2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee: windshield wiper failure

Filed Jul 29, 2015 · Electrical · 190,000 miles · OR

Two or three times a year the left rear blinker will have to be replaced due to the housing melting the contacts and burning so it stops working. The two back doors will intermittently not unlock with the key remote (very frustrating!) the left back door window will stop going up and down and we are told by the one that repaired it that the wires for all of that is running through the drivers side door hinge from the dash and gets pinched off from being bent! The front end will growl when I make a left turn, I hear a howling from the rear end at speeds of 35 MPH and up. When I come to a quick stop and make a sharp turn it sounds and feels like the rear end shifts forward an inch or two. The brakes have always grabbed and jerked like they were warped while coming to a stop. I have owned it for three years and have had to put two water pumps in it. The wiper washers have never worked. The spare tire well use to fill up with water when it rained and one day my husband put a screw in the bottom of the back license plate and it stopped filling up with water! My brand new cd magazine has stopped working and I'm guessing its because of the location of the deck itself. Being right over the rear tire well the vibrations have probably wrecked havoc on the players eye. It seems as though over half of the repairs on this jeep have cost us at least $1000.00 each. I could go on for hours and I have receipts for every one of them! Now I think I am seeing what looks to be a leak from the plastic gas tank. I want to know why my year of this jeep, 2000, was skipped over from the recalls?

Filed Oct 25, 2003 · Transmission, Visibility · 64,000 miles · TX

I purchased a 2000 jeep grand cherokee laredo in august 2000. Yesterday, my transmission failed and would jerk when shifted into reverse. Today, I contacted the dealership and was basically told "too bad," because my warranty was expired. I asked to speak to the gentleman that sold me the jeep, was placed on hold for several minutes and then transferred to someone else's voice mail. My jeep is 3 years old and has 60,000 miles on it (transmission failure!!!--I've had vehicles for 10 years with no transmission problems and three times as many miles). The business manager stated that she had seen vehicles with 3,000 miles on them fail (better watch out). The estimated cost to fix the transmission $1650. I purchased this vehicle new for reliable transportation and have had problems ever since. I have also had problems with the brakes and had to get the front rotors replaced as they were warped. My back windshield wiper hesitates before starting. It is sometimes hard to start and that has been happening since shortly after purchase. Staff at the dealerships are rude and unresponsive when notified of problems. Staff at the dealership informed me that repairs on my jeep for a wiring problem would take 3 days, and they ordered the wrong parts and kept my jeep for over 2 weeks (and then I had to take it back the next day due to wiring problems). I also hope chrysler is aware that they have just lost a loyal jeep owner/fan. I will never purchase another jeep and will certainly not recommend it to anyone. I can't wait to get rid of this piece of crap.

Filed Aug 15, 2003 · Brakes, Locks · 14,253 miles · OR

When the consumer applied the brakes they pulsated, which caused the vehicle experienced extended stopping distance. Dealer notified. *ak consumer wouldn't let her 15 yr. Old daughter drive the vehicle in fear of the brakes failing, nor would she sell it. The vehicle had been to the mechanic many times and the problem continued to exist. *ph. The rotors and pads were replaced several times. The driver's side door was hard to lock, and the windshield wipers worked intermittently.

Filed Apr 23, 2003 · Body, Brakes · 12,000 miles · IA

The rear windshield wipers were defective. The rotors were replaced, there was a gap in the back door which caused the door locks not to work, the door had to be repainted and the steering wheel cover peeled. Mr *ts

Filed May 6, 2002 · Electrical · WI

Electrical problems, headlights/ windshield wipers, windows will not work. At times headlights work intermittently and dashboard lights flash intermittently. *ak dealer unable to repair and the vehicle continues to exhibit the same problems.

Filed Dec 20, 2001 · Brakes, Engine · IL

Front rotors have been replaced 3 times/ were resurfaced once, and rear rotors were replaced once due to vibration in vehicle.*ak consumer stated that the pcv valve failed, fuel filter failed, and front shocks leaking fluid and replaced front shocks, also the transmission pan was leaking fluid, wiper blades were replaced.