There are 5 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise 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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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST LEFT THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MILES AN HOUR WHEN HER ACCELERATOR DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. SHE MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE THERE ARE NOW BLACK RUBBER CIRCLES ALL OVER FROM HER TRYING TO STOP BY BRAKING. SHE FINALLY GOT IT STOPPED AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT JEEP HAD THEM ON BACKORDER FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. MY BOYFRIEND WHO OWNS A GARAGE OUT OF STATE CONFIRMED THIS. I COULDN'T WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR WHAT WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER BAD PART, SINCE JEEP SAID THAT THEY HAVEN'T EVER REDESIGNED THIS PART. INSTEAD, I PAID $506.79 FOR AN AFTERMARKET THROTTLE BODY. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A PART IS ON BACKORDER FOR 2 WEEKS, YET NO ONE IS SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT? MY DAUGHTER IS 18 AND NOT AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF HER CONTROL. SHE WAS TERRIFIED BY THIS. WE LIVE IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA SO IT'S AMAZING THAT SHE DIDN'T HIT SOMEONE. I HAVE KEPT THIS ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY. UPON LOOKING AT IT, I REALIZED THAT YOUR LIFE IS AT THE MERCY OF A SPRING. A SPRING THAT OVER TIME BECOMES WORN OUT AND FAILS. I'M NO ENGINEER, BUT THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO MAKE THESE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH AND EXITING ONTO FREEWAY ACCELERATOR STUCK TO FLOOR . CONSUMER HAD TO PULL ON SIDE OF FREEWAY, AND JAM ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND NO RESPONSE YET. *AK
CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE AND UPON TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. VEHICLE CAN EASILY HIT SOMEONE OR SOMEONE'S VEHICLE. *AK THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, THERE WAS A CRASH, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB
WHILE BRAKING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, VEH SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, PLACED BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR WHICH CANCELLED FORWARD MOTION, CAUSING REAR TIRES TO SMOKE/SQEAL AND VEH TO MOVE SIDEWAYS, ENG CONTINUIED TO REV. PLACED TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL WHICH CANCELLED THE ENG ACCELERATIONS. *AK
VEHICLE IS USED FOR A SECURITY COMPANY. EMPLOYEE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS GOING UP HILL ABOUT 5-10 MPH AND IT FULLY ACCELERATED. EMPLOYEE GAINED CONTROL BEFORE GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.