There are 23 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2000 Jeep Cherokee in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF THE RECALLS ON MY JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND LAREDO 2000 HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A CAR DEALER IN 2012. I AM UNABLE TO GET ANY RESULTS FROM THE DEALER. THANK YOU. *TR
AS WITH MANY OTHER XJ OWNERS, MY CYLINDER HEAD IS CRACKED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE 0331 HEAD. I BOUGHT THE JEEP ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO COOLANT STARTED LEAKING INTO THE OIL. I TALKED WITH SEVERAL MECHANIC FRIENDS AND THE HEAD FLEET MECHANIC AT WORK TOLD ME THE CRACKED HEAD IS EXTREMELY COMMON. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND IT SITS AS A GIANT PAPERWEIGHT IN MY GARAGE AS I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 122000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF ROAD, MODIFIED IT, OR TRAVELED MORE THAN 60 MILES IN A DAY. IT HAS NEVER OVERHEATED UNTIL THE HEAD CRACKED. NOW I AM LOOKING AT AN ENORMOUS BILL THAT MY FAMILY CANNOT AFFORD. I FAIL TO SEE HOW SO MANY VEHICLES CAN BE AFFECTED AND THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. *TR
ON MY WIFE'S 2000 RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP CHEROKEE AFTER 120,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE OBD II CODE READ A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AFTER TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THEY DO NOT WORK ON THE AW4 TRANSMISSIONS, THEIR FIX IS TO REPLACE IT. I HAD A FRIEND INSTALL THE NEW TRANNY ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM 3,000 MILES LATER, SO BACK TO THE DEALER WE WENT. I WAS CHARGED $550 TO INSTALL THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT INSTALL THE FIRST. AFTER 300 MILES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT WHICH PUT HER IN DANGER NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER DELIVERING MAIL. SO A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN AGAIN THIS TIME FOR NO COST EXCEPT GAS TO GET IT TO THE DEALER AND MY WIFE HAVING TO USE HER LEAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE. NOW AFTER 100 MILES THE LIGHT CAME ON THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CHANCES ARE SLIM THAT THE TRANNY WAS BAD AND IT MUST BE IN THE TCM OR THE WIRING HARNESS. WHY DOES CHRYSLER INSTALL A TRANSMISSION IN A VEHICLE AND NOT TRAIN THEIR MECHANICS TO WORK ON THEM. *JB
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *MR
2000 RHD JEEP CHEROKEE, FOR POSTAL DELIVERY. TRANSMISSION LEAK/MECHANICAL NOISE AND NEEDED REPLACED AT 59,000 MILES. AFTER 200 MILES SECOND TRANSMISSION LEAKING AND MAY NEED REPLACED DUE TO SLIPPAGE.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GEAR WENT INTO REVERSE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB
2000 JEEP CHEROKEE WAS IDLING WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING IN PARK, NO EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND GOT A FEW ITEMS FROM THE REAR SEATING, THEN ENTERED THE REAR HATCH AREA TO GET A FEW MORE ITEMS OUT. WALKING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE ABOUT 20 YARDS WHEN I TURNED AROUND THE VEHICLE WAS GONE. IT ENDED UP ACROSS THE STREET IN AN EMBANKMENT. WHEN I OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN DRIVE. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE JEEP. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS PARK BUT RUNNNING, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO THE RIVER. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM
CONSUMER USED VEHICLE FOR DELIVERING MAIL. SHE PULLED UP AND THERE WAS A MAILBOX NEXT TO HER. SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE WITH VEHICLE BEING TURNED OFF IN PARK POSITION. SHE WENT TO RETRIEVE A POST CARD AND WHEN SHE LOOKED UP DOOR WAS OPEN, AND VEHICLE WAS GOING BACKWARDS AND IT HIT MAIL BOX. CONSUMER JUMPED INTO VEHICLE AND TURNED IT ON TO STOP IT. $2300.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP WILL HEAR ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER STATED SHE JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE, SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND TURNED THE KEYS TO UNLOCK STEERING WHEEL AND PUT VEHICLE BACK INTO PARL.*SLC
