2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,013.

DRIVING ALONG THE ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE AUTOMOBILE SHUT DOWN (NO GAS-NO IGNITION-NO DASH LIGHTS). I PULLED OF THE ROAD, TRIED TO, BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SITTING THERE FOR 45 MINUTES IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE MORE TIMES SINCE. THE LAST TIME ON I-95 IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY. NO MORE DRIVING ON MAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. CHRYSLER DEALER DIDN'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD UNLOCK WITH THE KEY AND ALL OTHER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK MANUALLY ONCE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E011000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 02V104000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 00V195000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

AS I WAS GETTING OFF MY VEHICLE I HEARD A POP COMING FROM AROUND MY SEAT. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND DID NOT MAKE MUCH OF IT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I SAT ON THE SEAT. UPON ENTERING AND SEATING ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS NOT EVEN AS IT HAD BEEN IN THE DAY BEFORE. I GOT OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD DROPPED AND THE SEAT WAS LEANING DOWN TOWARD THIS CORNER. AFTER I INSPECTED UNDER THE SEAT I DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE FRONT, RIGHT BRACKET CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE TRACK BREAKING OFF THE TRACK. NOW THE SEAT IS ONLY SUPPORTED BY THREE BRACKETS. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE GIVEN ITS AGE, MILEAGE AND MY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. I THICK THAT THIS POTENTIAL VERY UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE RELATED TO THE IGNITION.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOUR TIMES. FOR SOME REASON, IT CONTINUES TO GO BAD. THIS IS GETTING REALLY EXPENSIVE AND INCONVENIENT, AS I CONTINUE TO GET STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR FOUR YEARS. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, WHILE ROLLING, AND TRY TO RESTART WITH KEY. MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHIFT TO PARK TO RESTART. NOT SO BAD IF YOU CAN GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FIRST, TERRIBLE IF YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE TRAVEL LANES TO RESTART CAR. SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 30 MINUTES TO GET VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT,WAS ON A FAIRLY STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING, LIGHTS DIMMED. A COUPLE SECONDS LATER ENGINE RESTARTED, AND SHE CAME ON HOME. HAVE NOT TRIED TO DRIVE IT SINCE, BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW, LEASED AT FIRST, THEN BOUGHT IT. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, HAVING HEARD OF ENGINES SHUTTING OFF IN OTHER VEHICLES CAUSING CRASHES AND DEATH OR INJURY. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.