVE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS THAT SCREECH AND DON'T LOCK THE DOORS AS WELL AS REAR LIGHT PROBLEMS THAT WORK OFF AND ON. THE EMISSIONS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL ON OUR RECENT SMOG TEST. THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THE #3 AND 4 CYLINDER IS USING THE MYSTERIOUS ANTIFREEZE LOSS. AS A RETIRED MECHANICAL ENGINEER I ALSO BELIEVE THE OIL PROBLEM TO BE RELATED. MY WIFE HAS THE GRAND CHEROKEE AND I PURCHASED A TJ WRANGLER NEW IN 2000. I'M CONCERNED THIS VEHICLE WILL DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVING THE SAME ENGINE. WE HAVE INVESTED OVER $50 THOUSAND IN THESE TWO CARS. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO HELP US OFFSET THIS BURDEN. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET IS BROKEN. THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ARE APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK, AS THE SEAT BELTS ARE ANCHORED BY THE SEAT. *CN

TODAY, THE MOUNTING RAILS FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT HAVE BROKEN (THE RIVETS PULLED THROUGH THE CHEAP METAL RAILS). SEAT IS SECURED AT TWO POINTS NOW INSTEAD OF 4, AND SWAYING AND CLICKING A LOT. BEGAN WITH CLICKING AND SQUEAKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG

FRONT SEAT BROKEN, NORMAL USE, APPARENTLY COMMON. WILL BE DANGEROUS IN ACCIDENT WITH NO BACK SUPPORT. 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS BROKEN FREE FROM IT'S TRACKS 3 TIMES. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST REPAIR I HAVE HAD TO MAKE. THE BACK FRAME OF THE DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES AND ALMOST BROKE MY BACK. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, AS MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH TO FIX A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF COLLECTIVE DEFECTS? THE GOVERNMENT BAILED THEM OUT, WHY NOT PUT SOME OF THAT MONEY TO GOOD USE INSTEAD OF CHRYSLER EXECS POCKETS!!! *TR

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

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. RECENTLY THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AT 2 POINTS. I ENDED UP LOSING CONTROL AS I WAS ROCKED INTO THE BACK SEAT AS I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE. I DID AVOID HITTING ANYTHING BUT THIS SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF ME. I NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE FRAME HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE WAS SO POORLY MADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP/GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO/4.0L L6 MPI . HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS LOOSE AND OVER TIME BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE HE COULD PASS INSPECTION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER WERE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 132,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTS BROKE AND THE SEAT BRACKET IS CRACKED. ALSO THE BACK RECLINING WILL NOT ADJUST. I HAVE TO PUSH IT FORWARD MANUALLY WHILE PUSHING ELECTRONIC BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE TO KEEP WOOD BEHIND SEAT TO SUPPORT IT, BUT IT STILL ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. EVERY TIME I DRIVE I RISK FALLING BACK IT'S SCARY BUT TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND EVEN WITH THE$1500 PRICE TAG THERE'S WAITING LISTS FOR PARTS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE READ OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE JUST TODAY. *TR

MOUNTING BRACKET FOR DRIVER SEAT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOUNT. SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. *TR

THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO START THE CAR IS SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE RESOLUTION TO IT. IT'S A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL HIGHWAYS. THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO TURN OVER WHILE TRYING TO START IT HOWEVER NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE RESPONDING TO THE KEY IN THE IGNITION DURING TURN OVER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO EVERYTHING FROM SENSOR'S TO PCM ( MAIN COMPUTER ) TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN MY CASE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ISN'T STORING ANY CODES WITH A PROBLEM. INITIALLY I CHANGED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR BECAUSE OF THE CODE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN THERE IS NO POWER STEERING MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN IN 4 PLACES...2 BOLTS IN FRONT HAVE WORN THROUGH THE TRACK AND 2 REAR BRACKETS HAVE SIMPLY SNAPPED. THE SEAT IS NOW COMPLETELY LOOSE. THE INCIDENT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED OVER TIME WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, BUT I RECENTLY FELT A SNAP AND MY ENTIRE SEAT WAS DISPLACED...WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THIS IS POOR ENGINEERING, POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND ENTIRELY UNSAFE.*TR

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. AIR BAG AND HORN WILL NOT WORK. CHRYSLER STATE COST TO REPAIR $249 +. *TR

OWNED THIS JEEP SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW BACK IN 2000. A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I LEANED MY BODY TOWARDS THE DRIVES SIDE MIRROR TO LOOK AT IT CLOSELY AND SUDDENLY THE RAIL ON MY SEAT SNAPPED! MY INITIAL REACTION WAS TO CATCH MY FALL BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE ONLY THING I WAS HANGING ONTO WAS MY STEERING WHEEL. BAD MISTAKE, BUT IT WAS MORE OF A SUDDEN REACTION THAN AN EDUCATED DECISION. I SWERVED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THANKFULLY, IT OCCURRED AT NIGHT AND NOBODY WAS USING ANY OF THE LANES NEXT TO ME ON THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY. AFTER I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT WHAT HAD OCCURRED, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE I HAD SNAPPED THE SEAT RAIL COMPLETELY! WEIGHING IN AT 170LBS, I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE OVERWEIGHT EITHER. AFTER LOOKING AROUND FOR A NEW SEAT RAIL, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE. DEFIANTLY SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE SAME, DANGEROUS PROBLEM... *TR

FRONT DRIVERSIDE SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. MY WIFE WAS PICKING UP MY KIDS, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN OVERHEATED. I TOOK MY CAR THE MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR FAN WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GRAND CHEROKEE. I LOOKED AT YOUR WEBSITE, AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. I PAID $735 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART, AND CHRYSLER/JEEP SAID THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE OF MY VIN NUMBER. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE NHTSA TO FIND OUT WHY MY JEEP WASN'T COVERED, SINCE THEY HAD NO OTHER INFORMATION FOR ME. I KNOW THAT THE GRAND CHEROKEE FROM 1999 TO 2004 HAS THE SAME EXACT PARTS AND BODY AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY JEEP ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSE BY THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE HER LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY WHILE DRIVING IF A CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY JEEP ONLY HAVE 68,000 MILE, NOW ALL MY LIGHT ARE ON BECAUSE OF THIS FAN RECALL. I BELIVE IT OVER HEATED AND HAS CAUSED THIS TO HAPPIN, I LIVE 5-MIN FROM MY JOB. I ONLY GO FROM HOME AND BACK TO WORK ,I NEED IT FIXED. JUST REPAIRING FAN DOES NOT RESOLVED OTHER PROBLEMS. THANK YOU YEAR 2000 YC319900 ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN CAUSE CAR TO STOP RUNING. BUT WILL START BACK UP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-94 IN DETROIT AREA, THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE OFF FROM THE SEAT TRACK IN 3 PLACES (BOTH REAR BRACKETS AND THE FRONT LEFT BRACKET. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED A SLIGHT SURPRISE AND JOLT DURING DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *TR

AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP I HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BROKE FROM THE BASE MOUNT. THE SEAT BROKE AT ONE CORNER BUT DID NOT COME TOTALLY SEPERATED. IF IT HAD TOTALLY BROKEN FREE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN IT BROKE. I HAVE NOT YET FIXED THE ISSUE AND PLAN TO DO THE REPAIRS MYSELF. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL BASED ON INTERNET FORUMS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT INITIATED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKEN IT IS BROKEN IN THE BACK FRAME (POORLY WELDED). *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE; DRIVER SEAT FRAME HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS. I WEIGH 245LB. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP CHEROKEE. SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. MAY BE IT WILL COMPLETELY FAR APART WHILE I'M DRIVING, WHO KNOWS.*TR

BRACKETS HOLDING DRIVERS SEAT TO CAR FLOOR CRACKED AND EVENTUALLY BROKE COMPLETELY SENDING DRIVER BACKWARDS INTO REAR SEAT WHILE MOVING. *TR

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM: WINDSHIELD: BLOWER. *TR

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FRONT DRIVER SEAT TRACK HAS BROKE AND BEEN REPAIRED AND BROKE 3 TIMES NOW IN A YEAR. IT STARTED OUT AS LITTLE WOBBLE LIKE BOLT LOOSE, WHICH IS WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS. MY MECHANIC PULLED THE SEAT OUT AND FOUND THE CRACK AND BROKEN METAL. TOOK IT TO AND CERTIFIED WELDER AND HAD IT WELDED. HE TOLD MY THE METAL WAS CHEAP AND THAT HE HAS WELDED 3 OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE LAST TIME HE WELDED IT FOR ME HE ADDED SOME METAL WHICH LASTED 6 MONTHS BEFORE BREAKING IN ANOTHER SPOT. NOW I JUST HAVE THE BACK WEDGED UP WITH BLOCK OF WOOD AND HAVE NO ADJUSTMENT IN MY SEAT ANYMORE. TALKED TO DEALER AFTER FIRST BREAK AND WAS TOLD THEY NEW OF SOME PROBLEM BUT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES OR NO RECALLS. NEW REPLACEMENT TRACK ARE EXPENSIVE AND MADE THE SAME AS ORIGINAL, WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BREAK TOO. SOUNDS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON-LINE. PLEASE RECALL THIS ISSUE FOR EVERYONE SAFETY, AND BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BREAKDOWN IN 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

THERE IS NO HEAT BLOWING ON DRIVER SIDE BUT HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

SEATS BUSTING OFF IN JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BOTH SIDES WAS RIDING IN A 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE THE DRIVERS SEAT BUSTED TIPPED BACK DURING ACCELERATION FROM STOP. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND MADE SQUEAKING NOISES AND IS LIKE SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR. WENT TO SEE IF JUST A SCREW WAS LOOSE OR HAD FALLEN OUT BUT THE ENTIRE METAL FRAME HAD SNAPPED. IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND IM LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LMT. HEATER PROBLEM. I HAVE A DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM, THAT IS ONLY HEATING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS OUTRAGEOUS, THE PART IS SEMI REASONABLE, BUT THE LABOR AND LOCATION MAKES IT EXTREMELY COSTLY. THIS IS A DANGER IN TERMS OF VISIBILITY AND I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *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

THE DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL HAS BEEN NOT FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IS STOCK ON VENT. THIS HAS CAUSED ME GREAT DISCOMFORT AND SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE I CAN NOT CIRCULATE ANY WARM AIR IN MY CAR OR DEFROST. I SINCERELY HOPE JEEP DOES A RECALL, NOT ONLY TO KEEP VALUED CUSTOMERS, BUT TO PREVENT ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEFROST IS COMPLETELY DISFUNCTIONAL. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ON MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE. THE METAL OR DESIGN IS FAULTY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS A UNIQUE PROBLEM, BUT THE MORE I RESEARCHED ONLINE, I FOUND DISCUSSION FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS OF 2000 GRAND CHEROKEES HAVE SAID THAT THEIR SEATS HAVE FULLY BROKEN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE ENDED UP IN THE BACK SEAT ALMOST CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. MY SEAT IS ONLY PARTIALLY BROKEN RIGHT NOW, IT WAS ALREADY WELDED ONCE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S BLEND DOOR, AND THE PASSENGER'S BLEND DOOR ARE NOT WORKING, CAUSING ONLY COLD AIR TO COME IN ON PASSENGER AND ON DRIVER SIDE CAUSING FOG BUILD UP ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH PREVENTS DRIVERS VISION AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. A KNOWN PROBLEM BY JEEP/DODGE/CHRYSLER BUT NEVER HAD A RECALL TO FIX THE HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER SEAT FRAME CONTINUES TO BREAK CAUSING SEVERELY HAZARDOUS DRIVER POSITIONING AND AN UNSAFE CONNECTION TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

IOWA NATIVE...FREEZING NOVEMBER - MARCH!! OCCURRED IN 2006. HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF JEEP AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE BLEND DOOR THAT WILL NOT OPEN. VIA INTERNET IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM ONLY ONE OF MANY!! WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF MANUFACTURER WOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A HUGE DEFECT IN IT'S MANUFACTURING! *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS SNAPPED OFF THE FRAME AND BECOME LOOSE. *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. MY HUSBAND NOTICED A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND WITHIN 2 DAYS (BEFORE HE COULD TAKE IT IN) THE SEAT BECAME UNATTACHED JUST AS HE WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP AND CURVY HILL. HE IS AROUND 270 POUNDS, WELL BELOW THE 400 POUND LIMIT. LUCKILY HE WAS GOING VERY SLOW AS IT IS A STEEP HILL THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE LANDED IN THE LAP OF MY 6-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, CRUSHING HER LEGS AGAINST HER BOOSTER SEAT, WHICH CAUSE EXTENSIVE BRUISING. WHILE SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY OR PERMANENTLY HURT - THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE OR FATAL IF IT HAPPENED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I THEN LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS ASTOUNDED BY THE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH CHRYSLER BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET INJURED OR FATALITIES OCCUR. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND PURCHASED IT USED 4 YEARS AGO. A YEAR AGO MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BEGAN SQUEAKING AND SLOWLY ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SEAT SIMPLY SNAPPED, SENDING ME RECLINING INTO THE BACKSEAT AREA. LUCKILY I WAS UNHARMED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER REVIEWING THE STRUCTURE UNDER THE SEAT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL FRAME HAD SIMPLY CRACKED. AT $1000 TO REPAIR AS QUOTED BY A DEALER, I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO SO AND I HAVE CONSTRUCTED A HOMEMADE DEVICE OF 2X4'S THAT HAS SUFFICED FOR THE TIME BEING. HOWEVER, THE SEAT CONTINUES TO ROCK SIDE TO SIDE AND WHEN I GO AROUND CORNERS I HAVE TO LEAN HEAVILY AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. SIMPLY PUT, THE SEAT IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVER OF JEEPS AND EVERY CAR ON THE ROADS AROUND THEM. I LOVE MY JEEP BUT IF I HAD BEEN INJURED OR KILLED, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY CULPABLE DUE TO THEIR FAILED PRODUCT. *TR

RECIRC DOOR, THE DRIVER'S BLEND DOOR, AND THE PASSENGER'S BLEND DOOR ALL HAVE TOO MUCH TRAVEL, CAUSING ONLY COLD AIR TO COME IN ON PASSENGER OR ON DRIVER SIDE CAUSING FOG BUILD UP ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH PREVENTS DRIVERS VISION AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. A KNOWN PROBLEM BY JEEP/DODGE/CHRYSLER BUT NEVER HAD A RECALL TO FIX THE HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

COOLANT LOSS WITH NO LEAKS FOUND DEALER DON'T WANT TO FIND PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAYS AII 2000 MODELS ARE DOING IT AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAID TO SELL IT AND MAKE IT SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAID I6 HEAD CRACKS, FAN RELAY GOES BAD, RADIATOR CRACKS AND CHRYSLER DON'T WANT TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND FIX IT. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED BLEND DOORS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, WITH A 4.0 LITER INLINE 6 CYLINDER, AND DOING A BIT OR RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT IS COMMON ON THIS CAR TO HAVE A OVERHEATING PROBLEM, DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD WHICH IS A MAJOR JOB...TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WILL COST ABOUT $ 3000.00. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAMEWORK HAS BROKEN....SEAT VERY WOBBLY, WOULD BE UNSAFE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, PASSANGER SIDE HEAT DOES NOT WORK - BLOWS COLD AIR - AGAIN (10/09)! FIXED THIS ONCE BEFORE IN 2006 (ISH) FOR APPROX $800. *TR

THE FRONT SEAT IN MY 2000 MODEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE READ FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE WHILE I AM IN IDLE AND IN MOTION. *TR

THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE THROUGH IN 2 PLACES UNDER NORMAL USE, MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD. CURRENTLY DEBATING REPAIR ROUTE. *TR

THE RADIATOR FAN BLADES ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED WHILE THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V199000 AND CORRESPONDING DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F25, HOWEVER, THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLES BUILT FROM JANUARY 31, 2000 THROUGH JUNE 12, 2000. MY JEEP WAS CONSTRUCTED IN DECEMBER OF 1999 SO MY FAN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I'D LIKE CLARIFICATION ON WHY MODEL YEAR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S THAT WERE BUILT IN DECEMBER OF 1999 ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGHT THE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE RECALLED ITEM AND CORRESPONDING FRACTURE AND SEPARATION OF THE RADIATOR FAN ARE THE SAME. *TR

JEEP 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO INLINE 6CYL I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED LOW COOLANT AND OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS. I HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, THE OIL SENSOR SWITCH REPLACED, AND THE OIL PUMP REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE INDIVIDUALLY IN THAT ORDER. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING LOW COOLANT ALTHOUGH THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO OVERHEAT. I RECENTLY HAD A PRESSURE TEST AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN THE MORNING I HAVE THE PROPER OIL PRESSURE. AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMS UP THE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATES AND EVENTUALLY ACTIVATES THE ALERT INDICATOR (BELL SOUND). THE ENGINE SOUNDS FINE AND THERE ARE NO PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION THAT DID THE REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I USE A HEAVIER OIL FOR THE PRESSURE PROBLEM. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE RESULTS. THIS MAY BE THE LAST ATTEMPT BEFORE AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. JEEP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE R-SA TIRES, SIZE 255/45/R20. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,536.

JEEP TENGO UN PROBLEMA CON ACELERACIN SBITA DE UN JEEP CHEROKE LIMITED MODELO 2000 , CASI NOS MATA , CHOCAMOS CONTRA UNA CASA EN MEXICO A CAUSA DE UNA ACELERACION SUBITA Y LOS FRENOS FALLARON , COMO ES POSIBLE QUE SIGAN VENDIENDO ESTE AUTO , AQUI EN MEXICO BOY A DEMANDAR POR LECIONES A CRYSLER MEXICO POR LAS COCHINADAS QUE VENDEN Y TENGO ENTREVISTA CON TELEVISA PARA MOSTRAR VIDEO DE FALLA YO PUEDO DEMOSTRAR FALLA ELECTRONICA DE FABRICA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK WHEN FUELING THE GAS TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BECAUSE HIS VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 06E011000 (FUELSYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,049.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE RADIATOR FAN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THERE WAS AN EXISTING RECALL ON THE RADIATOR FAN; HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOMEONE COULD SUSTAIN AN INJURY FROM PARTS OF THE FAN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000. WHEN THE FAN BROKE, PIECES FLEW INTO THE RADIATOR AND DAMAGED IT BEYOND REPAIR. THE RADIATOR AND FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/27/09*JB

1. DRIVING AT EVEN SPEED ON INTERSTATE 35. 2. FRONT LEFT LEG OF DRIVER SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED.*TR

HAVE A 2000 JEEP GC. DRIVER'S SEAT WOBBLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. FINALLY REALIZED THE TRACK WAS FRACTURED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND GOT A NEW ONE. IN CHAINING OUT THE TRACKS, NOTICED THAT THE SEAT FRAME IS ALSO FRACTURED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. SEAT NOW BEING HELD ON BY TWO PARTIALLY TORN PIECES OF METAL. ONLY DRIVER SINCE THE DAY IT WAS NEW. 200 LBS. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BECAME WOBBLY AND EVENTUALLY BROKE FROM THE FRAME. WHEN IT BROKE, I WAS DRIVING AND ENDED UP FLYING FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS OVER 1000.00 TO REPLACE THE SEAT. I CURRENTLY HAVE IT SECURED WITH ZIP TIES, BUT THESE WILL PROBABLY NOT HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE IF I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

HOOD LATCHES, ALL THREE OF THEM, FAILED AND HOOD FLEW UP WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. NO CRASH BUT ONE INJURY AND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAME OFF AND LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT. THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED AS WERE THE THREE PANELS WHERE THE WIPERS ARE LOCATED AND THE SUPPORT BRACKET BELOW THEM. THE HINGES WERE HYPEREXTENDED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION I FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS WHERE THE SAME LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS USED. FIVE PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND I AM OUTRAGED THAT I WAS NEVER WARNED ABOUT THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE LATCH SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES. BOTH THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 6 POINT ADJUSTABLE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT. THE BRACKETS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTER (THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE TOP OF THE ADJUSTER TO THE BOTTOM) BROKE ON JULY 3, 2009 UNDER NORMAL BREAKING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BASICALLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT NOW JUST FLOATS AROUND. IF THE CORRESPONDING BRACKETS ON THE RIGHT SIDE GO, THE SEAT WILL BE FREE OF THE VEHICLE AND I'LL BE DRIVING FROM THE BACK. I WAS WILLING TO WRITE THIS OFF AS A ONE OFF PROBLEM, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON ISSUE THAT I'M UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FROM A SALVAGE YARD. THE DEALER WANTS $800 TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY (THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED AS IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS) WHICH JUST IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE SEAT WERE TO COMPLETELY BREAK AWAY AT 75 MPH (INTERSTATE SPEED WHERE I AM), IMAGINE THE CATASTROPHIC EVENT THAT WOULD OCCUR. I'VE GOTTEN A HOLD OF A USED 10 POINT ADJUSTABLE DRIVER'S SEAT FROM A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND AM HOPING I CAN MAKE IT WORK, BUT AT THIS POINT, THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. IF THE ONE FROM THE 2001 JEEP CAN'T BE MADE TO WORK, I MAY BE FORCED TO CONVERT IT TO A MANUAL SEAT AS THE BRACKETS FOR A MANUAL SEAT ARE AFFORDABLE NEW. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM EACH TIME, I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WE OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. IT JUST STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR ONLY OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE VENTS AND HOT AIR OUT OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE VENTS. WE UNDERSTAND IT IS A BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTION WHICH IS WIDESPREAD AMONG 1998-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY ESTIMATED IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $800 AND $2000 TO FIX AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE ENTIRE DASH OUT OF THE CAR. THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN OWNER TO HAVE TO PAY ALL OF THIS MONEY TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURING DEFICIT IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. ABOUT EVERY JEEP OWNER WE KNOW HAS FACED THIS PROBLEM. WE FEEL YOU SHOULD DEMAND THAT JEEP RECALLS ALL OF THE JEEPS AND FIX THEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING COMPONENTS FAIL DUE TO FAULTY COMPONENTS (BLEND DOORS, A COMPONENT KNOWN TO FAIL FREQUENTLY) CAUSING WINDSHIELD FOGGING, POOR VISIBILITY, LACK OF HEAT CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE REPAIR WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND RECENTLY MY BAND IN MY TRANSMISSION BROKE, SO I HAVE NO 2ND GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN ON THE MAKE AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. IT WOULD BE AN $1800.00 TO $3000.00 FIX. AS OF RIGHT NOW MY CAR WONT SHIFT UNTIL IT REACHES 5000 RPM'S, SINCE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF IT HAS HAPPENED ALOT ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR IF IT WOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 200 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT, 4WD. I ALSO HAD A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT, 4WD. BOTH HAVE THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS. #1 IS A BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT. THE BRACKET IS TOO SMALL AND SPLITS NEAR THE BOLT HOLES. YOU CAN'T DRIVE LIKE THIS, THE CURRENT ONE (2000) STARTED WITH A SMALL NOISE WHEN I WAS EXITING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY IT LET LOOSE ON A BUMPY ROAD ON A CORNER. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT THE FIRST TIME WITH THE 1996, WHICH I TRADED FOR THE 2000, BUT SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I STUMBLED ONTO THIS SITE: HTTP://VLANE.COM/POLL/30/2001-JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-HAS-YOUR-DRIVER-SIDE-FRONT-SEAT-BROKEN-ON-THIS-JEEP PROBLEM #2, AND MORE SERIOUS IS A HUGE WOBBLE, SHIMMY, SHAKE PROBLEM AT AROUND 50 MPH. SO MUCH SO THAT YOU FEEL AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO BE THROWN OFF THE ROAD OR FLIP. ALSO THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED ON MY 96 JEEP BEFORE I TRADED IT FOR THIS ONE, AND NOW HAS STARTED ON THIS 200 JEEP, SO AGAIN SEEING A PATTERN, I DID MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HERE IS JUST ONE SITE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0E6F51/0 PLEASE HELP! THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES NOT TO MENTION POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS THAT ARE COSTLY TO REPAIR. THANK YOU. *TR

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL WITHIN 12-20 MONTHS TIME EVEN AFTER THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT IS REPLACED. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WE'RE HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH OF THEM EVERY 12-20 MONTHS NOW. THE TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT AREA IS KNOWN TO BE A JEEP DEFECTIVE, AS I NOW DISCOVERED. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE PUSHED INTO THE BACKSEAT WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR CONSTRUCTION, DESPITE THE COMMONALITY OF THIS PROBLEM ON SIMILAR JEEP MODELS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE CONTINUALLY GOING OUT AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER A NUMBER OF TIMES AFTER HAVING THE LIGHTS FIXED ONLY TO FIND OUT AGAIN THAT THEY HAVE GONE BACK OUT. *TR

I HAVE HAD A SLOW COOLANT LEAK FOR THE LAST YEAR AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY. ALSO THE OIL GAUGE IS READING 0 AT IDLE, BUT GOES BACK TO NORMAL WHEN DRIVING. I ALSO HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT CYLINDER MISFIRES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND NOBODY CAN TELL ME WHERE THE COOLANT IS GOING AND IF THESE ARE ALL RELATED. I HAVE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR SWITCH, SPARK PLUGS, RAIL PACK, SPARK PLUG BOOTS, AND THERMOSTAT. VEHICLE HAS 120K MILES. *TR

THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. ONE GOES OUT, THEN EVENTUALLY THE OTHER ONE GOES OUT. WE HAVE CHANGED BOTH LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BULBS; THEY LAST FOR A WHILE THEN, EVENTUALLY GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED BY THE INCONVENIENCE OF BEING PULLED OVER FOR THE PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOT TO MENTION A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR. THE EXPENSE TO REPLACE THE LIGHT COMPONENTS/AND OR REPAIR HAS BEEN IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OVER TIME. THE LAST TIME WE HAD IT IN FOR A REPAIR THEY CHANGED THE HARNESS ASSEMBLY AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS OF THIS ERA. *TR

FRAME TO DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN. THE SEAT IS NOW APPARENTLY OUT OF THE TRACK AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED WITH THE TEMPORARY FIX IN PLACE. SEAT IS NOW TILTED AT AN ANGLE, AND MOVES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, MAKING IT AN UNSAFE POSITION FOR THE DRIVER TO BE IN. *TR

MY VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING BAD ,EITHER ONE GO OUT THEN EVENTUALLY THE OTHER ONE GOES OUT, WE CHANGE BOTH LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BULBS, THEY LAST FOR A WHILE THEN, EVENTUALLY GOES OUT AGAIN. WE HAVE TRIED CALLING THE DEALER, NOTHING DONE. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PIECE FIXED AS BEST AS COULD, BUT THAT UNABLE TO REPAIR 100%. A NEW SEAT WAS NEEDED. NEW SEATS ARE $700 PLUS. EVENTUALLY THE SEAT BROKE WORSE THAN FIRST TIME. I HAVE TO SEAT ERECT WITH NO BACK SUPPORT, UNABLE TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I HAVE FIBROMYLAGIA AND SITTING IN THIS POSITION WHILE DRIVING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, I AM A SINGLE MOM AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW SET. I AM AT A LOST AT WHAT TO DO. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE -- SUDDEN ACCELERATION -- PULLED UP TO A GAS PUMP, STOP WENT TO SHIFT TO PARK AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IF I HAD NOT QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE KEY I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE STATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE DOOR STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING TOO FAR. BOTH THE FRONT FENDER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WERE DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THEN THE SEAT BRACKETS FAILED. HE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WOBBLED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKETS AND THE SEAT FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $800. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

