2000 Jeep Cherokee Electrical Problems

Your vehicle unexpectedly shifted into gear and moved forward while the brake was engaged, causing it to crash into a fence. This suggests a potential issue with the transmission or brake system that allowed the vehicle to move when it shouldn't have. A mechanic will need to inspect the transmission, brake system, and related electrical components to determine why the vehicle moved unexpectedly.

Your Jeep may suddenly shut off while driving at any speed, with the key being unrecognized by the ignition system. When this happens, the engine won't restart and the steering locks up, making the vehicle impossible to control. This has occurred multiple times and repair shops have been unable to identify the cause, suggesting an electrical system defect with the ignition or key recognition mechanism.

After repairs to fix a starting issue, your Jeep's instrument cluster stopped working properly — all gauges stopped functioning and all warning lights came on simultaneously a few days after you got the vehicle back. The problem occurred after the service center replaced the ECM and crankshaft sensor, and multiple diagnostic visits haven't resolved it. This repair will likely require additional electrical diagnostics and possible instrument cluster replacement or ECM reprogramming.

Your driver's side rear light housing has melted, and the brake and tail lights on that side no longer work. This makes your vehicle less visible to drivers behind you, especially when braking. The fix will likely involve replacing the melted light housing and checking the wiring for heat damage.

Your Jeep won't start. The engine cranks but doesn't turn over, or there's no response when you turn the key. This could involve the electrical system or engine components preventing normal startup.

Your vehicle won't start after you insert the key into the ignition switch, and a message appears saying the key isn't recognized. This electrical issue prevents the engine from cranking and may require diagnosis and repair of the ignition system or key sensor components.

Your dashboard lights and alarms blink on and off at the same time, which suggests a short circuit in the wiring. Additionally, your fuel gauge is spinning 180 degrees and getting stuck underneath, so it always reads empty even when your tank has gas—this happens whether you're driving or parked. The issue likely involves repairing or replacing faulty wiring and the fuel gauge sender unit.

Your heater stopped blowing hot air on the passenger side, and six months later the driver side vents also stopped distributing heat. No warning lights came on. The vehicle has not been diagnosed or repaired yet.

I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AND TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET THE MUFFLER FIXED UPON GETTING IT TO THE SHOP THE SECURITY KEY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE JEEP WONT START ALSO THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE EGNITION WHEN IN THE ON POSITION . THE KEY CAN FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING ... THE RECALL WAS NEVER FIXED AND THE KEY WONT WORK WITH THE JEEP NOW AND IM TOLD ITS A $1,800 FIX .

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS LARGE PROBLEM AND AFFECTS MANY CHRYSLER MODELS. FORUMS HAVE PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE PCM. CONNECTORS BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL RANDOMLY. IT IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE! IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS VEHICLE AND NO RESOLUTION!

CAR'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT WILD W HEN I STARTED THE CAR.EVERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. GAUGES WORKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE CAR, BUT SLOWLY LOST POWER TO KEEP THEM ON, AND THEY WENT TO THE "KEY OFF" POSITION. NOTHING ON THE DRIVERS ARMREST WORKED, NO SEAT AUTO POSITIONER, NO WINDOW OPEN, SHUT, OR LOCK. INFORMATION PANEL OVERHEAD WENT DEAD (BLANK).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS INOPERABLE AND ALL THE DOORS INADVERTENTLY LOCKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AT (770) 968-4900 (6850 MT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.

IM NOT SURE. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE FEW MONTHS AGO, WITHIN THE TIME HAD THE VEHICLE I THEN PURCHASED ALL NEW PARTS AND STILL GET THE SAME RESULT... PLEASE HELP

ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALL GAUGES INCLUDING SPEED, RPM'S, TEMP, FUEL, ETC. ALL STAY FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STALLING AND THEN ALL DROP OFF. THE JEEP GC USED TO START UP AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND WAS ONCE IN A WHILE AT FIRST WITH THIS ISSUE. THEN IT BECAME MORE OFTEN THAT HE JEEP WOULD STALL, THE SAME THING WITH THE DASH FOR A FEW SECONDS THE SPEED, RPM'S, ETC. WOULD BE AT WHERE IT WAS BEFORE STALLING WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHILE MOVING. VERY HARD TO STEER ON CURVES WHEN THE JEEP STALLS. PUT IN A PCM, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, & CAMSHAFT SENSOR. ASE MECHANIC STUMPED ON ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AND REMINDS ME OF THE GM IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. AND I HAVE SEEN FORUMS ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON MY YEAR THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURE WHILE NEGOTIATING TRAFFIC OR DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF CONDITIONS OR DRIVING HABITS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IN A PARKING LOT. HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT WORST POSSIBLE TIMES. NO CODES. NO WARNING: IN TRAFFIC. AT STOP LIGHTS. PULLING INTO GAS STATIONS. ETC... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!! DATE SUBMITTED IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES JUST THIS YEAR. LOOKED ON MANY JEEP FORUMS AND SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM!!! (SEE FOR YOURSELF). PLEASE HELP!!!!

THE RIGHT PASSENGER AND BACK RIGHT DOOR WON'T UNLOCK AFTER PRESSING THE UNLOCK SWITCH ON THE DOOR PANELS. NEEDS TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY.

