2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

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

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 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