2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED . OEM INSTALLED HEATING SYSTEM FLOW SENSOR (DELCO MODEL #16250779, SERIAL #0304021 OVERHEATED AND MELTED WIRES AND CASE OF SENSOR. THIS REPRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD. THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT WAS WELL AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SAID THEY GET CALLS FOR THE PART ALL THE TIME. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND INSTALL THE NEW SENSOR. THE NATIONAL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE PART WITH A NEW SENSOR. I STILL HAVE THE FAILED PART AND WOULD BE GLAD TO SUPPLY IT TO THE DOT EXPERTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE RADIATOR FAN CRACKED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN CRACKED AND THE RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR. HE LATER WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,602. UPDATED 01/24/08. *LJ

THE BLEND AIR DOOR IN NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE HEATER NOT TO WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TAILLIGHT GROUNDING ISSUES. WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE TAILLIGHT WILL GO OUT. THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE TAILLIGHT SOCKET/GROUND CONNECTOR IN THE TAILLIGHT. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE FOR THE TAILLIGHT BEING OUT, AND IN NEAR WRECKS BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PIECE OF HARDWARE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE TAILLIGHTS TO FIX THE BULB SOCKET/GROUND ISSUE. *TR

HEAT HASN'T WORKED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS. ASKED DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY WANT OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. JUST REPLACED RADIATOR AND NOW HEAT DOESN'T WORK ON DRIVER SIDE. IF JEEP ACTUALLY CHECKED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT WEBSITE THEY KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2003. HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON PASSENGER SIDE BY SEPTEMBER AND I PURCHASED IT IN JULY. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RAN HOT AND SHUT OFF. CONSUMER STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AT 3 AM BECAUSE IT RAN HOT AND CUT OFF. *KB THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, COOLING FAN AND RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. HOWEVER, AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE LEFT REAR TAIL LAMP WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE BRACKETS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT HAVE SNAPPED TWICE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK AND SLIDE FRONTWARDS AND BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT EXPLAIN HOW THE BRACKETS SNAPPED. HE BELIEVES THAT HE WILL NOT BE SECURED PROPERLY IF A CRASH OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I PURCHASED IN 2003 WITH ONLY 27K ON IT AND A FACTORY WARRANTY I ALSO PURCHASED A EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY FROM THE JEEP DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 75K THE VEHICLE LOST ALL HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THEY TOLD ME IT COULD OF BEEN ONE OF TWO THINGS EITHER THE HEATER CONTROL UNIT OR THE BLEND DOORS BUT ALMOST ALWAYS IT IS THE BLEND DOORS, THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THIS TIME WITH NO HEAT BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS ALL WINTER LONG MY CAR WILL NOT DEFROST, I CAN ONLY SEE OUT A LITTLE SPACE IN THE WINDOW WHEN THE TEMP DROPS TO FREEZING, IF I KNEW BACK THEN THAT THIS ISSUE IS AFFECTING ALMOST EVERY JEEP OWNER OUT THERE NOT A SELECT FEW I WOULD OF ACTED SOONER BUT AS I CANT STAND IT ANYMORE I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY SITES THAT HAVE HUNDREDS EVEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE FAULTY PARTS INSTALLED BY THE CHRYSLER CORP THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU SPEND 30+K ON A VEHICLE. *TR

THE HEATER IS NOT WORKING. THE HEATER ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, IT WILL COST AN ESTIMATED $800 TO $1200 TO FIX. THE BLENDER DOOR IS BROKEN AND IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT NOTHING I HAVE DONE COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. *TR

MY HVAC BLEND DOORS HAVE BROKEN WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE THE ENTIRE DASH APART TO FIX A $200 PART. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS IS $1500 DUE TO EXTENSIVE LABOR. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MODELS WITH THE DUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTINGS. *TR