I BELIEVER THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 2000 4.0L V6 HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE COME A THREAT IF SUCH WIRES SHOULD CREATE A FIRE OF SOME SORT... FOR YEARS THE ONLY WAY TO OPERATE THE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE IS BY DRIVERS SIDE CONTROLS, THE PASSENGER CANNOT OPERATE THE WINDOW WITH THEIR CONTROL. STRANGE THING, IS IF ON THE DIVERS SIDE YOU HIT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SWITCH BACK AND FOURTH THE PASSENGER CAN GAIN CONTROL OF THE WINDOW OPERATION IE UP/DOWN, ONLY ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. THE TIME FRAME OF PASSENGER OPERATION IS VERY SHORT... THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE DOOR LOCKS, THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHEN USING THE FOB TO LOCK AND UNLOCK, AND SOMETIMES THE LOCKS WORK AND YOU HEAR THE CLICK OF THEM LOCKING. OTHER TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH BUT THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL, AND IF YOUR SITTING IN THE JEEP AND HIT THE LOCKS YOU CAN HEAR A CLICK BUT NOT IN THE DOORS BUT IN THE HEADLINER JUST ABOUT WHERE THE DOME LIGHT IS... I FEEL ALL OF THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE CONCERNING, AND SHOULD BE SOMETHING JEEP CORP SHOULD TAKE SERIOUSLY..... PROBLEMS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY TURN ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR THE LEFT REAR BLINKER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE HOUSING MELTING THE CONTACTS AND BURNING SO IT STOPS WORKING. THE TWO BACK DOORS WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY REMOTE (VERY FRUSTRATING!) THE LEFT BACK DOOR WINDOW WILL STOP GOING UP AND DOWN AND WE ARE TOLD BY THE ONE THAT REPAIRED IT THAT THE WIRES FOR ALL OF THAT IS RUNNING THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE FROM THE DASH AND GETS PINCHED OFF FROM BEING BENT! THE FRONT END WILL GROWL WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, I HEAR A HOWLING FROM THE REAR END AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND UP. WHEN I COME TO A QUICK STOP AND MAKE A SHARP TURN IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE THE REAR END SHIFTS FORWARD AN INCH OR TWO. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS GRABBED AND JERKED LIKE THEY WERE WARPED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR THREE YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO PUT TWO WATER PUMPS IN IT. THE WIPER WASHERS HAVE NEVER WORKED. THE SPARE TIRE WELL USE TO FILL UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINED AND ONE DAY MY HUSBAND PUT A SCREW IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK LICENSE PLATE AND IT STOPPED FILLING UP WITH WATER! MY BRAND NEW CD MAGAZINE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND I'M GUESSING ITS BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE DECK ITSELF. BEING RIGHT OVER THE REAR TIRE WELL THE VIBRATIONS HAVE PROBABLY WRECKED HAVOC ON THE PLAYERS EYE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH OVER HALF OF THE REPAIRS ON THIS JEEP HAVE COST US AT LEAST $1000.00 EACH. I COULD GO ON FOR HOURS AND I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM! NOW I THINK I AM SEEING WHAT LOOKS TO BE A LEAK FROM THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY YEAR OF THIS JEEP, 2000, WAS SKIPPED OVER FROM THE RECALLS?

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF MY COMPLAINTS, IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 3 OR 4 OF THESE FORMS TO TOUCH ALL OF THEM. WHILE RUNNING THE HEATER WITH THE FAN GOING IT STARTED SMELLING LIKE IT WAS BURNING AND THEN THE BLOWER QUIT RUNNING. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. IT HAD MELTED TO THE POINT OF FUSING THE WIRES INTO THE PLASTIC WHICH THE RESISTOR WAS MADE OF. IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD! THE PART COST US $270.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUGE RAINSTORM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW QUIT WORKING AND WOULDN'T GO UP, UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVING THE WINDOW MECHANISM REPLACED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED INTERMITTENTLY CHIMING AND HAS NEVER STOPPED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $395.00. SINCE I HAD JUST HAD TO HAVE THE HEATER CORE FIXED TO KEEP IT FROM DUMPING ALL OVER THE CARPET, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT OR HAVE THE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH WHICH WAS FROZEN, REPLACED EITHER, ANOTHER $702.00. I HAVE OWNED THIS JEEP SINCE JAN OF 2012. BEGINNING WITH A NEW MOTOR I HAVE PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE 3 TIMES OVER DUE TO REPAIRS AND PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM THE FACTORY AND THE CHEAP WAY IT WAS BUILT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED MULTIPLE TIMES OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNCERTAIN WHEN HE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER IN MARCH OF 15, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WAS TOLD IT WAS ON BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE GAS CAP ON IT IN JUNE OF 15 I WAS AT A STORE PARKED WENT INTO THE STORE CAME BACK OUT TRUCK WOULDN'T START NO LIGHTS NOTHING JUMPING DIDN'T DO ANYTHING HAD TO TOW IT HOME, THEN TOW IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE STARTER AND WE PLACED THAT ( $394.93) TRUCK RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS SAME THING, GOING TO TOW IT THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN NEXT WEEK

INITIAL HAPPENING DRIVING A SAFE SPEED AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DROVE TO NEAREST STATION...WHICH STARTED A SERIES OF PCM REPLACEMENTS. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE NOT NEW PCM'S THAT CAN BE INSTALLED. NOTHING BUT REFURBISHED ONES, SO EACH TIME I'M GETTING SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEMS. MAYBE NOT THE ORIGINAL ONE I HAD BUT EVENTUALLY ANOTHER ONE COMES UP...WHERE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 MODELS. MY REAL ISSUE IS THAT WHY DOESN'T THE CAR MANUFACTURE OFFER A NEW PCM TO INSTALL. NOW WAITING FOR THE NEXT CUTOFF...HAVE POURED TOO MUCH MONEY INTO THE CAR TO SELL. THIS THE 3RD REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLED FEB. 2015, FIRST ONE MAY 2012 , THE SECOND ONE FEB. 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS WERE FAULTY. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL DUE TO THE MAIN COMPUTER OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SCREWS TO THE COMPUTER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT RAILS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENT YET, I WANTED TO SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM FCA ABOUT THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN" (BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE GAS TANK HANGS UNDER THE REAR BUMPER, YEAR 2000 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE "RECALL" TRAILER HITCH DEAL). I BOUGHT IT NEW AND AM STILL LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE GC IS THAT THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS OFTEN STOP WORKING. THE SOCKET GETS SCORCHED AND YOU HAVE TO GO TAKE IT APART, PRY THE CONTACTS UP JUST RIGHT AND PUT ALUMINUM FOIL UNDER THEM (GOOGLE GRAND CHEROKEE BRAKE LIGHTS). THAT WORKS FOR A WHILE, THEN YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. I'VE BEEN STOPPED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS FOR IT. SOMETIMES THE TAILLIGHT WORKS BUT ACTUALLY GOES OUT WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE. IN ANY CASE, HAVING A GAS TANK PRONE TO EXPLODING WHEN REAR ENDED ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES IS NOT A GOOD THING. THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO CANNOT BE UNLOCKED EXCEPT FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHILE THE DRIVERS SIDE HAVE TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY (AGAIN, IT'S ALL OVER GOOGLE. IT'S CALLED THE ANGRY DUCK FOR THE NOISE THE LOCKS MAKE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR NHTSA TO MAKE A OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THIS - THE NEWS WAS THEY WERE GOING TO IN A WEEK OR SO, BUT THAT WAS 3 WEEKS AGO. THANKS [XXX] [XXX]@GMAIL.COM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

