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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Representative owner complaints: seats
202 reports, newest first. Show all
Seats, Dec 20, 2009
FRONT DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND MADE SQUEAKING NOISES AND IS LIKE SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR. WENT TO SEE IF JUST A SCREW WAS LOOSE OR HAD FALLEN OUT BUT THE ENTIRE METAL FRAME HAD SNAPPED. IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND IM LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR
Seats, Dec 10, 2009
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ON MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE. THE METAL OR DESIGN IS FAULTY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS A UNIQUE PROBLEM, BUT THE MORE I RESEARCHED ONLINE, I FOUND DISCUSSION FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS OF 2000 GRAND CHEROKEES HAVE SAID THAT THEIR SEATS HAVE FULLY BROKEN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE ENDED UP IN THE BACK SEAT ALMOST CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. MY SEAT IS ONLY PARTIALLY BROKEN RIGHT NOW, IT WAS ALREADY WELDED ONCE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. *TR
Seats, Dec 1, 2009
DRIVER SEAT FRAME CONTINUES TO BREAK CAUSING SEVERELY HAZARDOUS DRIVER POSITIONING AND AN UNSAFE CONNECTION TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Seats, Nov 21, 2009
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS SNAPPED OFF THE FRAME AND BECOME LOOSE. *TR
Seats, Nov 20, 2009
THIS IS A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. MY HUSBAND NOTICED A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND WITHIN 2 DAYS (BEFORE HE COULD TAKE IT IN) THE SEAT BECAME UNATTACHED JUST AS HE WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP AND CURVY HILL. HE IS AROUND 270 POUNDS, WELL BELOW THE 400 POUND LIMIT. LUCKILY HE WAS GOING VERY SLOW AS IT IS A STEEP HILL THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE LANDED IN THE LAP OF MY 6-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, CRUSHING HER LEGS AGAINST HER BOOSTER SEAT, WHICH CAUSE EXTENSIVE BRUISING. WHILE SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY OR PERMANENTLY HURT - THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE OR FATAL IF IT HAPPENED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I THEN LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS ASTOUNDED BY THE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH CHRYSLER BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET INJURED OR FATALITIES OCCUR. *TR
Seats, Nov 19, 2009
I OWN A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND PURCHASED IT USED 4 YEARS AGO. A YEAR AGO MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BEGAN SQUEAKING AND SLOWLY ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SEAT SIMPLY SNAPPED, SENDING ME RECLINING INTO THE BACKSEAT AREA. LUCKILY I WAS UNHARMED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER REVIEWING THE STRUCTURE UNDER THE SEAT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL FRAME HAD SIMPLY CRACKED. AT $1000 TO REPAIR AS QUOTED BY A DEALER, I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO SO AND I HAVE CONSTRUCTED A HOMEMADE DEVICE OF 2X4'S THAT HAS SUFFICED FOR THE TIME BEING. HOWEVER, THE SEAT CONTINUES TO ROCK SIDE TO SIDE AND WHEN I GO AROUND CORNERS I HAVE TO LEAN HEAVILY AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. SIMPLY PUT, THE SEAT IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVER OF JEEPS AND EVERY CAR ON THE ROADS AROUND THEM. I LOVE MY JEEP BUT IF I HAD BEEN INJURED OR KILLED, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY CULPABLE DUE TO THEIR FAILED PRODUCT. *TR
Seats, Nov 2, 2009
2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAMEWORK HAS BROKEN....SEAT VERY WOBBLY, WOULD BE UNSAFE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Seats, Oct 6, 2009
THE FRONT SEAT IN MY 2000 MODEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE READ FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR
Seats, Sep 29, 2009
THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE THROUGH IN 2 PLACES UNDER NORMAL USE, MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD. CURRENTLY DEBATING REPAIR ROUTE. *TR
Seats, Aug 3, 2009
1. DRIVING AT EVEN SPEED ON INTERSTATE 35. 2. FRONT LEFT LEG OF DRIVER SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED.*TR
Seats, Jul 29, 2009
HAVE A 2000 JEEP GC. DRIVER'S SEAT WOBBLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. FINALLY REALIZED THE TRACK WAS FRACTURED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND GOT A NEW ONE. IN CHAINING OUT THE TRACKS, NOTICED THAT THE SEAT FRAME IS ALSO FRACTURED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. SEAT NOW BEING HELD ON BY TWO PARTIALLY TORN PIECES OF METAL. ONLY DRIVER SINCE THE DAY IT WAS NEW. 200 LBS. *TR
Seats, Jul 26, 2009
THE DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BECAME WOBBLY AND EVENTUALLY BROKE FROM THE FRAME. WHEN IT BROKE, I WAS DRIVING AND ENDED UP FLYING FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS OVER 1000.00 TO REPLACE THE SEAT. I CURRENTLY HAVE IT SECURED WITH ZIP TIES, BUT THESE WILL PROBABLY NOT HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE IF I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Seats, Jul 7, 2009
2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 6 POINT ADJUSTABLE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT. THE BRACKETS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTER (THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE TOP OF THE ADJUSTER TO THE BOTTOM) BROKE ON JULY 3, 2009 UNDER NORMAL BREAKING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BASICALLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT NOW JUST FLOATS AROUND. IF THE CORRESPONDING BRACKETS ON THE RIGHT SIDE GO, THE SEAT WILL BE FREE OF THE VEHICLE AND I'LL BE DRIVING FROM THE BACK. I WAS WILLING TO WRITE THIS OFF AS A ONE OFF PROBLEM, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON ISSUE THAT I'M UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FROM A SALVAGE YARD. THE DEALER WANTS $800 TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY (THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED AS IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS) WHICH JUST IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE SEAT WERE TO COMPLETELY BREAK AWAY AT 75 MPH (INTERSTATE SPEED WHERE I AM), IMAGINE THE CATASTROPHIC EVENT THAT WOULD OCCUR. I'VE GOTTEN A HOLD OF A USED 10 POINT ADJUSTABLE DRIVER'S SEAT FROM A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND AM HOPING I CAN MAKE IT WORK, BUT AT THIS POINT, THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. IF THE ONE FROM THE 2001 JEEP CAN'T BE MADE TO WORK, I MAY BE FORCED TO CONVERT IT TO A MANUAL SEAT AS THE BRACKETS FOR A MANUAL SEAT ARE AFFORDABLE NEW. *TR