LEFT TURN SIGNAL ONLY WORKS ON OCCASION AND THEN WILL GO OUT TOTALLY. THE BULBS ARE OK. IN CHECKING JEEP OWNER WEBSITES THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY LARGE PROBLEM. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IF THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILS THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU DOES NOT KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS AND MAY RUN IN TO YOU. CURRENTLY, I HAVE TO PASS UP MY TURN WHEN IT FAILS AND THEN FIND A SAFE PLACE TO TURNAROUND AND GO BACK TO MY ORIGINAL TURN POINT. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE SEEN ON THE VARIOUS WEBSITES I BELIEVE THIS IS A STRONG SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND A PERMANENT REPAIR MADE. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4.0L INLINE 6 WITH CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD (BETWEEN #3 & 4) ALLOWING COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK INTO ENGINE. NOTICED COOLANT DISAPPEARING @90,000 MILES. HAD PRESSURE TEST BY 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS. CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD DIAGNOSED BY SECOND DEALER RECENTLY. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE CYLINDER HEAD CASTING #0331. DISCOVERED MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AT CARSURVEY.ORG. UNDER JEEP CHEROKEE REVIEWS. PLEASE ORDER A RECALL! I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SCENARIO AS MYSELF ON CARSURVEY.ORG WEBSITE. *TR

SEAT BRACKET BROKE ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAMEWORK FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND IT WAS HANGING ON BY ONE CORNER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR $600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF UPDATED 05/18/09.*JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE CLASSIC WITH A 4.L 6CYLINDER ENGINE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS JEEP WITH 102,000 MILES.ALL SERVICES ALWAYS DONE ON TIME, OIL, BRAKES,FLUSHES, FLUIDS, ECT. MY OIL PRESSURE DROPPED ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AND MY ANTIFREEZE STARTED DISAPPEARING. I WENT TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME THE CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN THE 3RD AND THE 4TH CYLINDER HAD A CRACK IN IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY JEEP AND IT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE MACHINES THAT MADE THE CYLINDER HEADS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OVER 10,234 BLOGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SO I WENT TO A JEEP DEALER THINKING IT SHOULD BE A RECALL OR DEFECTIVE PART RECALL AND JEEP IS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT IT WILL COST ME 3200.00 DOLLARS. I FEEL THIS MANY DEFECTIVE PARTS ALL WITH ( EXACT )SAME PROBLEM SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. IT HAS BROKEN AND I HAVE FIXED IT AND BROKEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP FOR WELDING AN WHEN THEY TOOK IT OUT THEY FOUND IT WAS ONLY BEING HELD TOGETHER BY FABRIC. I UNDERSTAND THAT VEHICLE PARTS HAVE A LIFESPAN AND SOME REQUIRE THAT THEY BE REPLACED . THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM. I'M LOOKING AT A $400-500.00 REPAIR THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED THROUGH A RECALL. THE PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FRAME IS OVER $300.00, NOT COUNTING LABOR. I HAVE LOOKED AT COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON. YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND REPLACEMENT SEATS AT SALVAGE YARDS. THE BIG THREE HAVE BEEN UNDEREGINEERING VEHICLE PARTS FOR YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUTURE PARTS AND VEHICLE SALES. THIS APPROACH IS A MAJOR REASON THEY ARE IN THE MESS THAT THEY ARE IN. THE GOVERNMENT, INSTEAD OF THROWING MORE BILLIONS AT THEM NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY IN AN INSTANCE LIKE THIS WHERE ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. *TR

HEATER AND DEFROSTER FAILED TO WORK AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE A BLEND DOOR FAILURE WITH FAILURE CODES 38,51,54 AND 56. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS BROKEN FREE FROM IT'S TRACKS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE, MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TWO 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. IN AN EMERGENCY I CANNOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS I CRAWL TO THE BACK SEAT AND EXIT THROUGH A REAR DOOR. *TR

I HAVE A 200 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WITH A BROKEN FRONT SEAT FRAME. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DOOR ACTUATOR. MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATOR HAS BROKEN AND THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND JEEP MODEL. JEEP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THE ACTUATOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 2000 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH 151,400 MILES. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WERE (1) RAPID FOGGING OF FRONT WINDSHIELD,(2) FOGGING OF FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS,(3) FAILURE OF PASSENGER HEAT WHILE STILL MAINTAINING DRIVER HEAT FUNCTION, AND (4) ONLY COLD AIR RELEASE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF JEEP. CONSEQUENTLY,(1) THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT WINDOWS DO NOT DEFOG, AND (2) NO HEAT WHATSOEVER COMES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND DASHBOARD VENTILATION SYSTEM. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A "BLEND AIR DOOR" IS NECESSARY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,200 INCLUSIVE OF 7 HOURS OF LABOR. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND ONLINE FORUMS, THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2000-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITEDS WITH DUEL ZONE VENTILATION SYSTEMS. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH THE 4.0 MOTOR IN IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING LOSS OF COOLANT LATELY. NO LEAKS NO PUDDLES BUT COOLANT IS DISAPPEARING FROM MY OVER FLOW BOTTLE. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 4.0L MOTORS. TURNS OUT THE HEAD CRACKS. CLOSER INSPECTION REVIEWS A CRACKED HEAD AT 35K MILES THE JEEP HAS CRACKED A HEAD. UNREAL. *TR

THE SEAT TRACKS ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED. THE SEAT STARTED TO SEEM LOOSE , THEN THE METAL BRACKETS BROKE INTO, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE SEAT TIPPED BACKWARDS. IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND MUST BE REPLACED. I JUST INFORMED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND OF COURSE THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IDLING. IF THE HEATER IS ACTIVATED, THE STALLING OCCURS LESS FREQUENTLY. NO MAJOR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WHEN HEATER IS ON WE ONLY GET HEAT OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY. COLD AIR BLOWS OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEN NO HEAT FROM ANY SIDE OF UNIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON MORE THAN TEN OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD BECOME SO HOT THAT THE OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT WOULD BE BURNED. WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEATER, IT REMAINED ACTIVATED. HE HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE HEATER. HE NEVER SMELLED ANYTHING BURNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,230 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE DRIVER SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. HE WAS UNINJURED AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRACKETS FAILED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WELD THE BRACKETS BACK TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IT WILL NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2007..IN NOVEMBER I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTO SHOP WHERE THEY SAID THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE CHANGED...COUPLE DAYS LATER THE FAN STOPPED WORKING WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE CHANGED. AFTER ALL THE OVER HEATING THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ENGINE BURNED OUT AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER THE FACT MY CAR WOULDNT START. HAD THE TRUCK WORKING FOR A WHILE UNTIL APRIL 2008 WHERE MY TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING. I KEPT HEARING A CLICKING NOISE AND THE TRUCK WOULDNT ACCELERATE AS FAST IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT COTTMAN TRANSMISSION. AFTER ALL THIS HAD HAPPENED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULDNT GET MY INSPECTION DONE, TURNED OUT TO BE A HOSE CAUSING AIR TO BE RELEASED. IT IS NOW JANUARY 2009 AND MY TRUCK HAS LEAKED OUT ALL ITS ANTIFREEZE ONCE AGAIN ITS OVER HEATING. ALL IN ALL SINCE SEPTEMBER 2007 I HAVE SPENT OVER $3500-$4000 ON THIS TRUCK. STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE TRUCK FROM COLLEGE HILL AUTO IN PENNSYLVANIA. *TR

THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THEN STOPPED. NOW IT JUST BLOWS OUT COLD AIR EVEN WHEN I HAVE THE HEAT ON. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I CAN'T FIX IT MY SELF. IT IS A CONSTANT NUISANCE. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE IT IS FREEZING AND I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK IN A FREEZING CAR. MY DEFROSTER DOESN'T EVEN WORK! HALF THE TIME, I AM RIDING AROUND WITH A FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD WHICH ISN'T SAFE AT ALL. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE HEATING WORKS FINE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS FROM THE VENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY INTERNET REVIEW SUGGESTS THAT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE I LOSE HEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES ... AND CHRYSLER KNOWS IT. THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE ... BLEND AIR DOOR ACTUATOR, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I AM UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL AND FIX! *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HEATER QUIT WORKING AND MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN COLD WEATHER BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT KEEP WINDOWS DEFROSTED. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

REPLACED CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD ON 2000 4.0L JEEP CHEROKEE, AT 97,358 MILES. HAD BEEN LOSING COOLANT SINCE APPROX. 70,000 MI. BUT, NO ONE COULD FIND A LEAK. SINCE REPORTEDLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR WITH CASTING NO. 0331, I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF $2059.44. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILED. SUDDENLY, THE SEAT TILTED COMPLETELY FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

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

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO: CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. 143,000 MILES. ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. WILL COST $4,000. THIS ENGINE PROBLEM SEES TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON. *TR

VERY LITTLE HEAT IS COMING OUT THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR IS COMING OUT THE PASSENGER VENTS. *TR

ENGINE OVERHEATING SPORADICALLY STARTING ABOUT 3 YRS. AGO. WE REPLACED WATER PUMP PER DEALER BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. DEALER SAID TO REPLACE HIDDEN TEMPERATURE RELAY - WE DID THAT. IN MEANTIME ENGINE OVER HEATED CRACKING CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN #3&4 CYLINDER CAUSING HARDSHIPS. WE STILL NOW HAVE THE LOSS OF COOLANT PROBLEM AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ONGOING. NEEDING OIL PUMP CHANGE. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH ALL OF THIS SAME PROBLEM OIL PRESSURE DROPS OFF & ON TO ZERO. COOLANT STILL LEAKS INTO ENGINE. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PASSENGER SEAT SEVERELY OVERHEATS. I LIKE WARMTH, BUT THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE SITTING UP AGAINST. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER DOESN'T WORK. THE SEAT HEATS EXCESSIVELY EVERY TIME IT IS ON. WE HAVE NOT HAS THIS REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *TR

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS OPERATING PERFECTLY, AND APPARENTLY THE "BLEND DOOR" OR SOMETHING IN THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM IS MESSED UP. IT STARTS BLOWING COLD AIR FOR NO REASON SOME TIMES, EVEN TO THE POINT OF FOGGING THE WINDSHIELD IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

SUV'S HEATER/AC MALFUNCTIONED SO THAT THERE IS NO HEAT. THERE IS AC, BUT NO DEFROST IS AVAILABLE. THE PART BROKE AND THE HEATER HAS NOT BEEN FUNCTIONING SINCE. I AM STILL TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT AN AUXILIARY HEATER TO DEFROST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE HEAT/DEFROST FUNCTION FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. DURING THE WINTER, THE CONTACT MUST REMAIN COLD IN THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDOWS BECOME FOGGY INSTEAD OF DEFROSTING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS POSSIBLY A CONDENSER LEAK IN THE HEATER, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTROL LEVER FOR THE HEATING UNIT TO DETERIORATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. HE HAS FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FAILURE WITH THE SAME MODEL; THEREFORE, HE BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. A RELAY SHORTED OUT DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE HEATING MECHANISM AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLTS, WHICH SECURE THE SEAT, HAVE LOOSENED OR THE WELDS HAVE CRACKED. HE HAD THE SEAT WELDED BACK TOGETHER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ENTIRE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS COMPONENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. CHRYSLER CANNOT ASSIST WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. PASSENGER SIDE VENTS BLOW EXTREMELY COLD AIR, EVEN WITH THE HEAT TURNED ON. WITH NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES THIS PAST WEEK, THIS MAKES DRIVING THE VEHICLE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT IS A KNOWN VEHICLE FLAW AND EXTREMELY COSTLY TO FIX. THIS ISN'T ABOUT COMFORT, BUT ABOUT SAFETY IN WINTER WEATHER!!! *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

LOW OIL PRESSURE: I CHANGE MY OIL AS SPECIFIED IN MANUAL. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP MY OIL PRESSURE IS NOW AT NO MORE THAN 25PSI AND IT DROPS TO ZERO WHEN IDLE. ON MY LAST OIL CHANGE I HAD THE ENGINE CHECKED AND THERE WERE NO CRACKS AND NO MISFIRE. I HAD A TUNE UP DONE ON THE VEHICLE IN SEPT 2008. ENGINE AND EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING FINE. AS FOR THAT DAY I HAVE TO GET THE JEEP TO MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK. THIS PAST SUMMER THE JEEP ALSO WOULD OVER HEAT IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER AND IT MOSTLY HAPPENED WHEN THE AC WAS TURNED ON. TOOK IT MECHANIC AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT WITH A LOWER TEMP AND SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER THE JEEP STARTED TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. REPLACED THE RELAY AS IT TESTED BAD. WHILE REPLACING THE RELAY THE FAN BROKE. THE BLADES COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FAN MOTOR IN A WHOLE PIECE. REPLACED FAN. NEVER THOUGHT I HAD ANY COOLANT LEAKS AND NEVER FOUND ANY BUT THE COOLANT WILL NOT STAY IN THE RESERVOIR. IT JUST DISAPPEARS. I HAD THE ENGINE INSPECTED AGAIN AND NO CRACKS AND THE OIL APPEARED TO BE FINE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE? ANYTHING? IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN AFFORD ANEW CAR OR THOUSANDS IN PARTS AND LABOR. ALSO HAVE OTHER ISSUES I WELL 1ST ANOTHER COMPLAINT FOR THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TR

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

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - DUAL CONTROL HEATER BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTIONS. NO HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

MY CAR HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX, THEN I FIND THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS DUE TO THE AUTOMAKER'S PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR IS ON RECALLS FOR THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. I RECEIVED NO NOTICES ON ANY RECALL, AND WHEN I GOT ON THE WEB-SITE TO CHECK FOR RECALLS THERE ARE AS MANY AS 10 MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND JEEP. SOME COULD CAUSE ME TO CRASH OR EVEN EXPLODE WHILE DRIVING. WHERE ARE MY RECALL NOTICES? *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND FOLLOWED BY A POLICE OFFICER. HE PULLED ME OVER TO GIVE ME A CITATION FOR AN EQUIPMENT VIOLATION. IT APPEARS WHENEVER I HIT MY BRAKES MY DRIVERSIDE TAILLIGHT WENT OUT INSTEAD OF ILLUMINATING FURTHER. I HAD ONCE BEEN TOLD OF THIS BEFORE BUT EVERYTIME I CHECKED THEY WORKED (ALWAYS WITH MY LIGHTS OFF). AND I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB A FEW TIMES. I HAVE NOW DONE SOME TESTING AND IT APPEARS THE HOUSING IS FAULTY. MY MOM HAS AN 04 LIBERTY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS WELL AS MY SISTER IN LAWS 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY BOTH MY TICKET AND THE COST TO FIX THE ISSUE, WHEN IT'S AN ISSUE OF FAULTY MANUFACTURED EQUIPMENT. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HEAT NOT WORKING - A COMMON COMPLAINT OF MANY JEEP OWNERS SEEKING TO FILE A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER JEEP. $900 + IS BEYOND ABSURD TO PAY TO FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM THAT JEEP SHOULD HAVE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

DOOR ACTUATOR, OVERHEATING, TRANSMISSIONS SLIPPAGE (OR NOT WANTING TO SHIFT AT TIMES), TAIL LIGHTS, COOLING, HEATING (OR LACK OF). *TR

I STARTED HEARING CREAKING NOISES INSIDE THE DASH SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THIS WOULD NORMALLY OCCUR WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, OR TURNED THE HEAT OR A/C OFF. A WEEK AGO THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS STARTING BLOWING COLD AIR ONLY, REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE SETTINGS. I WAS TOLD AT MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN BLEND DOOR ISSUE WITH 1999 TO 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY $3,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,228. UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF UPDATED 12/11/08. *JB

APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, MY AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND ALARMING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOOKED IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL FOR INFORMATION. IT SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT MY DEALER. I DID. THE DEALER, AFTER A 3 HOUR INSPECTION, GAVE ME A DIAGNOSIS. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED HOW MUCH THIS WOULD COST. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $1200 PARTS AND LABOR. IN THESE ECONOMIC TIMES, THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD THAT. I ASKED THE MECHANIC WHAT WAS THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO IF I DID NOTHING. HE SAID, "WELL, WORSE CASE, YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BAG DEPLOYS." I ASKED IF THEY COULD UNPLUG THE SYSTEM...THEY TOLD ME NO. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FEATURE REPAIRED. BUT, I ALSO AM HORRIFIED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE BAG DOES DEPLOY WHILE I AM DRIVING. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE JEEP WOULD STAND BEHIND IT. A RECALL WOULD HELP ME GREATLY. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO DOOR LOCK FAIL AFTER A FEW YEARS. 2 HAVE WENT OUT ON ME ALREADY AND AS I READ SOME WEB SITES PEOPLE ALL OVER ARE COMPLAINING THAT THERE'S HAVE WENT OUT ALSO AND AFTER REPLACING THEM THEY GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

BLEND DOOR GONE BAD PER DEALER. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BLENDER DOOR, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HEATER/ AIR CONDITIONER BOX. UPON LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM, AND ASKING OTHER JEEP OWNERS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND LARGE PROBLEM, AS WELL AS COSTLY ($800- $1200) TO REPAIR. HOW COULD THERE NOT POSSIBLY BE A RECALL ON SOMETHING AS EXPENSIVE AS THIS TO FIX. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF THESE VEHICLES IN THE YEARS BETWEEN 1999-2004? THE ELECTRONIC DUAL AIR CONTROL WAS DEVELOPED WITH PARTS NOT BUILT TO WITH STAND THE JOB IT IS REQUIRED TO DO. *TR

CLIMATE CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING JUST ONE DAY STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE AND COLD AIR OUT OF DRIVER SIDE. THE WINTER SEASON IS UPON US NOW AND SOMEHOW I NEED TO FIND $1400.00 SO I DON'T FREEZE WHILE COMMUTING BACK AND FOURTH FROM MY JOB. ITS A BLEND DOOR THAT STOPPED WORKING? AFTER SEARCHING AROUND FOR AN ANSWER, I FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF OTHER JEEP OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET THAT CONNECTS THE SEAT TO THE VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT OBSERVE ANY FATIGUE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED A NEAR CRASH AND HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRACKETS FAILED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO LEAN TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE AT THE TIME, BUT THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 11/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

VENTILATION SYSTEM, I HAVE A NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD AND MY VENTS ARE BLOWING COLD AIR, AND IT IS A DUAL HEATING SYSTEM. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME 800.00 TO FIX. I HEAR THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAS ANYTHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THAT HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE. THEY ARE NOT COINCIDENTAL. I HAVE THE MYSTERIOUS COOLANT LOSS THAT REQUIRES ME TO FILL MY JEEP WITH COOLANT EVERY THREE DAYS. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE NOT FOUND IN LEAKS. HOWEVER IN HOPES OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, I HAD MY WATER PUMP REPLACED, TWO DAYS LATER....MY LOW COOLANT INDICATOR POPS UP. THEN MY OIL PRESSURE IS RIDICULOUS GOING FROM ZERO TO MAX AND THEN MAKING MY CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COME ON. HAD THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY LEAKING....STILL HAVING MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GO CRAZY. MY A/C HAS CEASED WORKING AS WELL AND NOW THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK DOESN'T WANT TO COOPERATE. I AM VERY UPSET TO THE FACT THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THIS VEHICLE MUST BE RECALLED! THIS IS A LINK TO A FORUM OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_78839_2.HTML. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BROKE. THE METAL TRACK UNDERNEATH HAS SHEARED OFF IN SEVERAL SPOTS AND THE HINGE TO RECLINE THE SEAT ALSO HAS BEGAN TEARING. THE BROKEN METAL MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE SEAT ON MY JEEP TO SLIDE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND TO ALSO SLIDE FORWARD AND BACK. THE BROKEN METAL ON THE HINGE ALSO DIGS INTO MY SIDE AND I HAVE TO COVER IT WITH A LEATHER GLOVE TO KEEP IT FROM DRAWING BLOOD. MORE IMPORTANTLY THOUGH IS THE FACT THAT THE SEAT MOVES AND IS NOT SAFE WHEN DRIVING, EVEN IF JUST DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SECURE AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO GIVE OUT AND SHIFT, CAUSING YOU TO STOP PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD SO THAT YOU CAN TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH YOU SEAT. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IN FACT, IN ORDER TO KEEP THE SEAT FROM SLIDING BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT, I HAVE INSTALLED MY OWN SAFETY FEATURES - I HAVE PLACE A COOLER IN THE REAR SEAT AND THE HEAD OF A SLEDGEHAMMER UNDERNEATH THE SEAT TO SUPPORT THE SEAT AND TO KEEP IT FROM SLIDING BACK ANY FURTHER. I FIND THIS TO WORK WELL AS FAR AS KEEPING MY SEAT FROM MOVING, HOWEVER IT SHOULD NOT COME TO THIS. *TR

THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HAS MELTED! (FIRE HAZARD) NOW WE ONLY HAVE COLD AIR BLOWING FROM OUR VENTS. NO HEAT. SOMEONE SAID IT IS THE BLEND DOORS. APPARENTLY LOTS OF PPL HAVE THIS PROBLEM! (IT IS SOON TO BE WINTER TIME) ALSO, CREAKING/MOTOR SOUNDS COME FROM THE DASH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF?!?! *TR

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPERATURE SETTING. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT IT WILL EVER BE CORRECTED. *TR

MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE'S ELECTRIC FAN BROKE AND CUT INTO THE RADIATOR. I DID A SEARCH FOR RECALLS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS FAN, BUT HERE IS THE REAL PROBLEM: THE COOLANT FAN RELAY SWITCH MODULE FAILS AND THE FAN DOESN'T PROPERLY COOL THE ENGINE, THEN THE POORLY DESIGNED HEAD CRACKS BETWEEN THE #3 AND #4 HEAD AND ALL THE COOLANT SEEPS INTO THE CYLINDER AREA WHERE THE COOLANT IS BURNED. THEN WITHOUT PROPER COOLING, IT DESTROYS THE ENGINE. (RECALL TO REPLACE BAD HEADS). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, THE SEAT TRACK FAILS. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT DOES NOT MAINTAIN A STABLE POSITION, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER. THE VEHICLE HESITATED EXCESSIVELY, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT THAT TIME. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATORS REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE CRANK SENSOR AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,325 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,475. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

FAILURE OF BLEND DOORS IN HEATER/DEFOGGER OF VEHICLE. JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT THESE CHEAP PARTS FOR SOME TIME. THE REPAIR COSTS OVER $1000 BECAUSE IT IS LABOR INTENSIVE, THE COMPLETE DASH PANEL HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS WHERE THE BLEND DOORS ARE LOCATED. THE PART COSTS ARE ONLY ABOUT $150 AT MOST! WITH THE FAILURE COMES NO WARM/HOT AIR FROM THE HEATER, CONSEQUENTLY NO DEFROSTING OF THE WINDSHIELD.........A SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEM!! JEEP/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PICKING UP ALL, OR AT LEAST MOST OF THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE CHEAPLY MADE AND ARE SUBJECT TO WEAR OUT WITHIN ONLY A FEW YEARS. I RECENTLY HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR MYSELF. I COULD NOT DO WITHOUT THE DEFROSTER DURING WINTER MONTHS. I HAD TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE JEEP/CHRYSLER REFUND SOME OF THAT COST TO ME, IT WOULD ONLY BE FAIR. DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBERS OF THESE SAME FAILURES FOR SEVERAL JEEP YEAR MODELS. *TR

1. VEHICLE OVERHEATING AND VERY LOW OIL PRESSURE 2. FOUND CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN CYLINDERS 3 AND 4 CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER CRANKCASE AND CONTAMINATE OIL. THUS RUINING ENGINE BEARINGS. 3. REPLACEMENT OF CYLINDER HEAD WITH EARLIER MODEL DESIGN AND NEW BEARINGS IN ENGINE. *TR

ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE HEAD IS CRACKED BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS , I HAVE READ UP ON OTHER JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM IN THE INLINE SIX ENGINE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT HAD A QUACKING NOISE WHEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING IN THE REAR HATCH. IT FINALLY JUST QUIT QUACKING BUT ALONG WITH THE SILENCE THE MECHANISM NO LONGER WORKS. NOW YOU CAN'T GET IN THE BACK HATCH. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IN THE VEHICLE SHOULD THE FRONT OR SIDE DOORS BECOME DISABLED, SAY IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THIS HATCH SO YOU HAVE TO RELY ON THIS EXPENSIVE MECHANISM TO DO THE JOB. FROM MY RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER I HAVE A 2000 JEEP THAT THE DEFOGGER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND HAS FAILED TO ACT ON THE PROBLEM AS FAR AS A RECALL! THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MOST JEEPS. THIS FAILURE OCCURS EVERYDAY DUE TO THE FACT THE BLEND DOORS ARE BROKEN AS PART OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING. I CAN'T EVEN DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T MIND FIXING THE PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I LEARN THAT CHRYSLER KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM LONG AGO, I THINK THEY NEED TO BEAR SOME OF THE BURDEN. THANK YOU. *TR

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.

THE HEAT/AC UNIT ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STOPPED WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HAS NO HEAT. IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALL JEEPS 1999 AND NEWER, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN A SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *TR

AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ACTS ERRATICALLY. REGARDLESS OF WHAT SETTINGS ARE USED, HOT AIR WILL BLOW OUT ONE SIDE WHILE COLD BLOWS OUT THE OTHER. SOMETIMES WHICH SIDE IS COLD OR HOT WILL SWITCH. I AM FILING THIS WITH THE NHTSA BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. BECAUSE MY AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY, I HAVE NO WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF RAIN LATELY AND THE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN DROPPING. MY WINDSHIELD KEEPS GETTING FOGGY AND I CAN'T CLEAR IT. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WIPE IT OFF WITH A TOWEL JUST TO HAVE IT FOG UP AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER WHILE I'M TRYING TO DRIVE. IN THE WINTER, THE WINDSHIELD WILL FREEZE OVER AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR VISIBILITY. I CAN DEAL WITH BEING UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT NO DEFROSTER IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE AT LEAST $1200. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY FATHERS 99' JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. JEEP HAS IDENTIFIED A DESIGN FLAW AND HAS REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. JEEP DIDN'T HAVE A FIX FOR THIS UNTIL THE JEEP WAS WELL OUT OF WARRANTY. I PUT TODAY'S DATE AS THE INCIDENT DATE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST YEAR. IT IS CONSIDERABLY WORSE NOW AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS WINTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THERE WAS SOME HESITATION. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND OTHER TIMES THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,700.