FIRE STARTED IN LEFT REAR QUARTER OF VEHICLE. IT WAS CAUSED BY WIRING TO REAR DEFOGGER, LIGHTS & REAR WIPER HARNESS. DAMAGE TO WIRING, TRIM PANELS MELTED, HEAD LINER DAMAGE, OUTER BODY PAINT BLISTERED ABOVE FUEL FILLER DOOR. IT WAS JUST LUCK THAT IT WAS SNOWING SO I USED THE SNOW TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BY INSURANCE CO. WAS $2961.00. *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.

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.

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.

THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH OVER HEATED/MELTED THE BEZEL SUPPORT AND CONNECTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE JEEP STOPS IN TRAFFIC. IT TOOK HER S COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GET IT FRANKED. AS SOON AS SHE PULLS OFF IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. REALLY IN FRIDAY TRAFFIC HERD IN ATLANTA. DANGEROUS!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE V8 4.7L JUST STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT TOOK ABOUT 1 HOUR TO START BACK UP. THEN IT DIED ABOUT FIVE TIMES AFTER THAT. MY JEEP ALSO STALLS OUT WHEN I'M SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THAN BOMB JUST LIKE THAT MY JEEP STALLS OUT. MOST THE TIME I CAN START IT, BUT SOME TIMES I CAN'T START MY JEEP UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I ALMOST GET SLAMMED ABOUT 10 TIMES ALREADY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE JEEP.. I REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CAMSHAFT POSITIONS SENSOR, BATTERY, BATTERY TERMINALS, AND MY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. NOTHING HAS HELPED MY STALLING! NOTHING! I TOOK MY JEEP TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I ALSO CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND I TALKED TO THE TECHS AND MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAID THEY NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. I CALL BS ON THAT. IF YOU LOOK ON GOOGLE AND TYPE 2000 JEEP STALL OUT, THERE'S 100'S EVEN 1,000'S OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE STALL OUT PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY JEEP AT ALL!! I DON'T EVEN WANT MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE JEEP WHEN I'M DRIVING, SAD THING IS THIS IS MY ONLY CAR!! PLEASE HELP INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THANKS 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE V8 4.7L. *TR

TRAVELING ON MAJOR HWY AT 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE SHUTS OFF WON'T START BACK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WHEN IT DOES SMOKE RISES FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE SMELLING LIKE ITS ON FIRE . IT DOES THIS UP TO 4 TO 5 TIMES DAILY NOW AND HAVE SEEN THE SAME THING BEING SAID BY LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE CHANGED EVERYTHING FROM CPM ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EVERY SENSOR HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NEXT PLEASE HELP. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I GET A QUACK SOUND WHEN THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK IS ACTIVATED. INITIALLY BOTH LOCKS WORKED THEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOESN'T LOCK BUT UNLOCKS AND THE DRIVER'S PASSENGER DOOR DOESN'T UNLOCK BUT LOCKS. I DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THIS: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE/TLMUDAEOFDB3HT8FC PAGE WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. APPARENTLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 LAREDO THAT PRESENTS ITSELF EVERY FEW YEARS AFTER THE FIX. IS THERE OR WAS THERE EVER A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? *TR

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HEATED UP TO THE POINT THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRES AND THE RESISTOR HAD BOTH BEEN CHARRED AND MELTED. NOT ONLY DO I NO LONGER HAVE ANY HEAT OR A/C BUT I ALSO NO LONGER HAVE A WINDOW DEFROSTER AND THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO MYSELF, ANY PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE AND AS WELL TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION THE FIRE THAT WAS ONLY BARELY THWARTED OFF.

VEHICLE WAS NOTED WITH STOP LIGHT ACTIVATED IN PARKED POSITION. INVESTIGATION SHOWED FAIL BRAKE SWITCH ADJACENT TO BRAKE PEDAL. PURCHASED NAPA REPLACEMENT PART . INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SWITCH DID NOT FULLY SEAT INTO METAL POCKET ON SUPPORT BRACKET. REPLACED WITH JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALER REPLACEMENT SWITCH WITH SAME CONDITION. UNIT WILL BE PUSHED OUT OF METAL BRACKET FROM QUICK RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL. CONCERN IS EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED BY CONTINUAL REAR BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION. POTENTIAL FOR FIRE HAZARD. I AM FAA CERTIFIED FOR FLIGHT SAFETY SYSTEMS ON AIRCRAFT. THIS INADEQUATELY SECURED SWITCH WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED FOR AIRCRAFT DUE TO HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL FAILURE MODE. SWITCH DESIGN WAS MADE FOR QUICK ASSEMBLY BUT INADEQUATE SECURING TO VEHICLE BRACKET SUPPORT.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON (DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK IF NEEDED), HORN WON'T WORK, CRUISE CONTROL WONT WORK = CLOCKSPRING. SAFETY ISSUE. NO HORN NO AIRBAG. *TR

STARTED THE CAR AND PULLED AWAY AND WHEN THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR BUZZED LOUD AND IN A 3 WEEK PERIOD THERE ARE 3 OUT OF FOUR DOORS THAT BUZZ LOUD WHEN LOCKED. *TR

