2000 Jeep Wrangler complaints

FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT. NO SPECIFIC AREA BECAUSE ITS THE ENTIRE FRAME. THESE VEHICLES COST ENTIRELY TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON HERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER APPARENTLY DIDN'T FEEL IT NECESSARY TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE ISSUE. IF I WAS NOT A KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUAL, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOMEONE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND FRAME OF JEEP BREAKING. I'M SURE IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED AND IS JUST NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED. *TR

PREMATURE RUSTING OF THE CHASSIS FRAME. MAY HAVE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FRAME SECTIONS OR POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE FRAME DUE TO PREMATURE CORRODING OF THE FRAME. APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH WRANGLER OWNERS. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 21013 FROM A PRIVATE SELLER. UPON CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL ONE DAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER, NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME AREA, WHERE THE REAR, LOWER CONTROL ARM IS MOUNTED, WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH! I HAVE SINCE HAD THIS REPAIRED, AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $800.00. ALSO, NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME ALL ALONG WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SKID PLATE IS MOUNTED - IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ALONG APPROXIMATELY 8" ALONG THE BOTTOM! I CAN RUN 4 FINGERS IN THE BOTTOM OF THIS FRAME! AND, THE FRONT SKID PLATE NUTSERTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SKID PLATE, ARE GONE! RUSTED AWAY - COMPLETELY! PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SKID PLATE ACTUALLY WELDED TO THE FRAME! THIS SHOULD NEVER, EVER HAPPEN! I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER WITH ZERO FRAME RUST - ZERO! LOOKS BRAND NEW TO THIS DAY! COME TAKE A LOOK. MANY, MANY, MANY AND WAY TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME FRAME RUST PROBLEM ON THEIR JEEPS. WHY IS THIS? THIS IS NOT SAFE, YET THESE VEHICLES ARE RE-SOLD OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS 2015. NO OTHER VEHICLE - AMERICAN OR IMPORT - HAS THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN? MUST PEOPLE GET KILLED DURING THEIR ENJOYMENT OF THEIR SUPPOSEDLY "SAFE", IN THIS CASE, AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE BEFORE DEALERS AND THE NHTSA WILL APPLY A REPAIR BULLETIN? TOYOTA, IS STILL BUYING BACK TRUCKS WITH FRAME RUST - WHY ISN'T THE AMERICAN COMPANY CHRYSLER? HMMMM. *TR

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS FRAME HAS EXTREME RUST ISSUES. THE INTERNAL FRAME WAS NOT CORRECTLY PROTECTED FORM WEATHER RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RUST THAT HAS A HIGH RISK OF FRAME FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AROUND THE CROSS MEMBER OF THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING AND BUCKING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT WAS ROTTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/15/15*CN UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WAS CRACKED BETWEEN NUMBER THREE AND FOUR CYLINDERS FOR A UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. JEEP WOULD NOT CONFIRM THAT A UPDATED CYLINDER WAS MADE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT JEEP HAD NO RECORDS OF CYLINDER HEADS CRACKING. A REPLACEMENT HEAD HAS BEEN INSTALLED BUT THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE BEARING WEAR CAUSE BY COOLANT IN THE OIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH FRONT STEERING MOUNTS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME THAT COVERED THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND THE SCREWS WERE COMING UNDONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED FOR THE FRAME TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

SEVERITY DEPENDS ON GAS PUMP AND STATION. VEHICLE REFUSES TO LET FUEL FLOW, AND CLICKS OFF CONSTANTLY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL. WHEN FUEL DOES FLOW, IT SPILLS OUT THE SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN FILLING IS COMPLETE RATHER THAN CLICKING OFF SAFELY. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER WITH ONLY 44,500 MILES. ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN THE SNOW OCCASIONALLY, IT IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE. THE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE REAR AXLE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL JEEP TJ TYPE WRANGLERS AND IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE LACK OF DRAIN HOLES IN THE FRAME. PERHAPS A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF FIRST GEAR DURING ENGAGEMENT OF THE CLUTCH. THE FAILURE LEAVES THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. MERGING INTO TRAFFIC CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

JEEP WRANGLERS FROM 1997 TO 2006 HAVE ISSUES WITH BADLY RUSTED FRAMES TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A RECALL WHERE THEY WERE BUYING BACK PICKUPS OR REPLACING FRAMES. WHY CAN'T JEEP DO THE SAME? *TR

