2000 Jeep Wrangler
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 270 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 20th highest complaint count among 26 Wrangler model years with reports.
Of the 2000 reports, 19 involved a crash and 20 involved a fire. 13 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
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
EquipmentJun 7, 2004
BESTOP AFTERMARKET REAR SHELL ROOF RACKS,MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 27 AND MAY 20, 2004, DESIGNED FOR USE WITH THE BESTOP HARDTOP MADE FOR THE 1986-1995 AND 1997-2003 JEEP WRANGLER. THE COCKPIT COVER MAY NOT STAY LATCHED TO THE ROOF RACK BECAUSE THE LATCH BRACKET MISPOSITIONS THE ROTARY LATCH TO THE COCKPIT COVER. AS A RESULT, THE COCKPIT COVER MAY NOT STAY LATCHED TO THE ROOF RACK AND COULD SEPARATE FROM THE ROOF RACK. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET REAR SHELL ROOF RACKS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.
SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE COCKPIT COULD CAUSE INJURY BY STRIKING PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE OR COULD BECOME A DISTRACTION OR AN OBSTACLE TO OTHER DRIVERS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
BESTOP WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BESTOP CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT (800) 845-3567.
Campaign 04E041000 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: power train
74 reports, newest first. Show all
Power train, Apr 8, 2001
TRANSMISSION MAKES A RATTLING NOISE AT IDLE & WHEN ENGAGING CLUTCH IN 1ST GEAR. IT IS VERY HARD TO GET IN AND OUT OF GEAR, SOMTIMES IT FEELS LIKE YOUR SHIFTING WITH OUT A CLUTCH. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SINCE THE JEEP WAS BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2000. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE THEY REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. 2 DAYS LATER IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. ITS GOING BACK TO SERVICE APRIL 10TH. IVE READ THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE JEEPS. I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY NEW CAR CAN HAVE ITS PROBLEMS, BUT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO SOLVE THEM AND FIX THEM!!! I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO TAKE MY "NEW CAR" TO SERVICE EVERY MONTH TO GET A TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH PUT IN IT. IF I WAS GOING TO DO THAT I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A USED ONE FOR ABOUT HALF THE PRICE!!!
Power train, Feb 26, 2001
MY COMPLAINT IS THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHERS, THIS WONDERFUL NEW TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR UPON TAKE OFF PERIODICALLY. I'VE HAD TWO NEAR MISS COLLISION IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN IT POPS OUT. TRANSMISSION ALSO SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS A HANDFULL OF MARBLES IN IT. ALL THE COMPLAINTS MAKE ME FEEL BETTER BECAUSE IF I EVER GET KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT POPS OUT OF GEAR MY WIFE CAN SUE THE PANTS OFF OF CHRYSLER! HOPEFULLY THEY WILL RECALL THIS BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT!!!
Power train, Jan 17, 2001, crash
WHILE DRIVING 25MPH SHIFTED VEHICLE TO 2ND GEAR FROM 1STGEAR. PUT VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND IN BETWEEN SHIFTING, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. APPLIED GAS, AND VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS. SLID DOWN ROAD INTO A DITCH AND HIT TELEPHONE POLE. HAD TRIED TO BACK UP, AND NOTICED VEHICLE WAS NOT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOMETIMES LATER HAD PLACED VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND DUE TO SNOW IT FAILED TO GO INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED SNOW/ICE HAD BUILT UP ON SKIP PLATE. CLEARED SKIP PLATE AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Power train, Dec 15, 2000
WARPED FRONT ROTORS REPLACED TWICE IN 9000 MILES TRANSMISSION VERY HARD TO SHIFT GRINDS GEARS. *AK
Power train, Dec 6, 2000
TRANSMISSION VERY NOISY WHEN IN NEUTRAL WITH CLUTCH OUT, ALSO WHILE DRIVING. HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS STUCK IN 2ND. GEAR. TOOK BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THAT THEY ALL SOUND THAT WAY. IT HAS BECOME LOUDER WITH MORE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I AM CONSIDERING SELLING VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BUCKET OF BOLTS AND I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL IT FAILS COMPLETLY. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM WHO HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Power train, Nov 30, 2000
TRANSMISSION RATTLES IF IN NEUTRAL, WITH CLUTCH PEDAL NOT DEPRESSED. WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, WILL OFTEN POP OUT OF GEAT WITH A LOUD SOUND. DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS FROM 5 TO 4 AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THEN 30 MIN IN 5TH GEAR. PLEASE NOTE THAT I'M IN ONTARIO, CANADA, POSTAL CODE K1N 9M5, SO STATE AND ZIP INFOR IN THE FORM ARE NOT CORRECT.*AK
Power train, Nov 29, 2000
NVG-3550 TRANSMISSION STICKS IN ALL GEAR AFTER IT WARMS UP TO THE POINT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL OUT OF OR PUT INTO GEAR.. GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION WHEN IDLE (GOES AWAY WHEN CLUTCH DEPRESSED). *AK
Power train, Nov 28, 2000
A RATTLING/GRINDING NOISE COMES FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IN NEUTRAL. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE THROW-OUT BEARING. NOISE REOCCURED 2 DAYS LATER AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY SPOKE TO THE ENGINEERS AT THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER AND THE ENGINEERS STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DESIGN CHANGE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2000 JEEP WRANGLERS AND THAT THEY USED A NEW TRANSMISSION OIL WHICH IS THINNER AND WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP THE OIL BECOMES EVEN THINNER AND CAUSES THE RATTLING. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL.*AK
Power train, Nov 21, 2000
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO COVER POWERTRAIN DAMAGE. *AK