THE POWER IN DOORS WINDOWS WORKS OFF AND ON. THERE WILL BE NO POINT TO LOCK YOUR DOOR AND THEN YOU CAN'T UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE WINDOWS SOMETIMES ROLL DOWN AND TIMES THEY DON'T. THE LIGHTING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR COMES OFF AND ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. HAPPENED ON ITS OWN ANYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF AT TIMES. THE DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES BLINKERS WORK OFF AND ON ANY ELECTRICAL IN THE INSIDE OF JEEP IS MESSED UP. *JB

REAR HATCH DOOR WON'T LOCK BOTH REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WON'T LOCK UNLOCK DOOR READ REVIEWS MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 04V112000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALLED YEAR MODELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

WE HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM FLORIDA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010. WE HAD IT HERE IN NY FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE THE PROBLEMS STARTED. WE LOST ALL OF OUR GAUGES, ALL OF OUR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, POWER WINDOWS DONT WORK, POWER MIRRORS DONT WORK, COMMAND CENTER GOES DOWN, DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CHRYSLER JEEP IS VERY UNHELPFUL. WE HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE YEARS 99-2005. IT IS GIVING US A P1686 CODE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND HAVING DONE HOURS OF RESEARCH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS. MY ALARM IS FAULTY AND OFTEN DOES NOT START, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE VEHICLE IN OVER A WEEK. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING JEEP TOLD ME TO DO TO OVERRIDE ALARM, IT DOES NOT WORK. I ALSO HAVE A "QUACK" IN MY DOOR LOCKS. I SUSPECT I WILL NEED A NEW ACTUATOR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR IS NOT A RECALL ON ANY OF THESE THINGS, I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEMS IN THESE CARS AND IT COSTS ALOT OF TIME, MONEY AND FRUSTRATION TO FIX. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP NOR WILL I EVER RECOMMEND A JEEP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED IT MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, THE JEEP JUST STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. ONCE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. A SAFETY PROBLEM. ONCE IT SITS FOR AWHILE IT WILL START AGAIN. *TR

HEATER BLEND DOORS BROKE NO HEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE, POWER WIRES FRAYED AND PLUG STARTING TO MELT FOR HEATER POWER

WIRING UNDER DASH THAT RUNS HEATER GETTING HOT MELTED BOX THAT CONTAINS ELECTRIC WIRES. *TR

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY AND REPEATEDLY. NOT RELATED TO ACTUAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT MAY RENDER AIRBAG UNUSABLE. DANGEROUS CONDITION. COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT. ALL PASSENGER WINDOW ACTUATOR SWITCHES ARE UNUSABLE. WINDOWS WILL ONLY WORK AT DRIVER PANEL. SAFETY ISSUE IF PASSENGERS HAVE TO OPEN WINDOWS.VERY COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT. OBD ERROR CODES ARE INACCURATE (ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING TO EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS P0441, P0442). DIAGNOSIS OFTEN LEAD TO UNNEEDED REPAIRS AND COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS AND COMPUTER WITHOUT CAUSE. COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT. DRIVER SEAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE BREAKS. EVEN WHEN DRIVEN ONLY IN ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND NOT STRESSED UNUSUALLY. MUST BE REWELDED OR REPLACED. SEAT IS NO LONGER STRUCTURALLY SAFE. COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT ALL OF THESE ARE DESIGN ISSUES AND NOT SERVICE/MAINTENANCE RELATED. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE, THAT WHENEVER IT HITS A BUMP ON THE ROAD, THE GAUGES START TO DIE. FIRST THE AIRBAG LIGHT , THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. AFTER THAT THE ODOMETER DIES, SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. SOMETIMES ALL THE GAUGES FAIL. WHEN I HIT ANOTHER BUMP ON THE ROAD EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I TRIED TO HAVE THIS FIXED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR JEEP AND CHRYSLER, MY MECHANIC LOOKED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DASH. IT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE CABLES, USUALLY IT TAKES CHRYSLER A COUPLE OF DAYS(HE TOLD ME FROM HIS EXPERIENCE, FROM HIS OTHER CUSTOMERS) AND THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THEY EVEN FIND THE FAULTY WIRE. AND EVEN AFTER THEY "FIND THE PROBLEM" MOST LIKELY IT WILL COME BACK. *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

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.

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

CAR STALLS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. DASHBOARD GAUGES GO HAY WIRE. *TR

MY SECURITY SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS ME OUT OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE PUT AT LEAST 2000 INTO FIXING IT AND STILL HAVE A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE AND I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. NO ONE KNOWS WHY IT IS DOING THIS. I AM WILLING TO HAVE THE SYSTEM DISABLED BUT NO ONE WILL TELL ME HOW TO DO THAT EITHER. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE. I HAVE TO GET PEOPLE TO TAKE ME EVERY WHERE I GO. THIS IS CAUSING SEVERE HARDSHIP ON ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS NOW. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT NOT WORKING 3 TIMES NOW AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS (SPENT OVER $1,000.00 IN THIS ALONE) THE WIRES CONNECTING TO THE BLOW BOX GET TO HOT AND MELT THE PLUG & BLOW BOX. WHEN IT FIRST STARTS YOU CAN WIGGLE THE WIRES AND IT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ULTIMATELY YOU MUST REPLACE THE PLUG & BLOW BOX. LAST WEEK I WAS PULLED OVER GETTING OFF THE EXPRESS WAY AND A GUY STOPPED ME AND TOLD ME I HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS. AGAIN THIS WAS ANOTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TAIL GATE STICKS AND WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

I AM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER HANDLING A FIRE LOSS, WRITING ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER MYRA PERIERA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED WHEN A FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RESULTING IN A FIRE THAT TOTALED THE VEHICLE. WE SETTLED THE CLAIM. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY BATTERY NOT STAYING CHARGED. THE FIRST OCCURRED WHEN I HAD LET THE CAR SET FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, IT WOULD NOT START. *TR THE BATTERY WOULD NOT JUMP. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. THE BATTERY POST ALWAYS GET CORROSION ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT CLEANED AND CHANGED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND IT STILL GETS CORROSION ON IT IN 2 DAYS. I WAS TOLD ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THAT IT COULD BE THE WIRES THAT RUN FROM ONE OF THE POST TO THE ENGINE. THIS TIME, MY NEW BATTERY ONLY LASTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS. SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IS DRAINING MY BATTERY, BUT NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT. I HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL GET DRAINED ALSO.

