2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

BREAK FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN. WE HAD NO WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL WE STARTED DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN IN ARIZONA. THE BRAKES STARTED TO "CHATTER" AND DIDN'T HOLD. I PUT THE CAR INTO 2ND GEAR AND WAS ABLE, BARLEY, TO KEEP CONTROL. WE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A JEEP DEALER SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND THEY TOLD US THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY GONE ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. WE HAD THEM REPLACED. WE'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND IN FACT, HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED JUST SIX MONTHS AGO. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME WE'VE REPLACED BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB

1. NORMAL DAY ACTIVITIES SUCH AND USING THE LOCK OR UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR PANEL OR REMOTE CONTROL TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS. 2. THE DOOR FAILS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR AND IT MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE. SOUNDS SIMILAR TO A DUCK QUACK, IT IS VERY LOUD. THIS CAN INTERFERE WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. 3. THE DRIVER'S REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 99V312000 REGARDING THE STEERING: GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - FRONT DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO BUZZ AND WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. SAFETY ISSUE LIVING IN A CITY, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOCK MY DOORS WHEN DRIVING OR PARKING IN A PUBLIC AREA. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON TO UNLATCH SEAT BELT THE BUTTON WAS HARD TO PUSH. THIS OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME IT RAINED THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SHORTED OUT. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE AREA KEPT FILLING UP WITH WATER. *AK

I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE COOLING FAN OF MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON 11/11/05, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN I UNEXPECTEDLY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FLUID DRAINING FROM MY CAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, I DISCOVERED THE COOLING FAN HAD EXPLODED INTO MANY PIECES, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED MY RADIATOR CAUSING THE LEAK OF COOLANT. THIS WAS A SUDDEN MALFUNCTION WITHOUT ANY SORT OF WARNING, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS SEVERE INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENCE. WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THAT CHRYSLER IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS FLAW IN THEIR VEHICLE BUT HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. I REQUEST A REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER FOR ALL DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS DEFECT BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. SAFETY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND THIS IS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. *JB

REPLACEMENT OF FRONT AND REAR DISCS ON BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE 4TH TIME. BRAKES REPEATEDLY PULSE AND FADE. ALL MILES ARE HIGHWAY DRIVEN. VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. PADS SEEM TO LAST, ACCORDING TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN HOWEVER DISCS ARE COMPLETELY PITTED INDICATING INFERIOR COMPONENTS AND EXTREMELY POOR BRAKE DESIGN. *NM

I AM ANOTHER FRUSTRATED 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNER! MY REAR LIFT GATE LOCK STARTING MAKING A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND, AND WOULDN'T UNLOCK. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GRAND CHEROKEES, AND WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO FIX. ALSO, TO EXPECT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS. NOW SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY DRIVER SIDE BACK SEAT DOOR LOCK IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M SURPRISED TO FIND SO MANY OTHER GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM(MYCARSTATS.COM), YET THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T FEEL THIS IS WORTHY OF A RECALL, AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD RECALL IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO TWO WHEEL DRIVE THAT EXPERIENCED VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE CONTACT SUSPECTED IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON RACKS THE MECHANIC NOTED IT WAS THE CARRIER BEARINGS IN THE REAR END. ALSO, THE MECHANIC NOTED THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE THAT HE WAS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH. IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE WAS A RISK FOR THE WHEEL LOCKING WHILE DRIVING. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WOULD SOON DUE TO THE PART BEING DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACTED CONTACTED A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THEY SUGGESTED A FRICTION MODIFIER TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. *AK