2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

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

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

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.

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

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

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