WHILE DRIVING HOME USING THE A/C I SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE AND NOTICED SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD. WITH THE IGNITION OFF I FELT AROUND BEHIND AND BELOW THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND WAS BURNT BY MELTED PLASTIC FROM A SMALL BLACK COMPONENT (THE BLOWER CONTROL MODULE AS I FOUND OUT LATER). THE WIRES TO THE MODULE WERE VERY HOT, THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED, AND AFTER LETTING IT COOL, THE A/C BLOWER WOULD NOT WORK. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HAS MADE REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR COVER COSTS, THE MODULE COSTS ABOUT $165, THE WIRING REPAIR KIT COSTS ABOUT $20, THE LABOR $80. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS OBVIOUS, WITH BURNING PLASTIC, FIRE, SMOKE, FUMES, AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IF THIS GOT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. HEALTH AFFECTS FROM THE SMOKE FUMES ARE INDETERMINATE AS OF NOW. I HAVE PURCHASED PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, AS WELL AS A PYROMETER TO MONITOR WIRE AND MODULE TEMPERATURE. *TR

PARKED OVERNIGHT AND WHEN RETURN TO GET JEEP THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. THERE WASN'T ANY COLLISION OR IMPACT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THE GLOVE BOX HAD BEEN MELTED AND WIRES BURNED INSIDE. *TR

BOUGHT THE 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2007. THE A/C WORKED GREAT. MOVED TO MIAMI, FL ON 01/08 , AND HAD TO START USING A/C ALOT. WHILE LEARNING THE VEHICLES HABITS. I NOTED THE A/C UNIT TO STOP WORKING WHEN ON. THE UNIT WOULD BE ON, AND THEN GO OUT, AND COME BACK ON. LIKE THERE WAS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. I ALSO SMELT A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAB. I STOPPED TURNING ON A/C UNIT ALL TOGETHER AT MY GRANDFATHERS REQUEST UNTIL I MOVED BACK TO NC ON 07/08. WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE A/C COMPONENTS; HE NOTED THAT THE "BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR" (LOCATED UNDER PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE BOX, AND BESIDE THE BLOWER UNIT )WAS MELTED SO BAD THAT THE WIRES AT THE 3 PRON FEMALE CONNECTOR WAS FRAYED/EXPOSE (WHERE HEAT MELTED/SHRUNK CONNECTORS AWAY FROM WIRES) LEAVING HOT WIRES TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER. THIS IN RETURN CAUSED WIRE EXPOSURE. THE "BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR" UNIT ENDED UP MELTING SO BAD IT WAS WARPED. THIS PART ALSO NEVER ONCE BLEW THE 40AMP FUSE UNDER HOOD FOR THE A/C UNIT.... OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. I AM REALLY UPSET THAT MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO LIVE WIRES/MELTING PARTS/ LACK OF FUSE BLOWING. THIS IS A 125$ PART MINUS DEALERSHIP REPAIR. PART RELATED TO CHEROKEE "LIMITED"DUAL CLIMATE FUNCTIONS OF THE A/C DASH UNIT (AIR POSITION KNOB, AUTOMATIC DIGITAL TEMP DISPLAY,AND AIR FLOW FAN KNOB). THE PART IS REMOVED WHICH MEANS TO CUT WIRES TO DETACH THE PART. THIS MEANS THE NEW PART WILL HAVE TO BE REWIRED BACK IN. JEEP SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE UNIT WIRES, AND PLASTIC CONNECTORS, AND FIND A WAY TO CONTROL THE MELT DOWN! PART UNFIXED DUE TO LACK OF MONEY TO REPAIR....! NO A/C IS BETTER THAN A BURNT CAR. (RIGHT????) OLD PART IS AVAILABLE AND A VERY COMMON PART TO BUY; RECALL IT JEEP! SOMEONE ELSE BEING SPOILED WOULD HAVE KEPT TURNING ON THE A/C FOR A BABY AND CAUGHT FIRE TO THE CAR. LUCKY FOR JEEP COMPANY, AND MYSELF I STOPPED USING THE A/C UNTIL LOOKED AT. RECALL IT...DEATH OR TOTAL LOSS OF CAR? ALOT OF A/C PROBLEMS IN THESE CARS HELP! *TR

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

ENGINE WHILE IN PARK TACHOMETER SPIKES HOWLING FROM VEHICLE BETWEEN 65 & 75MPH. *TR

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS DEFECTIVE TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS. MINE HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND NOW ITS OUT AGAIN. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2002 I HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MORE THAN ONCE HAS THE BRAKE/TAIL/HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, RESULTING IN EITHER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP OR REPLACING BULBS. AT LEAST TWICE HAVE I NOTICED THE EXTERNAL LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF EITHER WHILE THE CAR WA SON OR OFF.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL GAUGES, INTERIOR LIGHTING, TRANSMISSION, POWER LOCKS, AND POWER WINDOWS TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY CHANGED THE MODULE THREE TO FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL CONTINUES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS A PART OF THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