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, IT STARTED WITH NO HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BLOWING COLD AIR ALSO (NO HEAT). DEALER KNOWS ITS A ISSUE AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.. (TEMP. CONTROL DOORS MADE OF PLASTIC) THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR DEFECTED PARTS AND DESIGN.... *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND LAREDO AND EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK THE BRAKE LIGHTS/ TAIL LIGHTS HAVEN'T WORKED PROPERLY. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS SEVERAL TIME BUT THEY CONTINUE TO NOT WORK. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THEM AND IF I WANTED TO GET THEM FIXED IT WOULD BE OUT OF MY POCKET. I HAVE YET TO SEE A JEEP AROUND TOWN THAT HAD ALL THE LIGHTS, BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS WORKING. *TR

DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER , HVAC SYSTEM FAILURES REPEATEDLY. DEALERSHIP CHARGES $800 TO $1500 PER INCIDENT. FIRST TIME EVAPORATOR CORE GOES BAD, SECOND TIME BLEND DOORS GO BAD, THIRD TIME FAN MOTOR GOES, FORTH TIME FAN MOTOR AND THERMOSTATIC RESISTOR THAT CONTROLS FAN GOES BAD, FIFTH TIME BLEND DOORS GO AGAIN, SIXTH TIME THERMOSTATIC RESISTOR AND ITS WIRING HARNESS BURN UP, SEVENTH TIME, RECIRCULATE/FRESH AIR DOOR BREAKS OFF INSIDE UNIT. 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE DOOR LOCKS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE AND USES THE PHYSICAL KEY TO LOCK THE DOORS. TWO LOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THREE ARE STILL FAULTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

LONGER THAN NORMAL CRANKING TIME DUE TO A WORN O-RING IN THE FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY OR BY PLASTIC CONTAMINANT ENTERING THE FUEL PUMP. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #14-06-00 (PROVIDED BY SERVICE GARAGE). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNSTABLE AND ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRACKET, BUT IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,263. UPDATED 10/08/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/10/08. *JB

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SAFETY RECALL F25 - ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN. CONSUMER STATES THE FAN WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY 2008 FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND FEELS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT NO COST SINCE IT WAS RECALLED PREVIOUSLY . *NJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE DEALER FOUND A BAD TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY, 02 SENSOR AND SYNC SIGNAL OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/08/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08.*JB

BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW AND PERFORMED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS AT 62,000. AT 78,000 MILES ENGINE OVERHEATED; VERIFIED FAN, RADIATOR, AND WATER PUMP IN WORKING ORDER AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR. ENGINE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT WITH UNEXPLAINED COOLANT LOSS. NO LEAKAGE AND CLEAN OIL. REPLACED HEAD GASKET ANYWAY AND NOTICED NO CRACKS IN HEAD. STILL RUNS HOT AND LOSES COOLANT SOMEHOW. AT 80,000 MILES ENGINE DEVELOPED MISS AFTER REPLACING COIL AND CHECKING FUEL AND FIRING SYSTEMS REMOVED HEAD AGAIN AND PULLED LIFTERS. BOTTOM OF ONE LIFTER WAS GROUND OFF RESULTING IN SOME WEAR OF CAM LOBE. REPLACED LIFTERS AND VALVE SPRINGS. FIXED ENGINE MISS. AT 82,000 MILES OIL GAUGE SHOWED 80 POUNDS OF OIL PRESSURE UNTIL ENGINE TOTALLY WARM THEN DROPPED TO 40 LBS. ALSO SHOWED 40 LBS WHEN KEYED MOVED TO ON POSITION WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT. NOW ENGINE RUNS 40-45 LBS WHEN COLD AND DROPS TO 10 LBS WHEN RUNNING AFTER TOTALLY WARM. WHEN STOPPING AT LIGHTS AFTER DRIVING WITH WARM ENGINE, OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO 0 AND CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMES ON. PURCHASED A HIGH VOLUME OIL PUMP AND WILL SEE IF THIS CORRECTS THAT PROBLEM. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH 83,000 MILES THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WELL MAINTAINED. FURTHERMORE WHEN CHECKING WITH OTHER OWNERS THESE PROBLEMS AND MORE SEEM TO BE COMMON FOR THIS YEAR/MODEL. *TR

SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED, FRONT LEFT PORTION OF SEAT BRACKET BROKE, SEAT NOW TILTS BACKWARD. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALSO CAUSED BACKREST TO BECOME UNSTABLE. CAUSED SEVERE BACK PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. PORT JEFFERSON JEEP REFUSED TO REPAIR, EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS EXTREMELY LOW. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED IN THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $3,500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 157,000.

BRAKE ROTORS WARP EASILY,DOOR LATCHES BRAKE DOWN,AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MAKES NOISES AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

FAILURE OF CLIMATE CONTROL "BLEND DOORS" WHICH RESULTS IN LACK OF CONTROL OVER HEAT OR A/C ENTERING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED HER HEADLIGHTS AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY PRODUCED POOR ILLUMINATION. SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FAILURE AND ARE WORKING ON A REMEDY. AS OF AUGUST 13, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED OFF THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE SEAT DOWN. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIM DISCOMFORT AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,500.

FAULTY TIRE VALVE STEMS - 2 OF THEM. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS IN PAST REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT WITH BRAKES. TODAY, 8/4, I WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND WENT INTO REVERSE. WHEN I WENT INTO DRIVE, THE JEEP REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED BRAKES BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND TAPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN. *TR

DOOR LOCK(S) MAKE A TERRIBLE SOUND, THEN QUIT WORKING. MAKING THE DOOR STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS EVACUATION PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD A MYSTERIOUS COOLANT LEAK FROM MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAD THE WATER PUMP CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. I HAD TO ADD COOLANT AND WATER TO MY JEEP EVERYTIME I WENT SOMEWHERE SO IT DID NOT OVER-HEAT. I WENT TO WORK AND MY JEEP WAS STARTING TO OVER-HEAT. AFTER MY 8 HOUR SHIFT I PUT IN 2 GALLONS OF WATER INTO THE RADIATOR. IT SEEMED FINE UNTIL I GOT ABOUT A MILE FROM MY APARTMENT WHEN MY JEEP JUST STALLED OUT. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED BACK TO MY APARTMENT. I HAD A MECHANIC COME OVER AND HE THOUGHT I JUST BLEW A HEAD GASKET. AS HE WENT TO REPLACE IT, HE REALIZED THAT MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, ALSO I STILL OWE 7000 ON IT. *TR

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2000 MODEL, HAVE A COMMON FAILURE WITH THE BLEND DOORS IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THIS IS A WELL KNOW ERROR ON THESE CARS, AND HAPPENS WITH EVERY ONE OF THEM. I HAVE A DUAL VENTILATION SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS EACH SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

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

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WITH 150,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON JULY 21ST THE OUTBOARD FORWARD SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT GAVE WAY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED THE SEATS UNDERSIDE THOROUGHLY AND NOTICED THE FORWARD ELEMENT OF THE SEAT HAD INDEED BROKEN BETWEEN THE SEAT ITSELF, AND THE TRACK ON WHICH THE SEAT RIDES. I JARRED MY BACK MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ELEMENT OF THE SEAT GAVE WAY, AND IT LEFT ME WONDERING HOW A VEHICLE COULD HAVE A SEAT WHOSE SUPPORT STRUCTURE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR FAILURE OF AN ELEMENT CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY FAILS ON 2000 MODEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PART HAS BEEN SERVICE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO FAIL LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER. THE FAILURE IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE TWICE FOR THIS BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A TICKET BY SHOWING THE NUMEROUS REPAIR RECEIPTS AND EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. ON ONE OF THE OCCURRENCES, ALL REAR LIGHTING COMPLETELY FAILED EXCEPT FOR HAZARD LIGHTS (WHICH I HAD TO USE FOR SAFETY). I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM SINCE MY SERVICE PROVIDER CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE SOCKETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS THE BULBS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH HER ENGINE STALLING. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE WOULD USUALLY RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR IDENTIFY ANY TROUBLE CODES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,268. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE! OUR MAIN PROBLEMS ARE WITH THE BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS. THE LEFT TIRE GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND THERE IS A BURNING SMELL. WE JUST RECENTLY HAD NEW BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS PUT IN AND NOW ARE HAVING THEM LOOK AT THE CALIPERS. THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME TO THE SHOP. WE ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - IT WORKS OKAY, BUT IS MAKING THE ENGINE RUN SLUGGISH WHEN THE AIR IS ON. WE ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTO LOCKS - GRINDING NOISE - HAD TO TURN THE HORN OFF OR WOULDN'T WORK. IT'S JUST BEEN PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY JEEP FOR LONG DISTANCES WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I GOT IT FOR! I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY - ABOUT THE BRAKES GOING OUT! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND THIS IS THE SECOND THAT I HAVE WORKED ON AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WIRING HARNESS SEEM TO MELT ON THE BULBS AND I THINK OVER TIME THIS COULD BECOME A BIG RISK OVER TIME. THE HARNESS IS VERY HARD TO REPLACE AND I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOTICE CAUSE OF THE LOCATION. I HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE HOT RUBBER TYPE PLASTIC. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS OVER THE YEARS AND EVERY TIME IT JUST GETS WORST. ONCE ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE LIGHT HOSING WAS BURNED. *TR

MY BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS MY HEAT AND A/C ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS BROKEN. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE ALOT OF JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD TOTALLY BE A RECALL AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY JEEP/CHRYSLER. *TR

KEYLESS ENTRY NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL ON FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. LOCKS MUST BE MANUALLY OPERATED. ACTUATOR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING/DRILLING NOISE. *TR

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2000 LOSING ANTI FREEZE AND AC R134 WITH NO OBVIOUS SOURCE OF LEAK. FULLY SERVICED WITH COOLANT. ANTI FREEZE ABOUT 1/2 WEEK. AC ABOUT A CAN EVERY TWO WEEKS. *TR

INTERMITTENT A/C FAILURE. BEGINNING IN 2006, COMPLAINED TO JEEP DEALERSHIP/SERVICE THAT A/C KEPT CUTTING OUT/QUITTING. EVAPORATER REPLACED. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. A/C SWITCH WAS REPLACED. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. I CONTINUED TO HAVE E PROBLEMS. JEEP WAS BACK & FORTH 1/2 DOZEN MORE TIMES WITH SAME COMPLAINT. I CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. NOW UP TO $2K. TOOK JEEP TO A/C SPECIALIST. THEY REPLACED ANOTHER SWITCH & SAID SYSTEM WAS OVER CHARGED...EVACUATED SYSTEM & RECHARGED - $400. JEEP CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM. THEY (A/C SHOP) NOW SAY COMPRESSOR CLUTCH (PART OF NEW COMPRESSOR) IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY & JEEP SHOULD HONOR WARRANTY ON COMPRESSOR & REPAIR CLUTCH. *TR

3 OF MY DOORS HAVE TO BE EITHER MANUALLY LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. THE KEYLESS FUNCTION NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY FOR THEM. BOTH PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS/ELECTRONIC FOB, THE DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WITH THE KEYLESS/ELECTRONIC FOB, ONLY MANUALLY. ANYTIME THE KEYLESS/ELECTRONIC FOB IS USED A NASTY GRINDING NOISE COMES FROM 1 OR MORE OF THE DOORS. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. TURNS OUT THE AIR IS BLOWING COLD AIR UP TO THE BLEND DOOR. THE PROBLEM IS THE BLEND DOOR. *TR

MY JEEP HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD IT TOWED THREE TIMES IN ONE YEAR FOR CRANK SHAFT CENSORS JEEP PLACE REPLACED THEM EACH TIME SUPPOSEDLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SPEED AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FAN MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS DISPLEASED TO DISCOVER THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE VENTS ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THIS BEGAN THE END OF THIS PAST WINTER. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS THE HEAT VENTS AND THE DEFROST VENT, THEREFORE CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD ICES UP. FROM MY SEARCHES, THIS APPEARS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM, EFFECTING MANY JEEP OWNERS. MY MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP, SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT A GRAND TO FIX. HE ALSO DID NOT EVEN ASK ME IF I WANTED TO GET IT FIX, ALMOST LIKE IT WAS TOO TIME CONSUMING AND DID NOT WANT ME TO GET IT FIXED. SO, THEREFORE I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET. *TR

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2000' LOSING ANTI FREEZE WITH NO OBVIOUS SOURCE OF LEAK. NOW OVERHEATING TO MAX TEMPERATURE EVEN THOUGH FULLY SERVICED WITH COOLANT. *TR

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE. REPLACED FAN CLUTCH, THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP. ENGINE STILL OVERHEATS AT IDLE SPEED. JUST OVER 100,000 MILES. *TR

WHEN I AM IDLING OR MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED MY TEMPERATURE WILL RISE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT. I'M ALSO LOSING COOLANT VERY FAST BUT CAN NOT SEE WHERE IT IS GOING. *TR

THE FAILURE IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE AIR CONDITIONER TO ONLY BLOW COLD AIR. THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $1500 AND $2500. *TR

THE JEEP WINDOW REGULATOR IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND MINE HAS BROKE TWICE IN ONE WEEK. I HAVE A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE AND IT IS IN THE SHOP TO HAVE THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR INSTALLED. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH JEEPS AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ISSUED AND FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL QUESTION AND ANSWER SITES ON THE INTERNET AND JEEP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, BUT NO CODES SURFACED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR IDLING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO WORK, BUT THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL 10-15 MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE IS WORSENING AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

I WANT TO SEND A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ON OUR 2000 JEEP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 OF THESE DUE TO THE "QUACKING" SOUND THAT EVENTUALLY SHOWS UP. IT IS A VERY ANNOYING SOUND AND BESIDES THAT THE LOCK DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL BE MADE FOR JEEP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED TO MAKE A "QUACKING" NOISE WHEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. IT WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING WITH NO INCIDENT AND THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY RARELY EVEN USED. *TR

VENTILATION SYSTEM IS BLOWING COLD AIR EVEN WITH THE HEAT ON. *TR

NOTICED IN FALL OF 07 THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING TO ZERO WHEN THE VEHICLE WARMED UP. CHECK GAUGES LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IN WINTER 07, STARTED HAVING TO REFILL THE COOLANT. I HAD THE COOLANT CHECKED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. RECENTLY HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE ENGINE AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. SHOP TECHNICIAN SAID MY ENGINE IS GOING TO BLOW AND SHOULD REPLACE IT ASAP. UNACCEPTABLE! I FOLLOWED EVERY OIL CHANGE RELIGIOUSLY! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SHUTTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE COIL BURNED AND THE ENGINE HAD EXCESSIVE CARBON. THE ENGINE WAS CLEANED OUT AND THE COIL WAS REPAIRED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE VEHICLE FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CYLINDER CRACKED FROM EXCESSIVE HEATING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO FROM A STOP POSITION WITH HORSE TRAILER ATTACHED ALMOST COST SERIOUS INJURY TO LIFE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLE WAS IN STOPPED POSITION. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL. CAR REVVED UP ON IT'S OWN AND PUSHED VEHICLE AND HORSE TRAILER 5-6 FOOT IN REVERSE -- ALTHOUGH BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED (I WAS ALMOST STANDING ON IT). I READ OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A SOMEHOW COMMON OCCURRENCE AND WANTED TO REPORT IT AS WELL. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WILL NOT GO UP. HAVE NOT FIXED BUT UNDERSTAND PRICE FOR FIX IS AROUND $500. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WERE (1) RAPID FOGGING OF FRONT WINDSHIELD,(2) FOGGING OF FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS,(3) FAILURE OF PASSENGER HEAT WHILE STILL MAINTAINING DRIVER HEAT FUNCTION, AND (4) ONLY COLD AIR RELEASE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF JEEP. CONSEQUENTLY,(1) THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT WINDOWS DO NOT DEFOG, AND (2) NO HEAT WHATSOEVER COMES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND DASHBOARD VENTILATION SYSTEM. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A "BLEND AIR DOOR" IS NECESSARY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,400. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND ONLINE FORUMS, THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2000-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED'S WITH DUAL ZONE VENTILATION SYSTEMS. GIVEN THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF 110,000, I THOUGHT IT A REASONABLE FAILURE. LATER I FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. 14 MONTHS LATER, THE HEATER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN AND SEEMED NOT TO RESPOND TO THE CONTROLS. THE SHOP SAYS IT IS THE "BLEND DOORS" AGAIN! I TOLD THEM THEY WERE REPLACED 14 MONTHS EARLIER AND THEY REPLIED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS EVERY SERVICE COORDINATOR AT THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP HAD A SET OF BAD BLEND DOORS UNDER THEIR DESK TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS! IF THIS IS SO COMMON, IT SEEMS THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT! 14 MONTHS EXPECTED LIFETIME?? $3K IN 14 MONTHS JUST TO GET A HEATER WORKING? TOO MUCH! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!! *TR

I HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I CAN NOT GET FIXED. NO VISIBLE LEAK, I HAVE HAD PRESSURE TEST AFTER TEST, I HAD THE HEAD GASKET FIXED, RADIATOR CAP, ALOT OF WORK DONE ON IT AND IT CONTINUES TO LOSE COOLANT AT RAPID RATES. EVERY THREE TO FOUR DAYS I AM FILLING MY COOLANT UP. ALSO, MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT AND DON'T WORK WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON, AND I HAVE HAD THOSE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ALSO!! VERY FRUSTRATING... NO ONE CAN FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AND I HAVE READ PAGE AFTER PAGE OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THE EXACT THING WITH THE EXACT MODEL!! *TR

BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES-WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE BEEN DOING, THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE THAT THERE IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE LIGHTS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE, NOT "GO TO THE DEALER AND PAY THE RIDICULOUS RATES FOR REPAIR". *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION. HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH AND WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 35MPH. HIS FENDER HIT THE CENTER OF OUR GRILL. OUR BUMPER WAS TORN OFF, THE HOOD PUSHED UP TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE MOTOR PUSHED TO A 45 DEG. ANGLE. THE JEEPS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE OTHER VEHICLES DID. *TR

ALL 2000 GRAND CL V6 HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH NO RECALL. ENGINE OVERHEATS, LOSES COOLANT & CAN'T FIND LEAK. *TR

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE..4.0..6 CYLINDER IN-LINE MOTOR. 77,000 MILES SERVICED AS INSTRUCTED SINCE NEW. BROUGHT JEEP TO PREMIER JEEP SANDWICH MA AND WAS TOLD I HAD A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. COST TO REPAIR $3,200. ( W/ WATER PUMP & THERMOSTAT). JEEP HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING-THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. GOOGLED THIS MOTOR AND WAS OVERWHELMED WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS -50 ON ONE SITE...ALL WERE 2000 JEEP 4.0 6CYL MOTORS. *TR

WITHIN 2 WEEKS BOTH REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER CHECKING ALL FUSES AND BULBS THE IT WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY GROUND CONTACT WITHIN THE LIGHT HOUSING DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH FIXTURES AT MY EXPENSE SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. AFTER IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME 2 WEEKS LATER I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FINDING A REPAIR MESSAGE BOARD WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_33943_11.HTML THAT ASSISTED ME IN IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM AND FIXING IT PERMANENTLY. AT THE END IS THE PROCEDURE IDENTIFIED ON THE WEBSITE.FEELING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE (DRIVING AND FIRE HAZARD) I AM REPORTING IT TO ASSIST OTHERS TO FIX THE SITUATION AND MAKING DODGE/JEEP LIABLE FOR REPAIRS. 1REMOVE THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. MOST OF YOU KNOW HOW TO REMOVE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IF YOU'VE CHANGED BULBS, SO I WON'T COVER THAT. 2DISCONNECT THE WIRING HARNESS BY SLIDING THE RED LOCKING CLIP TO THE SIDE IN ORDER TO PRESS THE SIDE OF THE MALE CONNECTOR AND PULL APART. 3. ONCE YOU'VE GOT THE TAIL ASSEMBLY AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND ON A BENCH, REMOVE THE LIGHT SOCKET FOR THE TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT. YOU WILL SEE 3 SILVER CONTACT POINTS INSIDE THE BLACK PLASTIC RING. 2 ARE GROUPED TOGETHER AND THERE IS ONE THAT IS OPPOSITE OF THE 2. THE ONE BY ITSELF IS THE GROUND; THE OTHER TWO ARE THE CONTACTS FOR THE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE GROUND CONNECTOR. 4 CLEAN ALL CONTACTS WITH A Q-TIP AND SOME SORT OF CONTACT CLEANER. 5. YOU SHOULD NOTICE THAT THE GROUND CONTACT IS DEPRESSED INTO THE PLASTIC AND THE PLASTIC ITSELF IS SLIGHTLY WARPED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO USE A SMALL PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS THAT HAVE A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO PRESS UP ON THE CONTACT FROM UNDERNEATH USING THE OPPOSITE LIP OF THE HOLE AS LEVERAGE (VERY CAREFULLY).ONCE IT HAD MOVED UP A BIT, I WAS ABLE TO WEDGE A MINI-FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER IN BETWEEN THE METAL CONTACT AND THE PLASTIC TO FORCE THE CONTACT UP EVEN FURTHER. ONCE IT LOOKED EVEN WITH THE REST, GENTLY REINSERT THE CONNECTOR AND TEST. *TR

THIS PAST WINTER ('07-'08), THE REAR DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD QUACKING NOISE UPON LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. ALSO I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THESE TWO DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED AS THEY NO LONGER LOCK UPON AUTOMATIC LOCKING WITH THE REMOTE OR WITH THE MASTER CONTROL ON THE DRIVER DOOR. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4 IT HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY FAN JUST STOPPING AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. I HAVE A THE FAN RELAY REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS AND THE FAN REPLACED ONE TIME. I DID NOT RECEIVE AND RECALL ON THIS MATTER. *TR

COOLANT LOSS TWO WATER PUMPS IN 2 YEARS 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. *TR

ENGINE OVERHEATING HAD TO HAVE NEW RADIATOR AND FAN. *TR

I HAVE HAD ENGINE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS ON MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE, DOOR ACTUATORS GOING BAD, AND ALSO OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOING TO ZERO, AND ALSO LOOSING ANTI FREEZE. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD ONCE FOR THE COOLANT LOSS AND DIDN'T DO ANY GOOD, I'VE HAD THE THERMOSTAT SWITCHED FOR OVERHEATING AND ALSO THE RADIATOR FAN , NO HELP. *TR

POWER WINDOW MANUFACTURERS DEFECT COULD CAUSE SEVERE PROBLEMS IN COLD WEATHER. JEEP GR CHEROKEE 2000 MODEL/YEAR HAS A PLASTIC PART THAT CRIMPS AND FAILS IN THE REGULATOR FOR THE POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY. MULTIPLE WEBSITES REVEAL THE PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE WITH JEEP OWNERS. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT. IT WORKS FINE WHEN I PRESS MY BRAKE IF THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ON. I HAVE REPLACED ALL BULBS AND THIS STILL DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOW THE OTHER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER JEEPS WHILE DRIVING THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON AND I HAVE TO ADD COOLANT WEEKLY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO VISIBLE LEAK. MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK WHEN A MECHANIC TOLD ME THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE AND MIXING WITH MY OIL. THE MECHANIC ESTIMATED I WILL NEED A COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE WITHIN A FEW MONTHS SINCE THE COOLANT-OIL MIXTURE HAS BEEN RUNNING THROUGH MY ENGINE FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. MY REAR LEFT BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ROTORS AND FINALLY HAD THE MECHANIC REPLACE THEM WITH A DIFFERENT KIND. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE..INSURANCE TOTALED IT..FRONT END COLLISION..AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR HAD 88,000...MILES. *TR

RECENTLY WAS TOLD, BY ANOTHER MOTORIST WHO FOLLOWED ME TO MY DRIVEWAY, THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. AFTER CHECKING THE USUAL DEFECTS (FUSES, BULBS, RELAYS) AND NOT FINDING ANY PROBLEMS I WENT ONLINE AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND MULTIPLE POSTINGS RELATED TO BRAKE LIGHT FAILURES ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES (MINE IS A 2000) I WAS ALSO SHOCKED THAT DESPITE REPEATED POSTINGS ON THIS PROBLEM ,DATING BACK SEVERAL YEARS, THAT THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE VEHICLES THAT CAUSE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL, LIGHTS THAT ALERT DRIVERS BEHIND YOU THAT YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING/STOPPING. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? ARE THEY WAITING FOR A TRAGEDY TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING? THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE RESORTING TO HOMEMADE REMEDIES RATHER THAN PAY THE EXCESSIVE COST OF REPLACING A DEFICIENT ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE TROUBLING. I WON'T EVEN GET INTO MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL RANDOMLY WORKING, ALSO MENTIONED ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS. JEEP CAN CONSIDER ITSELF LUCKY THAT I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BY ANOTHER MOTORIST, RATHER THAN AS A RESULT OF MY VEHICLE BEING REAR-ENDED BY A DRIVER UNAWARE THAT I WAS SLOWING. MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD OFFER IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

I PURCHASED A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BRAND NEW IN THE YEAR OF 2000. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATING OF THE VEHICLE. OCTOBER OF 2005 NO HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. JANUARY 23,2007 THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW AGAIN FEBRUARY 22, 2008 NOW IT'S THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I'M WOUNDING IF THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. ALSO MY RECENT RECALL ABOUT THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN, I PAID OUT OF POCKET $836.90 TO REPLACED MY RADIATOR FAN AUGUST 2, 2006. I THINK I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT EXPENSED BECAUSE IT WAS RECALLED AFTER THE FACT. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES VEHICLE SHUTS OFF LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO POWER STEERING AND LIGHT BRAKES. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER WAY TO DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE NO HEAT AND CAN'T DEFROST THE WINDOWS. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE BENDER BOARDS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,200/. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH JEEP. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY CHRYSLER AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 6 CYL. 4X4 HAS HAD EXTENSIVE ROTOR PROBLEMS LEADING TO REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AT 19,000 (COVERED BY DEALER), 40,000 (AT MY EXPENSE), AT 63,520, AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE, AT 90,000, AND NOW AGAIN, REPLACING ALL 4 ROTORS AT 363.50 PER SET AT 112,000 MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2000 SPORADICALLY HAS POWER LOSS CONTINUED BY A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE PROBLEM IS MORE FREQUENTLY NOW TOO. *TR

I HAVE A 200 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND AFTER READING MANY SITES (BLOGS, COMPLAINT SITES, ETC.) I SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS I AM. MY JEEP HAS 101,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS EXPERIENCING COOLANT LEAKS AND ALSO THE CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 4TH CYLINDER. NOW THE Y WAY I SEE IT, IS THAT IS SOOOOOO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMERS THAT WE ARE SHELLING OUT ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN. *TR

CHRYSLER F25 SAFETY RECALL FOR ELECTRIC FAN SEPARATION. RECALL LETTER STATES" THIS CAN DAMAGE RADIATOR AND/OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT." THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE CAUSING 2,600 WORTH OF DAMAGE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY REPAIR BILL, I'VE GOT TO. *CN

WHEN HEATER IS ON, MY VEHICLE HEATER BLOWS ONLY OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE VENTS. COLD AIR BLOWS OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE ALSO BLOWS NO A/C ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, RUNNING LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS WORK BUT ONLY WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. REPLACED BULBS SEVERAL TIMES BUT STILL GETTING PULLED OVER FOR FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

LEFT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK IS INOPERABLE. MAKES LOUD SOUND WHEN LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN I LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS USING EITHER OF THE LOCK BUTTONS ON THE FRONT DOORS. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT GO OUT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TURN SIGNAL WORKS WHEN BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. BRAKE LIGHT TYPICALLY WORKS WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS NOT ON. HAVE REPLACED LIGHT BULBS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. OBVIOUSLY NOT THE PROBLEM...AND AFTER READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS I SEE THAT THIS IS COMMON AND IS NOT RELATED TO THE BULBS AT ALL SO I WILL STOP WASTING MY MONEY ON BULBS! *TR

