2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING HOME USING THE A/C I SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE AND NOTICED SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD. WITH THE IGNITION OFF I FELT AROUND BEHIND AND BELOW THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND WAS BURNT BY MELTED PLASTIC FROM A SMALL BLACK COMPONENT (THE BLOWER CONTROL MODULE AS I FOUND OUT LATER). THE WIRES TO THE MODULE WERE VERY HOT, THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED, AND AFTER LETTING IT COOL, THE A/C BLOWER WOULD NOT WORK. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HAS MADE REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR COVER COSTS, THE MODULE COSTS ABOUT $165, THE WIRING REPAIR KIT COSTS ABOUT $20, THE LABOR $80. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS OBVIOUS, WITH BURNING PLASTIC, FIRE, SMOKE, FUMES, AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IF THIS GOT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. HEALTH AFFECTS FROM THE SMOKE FUMES ARE INDETERMINATE AS OF NOW. I HAVE PURCHASED PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, AS WELL AS A PYROMETER TO MONITOR WIRE AND MODULE TEMPERATURE. *TR

SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED, FRONT LEFT PORTION OF SEAT BRACKET BROKE, SEAT NOW TILTS BACKWARD. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALSO CAUSED BACKREST TO BECOME UNSTABLE. CAUSED SEVERE BACK PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. PORT JEFFERSON JEEP REFUSED TO REPAIR, EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

PARKED OVERNIGHT AND WHEN RETURN TO GET JEEP THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. THERE WASN'T ANY COLLISION OR IMPACT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THE GLOVE BOX HAD BEEN MELTED AND WIRES BURNED INSIDE. *TR

FAILURE OF CLIMATE CONTROL "BLEND DOORS" WHICH RESULTS IN LACK OF CONTROL OVER HEAT OR A/C ENTERING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED OFF THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE SEAT DOWN. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIM DISCOMFORT AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,500.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS IN PAST REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT WITH BRAKES. TODAY, 8/4, I WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND WENT INTO REVERSE. WHEN I WENT INTO DRIVE, THE JEEP REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED BRAKES BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND TAPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN. *TR

I HAD A MYSTERIOUS COOLANT LEAK FROM MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAD THE WATER PUMP CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. I HAD TO ADD COOLANT AND WATER TO MY JEEP EVERYTIME I WENT SOMEWHERE SO IT DID NOT OVER-HEAT. I WENT TO WORK AND MY JEEP WAS STARTING TO OVER-HEAT. AFTER MY 8 HOUR SHIFT I PUT IN 2 GALLONS OF WATER INTO THE RADIATOR. IT SEEMED FINE UNTIL I GOT ABOUT A MILE FROM MY APARTMENT WHEN MY JEEP JUST STALLED OUT. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED BACK TO MY APARTMENT. I HAD A MECHANIC COME OVER AND HE THOUGHT I JUST BLEW A HEAD GASKET. AS HE WENT TO REPLACE IT, HE REALIZED THAT MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, ALSO I STILL OWE 7000 ON IT. *TR

DOOR LOCK(S) MAKE A TERRIBLE SOUND, THEN QUIT WORKING. MAKING THE DOOR STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS EVACUATION PROBLEM. *TR

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2000 MODEL, HAVE A COMMON FAILURE WITH THE BLEND DOORS IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THIS IS A WELL KNOW ERROR ON THESE CARS, AND HAPPENS WITH EVERY ONE OF THEM. I HAVE A DUAL VENTILATION SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS EACH SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WITH 150,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON JULY 21ST THE OUTBOARD FORWARD SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT GAVE WAY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED THE SEATS UNDERSIDE THOROUGHLY AND NOTICED THE FORWARD ELEMENT OF THE SEAT HAD INDEED BROKEN BETWEEN THE SEAT ITSELF, AND THE TRACK ON WHICH THE SEAT RIDES. I JARRED MY BACK MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ELEMENT OF THE SEAT GAVE WAY, AND IT LEFT ME WONDERING HOW A VEHICLE COULD HAVE A SEAT WHOSE SUPPORT STRUCTURE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR FAILURE OF AN ELEMENT CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. *TR