THE RESISTOR THAT ALLOWED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO WORK THE AIR CONDITIONER /HEATER MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE RESISTOR ITSELF, WHICH AT ANYTIME COULD CAUSE A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MEANT THERE WAS NO AIR CONDITIONING OR HEAT FOR THE AUTOMOBILE NOR DEFROSTER SYSTEM. THE COMPANY WAS ON A BACK ORDER FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY 1400 PARTS. THE JUNK YARDS DID NOT HAVE THIS RESISTOR, AND AFTER $180 AT NAPA I WAS ABLE TO GET ONE, AND THAT WAS HARD TO FIND ,AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS ONE WILL LAST. AFTER RECEIVING THE PART THE BOX CONTAINED A HARNESS AND RESISTOR, THE HARNESS HAD ABOUT 10 PLUGGING TO WHERE I BELIEVE I WILL HAVE TO TEAR THE WHOLE DASHBOARD APART JUST TO CONNECT THIS HARNESS. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR A FIRE HAZARD. AND TELL ME WHY CHRYSLER ISN'T SELLING THIS PART.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON APRIL 12, 2007 THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND PROCEEDED TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE BEING WARMED UP. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CAN RETRIEVE A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. *AK

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNSA 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND THEN HE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL. THE CONTACT SENT THE MANUFACTURER THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND WAS DENIED THE REIMBURSEMENT. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE FAILED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER WAS A SHORT IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. *AK

ABOUT EVERY YEAR THE TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS CORRODE AND THE LIGHTS QUIT FUNCTIONING. CLEANING THEM SOLVES THE PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN PHOENIX AREA AND SO MOISTURE IS NOT A FACTOR. *JB

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILED. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, 3 TIMERS WHILE VEHICLE AS RUNNING AND TWICE AFTER THE DEALER "FIXED" IT. *JB

WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS USED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE DEALERSHIP HE BOUGHT PARTS FROM TOLD HIM THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEP. *JB

UNDER DASH AIR CONDITION/HEATER MODULE MELTED WIRES AND THE MODULE IT SELF. REPLACE WITH PARTS IT MELTED SECOND TIME AND DRIVER SIDE HEATER AND AIR CONDTIONER WORKS PASSENGER SIDE AIR CONDITIONER WORKS BUT NOT THE HEATER. REPLACED DAMAGED PARTS THIRD TIME WITH REPAIR KIT STILL DRIVER SIDE HEATER AIR CONDITIONER WORKS AND PASSENGER SIDE ONLY AIR CONDITIONER. I AM AFRAID IT IS A ON GOING PROBLEM AND ONE DAY IT MIGHT COUGHT FIRE. IN PAST SIX YEARS I DID NOT HAD A WORKING AIR/HEATER FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS WHEN UNDER WARANTY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT FIX IT SAYIN IT WILL COST ME TOO MUCH MONEY. *JB

MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION MELTED AT THE CONNECTORS TO THE FUEL INJECTORS CAUSING MULTIPLE FUEL INJECTOR MISFIRES. THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED WITH NEW CONNECTORS TO THE INJECTORS HOWEVER CHRYSLER CORP. ONLY SELLS THE ENTIRE HARNESS AT A COST OF $1800.00.*JB

OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS AT RANDOM THE BRAKE LIGHTS SEEM TO BURN OUT. IT MIGHT BE THE LEFT SIDE ONE WEEK AND THE RIGHT THE NEXT. NEW BULBS OFTEN LAST BETWEEN 1 HOUR AND 3 WEEKS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS ARE OFTEN VERY HARD TO FIX. *NM

MY 2000 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE LARADO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIAL SYSTEM. ALL THE DASH LITES ARE ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOSNT WORK. IT HAS BEEN AT A JEEP DEALERSHJP FOR ALMOST A MONTH. THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT. THEY FIRST REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULAR AND I PICKED IT UP AND THE NEXT DAY I STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE SAMETHING AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER PAYING OUT 980.00. I TOOK IT BACK A THIRD TIME AND THE COMPANY TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE GROUND WIRES AND THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE OUT OF IDEAS. THE RIGHT TALE LITE KEEPS GOING OUT ALSO. SO THEY JUST PUT A NEW ONE IN. THIS WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS WE HAVE CHANGED LITE BULB SEVERAL TIMES. THE REAR WINDOWS WILL NO LONGER WORK ALSO. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE FUSE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT WASNT FIXED. THIS COULD LEAD TO A TICKET FOR NOT GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OR ACCIDENT FROM SPEEDING, ALSO A REAR END CRASH AS THE TAIL LITE GOES OFF WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES.

WITH THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. I WILL LIST THE DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. *NM

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION KEY LOCKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WERE PROBLEMS WHERE THE TUMBLER BECOME FROZEN AND THE LOCKING PINS FALL OUT MAKING THE KEY INOPERABLE. THE CONSUMER HAD A BURNED OUT TAIL LIGHT BULB REPLACED. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK INITIALLY THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY SENSOR PACKAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. *NM

THE 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY DIAGRAM FOR THE FUSE PANEL OR A MEANS TO DETERMINE WHICH FUSE OR RELAY PROTECTS A PARTICULAR CIRCUIT. THE OWNER'S MANUAL REFERS TO A CHART ON OR NEAR THE PANEL, AND THE ACCESS DOOR TO THE PANEL CONTAINS AN IMPRINT REFERING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. SEVERAL SAFETY RELATED SYSTEMS ARE ROUTED THROUGH THE FUSE PANEL.*AK

I PURCHASED MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEW IN 2000. FOR A NEW VEHICLE IT HAS SPENT MUCH TIME IN THE JEEP REPAIR SHOP. PROBLEMS INCLUDE: DOOR LOCKS (2 REPACED - DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE OVER $200 EACH), ELECTRICAL SWITCH REPLACED (LIGHTS, HONKING HORN, ETC. $175.00), IGNITION OR START SWITCH REPLACED (@250.00), COOLANT - WATER PUMP ($375.00), AIR CONDITIONER HAS HAD PROBLEMS. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN GOOD CARE OF BUT I WOULD THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER JEEP CONSIDERING ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS ONE.*JB