TAKEN TO DEALER PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE HEATER BLEND DOOR COMPLETELY FAILED, CAUSING A LACK OF HEAT/DEFROST - REPAIRED. PROBLEM RETURNED 12/2007 VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN, WILL NEED REPAIRING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WINDOWS FROSTED. THE CONTACT HAD NO VISIBILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BLENDING DOOR HEAT ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE FAN AND FAN BLADES WERE COMING APART. THERE IS A F25 RECALL THAT DESCRIBES THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. JEEP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,977 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,577.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A SQUEAK. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THE BOLTS SECURING THE SEAT HAVE LOOSENED OR THE WELDS HAVE CRACKED. ALL I'M TOLD IS BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL TELL ME HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO REPAIR IT. READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE A/C VENTS STARTED BLOWING COOL AIR DOES NOT WARM UP AT ALL WHEN HEATER IS CUT ON. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE RADIATOR FAN CRACKED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN CRACKED AND THE RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR. HE LATER WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,602. UPDATED 01/24/08. *LJ

COLD AIR BLOWS IN THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. *TR

THE BLEND AIR DOOR IN NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE HEATER NOT TO WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TAILLIGHT GROUNDING ISSUES. WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE TAILLIGHT WILL GO OUT. THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE TAILLIGHT SOCKET/GROUND CONNECTOR IN THE TAILLIGHT. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE FOR THE TAILLIGHT BEING OUT, AND IN NEAR WRECKS BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PIECE OF HARDWARE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE TAILLIGHTS TO FIX THE BULB SOCKET/GROUND ISSUE. *TR

HEAT HASN'T WORKED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS. ASKED DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY WANT OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. JUST REPLACED RADIATOR AND NOW HEAT DOESN'T WORK ON DRIVER SIDE. IF JEEP ACTUALLY CHECKED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT WEBSITE THEY KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2003. HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON PASSENGER SIDE BY SEPTEMBER AND I PURCHASED IT IN JULY. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RAN HOT AND SHUT OFF. CONSUMER STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AT 3 AM BECAUSE IT RAN HOT AND CUT OFF. *KB THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, COOLING FAN AND RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. HOWEVER, AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE LEFT REAR TAIL LAMP WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE BRACKETS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT HAVE SNAPPED TWICE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK AND SLIDE FRONTWARDS AND BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT EXPLAIN HOW THE BRACKETS SNAPPED. HE BELIEVES THAT HE WILL NOT BE SECURED PROPERLY IF A CRASH OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SHE HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,523 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. BLEND DOOR FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I PURCHASED IN 2003 WITH ONLY 27K ON IT AND A FACTORY WARRANTY I ALSO PURCHASED A EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY FROM THE JEEP DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 75K THE VEHICLE LOST ALL HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THEY TOLD ME IT COULD OF BEEN ONE OF TWO THINGS EITHER THE HEATER CONTROL UNIT OR THE BLEND DOORS BUT ALMOST ALWAYS IT IS THE BLEND DOORS, THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THIS TIME WITH NO HEAT BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS ALL WINTER LONG MY CAR WILL NOT DEFROST, I CAN ONLY SEE OUT A LITTLE SPACE IN THE WINDOW WHEN THE TEMP DROPS TO FREEZING, IF I KNEW BACK THEN THAT THIS ISSUE IS AFFECTING ALMOST EVERY JEEP OWNER OUT THERE NOT A SELECT FEW I WOULD OF ACTED SOONER BUT AS I CANT STAND IT ANYMORE I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY SITES THAT HAVE HUNDREDS EVEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE FAULTY PARTS INSTALLED BY THE CHRYSLER CORP THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU SPEND 30+K ON A VEHICLE. *TR

THE HEATER IS NOT WORKING. THE HEATER ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, IT WILL COST AN ESTIMATED $800 TO $1200 TO FIX. THE BLENDER DOOR IS BROKEN AND IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT NOTHING I HAVE DONE COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. *TR

MY HVAC BLEND DOORS HAVE BROKEN WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE THE ENTIRE DASH APART TO FIX A $200 PART. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS IS $1500 DUE TO EXTENSIVE LABOR. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MODELS WITH THE DUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE HEADLIGHT COVERS TURNED YELLOW AND ARE COVERED WITH FILM. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO SHINE DIMLY AT NIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE SEALANT THAT WAS USED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY AC FAN HAD BEEN CUTTING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT MAY BE A BAD CLIMATE CONTROL CONTROL PANEL. A FEW DAYS LATER, I SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN MY CAR AND THE FAN WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. TODAY I REMOVED THE BLOWER FAN, THINKING IT WAS BAD, BUT IT TURNS OUT THE BLOWER IS FINE, THE BLOWER CONTROL MODULE RELAY AND WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED IN THE DASHBOARD ABOVE WHERE THE PASSENGERS FEET WOULD REST. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES AND WILL BE GLAD TO SEND THEM UPON REQUEST, BUT I THINK JEEP/CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FIRE THREAT AND LACK OF SAFETY (SINCE THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW). I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE PART THROUGH AN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS COMPANY, BUT THE BLOWER CONTROL MODULE WILL NEED TO BE PURCHASED STRAIGHT FROM CHRYSLER CORP. PLEASE CALL ME OR EMAIL ME WITH ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ONCE AGAIN, I WILL ALSO SEND PICTURES UPON REQUEST. THANKS! *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN ON THE WELDS AND THE LOWER FRAME BRACKET AS WELL. *TR

3 OF THE FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT LONGER WORKING AND THE DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED WITHOUT FIRST UNLOCKING THE DOOR WITH THE POWER LOCK AND THEN MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR WITH THE LOCK SLIDER. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR THOSE IN THE BACK SEAT WHO CAN NOT REACH THE POWER LOCK BUTTON, THOSE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HELP. *TR

I HAVE A BLEND DOOR PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN FOR THE REPAIR YET, BUT I PURCHASED AN EXTENED WARRANTY. THIS ISSUES DOES SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM, AND WHEN MY WARRANTY EXPIRES I HOPE NOT TO HAVE THIS AS AN ISSUE AFTER IT GETS FIXED

CLIMATE CONTROL NOT WORKING. BLOWER FAILS TO PUSH AIR. VENT DOORS FAIL TO MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, THERE WAS NO HEAT COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT ADDED ANTIFREEZE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE HEAT STILL WOULD NOT WORK. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY PERFORMED A FLUSH. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT THE PIPES BECAME HOT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE REVOLVING BLEND DOORS AND THE HEATING BLEND DOORS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. WHEN SHE WENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED, NO ONE FROM THE DEALER CALLED TO INFORM HER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GC LAREDO, AND ALONG WITH MANY,MANY OTHER PEOPLE I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE WARPED ROTORS ARE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR BRAKES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AS I DO, ALSO THE TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE, THAT HAS GOTTEN ME PULLED OVER MORE THAN ONCE, EVEN THOUGH I PUT A NEW BULB IN IT EVERY TIME. THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR THAT IS VERY ANNOYING NOT TO MENTION MY TRANSMISSION HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM THAT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT AND NOW MY RADIATOR FAN WILL NOT WORK SO MY CAR WILL OVERHEAT IF I AM STOPPED FOR TOO LONG. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE PLASTIC SHIELD THAT COVERS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DULL AND FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR FOUR DAYS. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 1, 2007. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE (CODE 1494). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119,000.

HVAC SYSTEM FAILURE ON JEEP WJ. CREAKING NOISES FREQUENTLY HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH DASH, LOAD FAN NOISES HEARD FROM INSIDE DASH. THESE SOUNDS INDICATE THE START OF A BLEND DOOR FAILURE IN THE HVAC SYSTEM. I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER A PARTIAL OR TOTAL RECALL REQUEST TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER ON BEHALF OF THE NHTSA AND JEEP OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *JB

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A RECALL FOR THE FAN. THE CUSTOMER STATED HE WENT TO HAVE THE FAN REPLACED, HOWEVER AFTER HE LEFT THE DEALER AND DROVE 10 MILES, THE RADIATOR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF WATER. *KB THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $500.00 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED UNDER RECALL.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, THE PLASTIC BLADES OF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR COOLING FAN SEPARATED IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT PAID $5,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN) WAS REFERENCED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED ENGINE DAMAGED DUE TO A FAILED PISTON. UPDATED 12/12/07.*JB

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A RAIN STORM AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO FALL. REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. SHE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT STATED SHE WOULD BE REIMBURSED IF ANY REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE VEHICLE. TWO MONTHS AGO, SHE SUBMITTED HER RECEIPTS BY MAIL TO THE MANUFACTURER AND SHE HAS YET TO RECEIVE ANY REIMBURSEMENTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME COMPONENT AFTER HER RECEIPTS WERE SUBMITTED. SHE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.0L. RADIATOR FAN CAME APART DAMAGING RADIATOR & SHROUD. REPLACED FAN & RADIATOR. IN 2007 CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT SAID MY VEHICLE WASN'T IN THE RECALL DUE TO DATE OF MANUFACTURE. SINCE THIS FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE THAT INITIATED THE RECALL, JEEP SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY LOSS. *JB

WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFOG DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING BLEND DOOR. FORCED TO PULL OVER IN HEAVY RAIN DUE TO INABILITY TO SEE ROAD. *JB

PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED; PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE ON HIGHWAY;LEFT BRAKE LIGHT FAILS TO LIGHT UP WITH NEW BULB. *JB

VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE I FOUND THE PLASTIC FAN BLADES FROM THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN HAD BROKEN APART AND WERE JAMMED INTO THE FAN PULLEY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS IT LIMITED TO THAT MODEL WHEN EVIDENTLY IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHER 2000 MODEL JEEPS SUCH AS MINE A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE CLASSIC. THE RECALL FOR THE OTHER MODEL IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. WHY THE LIMIT ? *TR

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

THE TAIL LIGHT ON MY SUV 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS FAILED TWICE. I FIRST NOTICED THE FAILURE SHORTLY PRIOR TO A CAR ACCIDENT IN EARLY 2006. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR PLACE FOR DAMAGES FROM THE ACCIDENT, I ALSO PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE TAIL LIGHT ISSUE FIXED. THE BACK TAIL LIGHT,ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WOULD EITHER BE FAINTLY LIT OR NOT LIGHT AT ALL WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR REPAIR SHOP RELAXED THE PART NEEDED, WHICH WAS AT THE STEERING WHEEL HEAD LIGHT SWITCH. IT WORKED FINE AFTER THE REPLACEMENT FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS, BEFORE FAILING AGAIN, WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANG AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLADE DETACHED FROM THE FAN. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $300 TO REPLACE THE FAN AND THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,500. UPDATED 08/29/07.*JB

HVAC BLEND DOOR IN JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED. *JB

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER(FRONT) SIDE FAILED. UNABLE TO OPEN WITH KEY ALONE. MUST PRESS KEYLESS ENTRY AND ALSO TURN KEY. ACTUATOR MAKE GRINDING/QUACKING NOISE WHEN KEYLESS ENTRY USED. NO REPAIRS ATTEMPTED AS YET. DEALER COST IS APPROX $ 250 PER DOOR. FRONT ROTORS WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND QUICKLY. RESULTS IN VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING FROM MID-RANGE SPEEDS (40-45 MPH). HAVE HAD ROTORS POLISHED TWICE WITHIN 8 MONTHS. *JB

CRUISE CONTROL,HORN NOT WORKING,AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING??? *JB

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ONCE IT STARTED AGAIN ON ITS OWN AND THEN THE SECOND TIME IT REQUIRED THAT I RESTART THE IGNITION. *JB

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SAFETY RECALL F-25 CUSTOMER STATES THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC FAN BLADES ON THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FRACTURED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IN JULY 2006, THE OWNER REPAIRED THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAN. IN JULY 2007, HE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE ENGINE COOLING COOLING SYSTEM: FAN NHTSA (CAMPAIGN #06V199000). HE WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE, VIN, ENGINE SIZE AND THE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/30/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POLICE PULLED THE CONTACT OVER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING. THE REAR CONNECTION WAS PREVIOUSLY TIGHTENED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A WIRING ISSUE REGARDING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. SHE HAS RECEIVED TRAFFIC TICKETS FROM THE POLICE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,300.

ON JULY 26, MY SON HAD A FRONT IMPACT WRECK IN HIS 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT THAT TOTALED THE CAR, HOWEVER NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, NOT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT OF THIS CRASH, MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND REQUIRED 11 STICHES AND MY OTHER SON, WHO WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY REQUIRING 8 STICTHES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS IMPACT BRUISES. INJURIES WERE MINIMIZED BECAUSE BOTH SONS WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS. *TR

ON A HARD STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY JEEP THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED WHEN I MADE THE PANIC STOP. I CALLED CHRYSLER, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES REGARDING BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT AND LEAKING FLUID CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. CHRYSLER REPLIED THAT SINCE MY JEEP WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A FINANCIAL ISSUE, BUT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO NOTIFY OTHERS OF THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SAFETY RECALL F25- ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FAN**CC CHRYSLER WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE FAN AND THE MOTOR AT THEIR COST AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RADIATOR AND THE SHROUD. THE RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN WHEN USING THE SWITCH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED WATER UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN HAD BECOME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE ENGINE SIZE AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) WILL PUT OUT HEAT WHEN ON FULL COLD AND NEAT WILL PUT OUT COLD WHEN ON HEAT MODE. AIR WILL NOT BLOW OUT VENTS OR DEFROST BUT BLOWER MOTOR IS WORKING . STARTED ACTING UP LAST YEAR AND STILL DOES IT. *TR

I HAD SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE JEEP. I PURCHASED THE JEEP ON JULY 26, 2000 NEW. I TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF THE VEHICLE, HAVE IT CHECKED AND OIL CHANGED EVERY 2500 MILES. BEFORE THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY WAS UP I HAD A TOTAL OF 15,000 MILES ON IT. I COMPLAINED OF IT SHIMMYING AND GRINDING SOUND IN THE BACK, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A THING WRONG. IN FEBRUARY HAVING ABOUT $18,000 MILES ON IT THAT I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP - $900.00 WORTH. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN DOWN HILL. I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE DAY ONE THAT MY VEHICLE SHIMMIES OUT OF CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY, AND NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG, JUST PUT NEW CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS ON IT AND, STEERING PINION, TIGHT STEERING, AND A HOST OF OTHER SUCH REMEDIES, TO NO AVAIL. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I WAS ALMOST IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 94, AS I DID GO OUT OF TOWN, AFTER THE ABOVE WAS FIXED, BUT APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T HELP AS MY VEHICLE SHOOK ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. I PUT ON MY BREAKS IMMEDIATELY AND HAD TO GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED, SAT FOR A WHILE, AND THEN DROVE OFF, AND IT WAS OKAY FOR A WHILE, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, A DRIVER FROM BEHIND ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I HAD TO PUT MY BREAKS ON TO TRY TO CONTROL IT SOME. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED BACK WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED YEARS AGO. I WROTE DAIMLER CHRYSLER A LETTER REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT THE COMPANY DIDN'T EVEN RESPOND. IN THE MEANTIME, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I WANT TO TRADE IT IN, BUT FEEL I WAS SOLD A REAL LEMON AND SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE HASSLES, REPAIR COSTS, ETC. OF WHAT I WAS HOPING WOULD NOT HAPPEN WHEN BUYING A NEW VEHICLE, AND THE WAY I TAKE CARE OF IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER BRAND NEW ONE, BUT DO FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE CALLED THIS VEHICLE BACK FROM THE ONSET, AS IT HAS BEEN A LEMON, OF WHICH I HAVE EXPRESSED MANY TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAN AND CONTROL BOX HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND REPLACE MULITPLE TIMES NOW AND AGAIN IS BROKE. THE BRAKES/ROTORS ARE BAD HANDLING AND THE FUEL ECONOMY DOES NOT GET WHAT EVEN THE COMPUTER STATED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE REMOVED THE SEAT AND FOUND THAT THE WELDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR DRIVER SEAT HAD FAILED. THE SEAT IS CURRENTLY CROOKED AND HE IS AFRAID THAT THE LEFT SIDE WILL COME APART NEXT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CANNOT BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 132,296 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,800. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT A TWO SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. FIRST, THE DOOR LOCKS ARE ALL STARTING TO FAIL. WITHOUT WARNING THEY FAIL TO OPERATE AND YOU CAN NOT UNLOCK THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF A RESCUE WORKER CAN NOT GET INTO MY VEHICLE TO RESCUE MY CHILDREN. SECOND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMEDIATELY. THIS COULD CAUSE A GRAVE ACCIDENT KILLING ME OR MY CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TALK TO TWENTY TO THIRTY JEEP OWNERS OF THIS SAME MODEL AND APPROXIMATE YEAR AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. YOU HAVE TO GO TO THIS WEB SITE; P://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_33943_4.HTML . THIS SITE LISTS OVER 700 COMPLAINTS, MOST OF THEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS AND BRAKE LIGHT. THESE PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TO HAVE SUCH A NATIONWIDE OUTCRY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS AND CHRYSLER RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *AK

HAZING ON INSIDE OF LENSE ON HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. SEALED UNIT. BOTH SIDES.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAME OFF TRACK. THE SEAT FRAME DETACHED FROM THE TRACK AND RIPPED A PIECE OF METAL UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY FORCEFUL ACTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 92,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/08/07. *JB

BLEND DOORS ON THE 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CLIMATE SYSTEM WERE BROKEN AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANTY ITEMS, CLAIMING IT WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND NOT AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GRAND CHEROKEES, AND QUOTED ME $1200 TO REPAIR THEM ,AND TO EXPECT THEM TO GO ROUGHLY EVERY 2-3 YEARS. IT SEEEMED TO ME LIKE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND CUSTOMER'S SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR COVERING IT. APPARENTLY IT AFFECTED 1999-2004 MODELS, SO IT WAS A RECENT MODEL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE SEAT SHOOK WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE SEAT LOOSENED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEEL STRUCTURE HAD TORN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 143,622 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,220. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT FRAME FAILED WHICH CASUED THE SEAT TO SEPARATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. UPDATED

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

UNABLE TO CONTROL DIRECTION OF HEAT/COOL TO VENTS. DEALER DIAGNOSED BLOWER AIR DOOR FAILURE . REPLACEMENT WAS OVER $800. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND MAKES A STRANGE NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION BOX. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, WITH REPAIR COSTS EXCEEDING $4,000. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS, HER VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER CHANGED HER FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED HER TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND ALSO RECEIVE SPEEDING TICKETS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO RUN OVER HER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WOULD NEED ANOTHER FUEL PUMP. SHE CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO TAKE HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PARTS OF HER VEHICLE AT NO COST. WHEN SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER GAVE HER THE WRONG INFORMATION AND THAT HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE DUE TO THE PREVIOUS CRASH AND FAILURES. THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT HAVE ALL OF THE REPAIR DOCUMENTATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE SPEEDING TICKETS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, HAVE NOTICED THIS ON OTHER JEEP'S FROM 1999 TO 2001 AND FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. *AK

NOTICED TRUCK RUNNING HOT WHEN SITTING IDLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ADVISED HIM OF A FAULTY COOLING FAN MODULE. REPLACED COOLING FAN MODULE, AND ONE MONTH LATER TRUCK RAN HOT AGAIN AND WAS LEAKING. TRUCK CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. TRUCK DID NOT FALL UNDER CURRENT RECALL FOR COOLING FAN MODULES. WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A FULL REFUND FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND CYLINDERS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DUE TO SQUEAKING NOISES AND THE INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SQUEAKING AND SCREECHING NOISES WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND GREATER. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 16, 2007. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) BLOWING COLD AIR OUT OF ONE SIDE. *AK

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

BLEND DOOR FAILURE ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CLIMATE CONTROLS NO LONGER WORK, INCLUDING DEFROST/DEFOG VENTS, CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *AK

TL- CALLER OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71000. FAILURE MILEAGE IS 68000. WHILE DRIVING 40MPH CALLER NOTICED TEMEPERATURE GAUGE AND PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY ADDING COOLANT TO RADIATOR. VEHICLE COOLED OFF AND HE PUT A NEW HEAD ON THE ENGINE A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING HOT. KTF THE CONSUMER STATED THE EXHAUST HEADER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK OIL PAN CAUSING OVERHEATING. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR FAILURE WITH FREON LEAKING INTO VEHICLE. FREON DISPLACED OXYGEN AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BECOME DROWSY. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN 2005 FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN ALBUQUERQUE. AT THAT TIME NO RECALLS OR REPAIRS OF ANY SAFETY RELATED DEFECTS WERE REVEALED TO ME. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN NOVENBER 2006 FOR COOLING FAN THAT I HAD ALREADY HAD DONE . DAIMLER/CHRYSLER REIMBURSED ME FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS DONE. ON 4-17-07 I WAS NORTH BOUND ON UNSER APPROACHING LADERA, TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS POSTED AT 35 MPH. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN SLAMMED MY FOOT DOWN ON THE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I REAR ENDED A LARGE PICKUP AT THE INTERSECTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND I DID NOT THINK THE SEAT BELT ENGAGED UNTILL I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY STERNUM. MY INJURIES WERE MINOR, AND I ELT THE INJURIES OF THE PERSON I HIT WERE ALSO MINOR. THE REASON I BELIEVED THISWAS SO BECAUSE I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSICIENCE. AFTER SOME ADVICE FROM AN ATTOURNEY I CHECKED ONLINE FOR ANY SAFTY RELATED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOT SURPRISED TO FIND MANY. RECALL # 200002004 WAS A SEAT BELT RECALL, RECALL # 20060313 WAS A BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL, AND RECALL # 19991202 WAS A AIR BAG RECALL. THERE WERE MANY MORE I AM SURE YOU WERE AWARE OFF. MY CONCERN WAS FOR ANYBODY ELSE THATWAS DRIVING ONE OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CAR. IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER HAD BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME I AM SURE THEIR INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT SAFE. *AK

AT THE TIME I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS FROM WARPED ROTORS WHICH CAUSED CAR AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN EXITING OFF FREEWAY. MY ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS TOLD "THE TECH COULD NOT VERIFY AT THIS TIME. TECH TURNED OFF LIGHT". CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, 17,747 MILES AND TWO YEARS OLD. FIVE YEARS LATER, 58,968 MILES AND NO WARRANTY I HAVE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TOLD," TORQUE CONVERTER FAULTY REQUIRES TRANSMISSION REMOVAL AFTER RUNNING SYSTEM SCAN". *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE ABNORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE COMPRESSION RING WAS BUSTED ,AND THE HEAD GASKET, INTAKE/OUTTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, AND WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 06V199000 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE ENGINE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,900, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER THAT THIS PART (LBG4F250)MAY CAUSE RADIATOR AND OR ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER BLOWER DOES NOT WORK. SEEMS TO BE THE SAME BLENDER DOOR PROBLEM AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS WEBSITE HAVE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE/TSERAT48371ICOB68/P3. *JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE EXTERIOR, TAILGATE AND BRAKE LIGHT BULBS WERE INOPERABLE AND MUST BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE FREQUENT TAIL LIGHT FAILURES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL JEEP. ON APRIL 15, 2007 THE TAIL GATE BULB LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, ITWAS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 163,000. *AK

TODAY WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED THE HEATER STOPPED SENDING WARM AIR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTER AND HEAT OUTLETS, HAS DUAL ZONE CONTROLS. I SUSPECTED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEGATESWHICH CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR TO ENTER THE PASSENGER CABIN. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARED THIS WAS AN IDENTIFIED DEFECT AFFECTING MANY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS. THE PROBLEM WAS APPARENTLY NOT CORRECTABLE WITHOUT REPLACING THE GATES"AND ACTUATORS. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE DIT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM , AND HAVE RECEIVED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1100 PLUS. IN MY OPINION MANUFACTURING DEFECTS SHOULD BE COVERED THROUGH A RECALL AND AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNER. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 106,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IN REVERSE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BYDEN MOTORS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.*AK THE TIE ROD WAS BAD. UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

AFTER CRACKLING A WEIRD AIR ISSUES IN MY JEEP THE CLIMATE CONTROL SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY ALL TOGETHER. THISWAS GOING TO COST ME ROUGHLY $1,200 TO REPAIR, AND I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT. AFTER 52,000 MILES SOMETHING CALLED A BLEND DOOR EFFECT TOOK PLACE. IF I KNEW THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT MY JEEP I WOULD HAVE AVOIDED IT LIKE THE PLAGUE.*AK

THE BLOWER MOTOR ON MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED FAILED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH DOORS IN THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM. THE REPAIR WILL COST $ 900 - 1,200.00 TO REPAIR. THERE WAS HEAT. THERE WAS COOLING. THERE WAS NO BLOWING TO SEND THAT AIR INTO THE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT. DEFROSTING OF WINDOWS WAS SLOW.THE CONDENSATION EVAPORATED ONLY AFTER THE AIR MOVED ITSELF. I CAN ONLY SWITCH TO "DEFROST", A MINIMAL ASSIST IN THE PROCESS. MY HUSBANDWAS UNWILLING TO DRIVE OR BE A PASSENGER IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE DANGER CAUSED BY THE DEFROSTING PROBLEM (WE HAVE A HOME IN MN AND I WILL BE MOVING THERE SOON) OR DURING THE EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE DURING WINTER AND SUMMER. THERE WAS A WEBSITE WITH A LONG LIST OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CLAIM. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. SINCE JULY 2004, THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCK SOLENOIDS, ONE AFTER THE OTHER. AS OF THIS REPORTING, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE ALL THE POWER LOCK SOLENOIDS REPLACED, INCLUDING THE BACK HATCH WHICH WAS REPLACED THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THIS WRITING. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THE REAR DOOR SOLENOIDS, LEFT DOOR FIRST, THEN THE RIGHT. PROBLEMS WERE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH WITH THE REAR DOORS THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AFTER THEY FAILED - ONLY FROM THE INSIDE BY MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR (THE OUTSIDE DOES NOT HAVE A KEY SLOT). I HAVE INCURRED ALMOST $2,000 IN REPAIR COSTS OVER THE LAST 30 MONTHS REPLACING THE MECHANISMS. THE SAME REPAIR SHOP REPLACED ALL FIVE UNITS, AND ALL FIVE REPLACEMENTS ARE CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING. THEY FURNISHED ME THIS WEBSITE TO CONTACT DUE TO THE TROUBLE THAT I HAVE SEEN.*AK

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH 116,000 MILES. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WERE (1) RAPID FOGGING OF FRONT WINDSHIELD, (2) NO DEFROST ON PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, (3) FOGGING OF FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD,(4) FAILURE OF PASSENGER HEAT WHILE STILL MAINTAINING DRIVER HEAT FUNCTION, AND (5) ONLY COLD AIR RELEASE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF JEEP. CONSEQUENTLY THE WINDSHEILD AND FRONT WINDOWS DO NOT DEFOG, AND NO HEAT IS PROVIDED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND DASHBOARD VENTILATION SYSTEM. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,350 INCLUSIVE OF 8 HOURS OF LABOR. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND ONLINE FORUMS, THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES.

THE CLOCKSPRING IN MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THIS I LOST ALL FUNCTIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. INCLUDING A OPERABLE AIRBAG AND HORN.

