Taillight grounding issues. With headlights on and pressing the brake, the taillight will go out. There is a major defect with the taillight socket/ground connector in the taillight. I've been pulled over twice for the taillight being out, and in near wrecks because of this faulty piece of hardware. There should be a recall on the taillights to fix the bulb socket/ground issue.
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee lights complaints
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2000 jeep grand cherokee ran hot and shut off. Consumer stated that her daughter had to leave the vehicle on the side of the highway at 3 am because it ran hot and cut off. *kb the water pump, thermostat, cooling fan and radiator has been replaced on more than one occasion. The consumer received a recall notice regarding a defect with the radiator cooling fan which could cause the vehicle to overheat. However, after the recall was performed, the consumer continued to experience problems with the vehicle. The crankshaft position sensor was replaced and the left rear tail lamp was inoperative.
I have a 2000 jeep gc laredo, and along with many,many other people I have numerous problems. The warped rotors are very dangerous when you have to use your brakes, especially when you have children in the car as I do, also the taillight/brake light issue, that has gotten me pulled over more than once, even though I put a new bulb in it every time. The door lock actuator that is very annoying not to mention my transmission has a shifting problem that I can't do anything about and now my radiator fan will not work so my car will overheat if I am stopped for too long.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The headlights and the plastic shield that covers the headlights are dull and fail to provide adequate illumination. The service engine light has remained illuminated for four days. The contact will have the vehicle serviced by the dealer on october 1, 2007. The mechanic stated that the leak detection pump was also defective (code 1494). The current and failure mileages were 119,000.
Passenger rear door lock actuator failed; passenger front door window regulator broke and window fell into door while on highway;left brake light fails to light up with new bulb.
Jeep grand cherokee has defective tail/brake lights. Mine have been replaced on several occasions and now its out again. I know other people who have the same vehicle and are having the same problems.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 65 MPH, the police pulled the contact over because the vehicle's brakes lights were not operating. The rear connection was previously tightened, but the failure still persists. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 113,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that there is a wiring issue regarding the vehicle's brake lights. As a result, the vehicle has no brake lights at all. The dealer and the manufacturer have not been notified. She has received traffic tickets from the police because of the failure. The current mileage was 130,100 and failure mileage was 129,300.
Hazing on inside of lense on headlamp assembly. Sealed unit. Both sides.
To whom it may concern, I am writing to you about a two serious safety issues with my 2000 jeep grand cherokee. First, the door locks are all starting to fail. Without warning they fail to operate and you can not unlock them. This is a serious safety issue if a rescue worker can not get into my vehicle to rescue my children. Second the rear brake lights continue to fail intermediately. This could cause a grave accident killing me or my children in my vehicle. I have talk to twenty to thirty jeep owners of this same model and approximate year and they all have the same problems. You have to go to this web site; p://www.carsurvey.org/viewmorecomments_review_33943_4.html . This site lists over 700 complaints, most of them with the door locks and brake light. These parts are obviously defective to have such a nationwide outcry. Please investigate these problems and chrysler recall all affected vehicles. Thank you for your attention.
Brake lights not working on jeep grand cherokee, have noticed this on other jeep's from 1999 to 2001 and from research on the internet.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The exterior, tailgate and brake light bulbs were inoperable and must be replaced frequently. The dealer stated that there were frequent tail light failures with this make and model jeep. On april 15, 2007 the tail gate bulb light assembly was replaced. However, itwas currently inoperable. The current and failure mileage were 163,000.
Tl*- the contact stated that the 2000 jeep grand cherokee had a number of problems. The vehicle had problems with the brake rotors since 2005. He had to replace the rotors on 2 occasions since he purchased the vehicle in 2003. The contact had been informed that he needed to have the rotors replaced again. Also, the contact has been having problems with the driver's side door locks. When hitting the unlock remote control to unlock the doors the vehicle did not unlock. On some occasions while in the vehicle and trying to unlock the doors from inside the doors did not unlock. A number of times he's had to get out the vehicle from the passenger side door. In addition, tail lights are malfunctioed. The socket that held the bulbs did not work properly. He stated that his brake lights and his reverse lights have failed. He had to glue the plastic sockets together, and on the last time he needed repairs for the socket, he had to rig them up to work. Finally the contact had to replace the brake and back up lights. The failure mileage was 80,000, and the current mileage was 100,000.
About every year the taillight/brake light sockets corrode and the lights quit functioning. Cleaning them solves the problem. We live in phoenix area and so moisture is not a factor.
Both tail light assemblies failed (brake lights do not work when the headlights are on). The failure was due to the ground connection of the brake lamps, which is part of the tail light assy. The assy is not strong enough to withstand the brake light bulbs when secured and cracks. This compromises the ground connection and the lights do not function correctly. Must replace tail light assy.
Failure of brakes lights, tail lights when checked were due to over heated power strips in my 2000 jeep grand cherokee. Could cause fire and now have to replace both strips at 200$ each plus 150$ labor-this is all from poor design the light bulbs plug into a black power strip that actually heats up from the bulbs melting the power strip-causing lights to not work-bulbs still work when tested,but due to melting of the black strip the connection doesn't work. Dealer does nothing but charge us to fix. Consumer paying for bad design, not over usage or any other problem.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's headlights and taillights burned out and had to be replaced. The taillights were changed three times. The headlights also fogged up and the contact estimated only 50 percent of the light was visible to the driver.
