2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT. FRAME FOR SEAT HAS FAILED IN THREE PLACES. I AM 5'10" AT 180 LBS AND OF AVERAGE BUILD. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE OWNED THE JEEP SINCE 2004. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS JEEP AND PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE SEAT FRAME CONNECTING TO THE FLOOR FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. I REPAIRED THE BRACKET WITH WELDING. A SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE FRAME WELD TO THE UPRIGHT SEAT SUPPORT CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DURING OPERATION AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. SEEMS TO BE THE FRAME ON FRONT AND REAR NOW IT WOBBLES. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE 2000 JUST BROKE. *TR

THE HVAC SYSTEM ON OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS BROKEN AND IS UNABLE TO DIRECT AIR AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE TO THE PROPER PLACES. THE DEFECT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DAMPERS IN THE DUCTWORK THAT HAVE FAILED. THIS PREVENTS OUR DEFROSTER FROM WORKING AS EFFECTIVELY AS IT SHOULD AND IS ALSO AN IRRITANT TO THE DRIVER WHEN IT'S 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE IN THE TEXAS HEAT. GOOGLING THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIES IT AS A COMMON BREAKAGE AND IS RELATED TO THE USE OF CHEAP PLASTIC MATERIALS IN THE DAMPER MECHANISM. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS PART OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY A FEW DAYS A GO WHEN MY TRUCK DECREASED IN SPEED SOMEWHAT. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO STOP AT A GAS STATION. ONCE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT A THICK PLUM OF SMOKE APPEARED IN THE AFT PORTION OF THE SUV. I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION WITH SCREAMS OF YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE GET OUT. I QUICKLY PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK JUMPED OUT AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT OF THE GAS STATION ONTO THE STREET HITTING SOME LOCAL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEARBY EQUIPMENT. THE REAR AXLE CASE WAS ON FIRE. I GRABBED A C02 TANK FROM THE GAS STATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE FIRE. THE DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME TO COMPLETELY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *TR

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ALL OF THE DOOR ACTUATORS HAVE GONE OUT SO THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. ONE OF THE DOORS NO LONGER UNLOCKS AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE DEALER MAKE REPAIRS AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

FRONT SEAT ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE AWAY FROM THE MOUNTING FRAME. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS IT WILL JUST SHUTDOWN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED OR EVEN IF YOU ARE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. JEEP DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR AND SAID THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. IT SHUTDOWN AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I RETURNED WITH THE JEEP AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME WAS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. MY JEEP WILL ACT LIKE IT HAS LOST ALL ELECTRICAL TO IT, ALL THE GAUGES WILL FALL TO THE LEFT. AFTER YOU TURN IF OFF SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART AND OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE FROM ANYWHERE TO 5-15 MINUTES. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN. BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHEN HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK FINE WHEN HEADLIGHTS OFF. PROBLEM DESIGN IS IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. WHEN YOU REMOVE THE LIGHT SOCKET FOR THE TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT IN THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, YOU WILL SEE 3 SILVER CONTACT POINTS INSIDE THE BLACK PLASTIC RING. TWO ARE GROUPED TOGETHER AND THERE IS ONE THAT IS OPPOSITE OF THE TWO. THE ONE BY ITSELF IS THE GROUND; THE OTHER TWO ARE THE CONTACTS FOR THE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE GROUND CONNECTOR. YOU SHOULD NOTICE THAT THE GROUND CONTACT IS DEPRESSED INTO THE PLASTIC AND THE PLASTIC ITSELF IS SLIGHTLY WARPED DOWN. MOST CARS HAVE LIGHT SOCKETS WITH THEIR WIRING ATTACHED. THE SOCKET TWISTS INTO THE LAMP ASSEMBLY. ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE, THE SOCKET DOES NOT HAVE THE WIRING ATTACHED. INSTEAD, THE WIRING GOES INTO THE LAMP ASSEMBLY AND THE SOCKET HAS THREE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS THAT, WHEN TWISTED INTO THE ASSEMBLY, WILL MAKE THE CONTACT. WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST FREQUENT MALFUNCTION IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS (WHICH MAKE CONTACT WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ELECTRICAL PATHS WHEN THEY ARE INSERTED INTO THE ASSEMBLY) ARE PRESSED TIGHT TO ENSURE GOOD CONTACT WITH THE ASSEMBLY...AND ON MANY TAILLIGHTS, THE PLASTIC RING CONTAINING THE RESPECTIVE PATHS OFTEN BEGINS TO SEPARATE FROM THE FATIGUE OF THE CONTACTS PRESSING SO HARD. OF THE THREE CONTACTS (REAR TAIL LIGHT, REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND GROUND), THE GROUND IS W

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A SLIGHT EXPLOSION SOUND. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND FOUND THAT THE FAN BLADE, RADIATOR AND OTHER UNDER HOOD COMPONENTS WERE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BLADE, RADIATOR, HOSES AND CONNECTORS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN) AND WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 141,000.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. FRONT DRIVER-SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE AT THE LOWER LEFT FRONT BASE LEG. HAD TO BE WELDED. *TR

FRONT DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW DRIVE ACTUATOR BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. WINDOW WON'T STAY UP AND WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN. HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00. THE WINDOW DRIVE ACTUATOR IS PLASTIC AND APPARENTLY BREAKS FREQUENTLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE DESIGNED TO FAIL. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE WELD ON MY SET IN MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. ALL WELDS ARE CURRENTLY BROKEN EXCEPT FOR ONE. SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED TO WOBBLE/ROCK AND THEN BROKE. A WELDER FRIEND TRIED TO BRAZE IT BACK TOGETHER, HELD FOR 2 DAYS BROKE AGAIN. OFF TO JUNKYARD TO FIND WHOLE NEW SEAT. LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM. AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. DEALERSHIP WANTS $800-1000 TO FIX. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DRIVER SEAT JUST NORMAL DRIVING THE SEAT BROKE CAUSES EXTREME BACK PAIN. BREAKS CONSTANTLY IN 4 DIFFERENT AREAS FIRST BREAK WAS A BRACKET. HAVE WELDED THE PARTS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - HEATER CORE LEAKAGE LED US TO TAKE UP CARPET - BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HOLES IN THE FRAME WHICH HOLD THE SEATS DOWN TO THE BODY, WERE RUSTED THROUGH. CAUSE - WATER TRAP (DESIGN FLAW) IN DESIGN OF THE UNIBODY, AND NO UNDERCOATING TO HELP PREVENT SUCH OCCURRENCE. FRAME METAL IS APPROX. 1/8TH INCH THICK. AREAS AFFECTED WERE CUT OUT AND NEW METAL WELDED IN (BY PRIVATE PARTY - NOT DEALER. I DO HAVE THE PIECES WHICH WERE CUT OUT.) SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN A COLLISION, THE SEATS WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE FRAME AND SERIOUS INJURIES WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. OTHER COMMENTS MADE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE, TO INCLUDE OURS, RELATE HOW THE ACTUAL SEAT FRAME BREAKS. METAL FOUND WHEN THIS OCCURRED IS WEAKENED - NOT RE-ENFORCED TO PREVENT BREAKAGE. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARADO, 105,000 MILES. JEEP DOOR LOCKING ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ON ONE DOOR, AND IT JUST WENT AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO ANOTHER DOOR ACTUATOR HAVING TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET FORUMS FOR JEEPS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF JEEP. *TR

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2000 105,000 MILES GOT PULLED OVER TONIGHT FOR NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE AT FAULT IF SOMEONE WOULD REAR END ME. SEARCHED ONLINE, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE MAKE/MODE OF MY JEEP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES CHANGED, I HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS BRAKE LIGHTS. ACCORDING TO A FEW SITES I READ, THE FIX IS BECAUSE THE GROUND CONNECTOR ON THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IS CHEAPLY MADE AND DOESN'T CONTACT WITH THE LIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE - EVEN AFTER 10 YEARS. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I'M REALLY SHOCKED THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL FROM JEEP ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN AND WOBBLING. I HAD IT WELDED BY A MECHANIC ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE FRAME AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT DUE TO THE EXTREME LACK OF SAFETY. I SAW MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS EXACTLY THE SAME FOR THIS CAR ONLINE. WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? *TR

I SAT IN MY DRIVERS SEAT AND THE METAL FRAME BROKE WHERE THE SCREW ATTACHED TO THE GLIDES. *TR

WHILE BRAKING TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ON MY DRIVER SEAT BROKE, SENDING ME FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. AT THIS TIME THAT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED ALTHOUGH I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE SEAT LOOKED AT. THE SEAT MOUNTINGS AND SUPPORTS ARE VISIBLY CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AND THE ENTIRE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN ON THE BASE/TRACKS. POOR DESIGN CAUSED BREAKAGE. VERY UNSAFE AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THROUGH DEALERSHIPS. MY DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED AS WELL, SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. *TR

DOOR LOCK FAILS AND SCREECHES. DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY MANUALLY RELEASING THE LOCK FROM THE INSIDE. IF WE WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT COULD NOT BE RESCUED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM - I HAVE RESEARCH THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THESE DEFECTIVE LOCKS. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE IN SEVERAL PLACES: ALL FOUR "LEGS" AS WELL AS CROSS-MEMBER IN SMALL OF BACK. METAL SNAPPED THROUGH COMPLETELY RENDING THE SEAT FIRST WOBBLY, THEN TWISTED AND BENT, THEN FINALLY COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM CAR. *TR

1. SAT ON DRIVERS SEAT OF 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2. DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE. UPON INSPECTION 4 WELD POINTS HAD BROKEN AND METAL WAS FATIGUED. AVERAGE PERSON WEIGHT IS ~200 LBS (NOT EXCESSIVE). 3. RE-WELDED FRAME AFTER REPLACEMENT COULDN'T BE FOUND AT SALVAGE YARDS DUE APPARENTLY TO THE SAME FAILURE. WE'RE LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. PLENTY OF FORUMS AND BLOGS ABOUT THIS SAME FAILURE AND I CAME HERE AFTER FINDING A LINK ON ONE OF THEM TO THIS SITE: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/JEEP/GRAND_CHEROKEE/R98227/COMMENTS/PAGE-4/. *TR

DRIVER SEAT SUPORT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

1. 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT STARTED TO "CREAK". I AM AFRAID (LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS) MY SEAT WILL BREAK DURING DRIVING AND RESULT IN INJURY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED SQUEAKING A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THE OTHER DAY THE ENTIRE SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AT SPEED (WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT). WHEN THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE, THE ENTIRE SEAT (WITH ME IN IT) ABRUPTLY LEANED TO THE SIDE AND I MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DENTED THE SIDE OF THE CAR ON A GUARDRAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED A JEEP DEALER, AND I AM TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE SEAT REPAIR IS CLOSE TO $1000!! FURTHERMORE, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK AND I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS IN ADVANCE FOR THEM TO ORDER THEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS - THE FAILURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS, AND I'M SURE IT HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS AND, POSSIBLY, LOSS OF LIFE. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP START THE PROCESS OF GETTING A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED? *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS BROKEN. SEAT NOT ATTACHED TO SEAT BRACKETS IN FRONT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SHORTAGE THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE TAIL LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

DRIVER SEAT KEEPS BREAKING ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE AND DEALERS WILL NOT HELP UNLESS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I BOUGHT IN AUGUST 2009, THIS IS MY SECOND JEEP OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH BOTH, MY DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKE. I AM A MOTHER OF 2 SMALL KIDS AND FIND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME JEEP HAVE BROKEN SEATS AS WELL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG ISSUE AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR JEEP. THESE SEATS NEED TO BE FIXED. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BROKEN TWICE AND I HAVE REPAIRED IT MYSELF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM I FIND SEARCHING THE INTERNET. THIS HAPPENED MARCH 2009 AND APRIL 2010. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT OF MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR IN 2 SPOTS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IN MY 2000 JEEP LAREDO IS BROKEN. WHERE THE SEAT CONNECTS TO THE SLIDER IT IS RIPPED LIKE A PIECE OF PAPER. *TR

MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND HAVE NOTICED ITS A BIG PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF THESE CARS. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION WITH A BROKEN SEAT CAUSE IT MOVES OFF THE TRACKING DEIVICE.

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE FRAME UNDERNEATH MY DRIVER'S SEAT HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE LOOSE AND TILTED. THE SEAT'S FRAME BENDS OVER TIME AND EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO TILT MORE AND GET MORE LOSE AS THE FRAME BENT EACH TIME I SAT DOWN. EVENTUALLY THE FRAME COMPLETELY BROKE, WHICH RESULTS IN MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT TO BE VERY 'WOBBLY,' THE JEEP DEALERSHIP QUOTED THIS AT A $700 FIX, JUST BECAUSE THEY USED A LIGHTER, CHEAPER FRAME TO REDUCE VEHICLE WEIGHT. *CN

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THE 4.0 LITER 6 CYLINDER ENGINE STARTED USING COOLANT AND CAUSING THE COOLANT LIGHT TO ALARM. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP TO "0" AND SOUND THE CHECK GAUGES ALARM. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR COSTLY REPAIRS AND TROUBLESHOOTING. THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS, AND REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AND REAR MAIN SEAL. THEY CHECKED THE BEARING CLEARANCES AND FOUND THEM WITHIN TOLERANCE. THE CAR IS STILL USING ONE TO TWO PINTS OF COOLANT EVERY THREE DAYS AND THE OIL CONTINUES TO DROP TO "0" AFTER WARM-UP. WE REPLACE THE 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS EVERY TWO YEARS. THE HOOD GAS SHOCKS WON'T HOLD THE HOOD UP AND THE SHOCKS COST $150 A PAIR FORM THE DEALER AND ONLY LAST ONE YEAR. WE TO HAVE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS THAT SCREECH AND DON'T LOCK THE DOORS AS WELL AS REAR LIGHT PROBLEMS THAT WORK OFF AND ON. THE EMISSIONS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL ON OUR RECENT SMOG TEST. THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THE #3 AND 4 CYLINDER IS USING THE MYSTERIOUS ANTIFREEZE LOSS. AS A RETIRED MECHANICAL ENGINEER I ALSO BELIEVE THE OIL PROBLEM TO BE RELATED. MY WIFE HAS THE GRAND CHEROKEE AND I PURCHASED A TJ WRANGLER NEW IN 2000. I'M CONCERNED THIS VEHICLE WILL DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVING THE SAME ENGINE. WE HAVE INVESTED OVER $50 THOUSAND IN THESE TWO CARS. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO HELP US OFFSET THIS BURDEN. *TR

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET IS BROKEN. THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ARE APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK, AS THE SEAT BELTS ARE ANCHORED BY THE SEAT. *CN

TODAY, THE MOUNTING RAILS FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT HAVE BROKEN (THE RIVETS PULLED THROUGH THE CHEAP METAL RAILS). SEAT IS SECURED AT TWO POINTS NOW INSTEAD OF 4, AND SWAYING AND CLICKING A LOT. BEGAN WITH CLICKING AND SQUEAKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF SPEED THAT EXCEEDS 60 MPH AND THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER OR STALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD ILLUMINATE AND ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT WOULD BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS BROKEN FREE FROM IT'S TRACKS 3 TIMES. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST REPAIR I HAVE HAD TO MAKE. THE BACK FRAME OF THE DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES AND ALMOST BROKE MY BACK. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, AS MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH TO FIX A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF COLLECTIVE DEFECTS? THE GOVERNMENT BAILED THEM OUT, WHY NOT PUT SOME OF THAT MONEY TO GOOD USE INSTEAD OF CHRYSLER EXECS POCKETS!!! *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. RECENTLY THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AT 2 POINTS. I ENDED UP LOSING CONTROL AS I WAS ROCKED INTO THE BACK SEAT AS I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE. I DID AVOID HITTING ANYTHING BUT THIS SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF ME. I NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE FRAME HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE WAS SO POORLY MADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP/GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO/4.0L L6 MPI . HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS LOOSE AND OVER TIME BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE HE COULD PASS INSPECTION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER WERE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 132,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTS BROKE AND THE SEAT BRACKET IS CRACKED. ALSO THE BACK RECLINING WILL NOT ADJUST. I HAVE TO PUSH IT FORWARD MANUALLY WHILE PUSHING ELECTRONIC BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE TO KEEP WOOD BEHIND SEAT TO SUPPORT IT, BUT IT STILL ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. EVERY TIME I DRIVE I RISK FALLING BACK IT'S SCARY BUT TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND EVEN WITH THE$1500 PRICE TAG THERE'S WAITING LISTS FOR PARTS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE READ OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE JUST TODAY. *TR

MOUNTING BRACKET FOR DRIVER SEAT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOUNT. SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. *TR

THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO START THE CAR IS SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE RESOLUTION TO IT. IT'S A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL HIGHWAYS. THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO TURN OVER WHILE TRYING TO START IT HOWEVER NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE RESPONDING TO THE KEY IN THE IGNITION DURING TURN OVER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO EVERYTHING FROM SENSOR'S TO PCM ( MAIN COMPUTER ) TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN MY CASE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ISN'T STORING ANY CODES WITH A PROBLEM. INITIALLY I CHANGED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR BECAUSE OF THE CODE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN THERE IS NO POWER STEERING MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. *TR