I HAVE A 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP LIMITED THAT I PURCHASED NEW. IT WAS FAIRLY OK UNTIL 2003 AT ABOUT 60K MILES. THAT'S WHEN THE RADIATOR STARTING LEAKING. IT WAS REPLACED IN 2003 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER (5 REPLACEMENTS) WITH THE LAST ONE IN MARCH 2007. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL WATER PUMPS PLUS REPLACING THE HEATER CORE. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE RADIATORS TO CONTINUE TO BREAKDOWN EVERY YEAR WITH LESS THAN 10K AND UNDER 12 MONTHS EACH TIME. I BELIEVE THE JEEP HAS AN INHERENT FLAW IN THE COOLING SYSTEM DESIGN. CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY FUTURE RADIATORS WHICH ALMOST ASSUREDLY WILL BREAKDOWN AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED IT WILL VIBRTE AND SHIMMY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GENERALLY CLEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT MORE THAN 40 MPH IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INITIALLY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND SHAVED THE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON ALL JEEP VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF 64000 MILES. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, AND HAD THE REPAIRS MADE BEFORE THE SAFETY RECALL, AND THAT IT HAS NOW BEEN 8 WEEKS AND HE HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HE DID NOT SEND SUFFICIENT PROOF TO BE REIMBURSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF 2006, BUT HAD ALREADY MADE THE REPAIR SABOUT AUGUST 2, 2004, PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL. THE MOTOR ON THE RADIATOR FAN WOULD NOT WORK, AND IT WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB

WHILE MY SON WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE ACCELERATOR ON OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. YOU CAN SEE THE SKID MARKS FROM HIM APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT WENT FULL THROTTLE AND TOOK IT INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE JEEP HAS BEEN TOTALED. I HAVE BEEN FINDING A LOT ON THE INTERNET NOW THAT SHOWS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO THE JEEPS FOR SOME TIME. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER - HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND AM STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THEY WILL ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY.*JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS SINCE 2005. HE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ON 2 OCCASIONS SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2003. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKS. WHEN HITTING THE UNLOCK REMOTE CONTROL TO UNLOCK THE DOORS THE VEHICLE DID NOT UNLOCK. ON SOME OCCASIONS WHILE IN THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THE DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK. A NUMBER OF TIMES HE'S HAD TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. IN ADDITION, TAIL LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIOED. THE SOCKET THAT HELD THE BULBS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. HE STATED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS AND HIS REVERSE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. HE HAD TO GLUE THE PLASTIC SOCKETS TOGETHER, AND ON THE LAST TIME HE NEEDED REPAIRS FOR THE SOCKET, HE HAD TO RIG THEM UP TO WORK. FINALLY THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE AND BACK UP LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK OF MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE ONLY A INCONVENIENCE FOR ME, HOWEVER IF THIS HAPPENS DURING AN EMERGENCY SOMEONE COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. *JB

THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY MAKING VISIBILITY HARD AT TIMES. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. THEY USE A BLEND DOOR SYSTEM WHICH ARE PRONE TO BREAK AND REQUIRE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR DUE TO EXTENSIVE DASH REMOVAL. *JB

HEATER OR CAR RADIO OVERHEATED AND MELTED TAPE IN RADIO. THIS WAS THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE AND NOW RADIO WILL NO LONGER PLAY TAPES OR CAN BE USED FOR XM RADIO. TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *NM

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CUSTOMER IS LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR BRAKE PULSATION PROBLEMS**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER WROTE IN ABOUT 2 JEEPS THAT SHE OWNS. THE CONSUMER STARTED HEARING SOUNDS AT 15 THOUSANDS MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A SOFT PEDAL. IT WASN'T UNTIL 46,000 MILES THAT THE ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED. AT 53,000 MILES THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ROTORS WHEN THE PADS WERE DUE FOR CHANGE, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR THE INSPECTION AND ALSO STATED IT WAS A NORMAL JEEP PROBLEM. THE CONSUMERS SECOND JEEP ALSO NEEDED REAR ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED.(2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE) *JB

DEFROSTER ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. ICE BUILDS UP ON WINDSHIELD REDUCING VISIBILITY. *NM

BLOWER BLEND DOOR FAILURE. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 60000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (98V095000) ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN AFTER SHE HAD THE FAILURE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED HER INFORMATION TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE REIMBURSED. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PAY THE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT IT WAS NOT FOR THE SAME REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER FROM THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE VEHICLE WHICH STATED THE WORK THAT WAS DONE WHICH COINCIDED WITH THE RECALL NOTICE FAILURE.

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER . *NM

BLEND MOTOR FAILURE ............ HAVE NO HEAT , ONLY A/C ......... DEALER WANTS 700.00 TO REPAIR ......... MOTOR IS ONLY 70.00 ........... HIGHWAY ROBBERY .................. *JB

HEATER BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NO MATTER THE TEMPERATURE SETTING. *NM

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURANCE THAT MY HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM HAS FAILED SINCE I PURCHASED MY JEEP IN AUGUST OF 1999. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THE BLEND DOORS AND RECIRCULATION DOORS. THE DEALER COST TO FIX WAS ABOUT $900.00. AFTER SEVEN YEARS I WOULD THINK THAT CHRYSLER COULD MAKE A HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM THAT WOULD NOT BREAK EVERY 2.5YEARS. *NM

MY FAN MODULE IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL (DUE TO THE ENGINE SIZE) CAME APART WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR AND OTHER PARTS IN THE ENGINE. *NM

MY VENTILATION SYSTEM IS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. I HAVE A LOUD CREATING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERSIDE MY DASH. WHEN I TURN ON THE SYSTEM, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HEAT/COOL THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO. SOMETIMES THE HEAT COMES ON, SOMETIMES THE COOL COMES ON WHEN THE OTHER IS CHOSEN. SOMETIMES IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE FLOOR ITS ON THE DEFROSTER. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER ACTS UP BUT MOSTLY IT DOESN'T WORK.

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH RADIATOR FAN PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER HAD THE FAN RELAY REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SENT ALL THE PAPERWORK TO THE MANUFACTURER PROVING THAT THE FAN HAD BEEN REPLACED, ONLY TO BE DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE FAN BLADES WERE NOT BROKEN. *JB

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A RECALL ON RADIATOR FAN CUSTOMER HAD WORK DONE A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER AND HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT PARTS THAT WERE USED**NAR**CC THE RADIATOR FAN IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DISINTEGRATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. A NEW FAN WAS INSTALLED APPROX 30 MONTHS AGO. THE CONSUMER IS QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT THE FAN WHICH WAS REPLACED 30 MONTHS AGO, AS A REPAIR PART, SHOULD ALSO BE REPLACED WITH THE PART CURRENT BEING RECOMMENDED. *NM

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNSA 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND THEN HE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL. THE CONTACT SENT THE MANUFACTURER THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND WAS DENIED THE REIMBURSEMENT. *AK

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SAFETY RECALL F25 ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN**NAR**CC SECOND LETTER RECEIVED 01/22/2007**CC THE CONSUMER RADIATOR FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

DUE TO PULSING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS AROUND 20,000 MILES (WE PAID THE BILL). THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AGAIN AROUND 40,000 MILES BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ON A TRIP TO THE STORE THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WOULD NOT TOTALLY RELEASE PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT AND HEATING THE ROTOR / PADS TO THE POINT OF SMOKING. THE RIGHT FRONT ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH; THE CALIPER AND ROTOR WERE REPLACED WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *JB

9/12/06 - HAD ELECTRIC FAN MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED WHILE TRAVELING BY MCGEE TIRE STORES IN TALLAHASSEE, FL FOR $535. 9/15/06 - RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE F25 FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR SAME AS REPAIR. 01/02/07 - INSPECTED BY DAYTON ANDREWS DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO VERIFY WORK WAS COMPLETED. SENT ORIGINAL REPAIR RECEIPT, DAYTON ANDREWS LETTER AND RECALL NOTICE WITH LETTER TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. 01/16/06 - RECEIVED A CALL FROM "RANDI" AT DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATING THAT SHE REVIEVED OUR PAPERWORK AND DETERMINED WE WERE NOT ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE WE CHOSE NOT TO HAVE JEEP PERFORM THE WORK. SHE REFUSED TO LET ME SPEAK WITH HER SUPERVISOR AND STATED THAT SHE WAS "EMPOWERED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO MAKE THIS DECISION NOT TO REIMBURSE." THE RECEIPT OF THE RECALL NOTICE OCCURRED DIRECTLY FOLLOWING US HAVING TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE WHILE TRAVELING TO TALLAHASSEE, SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME AND STRANDED WITHOUT A WORKING VEHICLE. WHILE WE WERE HAVING THIS WORK PERFORMED, WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL AS WE HAD NOT YET RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION. HOW DO WE APPEAL TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO RECONSIDER THIS CLAIM? I HAVE SOFT COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS, IN CASE "RANDI" CHOOSES NOT TO RETURN MY ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, WHICH I CAN PRODUCE UPON REQUEST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

TL* - WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE ON HER 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, THE JACK WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE JACK WOULD ONLY GO UP TO A CERTAIN HEIGHT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO RAISE THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CONTACT COULDN'T PROVIDE A PART NUMBER OR SERIAL NUMBER FOR JACK. *JB UPDATED 03/07/07*JB

ON JAN. 10, 2007, I WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY JEEP WAS SMASHED AND I HAVE TO GET A WHOLE NEW FRONT CLIP FOR IT. ALSO, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THIS TYPE OF COLLISION. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V199000. CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. ON 10/16/06 CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS, AND IT COULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIRS UNTIL AFTER 1/1/07. ON 01/03/06, THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND WHO IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL, BUT THAT VEHICLE IS MISFIRED. IN ORDER FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHATWAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE THEY WILL NEED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT AN EXTRA FEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE WELL , AND THAT THE VEHICLE HASN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MISFIRING BEFORE. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL 06V199000 ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE RADIATOR OVERHEATED. SHE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AT HITECH AUTO MOTIVE WHERE THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN WAS REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE RADIATOR ELECTRIC FAN, THE CONTACT WENT TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO BE REIMBURSED, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT BECAUSE THE RADIATOR FAN HAD NOT FRACTURED OR SEPARATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WORK THAT SHE PAID FOR. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. HE RECEIVED RECALL 06V199000 FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD HIM A MONTH AGO THAT HE WAS NEXT ON THE LIST, BUT HE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK UPDATED *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECAL 06V199000L 0CTOBER 11, 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE SAME THING REPAIRED ON VEHICLE ON 09/13/06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAN TORE TO PIECES, AND TORE A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. BOTH THE FAN AND THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE WEATHER NOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE, SHE TURNED HER CAR OFF, AND THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WAS MAKING SO MUCH NOISE THAT SHE TOOK IT TO BE INSPECTED. SHE RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL AFTER THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE ,AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN CALLING AND CALLING THE DEALER AND NO ONE ANSWERED THE TELEPHONE. *AK

THE BLEND AND RECIRCULATION DOOR ASSEMBLY IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED FAILED. THIS LEADS TO A LOSS OF HEAT AND DEFROSTER. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA SO WITH NO DEFROSTER THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. MY WINDOWS WON'T DEFROST AND WILL SUDDENLY FOG UP WITHOUT WARNING. I CAN SUDDENLY LOSE ALL VISIBILITY. *JB

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER. *JB

SAFETY RECALL F-25 ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN**CC OCTOBER 05 THE ELECTRIC FAN IN THE CONSUMER 'S 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE BROKE AND PUNCTURED AN HOLE IN THE VEHICLE'S RADIATOR. NOVEMBER 06 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ELECTRIC FAN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE FAN HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIR COST, BUT REFUSED TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR TOWING COST, RENTAL CAR, AND MISSED WORK. *NM

THE ORIGINAL FAN ON OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EXPLODE ON US WHILE ON THE ROAD, BROKE INTO MANY PIECES AND DAMAGED THE SHROUD. WE BOUGHT AN AFTER MARKET FAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. END OF JUNE 2006 WE TOOK IT TO ALLEN SAMUELS CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER TO HAVE IT PERMANENTLY FIXED SINCE IT ACTED LIKE THERE WAS STILL A PROBLEM. WE PAID ALMOST $1000. RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING WE GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM CHRYSLER ON THE FAN BEING RECALLED AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TO SEND IN THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SO WE DID MAIL IT ALL IN AND WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM CHRYSLER DENYING THE CLAIM SINCE HANS AT ALLEN SAMUELS CHRYSLER JEEP TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE AFTER MARKET FAN. SO I CALLED HANS TO ASK HIM WHY HE TOLD CHRYSLER IT WAS CAUSED BY THE AFTER MARKET FAN IF WE ORIGINALLY CAME IN WITH THE BLOWN UP ORIGINAL FAN AND A BROKEN SHROUD AND THERMOSTAT. HE SAID IN THEIR SYSTEM IT STATES THAT THEY REPLACED THE AFTER MARKET FAN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BLOWING ENOUGH AIR. WELL THAT IS WRONG, BUT UNFORTUNATELY HANS WAS NOT WILLING TO BE HELPFUL AND TAKE CARE OF THE MATTER. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE SPOKE WITH MY HUSBAND WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND TOLD HIM WE HAVE TO HAVE A NEW RADIATOR TO KEEP THE CAR FROM OVER HEATING AND HE WAS THERE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN TOLD MY HUSBAND THE SAME THING. THE PROBLEM IS, I WAS THERE TOO AND THAT IS NOT WHAT THEY TOLD US. ABOUT THE AFTER MARKET FAN, IT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FAN EXPLODED, IF THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WE WOULD HAVE NEVER NEEDED AN AFTER MARKET FAN AND WE WOULD NOT BE IN THIS SITUATION, BUT CHRYSLER AND HANS DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY. I BELIEVE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON A PART AND WE ALREADY HAD IT HAPPEN TO US AND WE PAID OUT OF POCKET WE SHOULD GET OUR MONEY BACK. WE ALSO HAD A STEEL BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SEAT BRAKE AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEE IT AS A SAFETY HAZARD THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. *JB

DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL F25-ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN**CC THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN UNKNOWN PART WAS FIXED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER WHILE ON VACATION THE VEHICLES ELECTRIC FAN BROKE AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND SUBMITTED AND INVOICE AND CREDIT CARD RECEIPT AS PROOF OF REPAIR/PAYMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD ONLY BE PARTIALLY REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS, NO PROBLEM AT ALL ON HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V312000 REGARDING THE STEERING: GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. JRB. *AK UPDATED 01/29/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE FAILED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER WAS A SHORT IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. *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

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

TL*- THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING HER 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE REGARDING THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE HAS HAD THIS REPAIR DONE ON THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN BACK ON JULY 27,2006. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE SENT A LETTER TO CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS REPAIR ORDER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR HER REPAIR ON THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN. THE CONTACT SAID THAT CHRYSLER SAID THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER BECAUSE THE MOTOR WENT BAD INSTEAD OF THE BLADE, BUT IF THE BLADE HAD GONE BAD THEY WOULD HAVE REIMBURSED HER. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR BUT WOULD BE HAPPY IF CHRYSLER WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE PARTS. THE CONTACT HAS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY SAID, IF THE BLADES HAD SHATTERED AND CREATED MORE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE IN ORDER. THE CONTACT HAS PROVIDED THE INVOICE OF REPAIR AND THE LETTER TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

TL*- THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 06V199000. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SOMETIME IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY, WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE PULLED OVER AND COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING FROM HIS VEHICLE AND ALSO THAT HIS ELECTRIC FAN CAME APART. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT REALIZED AFTER HIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS LOOKING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR HIS REPAIR DONE ON HIS VEHICLE AND STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T GOTTEN BACK TO HIM REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT. IF ANY INVOICES FOR REPAIR ARE NEEDED CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY.

1) NO SIGN OF FAILURE, JUST HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE 2)NO HEAT FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AT ALL, NO FLOOR HEAT, NO FRONT VENT HEAT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NO WINDSHIELD DEFROST HEAT, CAUSING A LOT OF FOG AND POOR VISIBILITY DURING THESE COLD MONTHS... 3)HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX ISSUE, COST OF REPLACEMENT PARTS AND LABOR IS $2000, DOWN TIME OF VEHICLE IS 2 DAYS TO FIX...A LOT OF WORK FOR A NOVICE LIKE MYSELF. *JB

HEATER DOES NOT WORK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, COST TO FIX IS RIDICULOUS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING THIS EXPENSIVE HAPPENS SO OFTEN ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE READ DOZENS OF ACCOUNTS FROM OTHER WJ JEEP OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM! *NM

WE EXPERIENCED EXTREME PULSING AND JERKING WHILE APPLYING OUR BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM MANIFESTED AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES. WE HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED (DEALER SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED). THIS PROBLEM IS NOW OCCURRING AGING AT 20,000 MILES. THE PULSING IS EXTREME AND WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN THE SAFETY OF OUR BRAKES. WE ARE NOW FORCED TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. JEEP ISSUED A TSB BUT NOT A RECALL - THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLE. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AS THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT YET JEEP REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

THE BLEND DOORS HAVE FAILED 2X. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I NO LONGER HAVE DEFROST ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS COSTS OVER $1000 TO FIX. THE BLEND DOORS HAVE FLAPS TO CONTROL THE HOT AND COLD AIR FOR THE HVAC. MINE WAS STUCK ON COLD, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO DEFROST MY CAR. I CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER $1000. *NM

NO ONE WAS KILLED, POTENTIAL LOCK OUT OF VEHICLE. *NM

BLEND DOOR FAILURE, HEATER CORE FAILURE. *NM

NO HEAT FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF 2000 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE. BLEND DOOR ISSUE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V199000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE COOLING SYSTEM; FAN. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE AT THE BACK APPROXIMATELY JULY 2003. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE METAL IS TOO THIN AND THAT'S WHY IT BROKE. IT BROKE AGAIN SO I TRIED TO BUY A USED SEAT FROM SEVERAL SALVAGE YARDS. THEY ALL SAID THAT THEY SELL AS FAST AS THEY COME IN DO TO THE BACKS BREAKING. *NM

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT ROTORS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED EVERY 12,000 MILES. UPDATE 4/23/07 *TR

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE HEAT GAUGE SPIKED TO 300. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED. THE FLUID IN THE RADIATOR WAS AUDIBLY BOILING, AND THE COOLING FAN HAD CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 06V199000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE COOLING FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V199000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE DROPPING AT DIFFERENT TIMES INSTEAD OF TOGETHER, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2005 WHILE RETURNING FROM A 220 MILE TRIP THE RADIATOR FAN ON OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED, CAUSING RUPTURE OF RADIATOR, COOLANT LOSS AND RAPID OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIRESTONE AUTO REPAIR WHERE THE RADIATOR, FAN AND SHROUD ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2005. IT BECAME APPARENT WHEN LEAVING FIRESTONE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SUFFERED DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PANHANDLE TRANSMISSION WHERE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. A RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED BY DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IN OCTOBER 2006. INVOICES, CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS AND CANCELED CHECK WAS SUBMITTED TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER AS PROOF OF DEFECT AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE REPAIR. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REIMBURSED THE COST OF THE FAN, RADIATOR AND SHROUD REPLACEMENT ON NOVEMBER 16, 2006 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1003.89 BUT NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION ($1350.00) DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE AND RAPID OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT SYSTEM. *JB

BRAKE PULSATION AND HEAVY VIBRATION DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE COMPONETS I.E. WARPING OF ROTORS CAUSED BY HEAT FRICTION FROM INFERIOR METAL AND OR MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST DAIMLER/CHRYSLER ONLY COVERS VEHICLES THAT WERE UNDER THE STANDARD WARRANTY PERIOD. ALTHOUGH D/C ISN'T ADMITTING GUILT, THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WILL COVER ONLY THOSE VEHICLES THAT QUALIFY UNDER THEIR RULES. THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE SETTLEMENT CLASS DID NOT LITIGATE A CLAIM OR EVEN CONTEST THE RIGHTS OF THE CLASS MEMBERS WHO WERE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURRED. ALL OF THE CLASS MEMBERS WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THESE REPAIRS. YOUR AGENCY NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION AND REVIEW ALL OF THE DATA AND EVIDENCE THAT PROVES THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, AND EITHER HAVE A RECALL OR ASK D/C TO REPAIR ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, BEFORE THESE PARTS TOTALLY FAIL AND CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V199000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD OVER HEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE STAND STILL POSITION ON A FREQUENT BASIS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE RADIATOR FAN RELAY SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE PART REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED NORMALLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT SIGNAL ANY WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE PART, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE SAFETY RECALL F25 ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN. *TS THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE SHE ALREADY HAD THE PART REPLACED. *JB

FAN BLADE CAME APART BREAKING THROUGH SHROUD AND DAMAGING RADIATOR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL # F25 FOR ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE FAN HAD FRACTURED AND BEEN REPLACED. THE PAPERWORK HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. AFTER 4 WEEKS THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND ASKED WHEN THE REFUND WOULD BE SENT OUT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PAPERWORK HAD BEEN RECEIVED, BUT HAD NOT BEEN REVIEWED AND WOULD TAKE UP TO 8 WEEKS.

I WAS IN A CAR WRECK INVOLVING MYSELF AND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN A THIRD VEHICLE CHOSE TO STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN AN INTERSECTION WITH A GREEN LIGHT. WE WERE TRAVELING AT MAYBE 40 MILES PER HOUR. I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REACT AND RAN SQUARELY INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, BUT NOT PROPERLY, AS THE SHOULDER BELT WASN'T ACROSS MY CHEST. HOWEVER, WHEN THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING INJURY. I HAVE CONTUSIONS TO MY UPPER JAW, THE LOWER HALF OF MY NOSE, MY UPPER LIP, AND CHIN. MY FRONT TEETH WERE KNOCKED LOOSE, AND IT IS UNKNOWN YET IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RECOVER, A ROOT CANAL MIGHT HAVE TO BE DONE. I BROKE A FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND,, WHEN IT WAS ALSO SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POLICE, EMT'S, AND FIREMEN ON THE SCENE WERE ALL DISCUSSING WHY MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I FEEL LIKE IF IT WOULD HAVE INFLATED I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY FACIAL INJURIES AT ALL. THE ACCIDENT JUST OCCURRED YESTERDAY, SO I HAVE YET TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VENTILATION WOULD NOT OPERATE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DISALLOWING THE DEFROSTER, HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE HEATER BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE VENTILATION ISSUE.

THE REAR WINDOW AND TAILGATE REMAIN LOCKED EVEN AFTER UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE. IF YOU LOCK AND UNLOCK THE VEHICLE ENOUGH, THE REAR WINDOW AND TAILGATE WILL UNLOCK. THE LOCK SOUNDS AS IF IT IS "SPINNING". *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN FAILURE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, NO FAN BLADES WERE PHYSICALLY BROKEN. THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH NO FANS WERE BROKEN, HE STILL EXPERIENCED EXTREME ENGINE OVERHEATING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. UPDATED 12/01/06.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN AN INCLINE ON SLICK WET ROADS, THE BRAKES SHUDDERED WHEN APPLIED LIGHTLY. PRIOR WARNING OF BRAKE PROBLEMS WAS GRADUAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND MENTIONED SIMILAR OCCURRENCES WITH OTHER CONSUMERS. THE CONTACT WAS DIRECTED TO THE TSB #0500302B AFTER THE DEALER CHECKED THE VIN # FOR RECALLS. NO RECALLS WERE FOUND BY THE DEALER. NO EXAMINATIONS OR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE NHTSA LETTER FOR RECALL #06V199000 PERTAINING TO THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN WAS RECEIVED. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO A SHORTAGE, AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST WHILE THE PARTS WERE ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE STEPS BEING TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING WITH THE SERVICE DEALER FOR INFORMATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS.

GOT RECALL NOTICE FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP OVER A MONTH AGO. HAVE TRIED VARIOUS TIMES TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT ALWAYS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET PARTS. VERY FRUSTRATING.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE FAN CLUTCH FAILURE. *TS THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL RELATING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END SHOOK. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE ROTORS FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER FOUR MONTHS.

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

BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FAILED (BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON). THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE GROUND CONNECTION OF THE BRAKE LAMPS, WHICH IS PART OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSY. THE ASSY IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS WHEN SECURED AND CRACKS. THIS COMPROMISES THE GROUND CONNECTION AND THE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. MUST REPLACE TAIL LIGHT ASSY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE LEAK ORIGINATED AT THE ROLLOVER VALVE. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 00V195000, WHICH PERTAINED TO THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE FRONT LEFT SEAT FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NOT THE MANUFACTURER.

THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE FLOOR MOUNT BECAUSE A 2 1/2 " SECTION OF THE METAL SEAT FRAME INCLUDING THE MOUNTING BOLT FRACTURED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME SO THAT THE 2 1/2" SECTION AND THE BOLT ARE STILL ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR MOUNT, BUT THE SEAT IS NOT. I REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE OR REPAIR AS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY COULD NOT. THEY FAILURE APPEARS TO BE FROM METAL FATIGUE. THE SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO UNUSUAL STRESS OR WEIGHT. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND WEIGH ~180 LBS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE PUT ADDITIONAL FORCE AGAINST THE SEAT. THE SEAT JUST STUCK ONE DAY SO YOU COULD NOT MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACK, AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO SQUEAK WHICH APPARENTLY WAS DUE TO THE FRAME CONTAINING THE MOUNTING BOLT BREAKING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE HOOD FLEW UP WITHOUT WARNING OBSTRUCTING BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER VIEW. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER THE CONTACT CLOSED THE HOOD, A PIECE OF STRING WAS TIED TO THE HOOD, AND FRONT GRILL TO SECURE THE HOOD DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

FAILURE OF BRAKES LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS WHEN CHECKED WERE DUE TO OVER HEATED POWER STRIPS IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. COULD CAUSE FIRE AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH STRIPS AT 200$ EACH PLUS 150$ LABOR-THIS IS ALL FROM POOR DESIGN THE LIGHT BULBS PLUG INTO A BLACK POWER STRIP THAT ACTUALLY HEATS UP FROM THE BULBS MELTING THE POWER STRIP-CAUSING LIGHTS TO NOT WORK-BULBS STILL WORK WHEN TESTED,BUT DUE TO MELTING OF THE BLACK STRIP THE CONNECTION DOESN'T WORK. DEALER DOES NOTHING BUT CHARGE US TO FIX. CONSUMER PAYING FOR BAD DESIGN, NOT OVER USAGE OR ANY OTHER PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT ROAD CONDITIONS, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT CALIPER LOCKED. THE SERVICE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT CALL NHTSA FOR POTENTIAL RECALL INFORMATION BEFORE PROVIDING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT AGREED TO KEEP THE OLD PARTS AFTER THE REPAIR.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TAILLIGHTS WERE CHANGED THREE TIMES. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO FOGGED UP AND THE CONTACT ESTIMATED ONLY 50 PERCENT OF THE LIGHT WAS VISIBLE TO THE DRIVER.

