Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2000)

1,447 consumer complaints on file.

#10256969January 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256362January 26, 2009
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255941January 22, 2009
VISIBILITY
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255740January 20, 2009
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254843January 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254668January 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254234January 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VERY LITTLE HEAT IS COMING OUT THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR IS COMING OUT THE PASSENGER VENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253557January 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253097December 29, 2008
SEATS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252938December 27, 2008
VISIBILITY
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252623December 23, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252678December 23, 2008
SEATS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252693December 23, 2008
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252464December 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251643December 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251568December 12, 2008
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - DUAL CONTROL HEATER BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTIONS. NO HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250735December 4, 2008
AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250220November 30, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250064November 28, 2008
EQUIPMENT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249958November 26, 2008
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY
DOOR ACTUATOR, OVERHEATING, TRANSMISSIONS SLIPPAGE (OR NOT WANTING TO SHIFT AT TIMES), TAIL LIGHTS, COOLING, HEATING (OR LACK OF). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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