MANUFACTURER'S OMISSION OF CRITICAL INFORMATION FROM OWNERS' MANUAL AND VEHICLE COMPONENTS. USE CIRCUIT LABELS DO NOT EXIST FOR THE FUSE PANEL LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THIS VEHICLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT ONE SHOULD REFER TO THE FUSE PANEL COVER. THE FUSE PANEL COVER, HOWEVER, STATES THAT ONE SHOULD REFER TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION (E.G. REMOTE BREAKDOWN OR FAILURE OF LIGHTING CIRCUIT, WIPERS,ETC.) IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. EACH FUSE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND A SPARE REINSERTED TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT EACH IS FUNCTIONAL.FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED DESPITE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER.*AK

AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR LESS THAN 15 MINUTES FROM WORK TO HOME, WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION LIKE SOUND FROM THE CAR 10-15 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED. ENGINE WAS OFF AT THE TIME AND KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION DEVICE AT TIME OF FIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER RECEIVING A JUMP START, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

COMPLAINT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.*MR THE VEHICLE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH SHORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE JUNCTION BOX WHICH WOULD COST $760,01 TO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER REFUSED SERVICE HOPING TO FIND INFORMATION ON SECRET WARRANTIES. *NM

I OWN A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VIN # [XXX] MILAGE 57000 MILE THE HEATER WENT OUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A WIRING HARNESSS THE COST WAS OVER $500.00 THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS MANY TIMES. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS THEY SAID NOT AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IT LEFT ME WITH NO DEFROSTERS. I ALSO HAVE A CONCERN THAT IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD IF INFACT THE WIREING HARNESS WAS BURNED UP! UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

INTERMITTENT STARTER FAILURE OR IGNITION FAILURE ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD. *LA

MY MOM BOUGHT A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2000. ON JULY 25 WE WENT INTO TOWN TO THE HARDWARE STORE, MY SISTER AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER STAYED IN THE CAR WITH THE AIR CONDIDTION ON AND THE ENGINE RUNNING. WE WERE (MOM AND I) GONE 7-8 MINUTES, AND WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR; PUT THE SEAT BELTS ON, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE JEEP IN REVERSE AND WE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS ACROSS THE NAYLORS PARKING LOT ACROSS THIRD STREET, UP AND OVER THE CURB, WENT BETWEEN TWO TREES INTO THE PARKING LOT BETWEEN THE FIRE STATION AND CITY HALL WHERE WE HIT A PARKED CAR AND THE PARKED CAR HIT A TELEPHONE GUIDE WIRE, WE HIT A TREE THAT FINALLY STOPPED US. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH POWERING UNCONTROLLABLY BACKWARDS WITH THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. THE WITNESSES STATED WE WERE GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR BACKWARDS. I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES BUT IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION DENYING MY CLAIM. *LA

LAST AUG (2002) MY IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP (WOULD NOT TURN WITH KEY INSERTED). THIS STARTED OUT ONLY OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS IT LOCKED UP COMPLETELY AND I HAD A MECHANIC DISASSEMBLE THE SYSTEM SO I COULD DRIVE IT TO THE JEEP WARRANTY GARAGE IN SEOUL SOUTH KOREA. THEY REPLACED THE INNER IGNITION SWITCH BARREL. THE IGNITION SWITCH WORKED FINE UNTIL THIS YEAR (AUG 2003) WHEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. NOW I'M WORKING WITH ANOTHER JEEP DEALERSHIP IN ICHEON SOUTH KOREA, TRYING TO GET THIS THING REPAIRED SO AS NOT TO RE-OCCUR. MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY RAN OUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND MALFUNCTION AND SINCE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD SUPPLY AN ENTIRE NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS TO COMPLETELY REBUILD THE INNER BARREL, OUTER CASE THAT HOLDS THE BARREL, SWITCHES AND LOCKS FOR ANTI-THEFT COMPONENTS AND ANY OTHER LINKED HARDWARE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN VIRGINIA AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STATIONED IN KOREA AND SHIPPED THE VEHICLE HERE AT THAT TIME. *JB

DOOR AND WINDSHIELD WONT WORK PROPERLY. DEALER STATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DISENGAGED AFTER DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

THE KEYLESS ENTRY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES THE WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

TAIL LIGHTS OUT, ALARM SYSTEM WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF, WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONIN, AND WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN HEARTHE LOCKS, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING.

VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES AND PARKED WHEN A NEIGHBOR NOTICED FIRE. CONSUMER STATED FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED A FUEL SMELL. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND PUT FIRE OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WIRES WERE BURNED. . DEALER REPLACED TAIL LIGHT ON REAR/RIGHT SIDE. CURRENTLY, TAIL LIGHT ON LEFT SIDE WENT OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

KEYLESS ENTRY ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT UNLOCK DOOR. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER IS ALSO EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*JB *DT

CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE NOT WORKING, THE DEALER FOUND A WIRE LOOSE FOR THE RIGHT SIDE PARKING LIGHT GOING INTO THE JUNCTION BLOCK.*JB

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, HEADLIGHTS/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. AT TIMES HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. *AK DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ALARM SYSTEM, CONSUMER ALSO STATES A BODYGUARD SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.(CLAIM#51-0490-612)*JB

11/2001 VEHICLE STARTED STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STOPPED OR AT SLOW SPEED. SINCE 11/23/2001 HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 58 DAYS - CRANK SENSOR, FUEL RELAY, PCM, 2 WIRING HARNESSES, CLOCK SPRING, TRANSMISSION HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, WHEN IT DIES, IT RESETS THE COMPUTER AND NEW ONE HAVE DEVELOPED, I.E. - ALMOST DIES THEN LURCHES FORWARD, AT SPEEDS OVER 50 VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE BACK TIRES HIT ICE AND THEN CATCH (TEMP 60 DEGREES). HAD 2 CO-PILOTS - ONLY SHOWS EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN, NO DIAGNOSTICS INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE HORN SOUNDS WEAK. *AK