Power train, Nov 21, 2000
TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR MOST OF THE TIME... GRINDING IS MOST NOTICABLE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. THE WARMER THE TRANSMISION GETS THE WORSE THE SHIFTING GETS. I HAVE HAD IT POP OUT OF GEAR TWICE WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. THE SHIFTING IS NOTCHY IN ALL OF THE GEARS ESPECIALLY 2ND GEAR. THERE IS ALSO A RATTLE WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL NOT GO INTO 1ST AT TIMES, YOU MUST PUT IT BACK IN NEUTRAL AND RE ENGAGE THE CLUTCH FOR IT TO GO INTO GEAR. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Power train, Visibility, Nov 15, 2000
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE & IT WENT INTO REVERSE. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINGER BECAUSE WHILE BRAKING PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CONSUMER LATER HEARD A NOISE WHILE BRAKING, DEALER LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED REAR DRUMS. REAR GLASS WAS CHIPPED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Power train, Nov 15, 2000
5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION STARTED (NV3500) IS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY INTO ANY GEAR. THERE IS RESISTANCE AND A GRINDING SOUND DURING SHIFTING INTO ANY AND ALL GEARS. TRANSMISSION EMITS A "CLUNKING" NOISE WHEN CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. ON 11/06/2000, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR WARRANTY SERVICE REPAIRS. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY ROAD-TESTED THE VEHICLE AND THAT ALL SHIFTING FUNCTIONS WERE "WORKING TO FACTORY SPECS". DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS COMPLAINT AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY OR OFFER TO REPAIR. AFTER 2 MORE WEEKS OF OPERATION, THE GEAR GRINDING IS GETTING WORSE AND MORE RESISTIVE TO SHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. *AK
Power train, Nov 7, 2000
VEHICLE WILL VIOLENTLY JUMP OUT OF 1ST GEAR UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION ONCE AT 404 MILES. MANUFACTURER DID CHANGE SUPPLIER.*AK THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION HAS EXCESSIVE NOISE, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. *YH
Power train, Oct 29, 2000
TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. TRANSMISSION VERY NOISY WHILE IDLING IN NEURTRAL. NOISE STOPS WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. NOISE IS WORSE WHEN TRANSMISSION IS HOT. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION WHICH CORRECTED POPPING OUT OF GEAR PROBLEM BUT NEW TRANNY IS STILL NOISY WHEN IDLING IN NEURTRAL.
Power train, Oct 27, 2000
I BELIEVE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE NOTHING WRONG WITH IT FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS THATS WHY I BOUGHT A NEW ONE. THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST TIME OF MY LIFE AND I CANNOT GET HELP WITHOUT SPENDING LOADS OF MONEY TO FIGHT THESE PEOPLE AND CHRYSLER. NO ,SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Power train, Oct 24, 2000
VERY HARD TO DOWN SHIFT FROM 5TH AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING, LOUD CLUTCH NOISE WHEN IDLING IN NEUTRAL.*AK
Power train, Visibility, Oct 22, 2000
WATER LEAKS UNDER THE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IF DRIVING AT HIWAY SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR AT TAKE OFF AND IS HARD TO SHIFT AFTER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND WARMED UP.
Power train, Oct 17, 2000
5SPD TRANSMISSION IS ABNORNALLY LOUD AND OCCASIONALLY POPS OUT OF GEAR.*AK
Power train, Oct 16, 2000
TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR (ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING STUCK) AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAS WARMED UP.
Power train, Oct 12, 2000
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 WRANGLER MAKES NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH RELEASED.THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSFER CASE HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING.THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO POPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE TAKING OFF AND DURING REGULAR DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ALL THE 2000 MODELS MAKE THIS NOISE AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Power train, Oct 11, 2000
TRANSMISSION IS VERY LOUD WHN IDLING (STOPS WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED), AFTER EXTENDED DRIVE TIME - CLUTCH BECOMES VERY STICKY AND DIFFICULT TO SHIFT, OCCASIONAL DROPPING FROM GEAR.*AK
Power train, Oct 10, 2000
SINCE THE DAY I PICKED UP MY JEEP FROM THE DEALER IT HAS MADE A LOUD GRINDING/GROWLING NOISE WHEN IT IS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUCH OUT. IT SOUND LIKE IT WOULD BE THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING TO THE TRANNY. AT FIRST WHEN THE DEALER HEARD IT THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD BEARING TO THEM, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT FURTHER THEY SAID THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT POPPING OUT OF GEAR AND HARD TO SHIFT, WHICH I HAVE NOT EXPERIANCED YET BUT DUE TO THE NOISE I SUSPECT THAT IS NOT FAR AWAY.
Power train, Oct 10, 2000
1. TRANSMISSION EXTREMELY NOISY IN NEUTRAL (CLUTCH NOT DEPRESSED); 2. SHIFTING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES (AFTER HEATING UP); & 3. TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR (1ST) OCCASIONALLY.
Power train, Oct 9, 2000
THIS REPORT IS REGARDING THE NV3550 CLUTCH CHATTER ON MY JEEP. I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS TO VARIOUS DEALERS AND TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. DC AND DEALERS BEGAN BY SAYING IT WAS NORMAL. NOW THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THERE WILL BE A TSB RELEASED ON THIS ISSUE. I AM REPORTING IT TO YOU AS SUGGESTED BY A FRIEND--MAINLY 'FOR THE RECORD.' THANKS.
Power train, Oct 7, 2000
NVG 3550 5-SPEED MANUAL PRODUCES LOUD NOISE WHEN IDLING IN NEUTRAL. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. TRANSMISSION DIFFICLUT TO SHIFT WHEN HOT. DEALER CLAIMS COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.