2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

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

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.

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

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 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

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

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