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

MY FAN MODULE IS BAD IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 4 X 4, BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS IN THE RIGHT TIME PERIOD OF THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. *JB

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

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2006, MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES TO HER. MY TWO CHILDREN, AGES 3 AND 4, WERE IN THE VEHICLE, PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN CARS EATS AND INCURRED NO INJURIES. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AND HIT THE REAR END OF A TRUCK PARKED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A THREE LANE MAJOR ROAD. THE IMPACT TOTALED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS IN A HEAD-ON IMPACT AT 40 MPH WOULD SEEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND PERHAPS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MODEL OR IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *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

THERE HASN'T BEEN A ACCIDENT IN MY VEHICLE BUT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE NOTICED ALL THE ONES AROUND THE SAME MODEL THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS GOTTEN ME PULLED OVER ONCE RECENTLY WITH NO TICKET ISSUED. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BEFORE IT IS NOT THE BULB THIS SEEMS TO BE A VEHICLE DEFECT SINCE AS I SAID BEFORE IT ISN'T JUST HAPPENING TO MINE. THIS COULD END UP CAUSING SOMEONE A BAD WRECK AT NIGHT IF THE OTHER LIGHT WERE TO BLOW WITHOUT YOU KNOWING. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED JEEP THEY BLEW ME OFF WITH NO HELP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC FAN BLADE SHATTERED AND BROKE INTO PIECES, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V199000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

CAR WAS PARKED. WHEN STARTED THERE WAS A CRASHING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. THE ELECTRIC FAN BLADE BROKE LOOSE AND BROKE THE FAN SHROUD AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS FITS THE PENDING RECALL NUMBER F25. I REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER AND HAVE HAD NO REPLY. THE REPAIR COST $1300.00.*JB

THE FAN ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO BUSTED WHILE IN ROUTE. IT JUST SHATTERED. IT PIERCED SEVERAL PLACES ON THE SHROUD, A HOSE, AND PUT A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. *NM

ON JUNE 10, 2006 MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2000 WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POP UNDER THE HOOD. UPON INSPECTION THE FAN AND SHATTERED AND PUT HOLES IN THE RADIATOR, HOSES, SHROUD, AND OTHER PLACES ON THE CAR. MY HUSBAND DID ALL THE REPAIRS AND I STILL HAVE ALL THE OLD PARTS. AFTER WE HAD REPLACED THE FAN, RADIATOR AND HOSES WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL IN THE LOCAL PAPER. UPON CALLING DAIMLER CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT BECAUSE I HAD NOT TAKEN MY JEEP TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THESE EXPENSES. *NM

REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE ROTORS/PADS & SHOCK PROBLEMS. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 2006, MY ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN COOLING FAN EXPLODED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY SHROUD AND PUNCTURING TWO HOLES IN MY RADIATOR. THIS HAS DONE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY CAR. IT IS UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS ARE REPLACED. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S 800 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PART. I CALLED MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. I HAVE PULLED UP LETTERS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF VEHICLE COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY AFFAIRS FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATING THERE WILL BE A RECALL TO REPLACE ALL COOLING FANS, AND EQUIPMENT. I AM VERY UPSET OVER HOW I WAS TREATED AT DCE OVER THIS MATTER. THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE GIVEN OTHER THAN, TO CALL BACK LATER ON IF I RECEIVED A LETTER. THESE PARTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, AND I FEEL THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL,....... THEN THIS MATTER SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF, AND NOT DONE SO OUT OF MY POCKET. *NM

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.

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ALSO HAS THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM (WITHOUT NOTICE) WHEN SHIFTING FROM OR TO PARK. I'VE HAD A DOZEN INSTANCES INCLUDING SOME WHILE STOPPED BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR WANTS TO SURGE FORWARD. I'VE TAKEN TO STAYING BACK A BIT FURTHER IN THOSE INSTANCES. I INSTRUCT MY WIFE AND SON TO DO THE SAME WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE. *JB

COOLING FAN RELAY MODULE FAILURE IN 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THIS RELAY IS A PERSISTENT SOURCE OF FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. IN 90K MILES I AM ON MY 3RD AND THE DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE KNOW THIS PROBLEM WITH GREAT FAMILIARITY. IT APPEARS THIS COMPONENT HAS INADEQUATE COOLING PROPERTIES. EITHER IT IS UNDERSIZED FOR THE LOADER REQUIRES A LARGER HEAT SINK TO BETTER DISSIPATE HEAT. WHAT MAKE ITS A BIGGER PROBLEM IS THE LOCATION UNDER THE BATTERY TRAY REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT DISASSEMBLY TO ACCESS REPLACEMENT. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH THE MANUFACTURER? *JB

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARDEO 2000 ELECTRIC COOLING FAN SEPARATED & MADE A LOUD NOISE AS VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. 130,000 MILES COOLING FAN PART # 52079528AB CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. AT 800-853-1403 REFERENCED BULLETIN F25 RECALL BUT REP. WOULD NOT SUPPORT MY CLAIM FOR REPAIR. *NM

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAN BEGAN CAUSING VIBRATION TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAN ONLY ENGAGES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. *NM

OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S HEADLIGHTS LENS HAVE DISCOLORED TO THE POINT WHERE THE LIGHT EMITTED HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY REDUCED. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AS THE LENS CONTINUE TO DISCOLOR, AND THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE HAS BEEN "WE CAN REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY" AT MY EXPENSE. THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED DISCOLORING WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE "TRIM" THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE PLASTIC DISCOLORATION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AS THE DISCOLORATION PROGRESSES THE LENS RESTRICTS THE LIGHT EMISSIONS AND THEREFORE THE EFFECTIVENESS. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? *JB

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

DUE TO FAULTY ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN THE WELL DOCUMENTED SHIMMY IN 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDOS, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE ALL COMPONENTS AT 70K MILES. NOW AT 121,000; THE SHIMMY IS SO BAD AT 40 MPH THAT I NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER EXPENSIVE BRAKE JOB TO CORRECT AN INHERENT JEEP DEFECT. *JB

I HAD JUST TURNED RIGHT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, DRIVING SLOWLY FORWARD IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA, WHEN MY ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY STUCK. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS MY CAR HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED, CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION WITH 2 ADDITIONAL CARS. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND I BELIEVE THE ONE I HIT DIRECTLY WAS TOO...I WAS TICKETED FOR CARELESS DRIVING EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THE POLICE WHAT HAD HAPPENED...A YEAR LATER I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL REPORTS ABOUT MY VEHICLE, A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN DEALING WITH THE SUBSEQUENT LAWSUITS FILED BY 3 OF THE 4 VEHICLES HIT RESULTING FROM THIS ACCIDENT... *JB

200 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 98000 MILES ENGINE SURGES ON START AND WHEN IDLING. SURGE RISES TO 2500 RPM FALLS TO 1500, RISES TO 2000 ETC UNTIL IT REACHES 700 RPM NORMAL IDLE. WHEN IN OPERATION THE SURGE OCCURS AND WOULD MOVE THE CAR FORWARD IF BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. SURGE CAN ALSO BE FELT WHEN DECELERATING AND BRAKING. INTERMITTENT BUT PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR START UP AND OPERATION. DOES NOT OCCUR OFTEN ENOUGH OR FOR LONG ENOUGH PERIODS TO CATCH ON DIAGNOSTICS. IF GEARS ENGAGED WHEN IN HIGH IDLE IT SQUEALS RUBBER EVEN WITH BRAKES APPLIED. *NM

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND IT FELT LIKE I RAN OVER SOMETHING. MY WIFE NOTICED BLACK PIECES HITTING THE PAVEMENT BEHIND US. DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND WHEN I PULLED IN THE DRIVEWAY I SAW STEAM COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I LET IT COOL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS IN MULTIPLE PIECES. ONE PIECE WAS JAMMED BETWEEN THE RADIATOR SHROUD AND THE RADIATOR. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FROM TWO SPOTS WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE THE FAN PARTS HIT THE RADIATOR. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 06V199000. CALLED JEEP CORP OFFICE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT OFFER TO FIX SINCE I HAD 86K MILES. SAID I COULD BE REIMBURSED IF MY JEEP S/N WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A POST CARD. THE JEEP DEALER WAS OUT OF MY BUDGET TO REPAIR SO I BOUGHT A NEW FAN ASSEMBLY AND A NEW RADIATOR AND REPLACED IT MY SELF. I WAS JUST LUCKY BECAUSE I WAS ON VACATION AND PLANNED TO DO A TUNE UP ON THE JEEP THE NEXT DAY. *JB

I A SAW A STORY ON THE NEWS REGARDING SUDDEN "UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION" IN 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WHICH HAS BEEN RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS, AND ONE FATALITY. LINK TO STORY: HTTP://WWW.WCPO.COM/WCPO/LOCALSHOWS/DONTWASTEYOURMONEY/14765976.HTML I TOO OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND EXPERIENCED THE UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES. I HAVE HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS TO MENTION, ESPECIALLY AT STOP LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS AND WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE CAR TO PROGRESS SLOWLY, SUCH AS THE SITUATIONS ABOVE OR IN TRAFFIC. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MINE, AS MY JEEP HAS BEEN NOTHING LESS THAN HIGH MAINTENANCE, BUT AFTER SEEING THIS STORY, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I SAW ON THE NEWS/READ IN THE ARTICLE THAT THE KY ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE INVESTIGATION. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE OH ATTORNEY GENERAL AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT, TO BRING THIS TO HIS ATTENTION AND IN HOPES THAT HE TOO WILL JOIN IN THIS EFFORT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATORS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE THE LOCKING MECHANISM TO LOCK OR UNLOCK ALL FOUR DOORS. THIS DEFECT CAUSED THE DOOR LOCKS NOT TO UNLOCK WHEN LOCKED AND VICE VERSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION.*AK

MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER ADVISES THAT MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH 19,000 MILES HAS BAD BRAKES, BAD ROTORS, BAD CALIPERS, LOOSE BELTS (GOODYEAR TIRES) AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE SAYS THAT IS WHY WHEN I ATTEMPT TO BRAKE IF I AM GOING OVER 40 MPH THAT THE FRONT VIBRATES OR IF I ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AT 55 MPH THE ENTIRE CAR VIBRATES TO THE POINT THAT I FEEL A LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN SURFING THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOTORIOUS WITH OTHER 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER A SCHEDULED TUNE UP ON 6-15-06 AND DRIVEN LESS THAN 10 MILES WHEN A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE ENGINE FAN WERE OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, HALF OF THE PLASTIC BLADE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S COLLAR BONE AND THE OTHER HALF WENT THROUGH THE RADIATOR. WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT THE HEAT TEMPERATURE ELEVATED OVER 260 DEGREES AND THE RADIATOR WAS DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE FAN ASSEMBLY UNIT HAD DETACHED, PENETRATING THE RADIATOR AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP ALSO DETERMINED THE SAME FAN ASSEMBLY WAS USED FOR THE 4.0L AND THE 4.7L. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN 3-5 MILES AFTER THE FAN FRACTURE WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V1999000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND EXPLAINED THE VIN AND THE SIZE OF THE ENGINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS DETERIORATE AND BECOME CLOUDY CAUSING A SEVERE REDUCTION IN NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHO SAID THEY HAD A SPECIAL SERVICE @ $ 89.95 TO RESTORE HEADLIGHTS. SERVICE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. I CALLED CHRYSLER FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY SAID IT WAS "NOT A KNOWN SERVICE ISSUE." THE SENIOR STAFF AGENT @ CHRYSLER STATED HE COULD NOT HELP ME. HE STATED THAT ONLY RECALLS ARE KNOWN SERVICE ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED WHY WOULD THE DEALER OFFER A SPECIALIZED SERVICE TO CORRECT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM ? HE INDICATED THAT THERE NO SPECIAL HEAD LAMP RESTORATION SERVICES BEING OFFERED BY CHRYSLER AND IT MUST BE LIMITED TO MY LOCAL DEALER. HE STATED THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A RECALL BY NHTSA THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. I CALLED LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS A LONG STANDING PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER, PLUS EVERYBODY SOUTH OF THE MASON DIXON LINE WAS AWARE OF HEADLIGHT COVER FAILURE ISSUE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THE AIR CONDITIONER HEATED UP QUICKLY, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SMELL OF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING. SOME PLASTIC WAS ALSO NOTICED ON THE GROUND WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING FAN HOUSING HAD DISINTEGRATED AND STRUCK THE RADIATOR. THIS CAUSED CREASES IN THE RADIATOR. THE FAN HOUSING WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V199000 WHICH RELATES TO THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

COOLING FAN BLADE SEPARATED ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUV WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BLADES ALSO MADE A HOLE IN THE SHROUD SURROUNDING THE FAN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COOLING FAN SYSTEM RECALL, # 06V199000. THE COOLING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE WAS NON OPERATIONAL. THE FAN WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TURNING FAN WAS NOT TURNING WHICH CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE LEAK.

DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTERS TO THE BEACH WHEN SUDDENLY MY STEERING WHEEL FROZE AS I WAS ALONG A WINDING ROAD. TOWED TRUCK TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS BROKEN AT THAT POINT HE REPAIRED THE GEAR BOX. APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK LATER THE SAME EXACT THING EXCEPT THAT THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE, AGAIN TOWED THE TRUCK BACK TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE GEAR BOX. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE WHEN I EXPERIENCED MY STEERING WHEEL FREEZE AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY SO MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS SUFFERED. IN 1 YEAR THAT I OWN THIS VEHICLE THE RADIATOR HAS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, THE LOCKS ON MY DRIVER DOOR STOPPED WORKING, THE FAN IN THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE MUFFLER WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. I NEVER EXPECTED SO MANY FAULTS OR SO MUCH MONEY SPENT IN REPAIRS ON A SO CALLED CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LOOKING INTO THE VEHICLE ENGINE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE HOOD CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON THE BACK OF THE NECK. THERE WERE NO WARNING SOUNDS PRIOR TO THE HOOD FALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO EXPRESSED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE HOOD PROP RODS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS OF THE CHEROKEES. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE HOOD PROP RODS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A SNAPPING SOUND CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND LIFTING THE HOOD THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE FAN BLADES WERE FRACTURED. THE FAN BLADES DETACHED FROM THE FAN BASE AND WERE LODGED IN VARIOUS AREAS UNDER THE HOOD. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V199000, REGARDING THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

CAR WAS PARKED. WHEN STARTED THERE WAS A BANG. OPENED HOOD AND FOUND COOLANT LEAKING AND PLASTIC PIECES FROM THE FAN ALL OVER AND THE RADIATOR SHROUD CRACKED AND BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY DRIVEN HOME AND VISUALLY INSPECTED. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FAN HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE FAN COVER TO FRACTURE. PIECES OF THE FAN LODGED IN THE ENGINE AND SHROUD. THERE IS A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN #06V199000, CONCERNING THE FAN. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/14/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WAS HEARD AND THE HEATER GAUGE INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FAN FRACTURED AND HIT THE RADIATOR CAUSING DAMAGE. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND REPAIRS WILL BE MADE BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE GLASS BREAKING. PIECES OF PLASTIC SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND COOLANT BEGIN TO LEAK RAPIDLY. A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION FELT IN THE STEERING AND FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FAN EXPLODED, THE RADIATOR WAS PUNCTURED AND THE FAN SHROUD WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, 06V199000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

THE BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE KEEP WARPING. I HAVE HEARD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAILING. ONCE AGAIN I HAVE HAD OTHERS TELL ME THE REGULATORS ON THE WINDOWS FAIL OFTEN WITH THE JEEPS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SEATBELTS FRAYED AWAY TWICE. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE MECHANIC ACCUSED THE CONTACT OF CUTTING THE SEAT BELTS. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEALER MANAGER WHO IS ALSO A FIREMAN CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACT COULD NOT CUT THE SEAT BELT. FIREMEN HAVE TO USE SPECIAL SCISSORS TO CUT SEAT BELTS IN THEIR JOB FUNCTION. THE ORIGINAL SEATBELTS WERE REPLACED BY THE SERVICE DEALER AT NO COST AFTER CONTINUAL DEBATE. THE REAR SEATBELTS HAVE FRAYED AWAY AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS COULD ONLY BE PERFORMED IF APPROVAL WAS GAINED FROM CHRYSLER BUT CHRYSLER DECLINED. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT WITHOUT COST. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SEATBELTS.

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC LENSES CLOUDING LOW BEAMS INEFFECTIVE. HIGH BEAMS SOMEWHAT BETTER. AUTO NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL LENSES ON OTHER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES TO HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM THE SOONER THE BETTER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25PMH THE VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE FRONT END. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED DAMAGE AND ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER NEITHER FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, BUT HAVE NOT DETERMINED WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 04/15/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/16/09.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE IS A BUZZING NOISE PRIOR TO THE LOCKS COMPLETELY FAILING AND THERE IS NO MANUAL LOCK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ACTUATOR THREE TIMES AND THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS. UPDATED 5/22/2006 - *NM

NOTICE THAT COOLANT WAS DISAPPEARING FROM THE RESERVOIR TANK...HAD TO REFILL EVERY WEEK. TOOK INTO SHOP...NO VISIBLE COOLANT LEAKS. DISCOVERED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE HEAD IN BETWEEN CYLINDER 3 AND 4. COOLANT VISIBLE UNDER OIL CAP AND OIL CAP AREA. POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE HEAD CASTING (0331). *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SEAT WOBBLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT SECURE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE APPLYING SUDDEN BRAKE PRESSURE, THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT SEAT ANCHORAGE WAS BROKEN. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHECKING THE OIL, THE HYDRAULIC HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED ALLOWING THE HOOD TO STRIKE THE CONTACT IN THE HEAD. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - *NM

VEHICLE: 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT PULSATED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES: SEPT 2001 (13,700 MILES), JAN 2003 (24,800 MILES) AND MAR 2006 (43,600 MILES). THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO INHERENT FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM OR EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL BRAKE ROTORS & CALIPERS, AND THE REPLACEMENT PARTS). *JB

ON MY WIFE'S 2000 RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP CHEROKEE AFTER 120,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE OBD II CODE READ A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AFTER TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THEY DO NOT WORK ON THE AW4 TRANSMISSIONS, THEIR FIX IS TO REPLACE IT. I HAD A FRIEND INSTALL THE NEW TRANNY ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM 3,000 MILES LATER, SO BACK TO THE DEALER WE WENT. I WAS CHARGED $550 TO INSTALL THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT INSTALL THE FIRST. AFTER 300 MILES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT WHICH PUT HER IN DANGER NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER DELIVERING MAIL. SO A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN AGAIN THIS TIME FOR NO COST EXCEPT GAS TO GET IT TO THE DEALER AND MY WIFE HAVING TO USE HER LEAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE. NOW AFTER 100 MILES THE LIGHT CAME ON THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CHANCES ARE SLIM THAT THE TRANNY WAS BAD AND IT MUST BE IN THE TCM OR THE WIRING HARNESS. WHY DOES CHRYSLER INSTALL A TRANSMISSION IN A VEHICLE AND NOT TRAIN THEIR MECHANICS TO WORK ON THEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE TIRES FELT SQUARE AND THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CRANKSAHFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. UPDATED 03/22/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL AND THEN A BRIDGE RAIL HEAD ON. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTER CHANGED THE GEARS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL OR THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE TURNING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP, PULLING OUT OR TURNING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 TO 30MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V312000, REGARDING THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A TRANSMISSION SELECTOR (AUTOMATIC) THAT HAS SLIPPED SO THAT THERE IS NO PARK. PARK NOW OPERATES AS REVERSE, REVERSE AS NEUTRAL, NEUTRAL AS DRIVE ETC. THERE IS NO LONGER A WAY TO REACH 1ST GEAR AND THE CAR WILL ROLL WHEN IT IS IN PARK. THE CAR IS IN THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOP NOW AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO CAUSE THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAILURE. *NM

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A DEFECT IN 1999- 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. 90% OF ALL OF THE STATED MODELS WILL HAVE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CONTACT AND LOCKING MECHANISM THAT KEEPS THE BULB LOCKED IN PLACE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB AND THE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT OR LIGHTS WILL FAIL TO LIGHT UP BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM WON'T ALLOW THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO MAKE TO THAT PARTICULAR BULB. THIS CAUSES AN INCREASE RISK OF THESE SUV'S BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS ALMOST LAUGHABLE. BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE WHEN DRIVING ON DARK AND HILLY ROADS MAKING SURE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING EFFECTIVELY COULD SAVE SOMEONE FROM BEING HURT. *NM

ON DECEMBER 17TH OF 2003, I BROUGHT MY 200 JEEP CHEROKEE IN FOR SERVICE AT A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. HE DISCOVERED THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK THAT THE ENGINE WAS SKIPPING ON # 3 AND # 5 CYLINDER. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME HAD 89,941 MILES ON IT. ON JANUARY 31ST OF 2006, THAT SAME JEEP WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHOP AGAIN WITH A SKIP IN THE ENGINE. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. THIS TIME THE ENGINE HAD 126,350 MILES ON IT. THAT IS LESS THAN 40K MILES IN 25 MONTHS. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE WARRANTY IS ON THIS UNIT, BUT IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO THIS MANNER. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST $600 IN 2 YEARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF AN ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *JB

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO WOBBLE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE SAFELY. COST TO REPAIR WAS $750.*AK

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE BRAKES PULSATE AND AT 55 MPH THEY SHUDDER MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES. THE REPAIR DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN 10,000 MILES. *NM UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4WD. I HAD BEGUN TO NOTICE A SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP (MIDAS). THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WOULD NEED NEW ROTORS, PADS, AND CALIPERS ON AT LEAST THE FRONT BRAKES. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AND THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THEM REFERRING THEM TO THIS PROBLEM. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS; IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS SAFETY RELATED, THEN HOW CAN IT NOT BE A RECALL. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE CALIPERS HAVE A PROBLEM OF 'STICKING', CAUSING UNEVEN ROTOR WEAR AND SHOE FAILURE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, AND NOW HAVE NO REAL RECOURSE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. *JB

1. NORMAL DAY ACTIVITIES SUCH AND USING THE LOCK OR UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR PANEL OR REMOTE CONTROL TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS. 2. THE DOOR FAILS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR AND IT MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE. SOUNDS SIMILAR TO A DUCK QUACK, IT IS VERY LOUD. THIS CAN INTERFERE WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. 3. THE DRIVER'S REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

BREAK FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN. WE HAD NO WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL WE STARTED DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN IN ARIZONA. THE BRAKES STARTED TO "CHATTER" AND DIDN'T HOLD. I PUT THE CAR INTO 2ND GEAR AND WAS ABLE, BARLEY, TO KEEP CONTROL. WE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A JEEP DEALER SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND THEY TOLD US THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY GONE ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. WE HAD THEM REPLACED. WE'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND IN FACT, HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED JUST SIX MONTHS AGO. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME WE'VE REPLACED BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB

CAR WAS IN A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSE AS WAS THE CAR I WAS PUSHED INTO. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 99V312000 REGARDING THE STEERING: GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - FRONT DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO BUZZ AND WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. SAFETY ISSUE LIVING IN A CITY, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOCK MY DOORS WHEN DRIVING OR PARKING IN A PUBLIC AREA. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING RAN IN FRONT OF DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE. SHE TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID THE ROAD HAZARD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, AND EJECTED BOTH THE DAUGHTER AND HER PASSENGER THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE POLICE STATED BOTH HAD ON THEIR SEAT BELTS. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT AND INSURANCE REPORTS WERE TAKEN. BOTH THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER AND THE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON TO UNLATCH SEAT BELT THE BUTTON WAS HARD TO PUSH. THIS OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME IT RAINED THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SHORTED OUT. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE AREA KEPT FILLING UP WITH WATER. *AK

I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE COOLING FAN OF MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON 11/11/05, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN I UNEXPECTEDLY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FLUID DRAINING FROM MY CAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, I DISCOVERED THE COOLING FAN HAD EXPLODED INTO MANY PIECES, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED MY RADIATOR CAUSING THE LEAK OF COOLANT. THIS WAS A SUDDEN MALFUNCTION WITHOUT ANY SORT OF WARNING, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS SEVERE INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENCE. WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THAT CHRYSLER IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS FLAW IN THEIR VEHICLE BUT HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. I REQUEST A REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER FOR ALL DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS DEFECT BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. SAFETY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND THIS IS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. *JB

WITH THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. I WILL LIST THE DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. *NM

REPLACEMENT OF FRONT AND REAR DISCS ON BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE 4TH TIME. BRAKES REPEATEDLY PULSE AND FADE. ALL MILES ARE HIGHWAY DRIVEN. VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. PADS SEEM TO LAST, ACCORDING TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN HOWEVER DISCS ARE COMPLETELY PITTED INDICATING INFERIOR COMPONENTS AND EXTREMELY POOR BRAKE DESIGN. *NM

I AM ANOTHER FRUSTRATED 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNER! MY REAR LIFT GATE LOCK STARTING MAKING A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND, AND WOULDN'T UNLOCK. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GRAND CHEROKEES, AND WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO FIX. ALSO, TO EXPECT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS. NOW SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY DRIVER SIDE BACK SEAT DOOR LOCK IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M SURPRISED TO FIND SO MANY OTHER GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM(MYCARSTATS.COM), YET THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T FEEL THIS IS WORTHY OF A RECALL, AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD RECALL IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO TWO WHEEL DRIVE THAT EXPERIENCED VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE CONTACT SUSPECTED IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON RACKS THE MECHANIC NOTED IT WAS THE CARRIER BEARINGS IN THE REAR END. ALSO, THE MECHANIC NOTED THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE THAT HE WAS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH. IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE WAS A RISK FOR THE WHEEL LOCKING WHILE DRIVING. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WOULD SOON DUE TO THE PART BEING DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACTED CONTACTED A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THEY SUGGESTED A FRICTION MODIFIER TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING UNDER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE AUTO CORRODED CAUSING A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FOR THE REAR BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED WHERE IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A WHITE PLASTIC CLIP INTENDED TO SECURE AND LOCATE THE BRAKE LINE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMERS 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING . *TS DURING CLOSER EXAMINATION THE CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE COOLING FAN HAD BROKEN IN SEVERAL PIECES AND HAD DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T NOTICE OR HEAD ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH LOST STEERING CONTROL. HE JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS STARTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE SAID THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SPIN FREELY INTO CIRCLES. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPRESSION BOLT THAT HOLDS THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SPINDLE TOGETHER CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING. THE REPAIR SHOP TIGHTENED THE BOLT. DEALER SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

BAD LEAK COMING THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE THROUGH HEATING DUCT, 3 INCHES OF STANDING WATER COMMON ON RAINY DAYS IN PASSENGER SIDE. *NM

DT: CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FIVE INDIVIDUAL BRAKES IN FIVE YEARS. FIRST WAS THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS, THEN IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS LATER. THEN ALMOST A YEAR LATER, HAD THEM REPLACED AGAIN. A YEAR AFTER THAT HAD THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS DONE. FINALLY HAD THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN. THE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND THAT THEY COULD BARELY GET THEM OFF OF THE CAR.*AK WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THIS, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SEEM LIKE THEY WERE NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS THEY SHOULD BE. THEN, ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE CAR WILL START TO VIBRATE AS I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE VIBRATION STARTS IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND CONTINUE TO VIBRATE UNTIL THE WHOLE CAR IS SHAKING. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO CRANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP O-RING AND SHIMS. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS HAVING AN PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SEA SLIDER THAT ADJUSTED THE SEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE BOLT WAS GOING THROUGH THE BRACKET. THE SEAT WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE BOLT WAS DISLODGING AND MAKING A CLINGING SOUND. THE CONSUMER INVESTIGATED THE NOISE FURTHER AND FOUND THAT THE BOLT WAS COMING THROUGH THE BRACKET. THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS TAKING THE JEEP IN FOR REPAIRS TOMORROW. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REAR END REPAIRS, THE REAR END WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER. *JB

DT: THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAME OFF THE TRACK, IT BROKE. THE CONSUEMR WAS JUST GETTING INTO VEHICLE WHEN THE SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE ON JULY 5, 2005. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *AK UPDATED 2/16/2007 - *NM

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING COOLANT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE HEAD PROBLEMS, BUT I NOW HAVE COOLANT IN MY OIL. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER USED 0331 CAST HEADS ON THIS MODEL CHEROKEE (2000 W/ 4.0L ENGINE). IT TURNS OUT THAT THESE HEADS WERE A POOR CAST ALLOWING CRACKS TO FORM NEAR THE #3 CYLINDER AREA ALLOWING COOLANT TO FLOW INTO THE OIL. THIS RESULTS IN A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE AND EVENTUALLY BEARING AND ENGINE FAILURE. I CONSIDER MYSELF SOMEWHAT LUCKY THAT I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED UP ON ME, HOWEVER I AM NOW LOOKING AT OVER $1000 IN REPAIRS THAT SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY FOR A VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 50K MILES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE I BELIEVED JEEPS TO BE RELIABLY BUILT VEHICLES. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT SOMEONE FROM DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WILL READ THIS AND RECTIFY THE SITUATION BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE LEADS TO AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. *JB

I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE COOLING FAN BREAKING APART AND COMING THROUGH PLASTIC OUTER PROTECTIVE SHELL. I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4.0L AND THIS HAPPENED TO ME LAST MONTH. IT BEGAN AS A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER OVER ABOUT TWO MONTHS. I FAILED TO HAVE THE NOISE CHECKED OUT. IN JUNE, WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE COOLING FAN COMPLETELY FELL APART AND IMPALED ITSELF INTO MY RADIATOR AND BROKE THROUGH THE OUTER PLASTIC SHROUD ON THE TOP SIDE AND ON THE UNDER SIDE. I HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE FAN AND RADIATOR. *NM

DT: WITHOUT WARNING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OTHER TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR BECAUSE THE SIDEWALLS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY PUTTING AIR IN THEM. *JB

AS I WAS IN PARK WITH MY VEHICLE RUNNING, MY VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED AWAY EVENTUALLY HITTING A WOMAN PUTTING HER INTO THE HOSPITAL. IT ALSO HAD DONE DAMAGE TO THE FUNERAL HOME WE WERE AT. I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE CAR SHIFTER WOULD LOCK UP AND NOT EVEN MOVE OUT OF PARK.

