Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2000)

256 consumer complaints on file.

#10626737August 20, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME THAT COVERED THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND THE SCREWS WERE COMING UNDONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED FOR THE FRAME TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621126August 9, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SEVERITY DEPENDS ON GAS PUMP AND STATION. VEHICLE REFUSES TO LET FUEL FLOW, AND CLICKS OFF CONSTANTLY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL. WHEN FUEL DOES FLOW, IT SPILLS OUT THE SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN FILLING IS COMPLETE RATHER THAN CLICKING OFF SAFELY. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614721July 19, 2014
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER WITH ONLY 44,500 MILES. ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN THE SNOW OCCASIONALLY, IT IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE. THE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE REAR AXLE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL JEEP TJ TYPE WRANGLERS AND IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE LACK OF DRAIN HOLES IN THE FRAME. PERHAPS A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569238March 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF FIRST GEAR DURING ENGAGEMENT OF THE CLUTCH. THE FAILURE LEAVES THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. MERGING INTO TRAFFIC CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564281February 13, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
JEEP WRANGLERS FROM 1997 TO 2006 HAVE ISSUES WITH BADLY RUSTED FRAMES TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A RECALL WHERE THEY WERE BUYING BACK PICKUPS OR REPLACING FRAMES. WHY CAN'T JEEP DO THE SAME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559550January 13, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
AFFECTED PARTS: FRAME AND SUSPENSION LAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING 2000 JEEP TJ THOUGHT I HAD A SHOCK MOUNT BREAK. THE JEEP WOBBLED AND I LOST CONTROL OF KEEPING THE JEEP STRAIGHT IN MY LANE ALMOST HITTING A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. I CHECKED UNDER THE JEEP AND NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER LOWER TRAIL ARM BROKE TOTALLY AWAY FROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. LOOKING ON FORUMS AND THE WEB READ ABOUT SAFETCAP AUTORUST FRAME SECTIONS. SO THINKING THIS MIGHT BE AN OPTION TO REPAIR IT ASKED A FRIEND THAT USED TO WORK AT A BODY SHOP TAKE A LOOK. HE TOOK A LOOK AND WAS SHOCKED HOW BAD THE JEEP WAS RUSTED FOR BEING A 2000. DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL WE LOOKED AGAIN BUT THE SKID PLATE IS ALSO FALLING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. HE IS NOT SURE HE WOULD HAVE ANY GOOD METAL TO WELD TO AND ALSO SAID IT WILL BE LIKE DOMINOS THERE WILL BE MORE FAILED RUSTED PARTS UNDER THE JEEP LIKE BRAKE LINES ETC. FRIEND SAID SAFETY IS A HUGE CONCERN EVEN IF YOU WERE ABLE TO PATCH IT BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE FRAME AND COMPONENTS ARE RUSTED SO BAD. I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE OR EXTRA MONEY TO THROW COUPLE GRAND AT IT AND REPLACE THE FRAME. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HAS ANYONE HAD ANY LUCK COMMUNICATING THIS TO JEEP CHRYSLER DEALERS OR HEARD ANYONE THAT HAS? COUPLE OPTIONS I SEE NOW ARE TO PART IT OUT OR TRY TO SELL IT AS IT STANDS. ANY SUGGESTIONS? I NEVER WENT ON ANY ROUGH TRAILS BECAUSE IT WAS A PRIMARY VEHICLE. FOR A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT TJ THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. DOES JEEP NOT TREAT THE FRAMES WITH RUST PROTECTION? IS THE FRAME JUST POORLY DESIGNED? WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER JEEP VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547601October 11, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGAN TO PERFORM ABNORMAL WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER DRIVING ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, HE NOTICED SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513905May 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505175March 31, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
-AT APPROXIMATELY FIFTY-FIVE TO SIXTY MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE PERSONALLY RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS COMMONLY CALLED, "DEATH WOBBLE" AMONGST OTHER JEEP OWNERS. THE ISSUE TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR DRIVING AROUND A BEND ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IN EARLY 2009, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOCAL MECHANICS FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND HAVE HEARD DIFFERENT SUGGESTED COURSES OF ACTION FROM EACH ONE. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE (1) TRACKING BAR, (2) U-JOINTS, (3) STEERING DAMPENER ETC. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ENTIRE NEW SET OF TIRES REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH REPLACING THE TRACKING BAR WORKED TEMPORARILY, THE PROBLEM SOON RETURNED AFTER ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 - 15,000 MILES TO THE VEHICLE. -ALTHOUGH MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE OVER THE YEARS, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE FORM OF A RECALL FROM THE FORMER "DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG" OR ITS SUCCESSOR "CHRYSLER GROUP L.L.C." OR IT'S SUBSIDIARY "JEEP CORPORATION." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501465March 5, 2013
ENGINE
