2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee body problems

Filed Sep 9, 2025 · Body, Fuel system · CA

The contact owns a 1996 N/A Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). The local dealer was contacted; however, the dealer refused to perform the recall repair due to the age of the vehicle. The contact stated that there was only one Jeep dealer in the local area. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Oct 1, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 180,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that heater failed to blow hot air on the passenger's side and 6 months later, the driver's side vents failed to distribute heat. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was poorly designed and metal should have been used instead of plastic for the vents. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 180,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Aug 22, 2015 · Body, Steering · 116,000 miles · MN

While driving at speeds around 48 to 51 MPH, you can feel the steering wheel start shaking sometimes if you take your foot off the gas petal it will stop but more than not it will go into a violent shake to where one can hardly hang onto the steering wheel. You have to try and get safely to shoulder and stop. Then you can drive away but when speeding up to merge back into traffic it does it again. When you just cant take it anymore you exit the freeway just to drive the city streets to where you get the small like shaking in the steering wheel. These past 2 weeks it seems to be happeing more often. I have had some work done as to what my guy thought it could be for it to not be fixed. I also now have the annoying air bag light coming on and beeping while turning any direction corner. I really like the jeep but I only work part time and my fiance passed away 2 years ago before his passing he bought the jeep so I would have a safe vehicle to drive. I do not feel safe driving the jeep but it is the only one I do have now..parts and work done as of february of 2015.....3 tie rod ends replaced 2 lower one upper on passenger side, 2 new tires because I was told that is what was causing it., a rear driver side wheel seal, a valve cover gasket, 2 sets of front brake pads and rotors cosing well over 1300.00. And still have this violent shake. I can not afford to buy a different vehicle so please tell me what to stop the shaking forever.

Filed Mar 31, 2015 · Body, Electrical · 185,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that all of the windows became inoperable. The contact mentioned that only the driver side door would unlock with the key and all other doors would unlock manually once inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 185,000.

Filed Oct 17, 2014 · Body · 120,000 miles · OH

Gas tank shield has rusted out and pieces are missing, this should be recalled for a safety hazard that the gas tank can be exposed and punctured being fatal. I brought this to a jeep dealer and they said to call chrysler corp. They did not take photos. The doors in side are rusted. All years are being recalled for this issue of the shield but not my year. Do you have to wait until someone dies to recall these unsafe vehicle's?!! Jeeps are very expensive and I feel that mine should be fixed asap by the company.

Filed Aug 21, 2014 · Body · AZ

For safety, modification of rear end of jeep to prevent a fire. I was not notified.

Filed Jan 31, 2013 · Body · 52,000 miles · VT

Sunny day, dry road. At the stop I heard a loud 'toc' sound rear right side. Felt like the rear of the car had slid. I made my right turn and accelerated on road when the car started swaying left and right, I could not keep the car on the road and ended up on the left lane (55m/hr road). Managed to slow down and stop in parking lot. Mechanic said extreme corrosion of frame caused separation of the axle to the right side torque. Axle moved rearwardly to lean against the wing.

Filed Jun 20, 2012 · Body, Visibility · 59,750 miles · PA

The in-dash heater/AC blend door is malfunctioning causing air flow not to be properly diverted between lower dash vents, dashboard vents and defroster vents. This is creating an unsafe condition whereby the windshield will not clear in rainstorms and will not stay defrosted in winter driving. A search on the internet and along with discussions with a local dealer working with jeeps for many years has LED me to understand that this is a long-known and very common defect with jeep grand cherokees. Prices to replace this blend door have ranged from $1000 to $1500 due to the fact that this is a very labor intensive replacement. I contact chrysler assistance and they suggested that I contact you to identify this safety concern so that perhaps a technical service bulletin (tsb) could be issued and chrysler would address the defective blend door for consumers experiencing this safety issue.

Filed May 10, 2012 · Body · CA

I was on my way to work driving about 70mph on the freeway. After a couple of minutes my hood opened up on its own and slammed against my windshield which caused my windshield to shatter. I was nearly in multiple wrecks while on the freeway because 90 to 95% of my windshield was covered by the hood of my car. This was by far the scariest thing that I have ever faced. I nearly lost my life on the freeway. I am not able to drive my jeep at the moment and honestly prefer not to drive it anymore. I strongly feel like something should be done about this. No one should ever have to go through this.

Filed Oct 7, 2011 · Body · 160,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the rear frame was rusted and caused the frame to separate on the rear passenger side. The failure caused the vehicle to be pulled into the left lane while driving 55 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who advised that the vehicle was not safe to drive due to the extensive corrosion of the frame. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 160,000. Updated 02/27/12