Cranked 2000 jeep drove 1.5 mile car just stops running doing 40 MPH. Insert key jeep will not start . Randomly stops during operation. Indicating key not recognized. Mileage 122000. Jeep will not run. Car runs fine when in operation but then wham it just stops. Can't control the jeep steering locks up. Happened 6 times already. Repairs shop tried of towing it. No know fix! Going to get killed jeep shuts down at any time. No one knows how to repair. Manufacturers defect.
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee: steering wheel locks up
5 of the 1,447 complaints about the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe steering wheel locks up.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Steering wheel locks up by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. When the steering wheel was turned to the right, the steering seized. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called christopher's dodge world at (303) 238-7311 and was informed that there was no recall associated with the vehicle. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 99v312000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000.
Car shakes badly after 60 MPH and in the morning the steering wheel locks and I turn it left/right and can't unlock it sometimes for hours. It is happening more then ever now. I purchased this vehicle in 2015.
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.
The first time this happened, I was moving my car out of the garage and as I backed out of my driveway, the steering wheel froze and I was unable to turn it at all. I had to shut of the car then turn it back on again. The scond time I was driving down the street and needed to turn my steering wheel to the left, and it froze up.I was unable to turn my steering wheel at all. I had to stop my vehicle in the middle of the road, put it in park and turn it off, then back on again to reset it. I looked up on the internet any recalls and I was given a technical service bulletin that there is a problem with the steering: gear box. However, the dealerships will not fix it for free.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Pop/tick sound in steering wheel area
- Subject regarding steering honk on 4.0 l and 4.7 l lhd grane cherokee vehicles
- Experiencing a pop/tick sound heard coming from the steering wheel area while the vehicle is in motion
- Some vehicles may exhibit a honk-like sound when making right turns
- Some vehicles may exhibit a honk-like sound from the power steering system, occuring most often during a...
- Experiening steering gear honk on turns
Related recalls
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Some steering gear units were assembled with internal end-of-travel-stops that missed the heat treat process, resulting in soft internal travel stops.
- Risk
- This could result in sticking, binding, or seizing of the steering gear.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the steering gear on involved vehicles.
Recall number 99V312000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering lock-up
Is steering wheel locks up a common problem on the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
5 of 1,447 owner complaints about the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee (0%) mention steering wheel locks up. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Stalling 65Door locks 61Premature wear 59Overheating 53Grinding brakes 31No deployment 28Jerking 23Headlights 22Fuel pump 21Airbag light 19Sudden acceleration 18Fire or smoke 16Won't start 16Brake failure 15Shudder 15Pulling 14Whining noise 14Engine failure 13Loss of power 13Check engine light 12Fuel leak 11Power windows 9Transmission failure 9ABS 7Harsh shifting 7Hesitation 7Power steering loss 7Slipping 7Ball joint 6Seat belt 6Steering noise 6Won't shift 6Tire blowout 6Wipers 6Adaptive cruise 5
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