THE ENGINE HAS RELEASED MORE THAN ONE GALLON OF ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OILING SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 500 MILES. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE VALVE COVER, A FRACTURE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM CYLINDER HEAD WATER JACKET HAS BEEN FOUND BETWEEN CYLINDERS 3 AND 4 THAT PERMITS COOLANT TO ENTER INTO THE OILING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE KNOWN TO CRACK WITHOUT CAUSE, CAN BE REPLACED WITH A CYLINDER HEAD THAT MAYBE PRONE TO CRACKING AGAIN AND IN ADDITION WILL REQUIRE SEVERAL MORE COMPONENTS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490914January 3, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER-CONSUMING ANTI FREEZE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED, CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483224November 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. RECENTLY I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD POP OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOON AFTER I BEGAN TO HAVE BRAKE ISSUES AND HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A JEEP RUSTED OUT SO BAD WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT AND SAID IT WAS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. HE SAID THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSMISSION . HE SAID THE FRAME WAS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE AND SAID I WAS LUCKY THE THING DIDN'T FALL APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473609September 3, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ALONG A RURAL ROAD WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER TORE AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT IN TO 2ND, 4TH, OR REVERSE. IT IS DUE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME ROTTING AWAY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING RIPPED FROM THE FRAME IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE FRAME HAS PREMATURELY ROTTED AND IS A DANGER TO ANYONE WHO DRIVES OR ENCOUNTERS THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD IN PASSING. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE POSSIBILITY OF REPLACING THE FRAME BUT HAVE FOUND IT HARD TO FIND A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BEING VERY WIDESPREAD. IT IS IN FACT SO WIDESPREAD THAT A COMPANY CALLED AUTO RUST REPAIR MAKES PREFAB FRAME PATCHES. THESE INCIDENTS OF ROT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONES THAT CAUSED TOYOTA TO RECALL MANY PICKUPS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453171March 27, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE JEEP HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE EXECPT FOR THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO WELD SOME SUPPORT BARS WHERE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. IS THERE ANY KIND OF SAFETY RECALL THAT WE CAN COME BACK ON THE DEALER WITH THIS? WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451238March 12, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A TROUBLESHOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447064February 7, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I WAS DRIVING AND I WENT TO TURN THE CORNER I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR END TO WHERE THE DOORS ARE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH SALT WATER . ALSO THERE WAS NO WAY OF ME KNOWING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING FASTER AND THIS WOULD OF CAUSED A ACCIDENT WHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. THE VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER BE FIXED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER ROTTED OUT THE WAY IT DID. THIS VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY BUILT FOR MYSELF AND DELIVERED IN OCTOBER OF 1999. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437614November 28, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME AND SUPPORTS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF OFFERING NO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF UNDERCARRIAGE. FRAME ON DRIVERSIDE AT SKID PLATE RUSTED ALLOWING THE SKID PLATE TO FALL. OBSERVED SEVERE RUST-THROUGH OF FRAME ALONG FRAME WHERE SKID PLATE HAD BEEN BOLTED. ALSO TRANSMISSION SUPPORT FAILED. HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FAILED BRAKE LINES WHICH RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE. I THINK I REALIZED IT TOO LATE, HOWEVER SOON ENOUGH TO HAVE PREVENTED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WARNINGS NEED TO BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY OF THESE AND OTHER DEFECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN NOTED BY JEEP OWNERS, ESPECIALLY FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS. THE FRAME APPARENTLY RUST FROM INSIDE OUT LEAVING LITTLE INDICATION OF SEVERITY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410851July 7, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING AND SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE MAIN CROSS MEMBER, WHICH HAD ROTTED FROM CORROSION, DETACHED AND FELL WITH THE BOLTS STILL IN TACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373803January 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE WIRING TO THE A/C CONTROL SWITCH SHORTS OUT AND CAUSES A MINOR FIRE. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A PREVIOUS FIX IN SPLICED WIRING. THE WIRING HARNESS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. RESEARCH ON JEEP RELATED WEB SITES HAS PROVEN TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE AND OCCURS IN MANY OF THE SURROUNDING MODEL YEARS. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE THREE POSTS THAT CONNECT TO THE SELECTOR SWITCH, THEY ARE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371872December 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
MODE SELECTOR FOR THE HVAC SYSTEM HAS A MAJOR ISSUE MELTING THE SELECTOR, HARNESS AND CONTROL MODULE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS INCIDENT ONLINE AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS SUBJECT. HEATER NOT WORKING, POSSIBLE HEATER SYSTEM CATCHING ON FIRE DO HI VOLTAGE TO THE MODE SELECTOR WITCH CAUSES ENTIRE HVAC FAILURE AND POSSIBLE FIRE. JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE GETTING ON THEM ABOUT IT. AGAIN 2000 JEEP WRANGLER HEATER CONTROL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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