I ANGLE PARKED MY JEEP IN A BANK PARKING LOT. AFTER PARKING, THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN DRIVE WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING. I SAT IN MY JEEP FOR A MINUTE OR TWO, ASSEMBLING THE PAPERWORK I'D NEED IN THE BANK. I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE LOCK POSITION, WHICH TURNED OFF THE MOTOR (BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN DRIVE). I THEN PULLED MY JEEP KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, GOT OUT OF THE JEEP AND WALKED ABOUT 75 - 100 FEET TO THE ENTRY STAIRS LEADING TO THE BANK. AT THAT MOMENT, A LADY YELLED TO ME. MY JEEP WAS SLOWLY ROLLING BACKWARDS AND IT STOPPED AFTER IT HIT A BUILDING ABOUT 70 FEET AWAY, STRIKING THE BUILDING AT AN APPROXIMATE 60 DEGREE ANGLE. DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT, MY JEEP SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $260.42 FOR WHICH I HAVE AN ESTIMATE. HAD THE DEFECT NOT EXISTED, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO LOCK WITHOUT FIRST PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR BODY DAMAGE TO MY JEEP. CAN YOU HELP? WILL YOU HELP? YOUR HELP TO RESOLVE THIS RIDICULOUS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S REFERENCE NUMBER FOR MY CLAIM IS 9908985. I HAVE TELEPHONED THEM TWO OR THREE TIMES AND WRITTEN TWO LETTERS TO THEIR AUBURN HILLS, MI OFFICES AND THEY HAVE WRITTEN THREE LETTERS TO ME BUT REFUSE TO PAY THE $260.42. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SEE SMOKE, AFTER PULLING OVER CONSUMER COULD SEE THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE IGNITION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID EXPELLED FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE ONTO HOT SURFACES OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, CLAIM 13-7494-462. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD, ACROSS THE STREET, HIT A HOUSE, AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 500, HOUSE $ 3000.*AK *SLC
WHEN CONSUMER WILL TURN VEHICLE ON THERE WAS HESITATION. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS HARD TO PUT IN GEAR. SHE CONTACTED JEEP, AND VEHICLE NEEDED TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON THE WARRANTY. *AK
IN SUMMER OF 2000 DRIVESHAFT AT REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT SNAPPED IN-TWO. AGAIN, IN SPRING OF THIS YEAR SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. BOTH EVENTS REPLACED AT DEALER' S FACILITY. INITIAL FAILURE WAS A WARRANTEED EVENT SECOND WAS AT MY COST. TODAY (6/11/01) THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL 'PINION' WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. I TRULY THINK THERE IS A METALLURGICAL PROBLEM HER. DEALER PERSONNEL ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE CAUSAL INFORMATION. SO FAR NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM THESE PROBLEMS BUT CLEARLY THIS IS INDICATIVE OF METALLURGICAL FAILURES. *AK
WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE AND COMING TO A STOP CONSUMER HEARS A RATTLE. WHEN IN PARK, CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.*AK THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM MUFFLER AREA AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE MUFFLER AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. * YH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SWAYED OVER TO THE SIDE WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. LOCATION OF THE REAR AXLE IS A 13 1/2 INCH DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
JUMPED OUT OF PARK WHILE IN IDLE. TAKING OFF BACKWARDS AT HIGH SPEED .*AK
MY WIFE PARKED OUR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON 6-29-01 AFTER ARRIVING FROM A SHORT TRIP TO THE STORES WITH MY TWO KIDS AND MOTHER-IN-LAW. MY WIFE STOPPED THE CAR ABOUT 1-2 FT IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE DOOR, PLACED THE CAR IN "PARK" AND REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. THE CAR THEN ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CATAPULTED THEM THROUGH OUR GARAGE DOOR AND INTO OUR OTHER PARKED CAR WHICH WAS INSIDE OUR ONE-CAR GARAGE. MY WIFE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTHS EARLIER ABOUT THE JEEP SURGING FORWARD AFTER IT BEING PLACED IN "PARK" AND THE FOOT BEING REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE. I SHRUGGED IT OFF BELIEVING THAT MAYBE MY WIFE HAD HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR IN "DRIVE". I SHOULD HAVE BELIEVED HER THEN BECAUSE AFTER THIS ACCIDENT I'M CONVINCED IT WASN'T MY WIFE'S FAULT. THE JEEP IS NOT SAFE! MY WIFE IS A MATURE, RESPONSIBLE AND HEALTY 38 YEAR OLD DENTIST WHO HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT DURING HER 20+ YEARS OF DRIVING. PLEASE TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT THIS COMPLAINT SINCE THE DEALER DENIES ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND ONLY WANTS TO FIX IT AND GIVE IT BACK TO US. WE DO NOT WANT THE CAR BACK, EVEN AFTER ALLSTATE PAYS FOR THE REPAIRS NOR DO WE THINK THE DEALER SHOULD BE ABLE TO SELL THE CAR TO ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING BUYER. PLEASE ADVICE. THANK YOU.*AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE IT WILL AT TIMES MOVE FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN REVERSE WHEN ACTUALLY IT WAS IN PARK. *AK
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