There hasn't been a accident in my vehicle but there is a known issue with the driver's side tail light on my 2000 jeep grand cherokee. I have noticed all the ones around the same model the same problem exists. This is a problem that has gotten me pulled over once recently with no ticket issued. I had it looked at before it is not the bulb this seems to be a vehicle defect since as I said before it isn't just happening to mine. This could end up causing someone a bad wreck at night if the other light were to blow without you knowing. I have already contacted jeep they blew me off with no help.
My 2000 grand jeep cherokee larado has a problem with the electrial system. All the dash lites are on and the speedometer dosnt work. It has been at a jeep dealershjp for almost a month. They cant figure out whats wrong with it. They first replaced a computer modular and I picked it up and the next day I still had the same problems. I took it back and they replaced the samething and told me it was fixed and it happened again after paying out 980.00. I took it back a third time and the company told them to change the ground wires and that didnt fix the problem. They are out of ideas. The right tale lite keeps going out also. So they just put a new one in. This will not fix the problem as we have changed lite bulb several times. The rear windows will no longer work also. They said they changed the fuse and fixed the problem but it wasnt fixed. This could lead to a ticket for not going the speed limit or accident from speeding, also a rear end crash as the tail lite goes off when you apply the brakes.
Our 2000 jeep grand cherokee's headlights lens have discolored to the point where the light emitted has been seriously reduced. We have complained to the dealership for the past several years as the lens continue to discolor, and the dealerships response has been "we can replaced the headlight assembly" at my expense. The headlights started discoloring while the car was under warranty, but the dealership says the headlights are "trim" therefore not covered under the warranty. The plastic discoloration is a safety issue. As the discoloration progresses the lens restricts the light emissions and therefore the effectiveness. What can you do to help?
2000 jeep grand cherokee laredo - plastic headlight covers deteriorate and become cloudy causing a severe reduction in night time visibility. I took the car to a local chrysler dealer who said they had a special service @ $ 89.95 to restore headlights. Service was not successful. I called chrysler for assistance and they said it was "not a known service issue." the senior staff agent @ chrysler stated he could not help me. He stated that only recalls are known service issue and chrysler had no knowledge of this problem. I asked why would the dealer offer a specialized service to correct an unknown problem ? He indicated that there no special head lamp restoration services being offered by chrysler and it must be limited to my local dealer. He stated that unless there was a recall by the federal safety agency there was nothing he could do. I called local chrysler dealer and spoke with service manager and he advised me that this was a long standing problem and chrysler, plus everybody south of the mason dixon line was aware of headlight cover failure issue.
Driving with my daughters to the beach when suddenly my steering wheel froze as I was along a winding road. Towed truck to a mechanic who diagnosed that the gear box was broken at that point he repaired the gear box. Approximately 1 week later the same exact thing except that the truck caught fire, again towed the truck back to mechanic who replaced the gear box. I thought I was going to die when I experienced my steering wheel freeze and the fire was extinguished quickly so minimal damage was suffered. In 1 year that I own this vehicle the radiator has also needed to be repaired, the locks on my driver door stopped working, the fan in the cooling system has stopped working, I have been told that the muffler was improperly installed. I never expected so many faults or so much money spent in repairs on a so called certified used vehicle.
Headlight plastic lenses clouding low beams ineffective. High beams somewhat better. Auto not safe to drive at night. I have noticed several lenses on other jeep grand cherokees to have the same defect. In the interest of safety this should be a recall item the sooner the better.
I would like to report a defect in 1999- 2001 jeep grand cherokee rear brake lights. 90% of all of the stated models will have failure of the brake lights due to a design flaw in the contact and locking mechanism that keeps the bulb locked in place. I have replaced the bulb and the rear light assembly only to have the same thing happen again. When the headlights are on and the brakes are applied the rear brake light or lights will fail to light up because the defective locking mechanism won't allow the electrical current to make to that particular bulb. This causes an increase risk of these SUV's being hit from behind because the lights are not working properly. I have seen numerous other models with the same problem and it is almost laughable. But on a serious note when driving on dark and hilly roads making sure the brake lights are working effectively could save someone from being hurt.
Dt: the contact stated every time it rained the tail lights and brake lights shorted out. The bulbs have been replaced four times. The dealer replaced the wiring harness. The problem recurred. The spare tire storage area kept filling up with water.
Consumer is requesting reimbursement for defective ignition key locking system.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer was told there were problems where the tumbler become frozen and the locking pins fall out making the key inoperable. The consumer had a burned out tail light bulb replaced.
Left brake light on jeep grand cherokee defective... Nature of defect: taillights remain operable until foot brake is depressed. When brake is depressed, the left brake light turns off only allowing the right brake light to illuminate. Upon release of the foot brake, the tail lights return to operation. Attempts to repair this defect have been unsuccessful by me and firestone. I have noticed over twenty other models similar to mine with this same defect.
After the vehicle was taken in for service the consumer noticed that the tail lights no longer worked. *tc
Complaint regarding problems with 2000 jeep grand cherokee.*mr the vehicle left turn signal would not work. It was later determined that the multi-function switch shorted. The vehicle was repaired but the next day the problem recurred. The dealer then determined that there was an open circuit in the junction box which would cost $760,01 to repair. The consumer refused service hoping to find information on secret warranties.
Consumer started experiencing problems with the brakes nine months after purchase. *ph the consumer had rotors replaced several times. There was an excessive crank when the consumer attempted to start the vehicle, the dealer replaced the fuel pump quad ring. The tail light bulb and water pump was replaced.
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