2000 Jeep Cherokee Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND A MESSAGE INDICATING THE KEY WAS NOT RECOGNIZED WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. LINDSEY CHRYSLER (8100 CENTREVILLE RD, MANASSAS, VA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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