AFFECTED PARTS: FRAME AND SUSPENSION LAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING 2000 JEEP TJ THOUGHT I HAD A SHOCK MOUNT BREAK. THE JEEP WOBBLED AND I LOST CONTROL OF KEEPING THE JEEP STRAIGHT IN MY LANE ALMOST HITTING A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. I CHECKED UNDER THE JEEP AND NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER LOWER TRAIL ARM BROKE TOTALLY AWAY FROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. LOOKING ON FORUMS AND THE WEB READ ABOUT SAFETCAP AUTORUST FRAME SECTIONS. SO THINKING THIS MIGHT BE AN OPTION TO REPAIR IT ASKED A FRIEND THAT USED TO WORK AT A BODY SHOP TAKE A LOOK. HE TOOK A LOOK AND WAS SHOCKED HOW BAD THE JEEP WAS RUSTED FOR BEING A 2000. DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL WE LOOKED AGAIN BUT THE SKID PLATE IS ALSO FALLING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. HE IS NOT SURE HE WOULD HAVE ANY GOOD METAL TO WELD TO AND ALSO SAID IT WILL BE LIKE DOMINOS THERE WILL BE MORE FAILED RUSTED PARTS UNDER THE JEEP LIKE BRAKE LINES ETC. FRIEND SAID SAFETY IS A HUGE CONCERN EVEN IF YOU WERE ABLE TO PATCH IT BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE FRAME AND COMPONENTS ARE RUSTED SO BAD. I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE OR EXTRA MONEY TO THROW COUPLE GRAND AT IT AND REPLACE THE FRAME. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HAS ANYONE HAD ANY LUCK COMMUNICATING THIS TO JEEP CHRYSLER DEALERS OR HEARD ANYONE THAT HAS? COUPLE OPTIONS I SEE NOW ARE TO PART IT OUT OR TRY TO SELL IT AS IT STANDS. ANY SUGGESTIONS? I NEVER WENT ON ANY ROUGH TRAILS BECAUSE IT WAS A PRIMARY VEHICLE. FOR A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT TJ THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. DOES JEEP NOT TREAT THE FRAMES WITH RUST PROTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGAN TO PERFORM ABNORMAL WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER DRIVING ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, HE NOTICED SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR

-AT APPROXIMATELY FIFTY-FIVE TO SIXTY MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE PERSONALLY RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS COMMONLY CALLED, "DEATH WOBBLE" AMONGST OTHER JEEP OWNERS. THE ISSUE TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR DRIVING AROUND A BEND ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IN EARLY 2009, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOCAL MECHANICS FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND HAVE HEARD DIFFERENT SUGGESTED COURSES OF ACTION FROM EACH ONE. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE (1) TRACKING BAR, (2) U-JOINTS, (3) STEERING DAMPENER ETC. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ENTIRE NEW SET OF TIRES REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH REPLACING THE TRACKING BAR WORKED TEMPORARILY, THE PROBLEM SOON RETURNED AFTER ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 - 15,000 MILES TO THE VEHICLE. -ALTHOUGH MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE OVER THE YEARS, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE FORM OF A RECALL FROM THE FORMER "DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG" OR ITS SUCCESSOR "CHRYSLER GROUP L.L.C." OR IT'S SUBSIDIARY "JEEP CORPORATION." *TR

THE ENGINE HAS RELEASED MORE THAN ONE GALLON OF ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OILING SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 500 MILES. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE VALVE COVER, A FRACTURE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM CYLINDER HEAD WATER JACKET HAS BEEN FOUND BETWEEN CYLINDERS 3 AND 4 THAT PERMITS COOLANT TO ENTER INTO THE OILING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE KNOWN TO CRACK WITHOUT CAUSE, CAN BE REPLACED WITH A CYLINDER HEAD THAT MAYBE PRONE TO CRACKING AGAIN AND IN ADDITION WILL REQUIRE SEVERAL MORE COMPONENTS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER-CONSUMING ANTI FREEZE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED, CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I OWN A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. RECENTLY I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD POP OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOON AFTER I BEGAN TO HAVE BRAKE ISSUES AND HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A JEEP RUSTED OUT SO BAD WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT AND SAID IT WAS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. HE SAID THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSMISSION . HE SAID THE FRAME WAS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE AND SAID I WAS LUCKY THE THING DIDN'T FALL APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A RURAL ROAD WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER TORE AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT IN TO 2ND, 4TH, OR REVERSE. IT IS DUE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME ROTTING AWAY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING RIPPED FROM THE FRAME IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE FRAME HAS PREMATURELY ROTTED AND IS A DANGER TO ANYONE WHO DRIVES OR ENCOUNTERS THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD IN PASSING. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE POSSIBILITY OF REPLACING THE FRAME BUT HAVE FOUND IT HARD TO FIND A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BEING VERY WIDESPREAD. IT IS IN FACT SO WIDESPREAD THAT A COMPANY CALLED AUTO RUST REPAIR MAKES PREFAB FRAME PATCHES. THESE INCIDENTS OF ROT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONES THAT CAUSED TOYOTA TO RECALL MANY PICKUPS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SO. *TR