DT: CONTACT STATES: THE TIRE ROD AND BALL JOINTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL APART. HE SAW ON THE WEBSITE THERE WAS 318,000 RECALLS ON THE DURANGO FOR THAT YEAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. HE HAS CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE. *AK *NM

2000 GRAND CHEROKEE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING/FAILING DUE TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT. JUST DAILY USAGE - BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED ONCE BEFORE, AND ARE NOW GOING IN FOR REPAIR AGAIN. JEEP INTERNAL TSB'S TSB 05-003-02B - FRONT BRAKE PULSATION DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKE APPLICATION DESCRIBES THIS ONOING ISSUE- THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD RIGHT NOW THAT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IS POSSIBILITY. NEXT SERVICE TO REMEDY PROBLEM IS JULY 14,2005

I'VE HAD TWO DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL NO LONGER OPEN THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND THE DRIVER DOOR. THE FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO (RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR) AND ON 7-08-05 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING

BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE UP AND DOWN DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC PEICE THAT HOLD THE WINDOW ON THE TRACK, POOR QUALITY .NOTHING WAS DONE BY DANBURY DODGE IN CONN.

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC THAT GOES OVER THE HEADLIGHTS WAS ALL FOGGED UP AND IT AFFECTED DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED OVER 9,000 OF FEET THE PLASTIC COVERS . SHE NOTICED THIS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BUT IT WAS GETTING WORSE. SHE WAS TOLD BY ONE DEALER THAT IT WAS COSMETIC.*AK

DT: THERE IS A SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING AND IT IS WORSE WHEN GOING OVER 40 MPH. THIS CAUSES THE ROTORS TO WARP AND THE BAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT FASTER. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMENDES THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS BE REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET CALIPERS. *JB

DT: LAST YEAR THE PROBLEM WAS ERRATIC, BUT THIS YEAR I CAN NOT OPEN THE PASSENGER'S ELECTRIC WINDOWS WITH THE PASSENGER'S CONTROLS ONLY WITH THE DRIVER'S CONTROLS. *TT *NM

DT: SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WA S VIBRATION AND SHIMMYING WHEN BRAKING,. HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, REPLACED, AND TURNED AGAIN. IN MAY 2004 FOUND THAT ALL OF THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. IN NOVEMBER 2004, THEY DID FIND A VERY SLIGHT VIBRATION, BUT THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES, AND IS TAKING WAS BACK IN NEXT WEEK. THIS RESULTED IN REPLACING THE TIRES EARLY.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THAT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE VEHICLE HAS 30,725 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES. AT AROUND 12,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE, SHAKE AND PULL TO THE LEFT WHENEVER I DECELERATED. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESURFACED THE BRAKE ROTORS. AT 30,000 MILES THE SAME THINGS BEGAN TO OCURR, EXCEPT THAT THE PULLING EFFECT WAS MORE PRONOUNCED, WHERE I ACTUALY HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AS I CAME TO A STOP. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW JEEP OWNERS (MODEL YEAR 1999-2004) WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME OR WORSE EXPERIENCE, I HAD AFTERMARKET ROTORS PUT ON MY VEHICLE BY A NON-JEEP MECHANIC. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS USING OEM ROTORS THAT ARE MADE OUT OF INFERIOR MATERIALS. IN ADDITION, I AM REASONABLY SURE THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST JEEP BY THE MASON LAW FIRM REGARDING THIS EXACT PROBLEM.

LOCKS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR HAVE FAILED.

HELLO, I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH THE VIN#: [XXX]. I AM EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE: THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE, FEELS LIKE IT IS STICKING AND IT SEIZED ONCE. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, WE HAVE DISCONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR NOW. AFTER SOME RESEARCH FOR THE POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THE FOLLOWING RECALL NOTICE: 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 99V312000 RECALL DATE: NOV 04, 1999 COMPONENT: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 1259 PLEASE REVIEW INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, MY OWN VEHICLE WAS ALSO BUILT IN AUGUST OF 1999 (PER STICKER ON VEHICLE). AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN ISSUES LISTED ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT EVEN TELL ME IF MY STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER. AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. HERE IS MY REQUEST TO YOU: PLEASE CONTACT DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BUILT IN EXACTLY THE SAME TIME FRAME AS ALL THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I WOULD EXPECT FOR DC TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THIS RECALL AND REMEDY THE DEFECT IN THEIR COMPONENT BEFORE ANYBODY GETS HURT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. BEST REGARDS, [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DEFROST BLEND DOOR PASSENGER SIDE INOP ICE ON WINDSHIELD.UNABLE TO SEE THRU PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD

DT: JEEP CHEROKEE, HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION ALMOST DEAD-CENTER, AND A POLICE CAR HITVEHICLE'S RIGHT SIDE, THEN, IT HIT THE RIGHT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNDONE, AND THE BUMPER, GRILL, AND FOG LIGHTS FELL OFF. CONSUMER SUSTAINED M NOSE, EARDRUM, KNEE, EYESIGHT AND BACK INJURIES . TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AIR BAGS. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN 2002. CHRYSER PURCHASED IT BACK FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER DUE TO A BRAKE ISSUE. THE DEALER ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. WITHIN SIX MONTHS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UPON BRAKING. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND IT WAS OKAY FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES, THEN BEGAN THE SEVERE SHAKING AGAIN. CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ROTORS BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURED. I HAVE SINCE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT A BAD DESIGN THAT CONTINUES TO WARP THE ROTORS.

BEARINGS CAME APART ON SEAT GLIDE ASSEMBLY.STRESS ON WEAKER PARTS CAUSED ASSEMBLY TO FAIL.REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.ONE YEAR LATER THE SAME THING OCCURED ON NEW ASSEMBLY.THE METAL ON THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAS STARTED TO CRACK .I AM FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW SEAT THAT MAY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE.NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

IN OCT 2000 LIS. A JEEP FROM DAMIOLIER CHYSLER. IN 2002 THE JEEP WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD TOOK TO THIER SHOP THEY CUT THE ROTTERS THE JEEP ONLY HAD 6,000 MILES IN THE YEAR 2003 HDA TO RETURN NOT EVEN A YEAR HAD GONE BY AND THEY RE-CUT THE ROTORS WITH ONLY 12,000 MILE ON THE JEEP[. THIS IS THE YEAR 2005 THE JEEP HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES AND SINCE DEC. 2004 IT STARTED AGAIN. THE PLACE WHERE I GOT THE CAR IS NO LONGER IN NJ NOW IT WILL COST ME 500.00 TO FIX SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIX RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

DT: BRAKES WERE A CONSTANT PROBLEM THAT BEGAN AT 80,00 MILES. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 8000 MILES. DEALER REPORTED IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. BRAKES BEGAN SHOWING A WEARING PROBLEM. ROTORS BECOME WARPED AND W-WHEEL ANTI LOCK BRAKES BECAMEE DEFECTIVE. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 30 MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END SHIMS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AS THE FRONT WHEELS ARE SEEN OSCILLATIONS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, WHICH RESULTS IN A LOST OF STEERING. THE DEALER ATTRIBUTES THIS TO WARPED ROTORS. WHILE WARPED ROTORS MAY CAUSE A BRAKING ISSUE THEY SHOULD NOT CAUSE OSCILLATIONS IN THE FRONT WHEELS. REPLACING THE ROTORS AND PADS MIGHT TEMPORARILY IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE IT WILL NOT CORRECT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM OR DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES THE OSCILLATIONS IN THE STEERING OF THE FRONT WHEELS

DT: CONSUMER WAS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, AND SPRAYED THE CARBURETOR WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD PINNING CONSUMER BETWEEN A WIRED SHELF AND FREEZER WHICH STOPPED THE JEEP BUT WAS DESTROYED. *TT *EH

ENGINE WAS KNOCKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DIAGONISTIC TEST SHOWED 6TH CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING LIFTER WAS DAMAGED. THE CAMSHAFT WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE LIFTERS AND HEADGASKET. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A 2000 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 81000 KMS NEEDS $2000.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS DONE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED ME THAT HE CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS REQUIRED EITHER. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL 1-800- 465-2001 TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT. HE ALSO GAVE ME THE OLD PART TO SEND BACK TO CHRYSLER. THE 1-800 # I CALLED ADVISED ME THAT THEY WILL PUT MY INFORAMTION IN MY FILE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME NOR DID THEY WANT THE PART. I WOULD LIKE FEED BACK ON THIS COMPLAINT AS I AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY EXPERIENCES WITH CHRYSLER THUS FAR. ARE THE PARTS THEY ARE USING TO BUILD THESE VEHICLES NOT UP TO PAR? ????

DT: WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE SEAT WOBBLING, SEAT MOUNT ADJUSTER ANGLE BRACKET BROKEN ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. ANGLE BRACKET FAILED. CONTACT FELT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. DEALER STATED HE SAW BRACKET FAILURE BEFORE ON OTHER VEHICLES. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HELP. *AK

THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHEN DRIVING ONE OR TWO MILES THERE WAS NO POWER. THE FIRST START, WHEN IT IS PUT IN REVERSE, THERE IS A BIG SOUND. THIS HAPPENS EARLY IN THE MORNING OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES ON THE CAR.

BOUGHT CAR USED W/49,000MI. AS SOON AS I GOT IT ON THE ROAD, I NOTICED THE "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT A WARM IDLE, ONLY TO FIND MY OIL PRESSURE GUAGE PEGGED AT 0 PSI. DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND APPARENTLY THE "0331 CAST" BREED OF CYLINDER HEADS THAT DC USED IN 2000-2001 XJ'S ARE NOTED FOR CRACKING AFTER AN OVERHEAT. SURE ENOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX INTO THE ENGINE OIL. CONSEQUENTLY, MY MAIN, ROD AND CAMSHAFT BEARINGS, AS WELL AS THE CYLINDER HEAD ITSELF HAD TO BE REPLACED. LONG STORY SHORT, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OUT THERE EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE, DO RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY ANY CHEROKEE FROM THIS ERA USING THE 0331 HEADS. UNFORTUNATELY, DC NEVER STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND OFFERED A RECALL. CAVEAT EMPTOR!

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 PURCHASED ON 3/26/00. CURRENTLY MILEAGE UNDER 30,000 MILES. BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH ROTOR SINCE THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHICLE WHICH VIBRATED VIOLENTLY WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR. BELOW ARE THE DATES REQUIRING SERVICE AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF ROTOR. 2/29/2000, 5/31/2001, 0/24/2001, 06/06/2002, 05/07/2003, 1/24/2003, 5/17/2004 04/04/2005. ACCORDING TO THE NHSTA DATA BASE, THERE ARE 217 COMPLAINTS ON THE ROTOR POSSIBLE DEFECT ON THIS MODEL. ITS NOT REASONABLE FOR A CONSUMER PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE TO EXPECT REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS ONE AND SOMETIMES TWICE A YEAR. HAVE CONTACTED REGIONAL DIVISION OF CHRYSLER IN THE PAST YEARS, AND HAVE GOTTEN SERVICED. THIS YEAR, WITH THE NEW DIVISION MANAGER THOMAS SMITH, HE STATES THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN AWARE OF THE ANY PAST COMPLAINTS OF THE ROTOR AND THAT IT IS A USER ERROR. IN ADDITION, HE REFUSES TO PROVIDE AN E-MAIL OR MAILING ADDRESS TO DOCUMENT THE INCIDENT. TREMENDOUSLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. REQUESTING FOR AN INVESTIGATION. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FAX OR MAIL PAST SERVICE RECORDS. LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR GUIDANCE. *AK

REAR AXEL ON MY 2 WD GRAND CHEROKEE (JEEP) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UPON DECELERATION THE PARTS MADE A GRINDING SOUND TOOK IT TO THE CHUCK HUTTON DEALERSHIP ON MT. MORIAH AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. $890.00 PLUS TAX AND HAZ DISP. FEE OF $39.00. *JB

THE ENGINE SPEED ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ACCELERATES UNEXPECTED AND VERY SPORADIC WILL ENGINE IS IDLEING OR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT FIND WHATS WRONG WITH IT. THE DEALER RE-SET THE COMPUTER PER A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. I HAVE MANAGED TO CONTROL THE SPEED FLUCTATIONS BY DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND IT BRINGS IT DOWN TO NORMAL SPEED OR IDLE.*AK

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE PISTON. AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THEY STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH COOLANT IN THE SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT FROST PLUG HEATER TO COME OUT AND THAT THE NO 1 AND 2 PISTON MELTED DOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE RUBBER AROUND ALL FOUR DOORS SHRUNK TO THE POINT THAT WIND AND WATER WOULD COME THROUGH. PERIODICALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CHROME ON THE WHEELS WAS CORRODED AND COMING OFF. THE FRONT PASSENGER ELECTRIC LOCK WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCK OR UNLOCKED. *JB

2000 GRAND CHEROKEE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE FLOORBOARD.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE SEAT BROKE, THE CUSHION RAISED UP AND THREW THE HER BACKWARDS AND CAUSED HER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *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

THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AT 12000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES. THEREAFTER, EVERY 10,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS WILL NOT HOLD UP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A STRONG VIBRATION UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *AK

PURCHASED THE 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN MAY 2003. I WAS FILLING UP MY CAR WITH GAS WHEN SOMEONE ELSE ASKED IF I EVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. AT THAT POINT I DIDN'T. IN APRIL 2004, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DIDN'T SHAKE AS BAD IN CITY DRIVING. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. PAID TO HAVE THE ROTORS SPUN. NOW IT'S A YEAR LATER AND THE CAR IS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY ON THE HIGHWAY. DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NOW I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS LISTED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM JEEP IN 2002. THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR! I TOO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE 2 OF MY DOOR MOTORS AND 1 OF MY WINDOW MOTORS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE IS FORCING JEEP TO PUT A RECALL ON THE ROTORS.*AK

POWER DOOR LOCKS ON OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. NOT ONLY IS IT ANNOYING, BUT OFTEN WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE CAR THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK YOU IN AND YOU CAN NOT GET OUT. YOU CAN'T EVEN MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. WHAT IF THERE IS A FIRE?*AK

VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD WHEN PUT INTO PARK. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, AND RESULTS SHOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE THINKS THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. *TC

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AT ONLY 70,000 MILES ALLOWING COOLANT INTO THE OIL SUMP, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE OR, AS DEALER STATED, "ENGINE MAY SEIZE COMPLETELY *AK.

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT ALLOW ENTRANCE FROM THE OUTSIDE. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

THERE ARE CRACKS ALONG THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES, WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A BLOW OUT ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE V8 - ENGINE STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY IN COLDER WEATHER (50 - 70 DEGREES F), BUT ALSO HAPPENS AFTER THE ENGINE IS HOT. STALLS WHEN FOOT IS OFF THE GAS AND SLOWING DOWN, BRAKING, ETC. IT USUALLY STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ONE CHYYSLER DEALER 3 TIMES CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALER ONE TIME, AND A PRIVATE CERTIFIED MECHANIC. NONE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN IT STALLS. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES ARE STORED IN THE JEEP'S COMPUTER OTHER THAN THE NUMBER OF TIMES IT WAS RESTARTED. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, THE MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINE IF IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THEY REMAIN CAPABLE OF CHARGING LOTS OF MONEY FOR REPLACING PLENUM SEALS, CHECKING THE IDLE, FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION, CLEANING FUEL FILTERS, TESTING TIME, REPLACING THE PCV VALVE, AND MORE. THE CAR STALLS AN AVERAGE OF ONCE EVERY 10 MILES, LESS IF I DRIVE WITH TWO FEET, KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE.*AK

THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND, AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK

LOOSING COOLANT VERY RAPID. (FILLED EVERY 2 DAYS) VEHICLE STATED TO LOOSE HEAT. COOLANT WAS ENTERING THE OIL. CRACKED HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT $1300.00 WAS ADVISE HEAD GASKET WAS MADE AT THE MANUFACTURER TO THIN AND THIS CAUSED THE CRACK, AND THIS IS A COMMON CONCERN. *JB

1. NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE 2. THE SERVICE BULLETIN DESCRIBES IT AS A HONK-LIKE SOUND FROM THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, OCCURRING MOST OFTEN DURING A RIGHT HAND LOW SPEED TURN, SUCH AS PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. 3. NOTHING, I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *JB

MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE [XXX] PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS HARD TO BUCKLE UP DUE TO SOME MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE INSIDE THE BUCKLE ITSELF. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT LATCHES ARE DIFFICULT TO RELEASE BECAUSE THE RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT ALLOW THE STRAP BUCKLE TO COME OUT WITHOUT A LOT OF MANIPULATION CAUSING THIS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS HAD A HEATER PROBLEM. IT GETS SO HOT THAT IT CAN BURN MY FINGERS. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE HEAT DOESN'T WORK IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR THROUGH THE VENT AND ON THE FLOOR.*AK ALSO IN THE TRASNMISSION WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP YOU CAN SOMETIMES FEEL A LOUD THUMP LIKE SOMEONE JUST REAR ENDED YOU. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 3-4 TIMES A WEEK.

MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2000. SINCE THEN, MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 7000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM AT 7000 MILES AND AFTER THAT REFUSED. SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AFTER 10,000 MILES AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR WORK (POST OFFICE) AND STOP A LOT. THERE ARE 35 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET STATING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AT EVERY 7000 MILES AND 54 COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE ROTORS WARP, THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP SAFELY AT 40 TO 55 MPH. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER HAS HAD THIS COMPLAINT SINCE 1998 THRU 2003. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? A SAFETY VIOLATION?*JB

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DEFECTIVE... NATURE OF DEFECT: TAILLIGHTS REMAIN OPERABLE UNTIL FOOT BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED, THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT TURNS OFF ONLY ALLOWING THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. UPON RELEASE OF THE FOOT BRAKE, THE TAIL LIGHTS RETURN TO OPERATION. ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL BY ME AND FIRESTONE. I HAVE NOTICED OVER TWENTY OTHER MODELS SIMILAR TO MINE WITH THIS SAME DEFECT.*AK

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS MOVING MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT AT ALL. I HAD TO SHUT OF THE CAR THEN TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. THE SCOND TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND NEEDED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, AND IT FROZE UP.I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. I HAD TO STOP MY VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN TO RESET IT. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET ANY RECALLS AND I WAS GIVEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING: GEAR BOX. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. AFTER STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. MANUFACTURER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, THIS IS NORMAL WEAR.*AK

WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES HEAVILY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKES EVERY 3000 MILES. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SINCE PURCHASE, VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IS ALSO CAUSING UNEVEN FEATHERING/WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. I GAVE UP ON BIGELOW MOTORS, BELLEVILLE, NJ EVER HELPING ME FROM THE START, AS THEY CONTINUED TO DENY THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THE CALIPER WARP IN THIS MODEL OF CHEROKEE AND BOTH THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS AS YET BUT THERE CERTAINLY SHOULD BE. I HAVE BEEN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL OF JEEP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH GO UNADDRESSED AND COST OWNERS A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX OR GET TO THE PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER OBVIOUSLY IS NOT RESPONDING DELIBERATELY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND FIND OUT WHY THEY CAN NOT BE FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. THE CONSUMER IS NOT BEING INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THUS CAN NOT MAKE AND INFORMED DECISION WHEN PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE . IN THE END MONEY OUT OF CONSUMERS POCKETS AND NO PROTECTION FROM FRAUD BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED ALMOST A DOZEN TIMES AT A COST OF ALMOST $450 FOR EACH REPAIR!!! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, SO PLEASE HELP. I NEED SOME GUIDANCE. *JB

THIS IS MY 5TH JEEP, 1ST GRAND CHEROKEE. I RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS BEFORE BUYING. AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED THE WHINE COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I TOOK IT TO AN OIL AND LUBE STORE WHERE THEY EXPLAINED I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THE SELECT TRAC 4X4 SYSTEM AS THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FOR THE QUADRA DRIVE SYSTEM. AFTER REPLACING THE LUBE IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL THE WHINE WENT AWAY. *NM

I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 3 DOOR LOCK "ACTUATORS" ON MY JEEP AND ON MY WAY TO REPLACE AN ALREADY REPLACED ONE (DRIVER DOOR) TO MAKE THE TOTAL 4. AFTER LOOKING ON YOUR WEBSITE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM JEEP IS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE I HAVE HAD A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS FROM THIS VEHICLE. THE DATE OF INCIDENT IS ONLY MY MOST RECENT. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING GETS DONE AND JEEP DOES NOT GET AWAY WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES.*AK

THE 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY DIAGRAM FOR THE FUSE PANEL OR A MEANS TO DETERMINE WHICH FUSE OR RELAY PROTECTS A PARTICULAR CIRCUIT. THE OWNER'S MANUAL REFERS TO A CHART ON OR NEAR THE PANEL, AND THE ACCESS DOOR TO THE PANEL CONTAINS AN IMPRINT REFERING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. SEVERAL SAFETY RELATED SYSTEMS ARE ROUTED THROUGH THE FUSE PANEL.*AK

1.)THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ON OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE ALL FAILING. THERE ARE PLASTIC GRINDING NOISES THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO COMPLETE AUTOMATION FAILURE. .)THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE IS THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE DOORS, OR UNLOCK THE EFFECTED DOORS. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE ALSO THAT THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN A CRASH THE DOORS MIGHT EITHER BE LOCKED CLOSED, OR THE DOORS MIGHT FLY OPEN BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE LOCKED. THE AUTO DOOR LOCK FEATURE THAT THE GRAND CHEROKEE HAS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING WOULD BE RENDERED USELESS. 3.)THE DRIVER DOOR ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO HELP FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE HAS FAILED, THE REAR PASSENGER IS ABOUT TO FAIL. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET DUE TO THE HIGH COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR.*AK

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

THE DRIVER'S DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED, AND THEN COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. I DROVE TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, AND WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THINK IT *IS* A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I HAD TO CLIMB OUT THROUGH THE PASSENEGER SIDE DOOR, BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED OR OPENED, EVEN WITH THE MANUAL UNLOCK.*AK

BOUGHT USED 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM JEEP DEALER IN OCTOBER 2002. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM JEEP. AUGUEST 2003 THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED. STOPPED JEEP CHECKED OIL, ALL LOOKED FINE, RESTARTED, GAUGE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. ASKED DEALER ABOUT IT, NO PROBLEM THEY SAID. ON A TRIP 300 MILES FROM HOME, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED AGAIN, DID THE SAME, GAUGE CAME BACK, BUT DROPPED AGAIN. TOOK TO SERVICE STATION WHO COULDN'T HELP. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. THEY SAID GUNK BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, NEED TO REPLEACE AT A COST OF $9,000. I COULDN'T PROVE OIL CHANGES EVER 3,000 MILES (THEY WERE DONE AT HOME), I EXPLAINED I HAD ONLY HAD THE JEEP ONE YEAR, TOO BAD. EXTENDED WARRENTY WON'T HELP. I HAD ENGINE REPLACE BY A FRIEND WITH A USED ENGINE. JULY 2004, RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED JEEP TO ASK IF THEY WOULD COVER THE RADIATOR, THEY SAID NO, BECAUSE I COULDN'T PROVE I HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AT 50,000 MILES. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T EVEN OWN THE JEEP THEN, BUT THEY SAID TOO BAD.*AK SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET JEEP TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM.

THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS RAISED FROM THE FLOOR AND THE CONSUMER WAS THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT AFTER BEING REAR ENDED. THE BOLTS WERE LIFTED OUT OF THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

FRONT DOOR LOCKS BROKE, KEEPING THE DOORS FROM OPENING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE FIRST STARTED VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING IN 2000. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACED THE ROTORS. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT IN ABOUT EVERY 6 TO 8 MONTHS FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. WHEN I TAKE IT IN TOMORROW IT WILL BE THE 6TH TIME. THIS TIME THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT WARRANTY NO LONGER COVERS IT. WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BRAKES, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX IT PROPERLY?*AK

FREEZE PLUGS FAILED IN MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT, CAUSING THE ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK, AND MAKING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. COST OF REPAIRS TOTALED $1125.33. *AK

WE OWN A 2000, JEEP, GRAND CHEROKEE AND CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES. BESIDES THE PAINT PEELING PROBLEM ..... WHICH WAS FIXED, WE STILL HAVE THE VIBRATING, SHUDDERING BRAKE PROBLEM . TWICE A YEAR SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE BRAKE (ROTOR) REPAIRS . CHRYSLER HAS PAID UNTIL LAST MONTH. I HAD TO BEG FOR THEM TO AT LEAST NOT CHARGE ME FOR THE PARTS. I HAD TO PAY $82 FOR LABOR. IT HAS COME TO THE POINT WITH THE MILEAGE .THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE BRAKES FOR FREE ANYMORE. I AM NOT HARD ON THEM....I WORK 1 MILE FROM MY HOME .THAT IS WHY I ONLY HAVE 61,000 MILES ON IT. WHAT I WANT IS A GUARANTEE FROM CHRYSLER THAT FOR THE LIFE OF MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, THEY WILL REPAIR THIS PROBLEM OF THERE'S FREE OF CHARGE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN WILL CHRYSLER FINALLY ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL ??*AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED. *TC *NM

I HAVE HAD MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE FOR A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR. IN THAT YEAR I REPLACED THE ACTUATOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT MADE A LOUD SCREACHING NOISE. NOW BOTH OF MY BACK DOORS ARE MAKING THE SAME SCREACHING NOISE AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. OVERALL, I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MY JEEP AND GLAD THAT MY PROBLEMS ARE NOT UNDER THE HOOD! BUT...AS A BRAND, JEEP SHOULD BE EMBARASSED THAT EVERY TIME I LOCK AND UNLOCK MY DOORS A LOUD NOISE IS HEARD BY EVERYONE AROUND. I THINK THAT JEEP IS A FAVORABLE BRAND IN THE MINDS OF MOST, BUT THIS NOISE MAKES MY JEEP SOUND LIKE A PIECE OF JUNK!*AK

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I BOUGHT THIS SUV USED IN 01/2004 AND HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE BRAKING SYSTEMS OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THESE PEOPLE ARE AND I'M WONDERING WHY NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT YOU GET A PULSATING ACTION WHEN BRAKING AND THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES OR SO. I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES I'VE OWNED AND I'M EXTREMELY SURPRISED THIS VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE, COUNTLESS OTHERS, COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME THING. AS YOUR ORGANIZATION KNOWS, THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS THIS PROBLEM ISN'T COVERED BY JEEP UNDER WARRANTY AND WE, THE CONSUMER, CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE BRAKES THIS OFTEN. THE BRAKES IN MY JEEP ARE SO HORRIBLE THAT WHEN I BRAKE AT 55 MPH, I FEEL IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO MUCH THAT IT'S HARD TO CONTROL. AFTER READING MANY PEOPLE'S OPINIONS ABOUT THE GRAND CHEROKEE, I FOUND THAT MANY OF THESE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 40,000MILES. CHRYSLER EVEN REPLACED THEM AND FRONT CALIPERS THE FIRST TIME. THE LAST TIME THEY WERE REPLACD WAS A MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. FOR THE 4TH TIME, STEERING WHEEL AND PEDAL VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING SUDDENLY.I LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED THE 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE INTO A GUARD RAIL. *AK

BRANDOW CHRYSLER NOTIFIED ME THAT 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TRANSMISSION REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS 56,000 MILES AND HAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *AK UPON REVIEW OF SIMILAR ISSUES FROM OTHER 1999/2000 JEEP OWNERS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO LACK OF NOTICE BY BRANDOW OR DAIMLER CHRYSLER REGARDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING LOCKED IN THE SEAT BELT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK

ROTORS BAD ON VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS NORMAL VEHICLE MAINTAINENCE. I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT FOR JEEPS FROM 1999-2004. I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED ONCE ALREADY AND IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. *AK

I AM A CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A PEG PEREGO INFANT SEAT AND BASE IN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE I FOUND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE VERY PRONE TO RELEASE WHEN THE EDGE OF THE INFANT SEAT BASE BUMPED INTO THE RAISED RED RELEASE BUTTON ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. VEHICLE VIN [XXX]. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE HAD MUTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THIS HAS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE YEAR, AS WELL AS HAVING THE CALPERS AND ROTORS REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKES WARPED. AS A RESULT, FRONT END SHOOK. *AK

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WILL RANDOMLY STALL. THE DEALER IS UNABLE FIND A PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO PREVENT A CRASH BY MUSCLING THE POWERLESS JEEP TO A CURB. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED OFTEN. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF OR STOPPING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED AT 60 MPH AND WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. OIL LEAKED FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE DOOR LOCK MADE A BAD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER USED THEY KEY TO ACCESS THE VEHICLE. *TC *JB

MANUFACTURER'S OMISSION OF CRITICAL INFORMATION FROM OWNERS' MANUAL AND VEHICLE COMPONENTS. USE CIRCUIT LABELS DO NOT EXIST FOR THE FUSE PANEL LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THIS VEHICLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT ONE SHOULD REFER TO THE FUSE PANEL COVER. THE FUSE PANEL COVER, HOWEVER, STATES THAT ONE SHOULD REFER TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION (E.G. REMOTE BREAKDOWN OR FAILURE OF LIGHTING CIRCUIT, WIPERS,ETC.) IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. EACH FUSE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND A SPARE REINSERTED TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT EACH IS FUNCTIONAL.FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED DESPITE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE ROTORS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. AT 60,000 MILES DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. AT 82,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHIN THE ABOVE MILEAGES. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *JB.......*AK

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT ROTORS WERE SCORED AND RUINED ON THE INSIDE ONLY. *BF THE BRAKES FAILED AT 33,809 MILES. LOOKING THROUGH THE WHEEL FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROTORS LOOKED GOOD WITH NO UNUSUAL WEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS AND NEEDED TO HAVE THE MUFFLER REPLACED. *NM

THE HYDRAULICS DON'T HOLD THE HOOD UP IN THE OPEN POSITION. HOOD CAME DOWN ON THE CONSUMER, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO CATCH IT BEFORE ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE HOOD, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HOOD STILL FALLS DOWN. HYDRAULIC ARMS DO NOT HOLD AND THREE IS NO SAFETY ARM SUBSTITUTE. *TC

VEHICLE HAS HAD THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 21,000 MILES AND IT WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS RECCURRED AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *JB *SC

PROBLEM: BRAKES WHEN I AM TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AND I BRAKE, THE CAR VIBRATES. I BELIEVE THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE AWHILE, BUT RECENTLY, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY JEEPS. ALSO, THE MIRRORS (ON THE SIDES OF THE CAR) FLIP BACK AND FORTH TOO EASILY. I HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT THESE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SPRINGS ARE GONE. THIS SEEMS TO BE SHADILY MADE, AND THERE IS NO GOOD REASON WHY THE MIRRORS SHOULD BE FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE FROM LEHMERS JEEP IN CONCORD, CALIFORNIA IN THE SPRING OF 2000. IVE HAD ALL THE SERVICING DONE THERE AS SUGGESTED. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND DRIVE IT GENTLY. IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, DURING THE WEEK PRIOR TO MY SCHEDULED 60,000 MILE SERVICING THE CAR OVERHEATED TWICE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR COOL OFF. WHEN THE CAR WAS SERVICED THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, THE WATER PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE BLOCK AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED BLOCK AS THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS KNOWN TO CRACK EASILY. THE BILL FOR SERVICE AND REPLACING THE CRACKED BLOCK WAS $3364.19. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE BLOCK. IT WAS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD ALL MY SERVICING DONE AT LEHMERS JEEP PER THEIR SCHEDULE. I REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER BUT WAS REFUSED.

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND PROBLEM HAD NOT RESOLVED. *AK PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TC THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FOUND AT THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL. UPDATED 02/20/07. *JB

DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. BRAKE ROTORS APPARENTLY WARP FROM HEAT. MY WIFE OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES THREE TIMES ALREADY. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF GRAND CHEROKEES THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM EVEN WHEN A VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERS ARE BLAMING DRIVERS FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK

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

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKES. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SEAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED BY THE DEALERSHIP. IF WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE THE FRONT SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN. THIS PART WAS NOT EVEN COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WE HAD A 100,000 MILE -0- DEDUCTABLE WARRANTY. WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE SAFETY RELATED PARTS THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THE BRAKES STARTED TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE WHEN APPLIED AT 16.000MILES. TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER WERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF GRAND CHEROKEE. THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AND NOW AT 30,000 THE PROBLEM IS BACK.*AK

THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEFECTS WERE REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO START. OFTEN YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF 3-5 TIMES BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO CRANK OVER THE ENGINE. THIS WILL BUILD ENOUGH PRESSURE IN THE TANK TO GET IT STARTED. THE OTHER METHOD YOU MUST USE IS TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER FOR 5-10 SECONDS, AND IT WILL NEVER START DOING THIS THE FIRST TIME, BUT THEN WHEN YOU LET OFF THE KEY FOR 5 SECONDS, AND START AGAIN, IT WILL FINALLY CRANK THE ENGINE OVER. THIS GETS OLD, AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN WHEN SELLING THE VEHICLE. TO TOP IT OFF, THE FUEL PUMP IS IN THE TANK MAKING IT VERY LABOR INTENSIVE TO FIX. MY ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS FIXED SEVERAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND IT IS A WONDER WHY THIS HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE REVVED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN A PANIC STOP WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE PROVIDING ANY INFORMATION ON WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT. *AK THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A HARD START DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL PRESSURE, IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO CRANK BEFORE CATCHING, AND THE BRAKES PULSATED DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. *SC *JB

THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30MPH. BRAKES HAVE BEEN FIXED(?) SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT ONLY LASTS ~5,000 TO 7,000MILES BEFORE IT STARTS UP AGAIN. IT IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SHAKES BADLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL JOLTS SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATE IT WILL BE ~$600 DOLLARS IN PARTS/LABOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE JEEPS FROM 1999 TO JUNE OF 2002 ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND I'VE READ TSB'S REFERRING TO THE ISSUE YET THERE IS STILL NO RECALL.*AK

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ESPEICALLY AT HIGH SPEED. MECHANIC RECOMMENDS ALL NEW BRAKING SYSTEM, AS THIS IS CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. UPON MY OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH OF THIS, I CAN SEE HE IS CORRECT. IT SEEMS EVERYONE WITH A 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE IN THE NATION HAS THIS EXACT ISSUE. A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*AK

SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BRAKE ROTORS.*MR WHILE BRAKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE INCLUDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO.I HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE AND THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED ONCE IN 20,000 MILES.THE JEEP HAS 27,000 MILES NOW AND IS STARTING TO SHAKE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES.WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. *AKI

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPHN VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER RECEIVING A JUMP START, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

PULLED VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK RIGHT FRONT TIRE. LEFT GEAR IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EXITED VEHICLE AND WAS WALKING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A "THUNK". VEHICLE HAD SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE. ATTEMPTED TO ENTER VEHICLE AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. MADE A SECOND ATTEMPT AND AGAIN WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE, STRIKING A FIRE HYDRANT. I SUSTAINED VARIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL ON VEHICLE.*MR THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 50-65 MPH. THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WAS REPLACED. *NM

AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR WHILE BRAKING OR IF A BUMP IS HIT IN THE ROAD, FRONT TIRE VIBRATION OCCURS AND WILL ONLY STOP WHEN SPEED IS LOWERED TO BELOW 40 MPH. AFTER TYPING IN "JEEP CHEROKEE FRONT END VIBRATION" ON INTERNET SEARCH DID I FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PRESENT IN ALL CHEROKEES. IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE BRAKE CALIPERS WARPING THE ROTORS EVERY 8-10 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS VIBRATION MOVES THE STEERING SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. *JB

THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE CUT AT 7,000 MILES, REPLACED AT 13,0000 MILES AND CUT AGAIN AT 19,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AT 28,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS FAILURE HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF STEEL USED COMBINED WITH HEAT CAUSED THE ROTOR TO WRAP. *JB

1. TRANSMISSION: HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR UNTIL CAR IS FULLY WARMED; OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR STALLED DUE TO THE GEAR NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY; 2. BRAKE ROTORS: ROTORS WARP WITHIN 12,000 MILES; CHANGED NEW ROTORS AND PADS THREE TIMES; 3. ALIGNMENT: PULLS TO THE RIGHT SUMMARY: TRANSMISSION & BRAKE ROTORS ARE KNOWN PROBLEMS BY DAILERCHRYSLER---UNSAFE VEHICLE. *LA

COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TIRE TREAD FROM SIDEWALL. TIRE IS GENERAL AMERITRAC, TUBELESS RADIAL, CK-37121 35408, TREAD 4 PLIES OF 2 STEEL AND 2 POLYESTER, SIDEWALL 2 PLIES POLYESTER, SIZE P235/75R15, 105S, M+S, DOT ADHL 35A 4902, AUTO WAS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE CLASSIC. *JB

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR. ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO THE GEARS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED EVERY DAY SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT ABOUT 7-10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN HARD, CAUSING A BUMP STOP AND THE CAR TO QUICKLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTANT PROBLEM. DEALER FOUND NOTHING AND RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION SERVICE WHICH DID NOT HELP. DATE LISTED IS LAST TIME EVENT OCCURRED.*AK

PROBLEM PERTAINS TO ROTORS, DISCS & CALIPERS ON A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.PROBLEMS CAUSE SEVERE VIBRATION & SHIMMYING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED FROM 15 TO 55 MPH.WAS UNAWARE THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACED ROTORS BETWEEN 7,000 & 8,000 MILES WHEN TAKED IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN 2001.PROBLEMS OCCURED AGAIN IN 2002 AT 14,500 MILES-ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AGAIN & THEY INFORMED US THEN THAT THE ROTORS WERE ALREADY RESURFACE ONCE IN 2001.PROBLEMS OCCURED AGAIN IN 2003 AT 23,600 MILES-ROTORS,BRAKE PADS & CALIPERS WERE ALL REPLACED.HAVING MORE PROBLEMS NOW JULY 7,2004-ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AT 29,500 MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO OPERATE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYVLANIA.I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE NHTSA RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE IT REPAIRED PROPERLY.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE FRONT END VIBRATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, EVERY 15,000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER FOUND THREE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL EXPERIENCED THAT SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB

I HAD A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. IN THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP (ABOUT 3 YEARS) I HAD THE BRAKES WORKED ON AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS, THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS. THE 3RD TIME (AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD) THEY REPLACED SOMETHING ELSE AND THEN HAD THE GALL TO CHARGE ME FOR IT.*AK FIXING BRAKES AT A RATE OF ABOUT EVERY 12,000 MILES IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED TO ACTUALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

(1) WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN I A)TAPPED THE BRAKE, B)MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND C)WHEN I PHYSICALLY ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SPEED OF THE CAR INCREASED STEADILY, NEARING 90 MPH, BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, PRESSING BOTH FEET (FULL BODY WEIGHT) ON THE BRAKES AND HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF MANY STEEP HILLS, WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR TO 25 MPH, ALLOWING ME TO MOVE TO AN OFF RAMP AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS TOWED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES TO THE JEEP DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT ALL THAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR WAS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF CARBON BUILD-UP AROUND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, AND THAT IS WHY IT STUCK. THEY SAID THAT "WE SEE THIS ALOT IN JEEPS THAT ARE DRIVEN ALOT IN THE CITY". UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WITH MY JEEP, WHICH WAS REGULARLY DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY (~100 MILES EACH WEEKEND), AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT I HAD JUST DRIVEN FROM PITTSBURGH TO INDIANAPOLIS AND WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. ANY CARBON IN MY ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED THROUGH THIS MUCH DRIVING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER FELT PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN. AFTER THE PARTS WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM *SC *JB

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ANY SPEED IT PULSATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SIX TIMES FOR BRAKES AND ROTORS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

WHILE IDLING THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE OR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP. *AK

I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION AND ANGER REGARDING MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE. SINCE THIS PAST OCTOBER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. A BROKEN VENTILATION DEFLECTOR WHICH PREVENTS ANY AIR FROM COMING THROUGH THE VENTILATION. I SPENT NEARLY $100.00 TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A $37.00 PART WITH $500.00 IN LABOR JUST TO INSTALL IT. I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND THE SUMMER HEAT OF 100+ DEGREES IS IN MY MIND, DANGEROUS. 2. ALL OF THE PASSENGER DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED EITHER MANUALLY OR REMOTELY FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE LOCK ACTUATORS AT A STAGGERING COST OF $500.00 PER LOCK! THE DOORS CANT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR FROM THE INSIDE WITHOUT SYSTEMATICALLY UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE, THEN REACHING IN FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THEM FROM THE INSIDE. IT DOESNT TAKE A GENIUS TO SEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF I HAPPEN TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGERS (CHILDREN) ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE JEEP MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH JEEPS FOR QUITE A WHILE. 3. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR BROKE WHEN MY WIFE WAS ADJUSTING THE ANGLE OF THE MIRROR. THERE IS NOW NO TENSION TO HOLD THE MIRROR IN PLACE. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN 8 MONTHS AGO AND I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE ANGRY ABOUT IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN NONE OF THESE ITEMS ARE COVERED PAST THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. ALL TOLLED, I AM LOOKING AT SPENDING SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF $3000.00 TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. RIGHT NOW I AM EXTREMELY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER, AND EXPECT SOME HEALTHY MEASURE OF COOPERATION FROM JEEP.*AK

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

THE ROTORS WERE WARPING AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION DISPLAYED SLIPPING AND THERE WAS A FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRE(S). *SC *JB

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE OCCUPANTS WOULD BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *AK *NM

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE PULSATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVE APPR. 8000 MILES PER YEAR YET THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *NM

DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. SEVERE VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING. OCCURRED AT 10,721 MILES, 36760 MILES, AND NOW AT 57,000 MILES. FIXED BY CHRYSLER FIRST 2 TIMES, REFUSED TO FIX THE 3RD TIME. DEALER SAYS 4/5 COMPLAINTS PER WEEK FOR 2000-2004 GRAND CHEROKEES. ROTORS KEEP WARPING DUE TO BAD METALURGY [PER SERVICE MANAGER. VIBRATES SO HARD IT WILL TAKE THE WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS IF NOT HOLDING TIGHT.*AK

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WARPE ABOUT EVERY 10,000 MILES. I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THEM FOR THE THIRD TIME AT 42000 MILES! AT 31000 MILES, THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER INSTALLED A "FIT" KIT" WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAS NOT WORKED. THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP ROAD IN THE SIERRA/NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING AND STEERING WHEEL JERKING DURING BREAKING. I HAD TO GEAR DOWN AND TRAVEL VERY SLOWLY UNTIL I REACHED LEVEL GROUND. AFTER INTENSE QUESTIONING, THE DEALER (JOE KERLEY: SAN JOSE CA) ACKNOWLEDGED THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM. SO HAS CHRYSLER VIA THE "REPAIR KIT". A CALL TO CHRYSLER INDICATED THAT THEY WONT ACT BECAUSE ROTERS ARE AN WEAR ITEM. I BELLIEVE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. PLEASE GET ON THE BALL AND INVESTIGATE AND ORDER A RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS STUCK ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL DUE TO A SEIZURE. THE PASSENGER TRIED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WENT AIR BORNE AND LANDED ON TOP, CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

ROTORS ON VEHICLE WARPED AT 14,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED THEM. NOW AFTER ANOTHER 14,000 MILES THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE HAVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING WARPED ROTORS. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL SHAKE AND SHIMMY EXCESSIVELY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER WON'T REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WON'T ASSIST, THEY SAY WRITE A LETTER TO LET US KNOW. AFTER FINDING THIS WEBSITE I AM THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH CHRYSLER'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WILL CHRYSLER WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A FATALITY BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? NO MORE CHYRSLER PRODUCTS IN THIS HOUSEHOLD. *LA

ROTOR ARE WARPING AT 15,000 MILE INTERVALS. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE HAVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING WARPED ROTORS. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL SHAKE AND SHIMMY EXCESSIVELY. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AT 14,804 MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS 31,255 MILES AND EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. DEALER WON'T REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. CHYRSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WON'T AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIR, JUST SAID WRITE A LETTER. DISGUSTED WITH CHRYSLER AFTER SEEING THIS WEBSITE. WILL CHRYSLER WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A FATALITY BEFORE THEY PUT IN A RECALL? NO MORE CHRYSLER VEHICLES IN THIS HOUSEHOLD. *LA

BAD STEERING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAVE ONLY 36,000 MILES AND HAVE REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE I BOUGHT JEEP NEW IN 2000. *MR

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50MPH AND 60MPH, FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND STEELING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAVE CHANGED TIRES, BRAKES, HAD TIRES BALANCED, AND FRONT END ALIGNED. THE CAUSE IS THOUGHT TO SUSPENSION OR BEARING ACCORDING TO ALL MECHANICS THAT LOOK AND DRIVE IT. NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE, ONLY THAT THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THIS YEAR CHEROKEE, IS KNOWN FOR THIS, AND THEY HAVE ALL SAID THERE IS NO KNOWN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THIS DANGER IN PROGRESS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AT THIS SITE ALONE, I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY THERE IS NO INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END...

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY PULSATED, THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION. WHILE OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE. WHILE AT DEALER, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME AND BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

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

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A HONKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO GO IN THE LOCKED POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. DEALERSHIP DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THESE PROBLEM,BUT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON EACH OF THEM. ALSO, FRONT DRIVE AXLE MADE A WINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ROTORS SEVEN TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE I AM GENERALLY VERY SATISFIED WITH MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A CHRONIC PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED. IN 2000, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS VERY NEW, I NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY JEEP WAS REPAIRED FOR WARPED ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS CUT. THEN, IN 03/02, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THEN AGAIN IN 03/03, THE SAME PROBLEM! THIS TIME, THE FOLKS AT RAMSEY JEEP TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE INSTALLING A "KIT" THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. AT THIS TIME, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO KNOW THAT JEEP REALIZED THE PROBLEM AND THOUGHT MY TROUBLES WERE OVER. NOW IN 04/04, I AM SORRY TO REPORT THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I DON'T NEED THE TECHNICIANS AT JEEP TO TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE ROTORS WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN $60000 MILES. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERED A FALSE READING OF THE GASOLINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO A WORN SENSOR. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD AN ONGOING PULSATION PROBLEM WITHIN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 0500302RB DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE, AND STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WARPED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE PULSATION RECURRED WITHIN 7000 MILES, AND ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE PULSATION RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THEN THE FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. PULSATION RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. *AK *NM *SC

I OWN A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED W/ 36,000 MILES BRAKES PULSATE AT 40 MPH AND ALMOST OUT OF CONTROLL @ 55 MPH AND OVER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALMOST SIDE SWIPED A BUS WITH MY CHILD IN CAR TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. HAVE RETURNED TO DEALER ( JOHN IRISH AUTO PLAZA SAN RAFAEL CA) JIM GRAVES HAS BEEN VERY UNDERSTANDING. ITS NOT THE DEALER I AM UPSET IT IS WITH CHRYSLER/ DAIMLER!!! THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM , ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE!!! THEY REPLACE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE ROTORS THEY SHOULD PROVIDE ANOTHER BRAKE ROTOR SYSTEM TO SEE IF IT TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HEAR STILLEN HAS SOMETHING THAT MAY WORK. HISTORY: 8181 MILES BRAKES SHIMMY; EXCESSIVE RUN OUT, 9377 MILES REPLACE FRONT ROTORS, 15832 MILES FRONT & REAR HAVE EXCESSIVE RUN OUT RESURFACED F & R ROTORS,21293 MILES SHIMMY EXCESSIVE RUN OUT; REPLACED FRONT CLIPPERS & ROTORS, 26,133 MILES F & R ROTORS HAVE RUN OUT, 28921 MILES VIBRATION F & R ROTORS HAVE EXCESIVE RUN OUT; RESURFACES F & R ROTORS. 29450 NEED REAR BRAKES, 29492 MILES REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. 33101 MILES SHIMMY VIBRATION F & R ROTORS HAVE EXCESSIVE RUN OUT. RESURFACED F & R ROTORS. 36202 MILES VIBRATIONS AGAIN TAKING BACK TO DEALER. MANAGER AGREED THIS IS REALLY BAD! *AK

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC I DETERMINED BOTH FRONT ROTORS FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED OVER NINE TIMES, STARTING AT 5,000 MILES OF OWNING THE VEHICLE ,AND CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS AT 36,202 MILES. CONSUMER INFORMED CHRYSLER ON TWO OCCASIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL PULSATED, AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND BOTH FRONTAL ROTORS. *AK

AFTER HAVING A FUEL PUMP REPLACED FOR SLOW STARTING, OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BEGAN SUDDENLY ACCELLERATING FOR NO REASON OR PATTERN (BUT MOSTLY AT STARTUP). WE TOOK THE AUTO TO THE LOCAL JEEP DELERSHIP IN BRIGHAM --- WHERE IT IS NOW. WE TOLD THEM WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFTEY BECAUSE OF THE NEWS COVERAGE OF A SIMILAR JEEP UNEXPECTADLY ACCELLERATING, JUMPING A CURB AND HITTING 3 PEOPLE IN SLC. IN LOOKING AT THE INTERNET, WE FOUND SEVERAL SIMLAR SAFTEY COMPLAINTS AND THAT JEEP(CHRYSLER/DEMLER) HAS DETERMINED THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF A PATTERN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I CAN EASILY SEE HOW THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE SEVERE AND DIRE RESULTS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES, AND AT THE SAME TIME IT MAKE A WEIRD PULSATION. CHRYSLER MADE ME REPLACE A PART AND THE CAR KEEPS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AND I HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED. *LA

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. (NAR). *MR WHILE BRAKING THE FRONT END VIBRATED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD RESURFACE THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. AT 26500 MILES THE ROTORS FAILED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE WERE REPLACED. AT 49000 MILES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE PARTS USED WERE OF POOR QUALITY. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY TO REPLACE THE PARTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM * CB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END SHIMMIED, THE PEDAL PULSATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALSER BUT NONE WERE ABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM

I HAVE EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE BRAKING ON THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE ROAD, BUT IT HAS BEEN RECURRENT. I WILL HAVE TO GET THE FRONT BRAKES REPAIRED.*AK

WHILE BRAKING BRAKE ROTORS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHIMMY/ VIBRATE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE ROTORS FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. *JB THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REVERSE THEN HIT A STEEL POLE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP WITH RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH WHAT I AM TOLD ARE THE BRAKE ROTORS. THEY APPARENTLY KEEP WARPING, CAUSING MODERATE TO SEVERE SHIMMYING WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND PULSATING WHEN BRAKING AT LOWER SPEEDS. AT 10,531 MILES I BROUGHT THE CAR IN. THEY RESURFACED THE ROTARS WHICH THEY CLAIM THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN AT 26,579 MILES I WAS BACK AT THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THE MANUFACTURER HAD A DIFFERENT SOLUTION. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKES AND CALIPERS. I WAS SKEPTICAL THAT THEY WERE REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PART WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. I TOLD THEM I HAD A 1995 GRAND CHEREKEE THAT HAD OVER 100 THOUSAND MILES AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH ROTARS SO WHY DIDN'T THE MANUFACTURER JUST USE THE 1995 PART BUT, AGAIN, I WAS ASSURED THE NEW ROTARS WERE DIFFERENT AND DEFECT FREE. NOW I HAVE 49,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS AGAIN AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTERER SAY THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS.THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME I HAD THREE OPTIONS. ONE,THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROTARS FOR $240.00. TWO,DO NOTHING BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER ASSURES ME THAT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT EFFECT SAFETY OR MAINTENANCE FOR ANY OTHER PARTS ON THE VEHICLE.(WHICH BY THE WAY I FIND TO BE A LUDICROUS STATEMENT AND A CALLOUS DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR OWN CONSUMERS LET ALONE OTHERS ON THE ROAD SINCE THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THE FRONT END IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY) AND THIRD, I COULD BUY THE PART FROM A NON-DEALER AT AFTER MARKET PRICES AND GET ROTARS MADE OF A DIFFERENT AND PRESUMABLY STRONGER MATERIAL. NONE OF THESE OPTIONS WERE APPEALING SINCE EXPERIENCE WITH TWO JEEPS PRIOR TO THIS ONE DICTATED THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY DRIVING, AND WAS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE TO BE CONSISTENTLY REPAIRED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE JEEP ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. I HAVE ANOTHER JEEP THAT HAS ALSO BEEN BROUGHT IN THREE TIMES AND IT HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. ALL FOR BAD BRAKES WHICH I'M CONSISTENTLY TOLD , " IS A KNOWN DEFECT" BY CHRYSLER AND THE TECHNICAL STAFF.*AK

BROKEN SEAT FRAME; DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN, AND WILL NOT MOVE FOWARD . ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE POWER SEAT WORK. I AM ONLY 225 LBS, HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN.AND I WILL NOT SPEND $900 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS, FOR THE LACK OF QUALITY THAT WAS PUT INTO THIS AUTOMOBILE WHEN IT WAS BUILT. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK