2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

BOUGHT THE 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2007. THE A/C WORKED GREAT. MOVED TO MIAMI, FL ON 01/08 , AND HAD TO START USING A/C ALOT. WHILE LEARNING THE VEHICLES HABITS. I NOTED THE A/C UNIT TO STOP WORKING WHEN ON. THE UNIT WOULD BE ON, AND THEN GO OUT, AND COME BACK ON. LIKE THERE WAS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. I ALSO SMELT A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAB. I STOPPED TURNING ON A/C UNIT ALL TOGETHER AT MY GRANDFATHERS REQUEST UNTIL I MOVED BACK TO NC ON 07/08. WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE A/C COMPONENTS; HE NOTED THAT THE "BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR" (LOCATED UNDER PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE BOX, AND BESIDE THE BLOWER UNIT )WAS MELTED SO BAD THAT THE WIRES AT THE 3 PRON FEMALE CONNECTOR WAS FRAYED/EXPOSE (WHERE HEAT MELTED/SHRUNK CONNECTORS AWAY FROM WIRES) LEAVING HOT WIRES TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER. THIS IN RETURN CAUSED WIRE EXPOSURE. THE "BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR" UNIT ENDED UP MELTING SO BAD IT WAS WARPED. THIS PART ALSO NEVER ONCE BLEW THE 40AMP FUSE UNDER HOOD FOR THE A/C UNIT.... OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. I AM REALLY UPSET THAT MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO LIVE WIRES/MELTING PARTS/ LACK OF FUSE BLOWING. THIS IS A 125$ PART MINUS DEALERSHIP REPAIR. PART RELATED TO CHEROKEE "LIMITED"DUAL CLIMATE FUNCTIONS OF THE A/C DASH UNIT (AIR POSITION KNOB, AUTOMATIC DIGITAL TEMP DISPLAY,AND AIR FLOW FAN KNOB). THE PART IS REMOVED WHICH MEANS TO CUT WIRES TO DETACH THE PART. THIS MEANS THE NEW PART WILL HAVE TO BE REWIRED BACK IN. JEEP SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE UNIT WIRES, AND PLASTIC CONNECTORS, AND FIND A WAY TO CONTROL THE MELT DOWN! PART UNFIXED DUE TO LACK OF MONEY TO REPAIR....! NO A/C IS BETTER THAN A BURNT CAR. (RIGHT????) OLD PART IS AVAILABLE AND A VERY COMMON PART TO BUY; RECALL IT JEEP! SOMEONE ELSE BEING SPOILED WOULD HAVE KEPT TURNING ON THE A/C FOR A BABY AND CAUGHT FIRE TO THE CAR. LUCKY FOR JEEP COMPANY, AND MYSELF I STOPPED USING THE A/C UNTIL LOOKED AT. RECALL IT...DEATH OR TOTAL LOSS OF CAR? ALOT OF A/C PROBLEMS IN THESE CARS HELP! *TR

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY FAILS ON 2000 MODEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PART HAS BEEN SERVICE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO FAIL LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER. THE FAILURE IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE TWICE FOR THIS BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A TICKET BY SHOWING THE NUMEROUS REPAIR RECEIPTS AND EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. ON ONE OF THE OCCURRENCES, ALL REAR LIGHTING COMPLETELY FAILED EXCEPT FOR HAZARD LIGHTS (WHICH I HAD TO USE FOR SAFETY). I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM SINCE MY SERVICE PROVIDER CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE SOCKETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS THE BULBS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH HER ENGINE STALLING. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE WOULD USUALLY RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR IDENTIFY ANY TROUBLE CODES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,268. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND THIS IS THE SECOND THAT I HAVE WORKED ON AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WIRING HARNESS SEEM TO MELT ON THE BULBS AND I THINK OVER TIME THIS COULD BECOME A BIG RISK OVER TIME. THE HARNESS IS VERY HARD TO REPLACE AND I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOTICE CAUSE OF THE LOCATION. I HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE HOT RUBBER TYPE PLASTIC. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS OVER THE YEARS AND EVERY TIME IT JUST GETS WORST. ONCE ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE LIGHT HOSING WAS BURNED. *TR

MY BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS MY HEAT AND A/C ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS BROKEN. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE ALOT OF JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD TOTALLY BE A RECALL AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY JEEP/CHRYSLER. *TR

KEYLESS ENTRY NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL ON FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. LOCKS MUST BE MANUALLY OPERATED. ACTUATOR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING/DRILLING NOISE. *TR

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2000 LOSING ANTI FREEZE AND AC R134 WITH NO OBVIOUS SOURCE OF LEAK. FULLY SERVICED WITH COOLANT. ANTI FREEZE ABOUT 1/2 WEEK. AC ABOUT A CAN EVERY TWO WEEKS. *TR

3 OF MY DOORS HAVE TO BE EITHER MANUALLY LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. THE KEYLESS FUNCTION NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY FOR THEM. BOTH PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS/ELECTRONIC FOB, THE DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WITH THE KEYLESS/ELECTRONIC FOB, ONLY MANUALLY. ANYTIME THE KEYLESS/ELECTRONIC FOB IS USED A NASTY GRINDING NOISE COMES FROM 1 OR MORE OF THE DOORS. *TR

MY JEEP HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD IT TOWED THREE TIMES IN ONE YEAR FOR CRANK SHAFT CENSORS JEEP PLACE REPLACED THEM EACH TIME SUPPOSEDLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SPEED AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FAN MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS DISPLEASED TO DISCOVER THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.