THE JEEP HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE EXECPT FOR THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO WELD SOME SUPPORT BARS WHERE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. IS THERE ANY KIND OF SAFETY RECALL THAT WE CAN COME BACK ON THE DEALER WITH THIS? WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A TROUBLESHOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND I WENT TO TURN THE CORNER I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR END TO WHERE THE DOORS ARE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH SALT WATER . ALSO THERE WAS NO WAY OF ME KNOWING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING FASTER AND THIS WOULD OF CAUSED A ACCIDENT WHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. THE VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER BE FIXED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER ROTTED OUT THE WAY IT DID. THIS VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY BUILT FOR MYSELF AND DELIVERED IN OCTOBER OF 1999. *TR

FRAME AND SUPPORTS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF OFFERING NO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF UNDERCARRIAGE. FRAME ON DRIVERSIDE AT SKID PLATE RUSTED ALLOWING THE SKID PLATE TO FALL. OBSERVED SEVERE RUST-THROUGH OF FRAME ALONG FRAME WHERE SKID PLATE HAD BEEN BOLTED. ALSO TRANSMISSION SUPPORT FAILED. HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FAILED BRAKE LINES WHICH RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE. I THINK I REALIZED IT TOO LATE, HOWEVER SOON ENOUGH TO HAVE PREVENTED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WARNINGS NEED TO BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY OF THESE AND OTHER DEFECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN NOTED BY JEEP OWNERS, ESPECIALLY FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS. THE FRAME APPARENTLY RUST FROM INSIDE OUT LEAVING LITTLE INDICATION OF SEVERITY. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING AND SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE MAIN CROSS MEMBER, WHICH HAD ROTTED FROM CORROSION, DETACHED AND FELL WITH THE BOLTS STILL IN TACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE WIRING TO THE A/C CONTROL SWITCH SHORTS OUT AND CAUSES A MINOR FIRE. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A PREVIOUS FIX IN SPLICED WIRING. THE WIRING HARNESS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. RESEARCH ON JEEP RELATED WEB SITES HAS PROVEN TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE AND OCCURS IN MANY OF THE SURROUNDING MODEL YEARS. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE THREE POSTS THAT CONNECT TO THE SELECTOR SWITCH, THEY ARE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. *TR

MODE SELECTOR FOR THE HVAC SYSTEM HAS A MAJOR ISSUE MELTING THE SELECTOR, HARNESS AND CONTROL MODULE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS INCIDENT ONLINE AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS SUBJECT. HEATER NOT WORKING, POSSIBLE HEATER SYSTEM CATCHING ON FIRE DO HI VOLTAGE TO THE MODE SELECTOR WITCH CAUSES ENTIRE HVAC FAILURE AND POSSIBLE FIRE. JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE GETTING ON THEM ABOUT IT. AGAIN 2000 JEEP WRANGLER HEATER CONTROL FAILURE. *TR

TREADS SEPARATED FROM TIRE AFTER 2000 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THEN BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE DROPPED TO 0. AFTER ONE MINUTE, THE GAUGES BEGAN FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,900. THE CONSUMER STATED NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/30/10

WHEN ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE( FILL UP TIME), THE AUTO SHUT OFF CONTINUALLY "CLICKS" ITSELF OFF AND SPILLS FUEL. THIS CONDITION EXISTS ON AN EMPTY OR PARTIALLY FILLED TANK. I HAVE OWNED SAID VEHICLE SINCE NEW. PROBLEM DIDN'T BEGIN UNTIL ADAPTATION OF VAPOR RECOVERY DEVICES ADDED TO THE GAS STATION PUMPS. IT NOW TAKES APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES OF FRUSTRATION TO FILL THIS VEH. WITH THE 16 GALLONS REQUIRED TO FILL IT. ALSO RESULTS IN A SPILL EVERY SINGLE TIME. I BELONG TO AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, AND IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. *TR

