There are 15 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels 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)STOCK STEEL WHEELS 15X7 RIMS ROT AND CAUSE AIR LEAKS WHICH CAN CAUSE BLOWOUT. LOSS OF AIR IN TIRE GAVE ME BLOW OUT.
I HAD A PASSENGER SIDE REAR FLAT TIRE AFTER LEAVING MY JEEP AT AN AIRPORT PARKING LOT.I PUT ON SPARE AND NEXT DAY TRIED TO FIND WHAT PUNCTURED MY TIRE ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE RIM HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE AIR WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE RUSTED STEEL. I BOUGHT A NEW MATCHING RIM AND PUT TIRE BACK ON JEEP. THREE MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL, AIR LEAKING THROUGH RUSTED RIM. I REPLACED THAT RIM AND NOTICED RUST ON BOTH FRONT RIMS. KNOWING IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME I REPLACED THEM AS WELL. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, AND I NEVER HAD A RIM RUST THROUGH CAUSING AIR TO ESCAPE. I LOOKED AT THE RIMS AND DISCOVERED THE CAUSE. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE RIMS ARE DESIGNED, WHENEVER IT RAINS, OR THERE IS SLUSH ON THE ROAD OR WHEN THE JEEP IS WASHED THERE IS ALWAYS A SMALL QUANTITY OF WATER THAT GETS TRAPPED AND SETTLES ON THE BOTTOM OF RIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN. NOW IF THAT WATER ALSO CONTAINS DISSOLVED ROAD SALT AND THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY FOR DAYS IT IS ONLY ACCELERATING THE DETERIORATION. EVEN AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE HOLDS THE WATER IN PLACE AND AGAIN RETURNS TO REST ON THE BOTTOM OF RIM ONCE PARKED. I REALIZE IT IS AN OLDER VEHICLE WITH HIGH MILEAGE, BUT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW NO WHEELS SHOULD RUST OUT LIKE THIS, AND PERHAPS OWNERS OF SIMILAR JEEPS WILL CHECK OUT THEIR WHEELS AND REPLACE RIMS BEFORE THEY WIND UP STUCK SOMEPLACE WITH A FLAT TIRE.
2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF. THE WHEEL TRAVELED ACROSS THE ROADWAY AND BOUNCED OVER THE CONCRETE WALL AND STRUCK UNIT#2. *LN ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AND LEFT FRONT ROTOR WERE DAMAGED AND THE STUDS WERE STRIPPED AND BROKEN OFF. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0383-90)*JB
FAULTY TIRE VALVE STEMS - 2 OF THEM. *TR
THERE ARE CRACKS ALONG THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES, WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A BLOW OUT ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TIRE TREAD FROM SIDEWALL. TIRE IS GENERAL AMERITRAC, TUBELESS RADIAL, CK-37121 35408, TREAD 4 PLIES OF 2 STEEL AND 2 POLYESTER, SIDEWALL 2 PLIES POLYESTER, SIZE P235/75R15, 105S, M+S, DOT ADHL 35A 4902, AUTO WAS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE CLASSIC. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE (BRIDGESTONE A/T REVO). *MR *CB *NLM
WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED OUTER SIDEWALL DAMAGE, CONSUMER WAS ISSUED A 30.00 DOLLAR CREDIT TOWARD THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL CREDIT FOR THE BALANCE OF THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE IN THE AMOUNT OF 63.23. (COOPER DISCOVER H/T 225/75R15 OWL TIRES).*JB
THIS IS A RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP CHEROKEE. THE SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM THAT IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PULLING ONTO THE ROAD. THE SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IN THE 1995-1998 RIGHT HAND DRIVE CHEROKEE MODELS, BUT THEN FOR SOME REASON WAS MOUNTED ON THE LEFT IN THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. DEALER REFUSED TO REMOUNT THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, SAYING THERE WAS NO WAY TO DO THIS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AND A TREAD SEPARATION. GOODYEAR TIRE, NO DOT NUMBER OR TIRE SIZE. *AK
ROTORS HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND TIRES ARE GOING TO BE REPLACE FINALLY (TIRESIZE: P22575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22575R15 )
CONSUMER PURCHASED RIGHT HAND DRIVER VEHICLE FOR DELIVERING. SPARE TIRE IS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE & COMPLETELY BLOCKS VISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SUGGEST THAT BE LOOKED AT & CHANGED. *AK
RIGHT HAND VEHICLE; CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE TO DELIVER MAIL. SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON LEFT SIDE INSTEAD OF RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING A BLIND SPOT WHEN PULLING ONTO ROAD. *AK
VEHICLE IS A RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP, SPARE TIRE LOCATION CREATES A LARGE BLIND SPOT FOR CONSUMER. *MJS
FRONT WHEEL BIND WHEN TURNING.*AK
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