Seats, Jun 17, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE REPAIR WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Steering, Suspension, Seats, Jun 11, 2009
I HAVE A 200 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT, 4WD. I ALSO HAD A 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT, 4WD. BOTH HAVE THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS. #1 IS A BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT. THE BRACKET IS TOO SMALL AND SPLITS NEAR THE BOLT HOLES. YOU CAN'T DRIVE LIKE THIS, THE CURRENT ONE (2000) STARTED WITH A SMALL NOISE WHEN I WAS EXITING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY IT LET LOOSE ON A BUMPY ROAD ON A CORNER. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT THE FIRST TIME WITH THE 1996, WHICH I TRADED FOR THE 2000, BUT SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I STUMBLED ONTO THIS SITE: HTTP://VLANE.COM/POLL/30/2001-JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-HAS-YOUR-DRIVER-SIDE-FRONT-SEAT-BROKEN-ON-THIS-JEEP PROBLEM #2, AND MORE SERIOUS IS A HUGE WOBBLE, SHIMMY, SHAKE PROBLEM AT AROUND 50 MPH. SO MUCH SO THAT YOU FEEL AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO BE THROWN OFF THE ROAD OR FLIP. ALSO THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED ON MY 96 JEEP BEFORE I TRADED IT FOR THIS ONE, AND NOW HAS STARTED ON THIS 200 JEEP, SO AGAIN SEEING A PATTERN, I DID MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HERE IS JUST ONE SITE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0E6F51/0 PLEASE HELP! THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES NOT TO MENTION POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS THAT ARE COSTLY TO REPAIR. THANK YOU. *TR
Seats, Jun 8, 2009
THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE PUSHED INTO THE BACKSEAT WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR CONSTRUCTION, DESPITE THE COMMONALITY OF THIS PROBLEM ON SIMILAR JEEP MODELS. *TR
Seats, May 18, 2009
FRAME TO DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN. THE SEAT IS NOW APPARENTLY OUT OF THE TRACK AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED WITH THE TEMPORARY FIX IN PLACE. SEAT IS NOW TILTED AT AN ANGLE, AND MOVES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, MAKING IT AN UNSAFE POSITION FOR THE DRIVER TO BE IN. *TR
Seats, May 8, 2009
THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PIECE FIXED AS BEST AS COULD, BUT THAT UNABLE TO REPAIR 100%. A NEW SEAT WAS NEEDED. NEW SEATS ARE $700 PLUS. EVENTUALLY THE SEAT BROKE WORSE THAN FIRST TIME. I HAVE TO SEAT ERECT WITH NO BACK SUPPORT, UNABLE TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I HAVE FIBROMYLAGIA AND SITTING IN THIS POSITION WHILE DRIVING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, I AM A SINGLE MOM AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW SET. I AM AT A LOST AT WHAT TO DO. *TR
Seats, Apr 16, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THEN THE SEAT BRACKETS FAILED. HE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WOBBLED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKETS AND THE SEAT FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $800. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Seats, Apr 10, 2009
SEAT BRACKET BROKE ON 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *TR
Seats, Apr 3, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAMEWORK FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND IT WAS HANGING ON BY ONE CORNER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR $600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF UPDATED 05/18/09.*JB
Seats, Equipment, Mar 21, 2009
I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. IT HAS BROKEN AND I HAVE FIXED IT AND BROKEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP FOR WELDING AN WHEN THEY TOOK IT OUT THEY FOUND IT WAS ONLY BEING HELD TOGETHER BY FABRIC. I UNDERSTAND THAT VEHICLE PARTS HAVE A LIFESPAN AND SOME REQUIRE THAT THEY BE REPLACED . THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM. I'M LOOKING AT A $400-500.00 REPAIR THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED THROUGH A RECALL. THE PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FRAME IS OVER $300.00, NOT COUNTING LABOR. I HAVE LOOKED AT COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON. YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND REPLACEMENT SEATS AT SALVAGE YARDS. THE BIG THREE HAVE BEEN UNDEREGINEERING VEHICLE PARTS FOR YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUTURE PARTS AND VEHICLE SALES. THIS APPROACH IS A MAJOR REASON THEY ARE IN THE MESS THAT THEY ARE IN. THE GOVERNMENT, INSTEAD OF THROWING MORE BILLIONS AT THEM NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY IN AN INSTANCE LIKE THIS WHERE ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. *TR
Seats, Mar 11, 2009
2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS BROKEN FREE FROM IT'S TRACKS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE, MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Seats, Mar 5, 2009
I HAVE A 200 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WITH A BROKEN FRONT SEAT FRAME. *TR
Seats, Feb 18, 2009
THE SEAT TRACKS ON MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FAILED. THE SEAT STARTED TO SEEM LOOSE , THEN THE METAL BRACKETS BROKE INTO, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE SEAT TIPPED BACKWARDS. IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND MUST BE REPLACED. I JUST INFORMED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND OF COURSE THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. *TR