2000 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT. GAS OVERFILLS AND CAUSES A GAS SPILL OF 6-8 OZ OF GAS, EVERY TIME I FILL UP. *TR

HVAC WIRING HARNESS AND SWITCH MELTED DUE TO FAULTY BLOWER MOTOR COMPOUNDED BY INADEQUATE SIZE WIRE. CHRYSLER DOES NOT EVEN SELL A REPAIR KIT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NEW CASES CONSTANTLY ON THE WRANGLER TJ ON INTRANET FORUMS. SOME ARE EVEN VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. THE VEHICLE HAS INTERCO SUPER SWAMPERS IROC TIRES, SIZE 37/12.5/15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY AND PULLING IN ONE DIRECTION. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED UNEVEN TREAD BELT AND WERE OUT OF ROUND. THE TIRES WERE RECENTLY PURCHASED IN 2009. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN, DOT NUMBER, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

1) COOLANT LEAK - CRACKED HEAD (4.0 L V6 - THIS IS A COMMON COSTLY PROBLEM ACCORDING TO A TECH FRIEND AT CHRYSLER DEALER. EXPENSIVE REPAIR $1200 TO $2000+- CAUSE MAY BE DEFECTIVE MATERIAL WEAKENED BY OVERHEATING. 2) OIL PRESSURE (GAUGE) DROPS TO ZERO AT IDLE AND CHECK GAUGES LIGHT APPEARS 3) COOLANT GETS INTO OIL FROM INTERNAL HEAD LEAKAGE 4) CONTAMINATES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL NEED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. INSTEAD, THE ENGINE REVVED A BIT HIGHER. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKED PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOWLY DECREASE IN SPEED; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IF CHILDREN HAD BEEN PRESENT, THE CRASH COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SERIOUS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY COMMON; HOWEVER, NO RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

RADIATOR ON 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) JUST RECENTLY I WAS INFORMED BY THE JEEP DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY JEEP THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PURSUANT TO CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS WHO KNOW ME, THEY TOLD ME IT COULD PROBABLY BE REPAIRED INSTEAD OF REPLACED COSTING ME LESS. A RADIATOR SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE RADIATOR, HAVING A PLASTIC TOP, HAD TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF REPAIRED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NORMALLY RADIATOR PROBLEMS OCCURRED ON MUCH OLDER VEHICLES AND THAT MOST OLDER VEHICLES HAD ORIGINAL RADIATORS IN THEM EVEN IF THEY WERE REPAIRED. MY COMPLAINT IS SIMPLE. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NEVER HAVE PLACED A RADIATOR IN A VEHICLE WITH PLASTIC PARTS THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED ESPECIALLY ON A RADIATOR. CHRYSLER'S USE OF RADIATORS WITH PLASTIC ON TOP ARE CAUSING THE RADIATORS TO LEAK EASIER/QUICKER THAN NORMAL AND THEY CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. THEY MUST BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR THEM TO GET CASH FROM CONSUMERS BY MAKING THEM REPLACE INSTEAD OF REPAIR. MY JEEP HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND THE RADIATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED THIS SOON SINCE I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REPAIRS. I THINK HAVING PLASTIC ON RADIATORS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE PLACED IN ANY VEHICLE. IT WEARS OUT QUICKER AND CANNOT BE FIXED. REPLACEMENT COST IS MUCH GREATER THAN A REPAIR COST. THANKS, CHRYSLER! I WILL NEVER LOOK AT ANOTHER JEEP AS LONG AS THEY

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND REMAINED ON. I HAVE ALWAYS FIGURED IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT. I WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. I DID NOT FIND ANY RECALLS REGARDING AIR BAGS BUT I SEE VARIOUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING AIR BAGS IN THE JEEP WRANGLER AND THIS CONCERNS ME. I AM PRINTING THESE COMPLAINTS AND BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER BEFORE SELLING IT. I WANT TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF ANY FUTURE DRIVERS. *JB

SITTING AT STOP LIGHT, AC QUIT BLOWING, COMPRESSOR STILL ACTIVE. HVAC MOTOR SWITCH IS MELTED FROM OVERHEATING.(POSSIBLE DASH FIRE FROM THIS) CONFIRMED BY SIGHT THIS WAS IN FACT THE PROBLEM BY MY OWN EYES. FOUND AN ARTICLE IN JP MAGAZINE OCTOBER 07 ISSUE LABELED "RETARD" TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR GOOD NO THANKS TO THE DEALER. *TR