INSURED SMELLED BURNING WIRES AS SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. CLAIM NUMBER 48-5168-721. *YH

INSURED STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED BY SPARKS IN THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD AND SPREAD TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CLAIM NUMBER 38-J818-276. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF WIRES, INSURED STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD CHANGED THE WIRES BECAUSE THEY HAD BURNED PREVIOUSLY. CLAIM NUMBER 11-3602-682. *YH

WIRES WERE MELTED, INSURED STATED THAT THIS WAS AN INTERNAL FIRE AND FEELS INCIDENT COULD BE A POSSIBLE DEFECT. CLAIM NUMBER 30-V293-535. *YH

INSURED SMELLED BURNING WIRES AS SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. CLAIM NUMBER 48-5168-721. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF WIRES, INSURED STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD CHANGED THE WIRES BECAUSE THEY HAD BURNED PREVIOUSLY. CLAIM NUMBER 11-3602-682. *YH

INSURED STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED BY SPARKS IN THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD AND SPREAD TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CLAIM NUMBER 38-J818-276. *YH

WIRES WERE MELTED, INSURED STATED THAT THIS WAS AN INTERNAL FIRE AND FEELS INCIDENT COULD BE A POSSIBLE DEFECT. CLAIM NUMBER 30-V293-535. *YH

TRAVELING ON I-24 AT 55MPH WHEN MOTOR SHUTS OFF. NO POWER STEERING. SPARKS SEEN COMING FROM EXHAUST PIPE. ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED JEEP TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

HEAD LAMP ELECTRICAL WIRES COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGE OF THE MAGNESIUM BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT. CAUSING THE WIRE TO ARC AND OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE INSULATION TO MELT AND FLASH INTO FLAME. CAUSE OF FIRE WAS LACK OF PROPER INSULATION OF THE WIRES AND THEIR ROUTING WHICH CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE MAGNESIUM BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT.

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE THERE IS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SMELLS LIKE TAR. ODOR NOT NOTICABLE INSIDE VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE THAT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED BY SPARKS IN THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD, THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 38-J818-276. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE THAT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED BY SPARKS IN THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD, THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 38-J818-276. *SLC

I DROVE MY JEEP TO WORK AND PARKED IN THE PARKING GARAGE. APPROXIMATELY 40 MIN. TO 1 HOUR LATER, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HOOD LOCK MELTED AND FROZE THE HOOD SHUT. THE FIRE DEPT. HAD TO PRY THE HOOD OPEN WITH A CROWBAR. ALL PLASTIC AND ELECTICAL COMPONENTS ON THE TOP OF THE MOTOR HAD BURNED. CHRYSLER IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE BUT DOES NOT YET HAVE A DETERMINATION.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, SUSPECT FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS TO BE CAUSE, CLAIM 29-6065-511. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, SUSPECT FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS TO BE CAUSE, CLAIM 29-6065-511. *SLC

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AS SOON AS CONUMER HAD RETURNED HOME, DEALER HAD CHANGED THE WIRES AND WIRING BECAUSE THEY HAD BURNED PREVIOUSLY, CONSUMER HAD BEEN SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING PRIOR TO FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 11-3602-682. *SLC

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AS SOON AS CONUMER HAD RETURNED HOME, DEALER HAD CHANGED THE WIRES AND WIRING BECAUSE THEY HAD BURNED PREVIOUSLY, CONSUMER HAD BEEN SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING PRIOR TO FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 11-3602-682. *SLC

WHEN TOWING A VEHICLE BEHIND A MOTORHOME, DRIVER IS SUPPOSED TO LEAVE KEY IN UNLOCKED POSITION, HOWEVER SOMETIMES IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO LOCK POSITION CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK AND SHRED, $4000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS DONE. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FIRE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TOP WIRES WERE MELTED, CLAIM 15-DEC-2000. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FIRE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TOP WIRES WERE MELTED, CLAIM 15-DEC-2000. *SLC

WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR WHEN SLOWING, VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF COMPLETELY -- LOSING ALL POWER. IT WAS CHECKED BY DEALER ON THE SECOND DAY OF PROBLEM OCCURRING. THEY INITIALLY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WAS RETURNED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY NOR CHRYSLER HAD A FIX FOR IT. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER SINCE OCTOBER 5, 2000. TODAY'S DATE IS NOVEMBER 22, 2000. SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER WHICH CHRYSLER WAS TO HAVE THE FIX AVAILABLE THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER. NOW DUE TO SOME OTHER REASON THE FIX WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 1, 2001. CHRYSLER IS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS A RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE FAILED ON HIGHWAY@ 65MPH, DEALER REPLACED COIL RAIL AND ADJUSTED CAM SENSOR

I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 07/21/00 & THE CAR WAS SMOKING FROM THE BACK NO LIGHTS CAME ON TO INFORM ME THAT THE CAR WAS SMOKING - PEOPLE FLAGGED ME DOWN TO LET ME KNOW THE CAR WAS SMOKING. *AK

DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUG #5 AND IGNITION COIL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLE HIGH AND SPONTANEOUS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE AREA AT WORK. SOMEONE CAME INTO THE OFFICE AND STATED THAT A VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE GRILL AREA. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE FIREMEN HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD AREA WITH AN AX. HEAT FROM THE FIRE CLOSED THE HOOD TIGHTLY. CHRYSLER DETERMINED FIRE STARTED IN POWER STEERING MOTOR. *AK *ML

ENGINE CHECK ENGINE LITE CAME ON AT AROUND 600 MILES, WAS KNOCKED OFF BY THE SERVICE MANAGER. WENT ON AGAIN AT 934 MILES AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. WENT ON AGAIN AND WAS FLASHING. SERVICE DEPT. CAN NOT SEEM TO PIN POINT PROBLEM. A IDLE PART IS BEING ORDERED. THEY SEEM TO THINK IT IS IDLING TO SLOW. I AM AFRAID MORE PROBLEMS WILL BE CAUSED BY THIS HIT AND MISS METHOD. IS IT A PROBLEM TO HAVE THE LITE KEEP COMING ON? *AK