2000 Jeep Cherokee
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 1,829 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 12 Cherokee model years with reports.
Of the 2000 reports, 136 involved a crash and 58 involved a fire. 118 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Exterior lighting, headlightsMay 11, 2009
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
Campaign 09E025000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingApr 7, 2009
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
Campaign 09E012000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingJul 17, 2006
CERTAIN AJ MOTORSPORT COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
AJ MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AJ MOTORSPORT AT 626-618-2026.
Campaign 06E065000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingMar 23, 2006
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
Campaign 06E026000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulicMar 13, 2006
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR CERTAIN FORD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, AND JEEP PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF NAPA, RAYBESTOS, AIMCO, AC DELCO, CARQUEST, BENDIX, AND WAGNER. ONLY PRODUCTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 27, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 17, 2006 (DATE CODES 0529 THROUGH 0602) ARE SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL. WHEN SUBJECT TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, AN INTERNAL SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD LOSE FLEXIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK.
LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAD TO A DECREASE IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
AFFINIA (BRAKE PARTS, INC.) WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS CAN CONTACT AFFINA GROUP CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-323-0354.
Campaign 06E022000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpFeb 1, 2006
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET AIRTEX ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS INSTALLED FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN 1997-2004 JEEP WRANGLER; 1997-2001 JEEP CHEROKEE; 1997-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE; AND 2000-2003 DODGE DAKOTA VEHICLES. THE PLASTIC ELECTRICAL GROMMET CONNECTORS AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUELS AND MAY DEGRADE CAUSING A POTENTIAL LEAK PATH FOR FUEL.
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
AIRTEX WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRTEX CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-880-3056.
Campaign 06E011000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, fuel injection system, injectorsApr 8, 2002
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L ENGINE ONLY, THE DESIGN OF THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS COULD ALLOW DEBRIS TO ACCUMULATE AT THE #3 CYLINDER LOCATION.
THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MANIFOLD SHIELD TO MODIFY THE AIR FLOW CHARACTERISTICS AND TO PREVENT THE ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS IN THE AREA OF THE #3 CYLINDER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 13, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 02V104000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: hydraulic
525 reports, newest first. Show all
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 9, 2002
BRAKE ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS PREMATURELY WARP CAUSING HEAVY SHIMMY AND LURCHING DURING BRAKING. ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT 12,000 MILES. NOW REPLACEMENT ROTORS ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, BUT WORSE. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ADDITIONALLY I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 8, 2002
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO JEEP AND THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. CONSUMER STATED THAT SEVEN MONTHS LATER PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *YH
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Service brakes, Air, May 8, 2002
WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES, FRONT END WOULD SHIMMY AND VIBRATE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED ROTORS/ RESURFACED REAR ROTORS, AND REPLACED SHOES. DEALER KEEPS REPLACING DEFECT WITH SAME FIX, AND PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING.*AK. THE BRAKES FAIL EVERY 10,000 MILES. FIRST TWO BRAKE JOBS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE THIRD BRAKE JOB. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS FOR FREE. *JG
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 1, 2002
CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ROTOR, VEHICLE WOULD GRIND AND VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING.*JB *YH
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Power train, May 1, 2002
RE: BRAKING SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD SHIMMY OR PULSATION AND FEEL THAT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AT 9,000, 20,000 AND AGAIN AT 34,000 MILES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE AT DEALER FOR OIL CHANGES. ALWAYS TOLD THIS IS JUST HOW VEHICLE BRAKES UNTIL 34,000 WHEN TOLD THAT ALL PADS NEED REPLACEMENT AND ROTORS ARE WARPED. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY OR ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT DESPITE MY RECORD OF COMPLAINTS. RE: DRIVE SHAFT, VEHICLE CLUNKS AS STOPPING AND TAKES A LONG TIME SWITCHING GEARS. COMPLAINED AT 5,000, 9,000, 20,000, AND 34,000. DRIVE SHAFT SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED AT 5,000 AND 9,000 MILES, ALTHOUGH INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DOUBTS UPON REVIEW. CHRYSLER CONSIDERING ANOTHER REPLACEMENT AFTER 34,000 MILE COMPLAINT.*JB
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 29, 2002
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEED OVER 50MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. BRAKES SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED NORMAL WEAR OF BRAKES. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 29, 2002
AT 21,500 MILES THIS IS MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 29, 2002
THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AND VIBRATING SLIGHTLY AND GOT WORSE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES WERE MADE FROM POOR MATERIAL. *YH
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 27, 2002
FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE FAILED (WARPED) SIX TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 26, 2002
WITHIN 8000-10000 MILESS FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 25, 2002
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WILL PULSATE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD ROTORS REPLACED; BUT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. ROTORS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 25, 2002
NO SUM,MARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 23, 2002
FRONT BRAKES ROTORS ARE CORRODED AND ARE PREMATURELY WEARING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 22, 2002
FRONT ROTORS WENT OUT THREE TIMES WITHIN 50,000 MILES.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 18, 2002
ROTORS ON THE DISC BRAKES WARP PREMATURELY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TWICE. NLM
Suspension, Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 16, 2002
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE STARTS VIBRATING AND PULSATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD ROTORS REDONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 16, 2002
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 15, 2002
WHILE DRIVING, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BECAME WARPED, HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK *YD
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 12, 2002
STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *TT
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Fuel system, Gasoline, Apr 11, 2002
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE AND TURNED TWICE LESS THEN TWO YEARS, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRIING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE ENGINE WAS HARD TO START DUE TO FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILURE WHICH WAS REPLACED. *YH
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 11, 2002
HELP, IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT CARES ABOUT VEHICLE SAFETY REGARDING JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S WARPED ROTORS/BRAKE PADS? RECALL, RECALL, RECALL!!!!*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 10, 2002
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. TOOK TO DEALER, ROTORS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE.*AK *TT
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 10, 2002
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. ALSO, HAD DEALER TURN ROTORS BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. REFERRED CONSUMER TO MANUFACTURER. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 10, 2002
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, CAUSING ALMOST LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 10, 2002
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULSATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER HAD ROTORS CHANGED TWICE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *TT