2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPERATURE SETTING. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT IT WILL EVER BE CORRECTED. *TR

MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE'S ELECTRIC FAN BROKE AND CUT INTO THE RADIATOR. I DID A SEARCH FOR RECALLS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS FAN, BUT HERE IS THE REAL PROBLEM: THE COOLANT FAN RELAY SWITCH MODULE FAILS AND THE FAN DOESN'T PROPERLY COOL THE ENGINE, THEN THE POORLY DESIGNED HEAD CRACKS BETWEEN THE #3 AND #4 HEAD AND ALL THE COOLANT SEEPS INTO THE CYLINDER AREA WHERE THE COOLANT IS BURNED. THEN WITHOUT PROPER COOLING, IT DESTROYS THE ENGINE. (RECALL TO REPLACE BAD HEADS). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, THE SEAT TRACK FAILS. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT DOES NOT MAINTAIN A STABLE POSITION, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

FAILURE OF BLEND DOORS IN HEATER/DEFOGGER OF VEHICLE. JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT THESE CHEAP PARTS FOR SOME TIME. THE REPAIR COSTS OVER $1000 BECAUSE IT IS LABOR INTENSIVE, THE COMPLETE DASH PANEL HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS WHERE THE BLEND DOORS ARE LOCATED. THE PART COSTS ARE ONLY ABOUT $150 AT MOST! WITH THE FAILURE COMES NO WARM/HOT AIR FROM THE HEATER, CONSEQUENTLY NO DEFROSTING OF THE WINDSHIELD.........A SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEM!! JEEP/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PICKING UP ALL, OR AT LEAST MOST OF THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE CHEAPLY MADE AND ARE SUBJECT TO WEAR OUT WITHIN ONLY A FEW YEARS. I RECENTLY HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR MYSELF. I COULD NOT DO WITHOUT THE DEFROSTER DURING WINTER MONTHS. I HAD TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE JEEP/CHRYSLER REFUND SOME OF THAT COST TO ME, IT WOULD ONLY BE FAIR. DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBERS OF THESE SAME FAILURES FOR SEVERAL JEEP YEAR MODELS. *TR

ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE HEAD IS CRACKED BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS , I HAVE READ UP ON OTHER JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM IN THE INLINE SIX ENGINE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT HAD A QUACKING NOISE WHEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING IN THE REAR HATCH. IT FINALLY JUST QUIT QUACKING BUT ALONG WITH THE SILENCE THE MECHANISM NO LONGER WORKS. NOW YOU CAN'T GET IN THE BACK HATCH. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IN THE VEHICLE SHOULD THE FRONT OR SIDE DOORS BECOME DISABLED, SAY IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THIS HATCH SO YOU HAVE TO RELY ON THIS EXPENSIVE MECHANISM TO DO THE JOB. FROM MY RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER I HAVE A 2000 JEEP THAT THE DEFOGGER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND HAS FAILED TO ACT ON THE PROBLEM AS FAR AS A RECALL! THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MOST JEEPS. THIS FAILURE OCCURS EVERYDAY DUE TO THE FACT THE BLEND DOORS ARE BROKEN AS PART OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING. I CAN'T EVEN DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T MIND FIXING THE PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I LEARN THAT CHRYSLER KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM LONG AGO, I THINK THEY NEED TO BEAR SOME OF THE BURDEN. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY BATTERY NOT STAYING CHARGED. THE FIRST OCCURRED WHEN I HAD LET THE CAR SET FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, IT WOULD NOT START. *TR THE BATTERY WOULD NOT JUMP. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. THE BATTERY POST ALWAYS GET CORROSION ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT CLEANED AND CHANGED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND IT STILL GETS CORROSION ON IT IN 2 DAYS. I WAS TOLD ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THAT IT COULD BE THE WIRES THAT RUN FROM ONE OF THE POST TO THE ENGINE. THIS TIME, MY NEW BATTERY ONLY LASTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS. SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IS DRAINING MY BATTERY, BUT NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT. I HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL GET DRAINED ALSO.

THE HEAT/AC UNIT ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STOPPED WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HAS NO HEAT. IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALL JEEPS 1999 AND NEWER, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN A SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *TR

AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ACTS ERRATICALLY. REGARDLESS OF WHAT SETTINGS ARE USED, HOT AIR WILL BLOW OUT ONE SIDE WHILE COLD BLOWS OUT THE OTHER. SOMETIMES WHICH SIDE IS COLD OR HOT WILL SWITCH. I AM FILING THIS WITH THE NHTSA BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. BECAUSE MY AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY, I HAVE NO WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF RAIN LATELY AND THE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN DROPPING. MY WINDSHIELD KEEPS GETTING FOGGY AND I CAN'T CLEAR IT. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WIPE IT OFF WITH A TOWEL JUST TO HAVE IT FOG UP AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER WHILE I'M TRYING TO DRIVE. IN THE WINTER, THE WINDSHIELD WILL FREEZE OVER AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR VISIBILITY. I CAN DEAL WITH BEING UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT NO DEFROSTER IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE AT LEAST $1200. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY FATHERS 99' JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. JEEP HAS IDENTIFIED A DESIGN FLAW AND HAS REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. JEEP DIDN'T HAVE A FIX FOR THIS UNTIL THE JEEP WAS WELL OUT OF WARRANTY. I PUT TODAY'S DATE AS THE INCIDENT DATE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST YEAR. IT IS CONSIDERABLY WORSE NOW AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS WINTER. *TR