1-DAILY DRIVING 2-43-47MPH VIOLENT FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE (DEATH SHAKE)-DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY ONLY AND FAVORITE VEHICLE 3-I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, ROTATE THE TIRE, VERIFY THE TIRE PRESSURE, VERIFY THE TIRE ROAD WORTHINESS, CHECK THE BRAKES, BALANCE THE TIRES. IT WAS DONE IN DETROIT AND 4 MONTHS AGO. THE SHAKE NEVER WENT AWAY. THERE IS NO LOGICAL EXPLANATION. EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT AND THE STEERING DAMPER ISN'T LEAKING. *TR * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT, LEAVING NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, OR RPM GAGE. THIS CAN GO OUT FOR SEVERAL MILES, OR JUST BLINK ON AND OFF. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND HAVE ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT FIXED ONCE BY A DEALERSHIP AND SEVERAL TIMES WITH MY SON WORKING ON IT. SO FAR NOTHING HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS AGO BUT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BEING ON THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS, I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEATBELT SIMILAR TO SEVERAL I HAVE ALREADY SEEN REPORTED IN THAT THE BELT APPEARS TO LOCK BUT IS NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGED. IT THEN SLIPS OUT OF LATCH WHILE DRIVING. HAS TO BE INSERTED AT PRECISE ANGLE IN ORDER TO CATCH AND TAKES SEVERAL TRIALS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS THE RAIL, AND AT THE END OF THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLE THEN PULLED AGAIN TO THE RIGHT QUICKLY AND SHARPLY. THE TIRE BLEW OUT, SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER 2 OR 3 TIMES AND LANDED ON THE TIRES. IT DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE WEATHER WAS NICE THAT DAY, AND THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 50-60 MPH. THE TREAD QUALITY ON THE TIRE WAS GOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET PICTURES OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

HVAC SWITCH SHORTING AND MELTING PLUG AND/OR HARNESS. *NM

200 JEEP WRANGLER - MELTING HVAC WIRE CONNECTOR (3 WIRE CONNECTOR) ON SWITCH PANEL CAUSES THE FAN SWITCH TO SHORT OUT (MELT CONTACTS). MELTING PLASTIC SMELL FILLS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 100000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR TEN MINUTES IN HIS DRIVEWAY WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID COME OUT AND MADE A REPORT. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO RECALL 02V104000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND ONE OF THEIR INVESTIGATORS CAME OUT MADE A REPORT, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVE TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT BOUND UP AND AN SPRING SOUND OCCURRED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. AS IT WAS TO LATE TO CONTACT THE DEALER I CALLED THEM ON MONDAY MORNING AND THEY ARRANGED FOR ME TO HAVE IT CHECKED ON TUESDAY. ON INVESTIGATION THEY FOUND THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING TO BE BROKEN AND ORDERED THE PART, WHICH I PAID FOR. ON THURSDAY I DROVE MY JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SPRING REPLACED AND ALTHOUGH THE SPRING WAS BROKEN IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME IT WAS A CHAFFED WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT IT DID NOT! SHE THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME TO $500 TO $1600 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I ASSUMED THIS WAS A SAFETY RELATED ITEM AND AS SUCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED . SHE CHECKED WITH THE DISTRICT REP FOR CHRYSLER LATER IN THE DAY AND THEY CLAIM NOTHING COULD BE DONE FOR ME ALTHOUGH THE JEEP ONLY HAS 40578 MILES ON IT AND I COULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE STEERING COLUMN TO CHAFE THE WIRE. AS OF NOW I HAVE A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE THEY CHECK INTO HOW TO PROCEED. *NM

JEEP HEADLAMP LIGHTER/DIMMER SWITCH STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN PULLING SWITCH OUT, HEADLAMPS WOULD NOT RELIABLY TURN ON. ORDERED A NEW SWITCH. WHEN REPLACING SWITCH, NOTICED THAT HEADLAMP LIGHTER/DIMMER SWITCH PLASTIC ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. *JB

JEEP BLOWER MOTOR SPEED SWITCH STOPPED WORKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REMOVAL UNDER DASH, A/C HEATER CONTROL CONNECTOR #3 AND A/C HEATER CONTROL UNIT SWITCH WERE BOTH MELTED. REPLACED THE UNIT AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. BLOWER MOTOR AGAIN STOPPED WORKING 1 YEAR LATER. REMOVED THE A/C HEATER CONTROL UNIT. BOTH THE A/C HEATER CONTROL CONNECTOR #1 AND A/C HEATER CONTROL UNIT POINT FOR THAT CONNECTOR WERE MELTED. *JB