2000 Jeep Laredo: engine overheating

Filed Apr 27, 2009 · Electrical · 88,000 miles · CT

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep laredo. The contact noticed that the dial on the temperature gauge displayed excessive overheating. She took her vehicle to a local repair shop and the mechanic replaced the relay (part number 5017491ab). Every year since the repair, the failure has recurred and must be repaired again. The failure mileage was 88,000 and current mileage was 91,000.

Filed Mar 24, 2008 · Engine · 115,000 miles · NY

Cooling system looses coolant. Have replaced fan relay & water pump. Still overheats.

Filed Jan 8, 2008 · Engine · 96,000 miles · OK

2000 jeep grand cherokee, had overheating issues. Have had water pump, cooling fan, cooling fan relay replaced, still a problem. Thousand of other people having the same problems.

Filed Dec 26, 2007 · Brakes, Engine · 98,000 miles · FL

I bought my wife a 2000 jeep grand cherokee, and it has shut off while she was driving, putting her in a very dangerous situation, with no "check engine" light...nothing, low coolant light came on when there is coolant already in the car, check gauges light keep coming on, heater doesn't heat well, the passenger side power door lock does not work, I've replaced the thermostat and the water pump once. And I've had an issue with the vehicle overheating and the fan not coming on and had it replaced. I do believe there is something wrong with the jeep cherokee especially the 2000 model and think it should be recalled. I looked on the internet for blogs to see if anyone else was having the same problems and found there were well over 100 people on one website with the same exact problems. I think this is a dangerous situation for those that own this vehicle and I am asking you to please recall this vehicle before it causes serious accidents or even death. Please don't ignore this complaint, and I hope to hear from you soon concerning this matter. You should not even have "number of deaths" listed, but if you be honest and take care of the problems, there would not be any deaths.

Filed Jan 4, 2007 · Engine · 90,000 miles · MS

Tl* - the contact has a 2000 jeep grand cherokee laredo. The contact received a recall for this vehicle on 10/11/2006 and on september 1, 2006, several hours after having a full service check up for a broken b seat belt the contact was driving on the interstate at 75 MPH and the electric radiator fan blade separated and went through the radiator. The contact stated that this caused the engine to overheat, cracking the engine's head, and seizing the engine. The contact stated that everything happened instantly, causing the vehicle to suddenly begin smoking and lose power, even thought the contact was accelerating. The contact stated that the steering column locked, and the vehicle was able to coast to a stop, and later had it towed. The contact stated that the weather was in the 100 degrees on that day. She paid $2100 to repair the vehicle , and that the dealership wanted to settle with her for $700.

Filed Jan 1, 2006 · Engine · 79,500 miles · NE

My 2000 jeep cherokee laredo began experiencing a coolant leak and abnormally high coolant use, use that I noticed almost immediately after purchasing my vehicle used in august 2005. In december while getting the oil changed my mechanic indicated that there was a large amount of antifreeze in my oil. My mechanic suspected that there may be a problem with the head gasket or perhaps even a cracked head. When the head was removed he discovered that the entire head had been machined incorrectly. All of the holes that surround the piston chamber and allow antifreeze to flow through had been machined approximately 1/2-3/4 of an inch off center which would make it difficult/impossible for a gasket to property seal. My mechanic contacted daimler-chrysler to see if there has been any recalls to the engine and there was not. A representative that he had contact with indicated that approximately 32 of these head are replaced each week, he did not indicate whether or not that was from the same engine or from different engines manufactured by daimler chrysler. The cost to replace the head with a remanufactured head was approximately $1400. Thank you for your attention to this matter.