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2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

35
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 35 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 2 indicate fire

What owners report

  • failure mileage · 6 records
  • without warning · 5 records
  • cause failure · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi12
100–150k mi8
30–60k mi5
1–30k mi2
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 10, 2013 · 130,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling

    Have been noticing vibration of the radiator cooling fan when a/c turned on. While backing out of drive, heard pop noise from engine compartment. Pulled into drive, opened hood and found that radiator fan had disintegrated, piercing radiator shroud and radiator. Holes in radiator (radiator now leaking) and shroud. Called chrysler recall center and told that this was not covered by recall 06v199000. Am replacing all…

    ODI 10535846

  • January 25, 2012 · 108,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, without any warning, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road where it was turned off and then back on in order for the vehicle to function properly. The failure was diagnosed by a private mechanic who stated they could not determine the cause of failure but advised her that was common in that year,…

    ODI 10447376

  • September 14, 2011 · 90,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While the contact was driving approximately 70 mph, the engine unexpectedly stalled without warning. The contact coasted to the side of the road and upon restart the vehicle resumed as normal. The similar failure recurred twice. The failure was not diagnosed nor was the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure…

    ODI 10425593

  • January 29, 2011 · 135,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle stalled. Upon restart the vehicle operated as normal. The contact also stated the vehicle would intermittently stall while driving at lower speeds. There were no diagnostic test performed on the vehicle to determine the cause of failure. The failure and current mileages were 135,000.

    ODI 10379820

  • October 21, 2010 · 101,602 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    I own a 2000 jeep grand cherokee with safety recall #f25 (electric fan). On october 20, 2010, i went to the auto repair shop due to a coolant leakage. The repair shop inspected the vehicle and noticed the leak was caused by a damaged radiator due to the electric fan breaking into pieces and causing the leakage. I paid them $259.00 for the new radiator. I was informed of the safety recall and i decided to go to the…

    ODI 10361628

  • May 8, 2010 · 140,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    I own a 2000 jeep grand cherokee, over the past 6 months it will just shutdown going down the highway. It does not matter what speed or even if you are sitting at a red light. Jeep dealership replaced the crank sensor and said that was my problem. It shutdown again on the way home from the dealership. I returned with the jeep and all they could tell me was they don't know what the problem is. My jeep will act like…

    ODI 10344061

  • January 20, 2010 · 120,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee laredo. While driving 35 mph the vehicle stalled and shut off. When the vehicle shuts off, it becomes difficult to restart it. The vehicle has not been diagnose by the dealer or a local mechanic. The contact is concerned about the safety risk since her life is in jeopardy while driving if a crash occurred. The failure mileage was 120,000.

    ODI 10302285

  • November 20, 2009

    Electrical · Engine And Engine Cooling

    My jeep only have 68,000 mile, now all my light are on because of this fan recall. I belive it over heated and has caused this to happin, i live 5-min from my job. I only go from home and back to work ,i need it fixed. Just repairing fan does not resolved other problems. Thank you year 2000 yc319900 electric radiator fan cause car to stop runing. But will start back up. *tr

    ODI 10301671

  • July 14, 2009

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact placed the vehicle into park. When she restarted it, the vehicle operated normally. The failure has occurred a total of ten times. Both the dealer and a private mechanic could not determine the cause of the failure. The contact feels that this is a huge safety issue because a crash could occur. The…

    ODI 10277634

  • May 26, 2009 · 95,000 miles

    Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling

    I have had a slow coolant leak for the last year and cannot figure out why. Also the oil gauge is reading 0 at idle, but goes back to normal when driving. I also have had three different cylinder misfires in the last year. I have taken this vehicle to different repair shops and nobody can tell me where the coolant is going and if these are all related. I have replaced the water pump, oil pressure sensor switch,…

    ODI 10270194

  • August 15, 2008 · 81,700 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled. At higher speeds, there was some hesitation. Occasionally, the vehicle would restart immediately and other times the contact would have to wait ten minutes. The dealer found no failures with the vehicle. The failure mileage was 81,700.

    ODI 10242219

  • August 7, 2008 · 157,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact heard a loud ticking noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. She inspected the vehicle and noticed that the oil level was extremely low. There were no warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. The oil was changed in the vehicle two months prior to the failure. She took the vehicle to a local mechanic and…

    ODI 10238686

  • July 10, 2008 · 37,800 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee laredo. The contact stated that the engine head was cracked between the cylinders. The check engine indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The manufacturer stated that they did not want to repair the failure; therefore, the contact had to pay $3,500. The failure mileage was 37,800 and current mileage was 38,228. Updated 12/11/08 *bf updated 12/11/08. *jb

    ODI 10249009

  • June 22, 2008 · 86,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    My jeep has less than 90,000 miles and i have had it towed three times in one year for crank shaft censors jeep place replaced them each time supposedly. *tr

    ODI 10232149

  • April 5, 2008 · 87,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 45 mph or idling, the vehicle shuts off. Everything else in the vehicle continues to work, but the vehicle shuts down and will not restart until 10-15 minutes later. The failure is worsening and a diagnostic was performed; however, the cause of the failure was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 87,000.

    ODI 10228268

  • March 25, 2008 · 90,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    My wife and i purchased a 2000 jeep grand cherokee from the dealership. About two years ago the 4.0 liter 6 cylinder engine started using coolant and causing the coolant light to alarm. The oil pressure would drop to "0" and sound the check gauges alarm. We took the car to the mechanic shop for costly repairs and troubleshooting. They replaced the water pump, couldn't find any leaks, and replaced the oil pump and…

    ODI 10322525

  • March 19, 2008 · 76,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would sporadically stall without warning. Speed was not a factor during the failures. The dealer replaced the crankshaft position sensors; however, the failure recurred three days later. He took the vehicle back to the dealer for a diagnosis, but no codes surfaced on the diagnostic machine. He called the manufacturer and is…

    ODI 10228549

  • March 18, 2008 · 121,900 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Coolant loss two water pumps in 2 years 2000 jeep grand cherokee laredo. *tr

    ODI 10222237

  • February 22, 2008

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    I purchased a jeep grand cherokee brand new in the year of 2000. I've had nothing but problems with the heating of the vehicle. October of 2005 no heat on the passenger side. January 23,2007 the same problem and now again february 22, 2008 now it's the thermostat needed to be replaced. I'm wounding if this is a recall issue. Also my recent recall about the electric radiator fan, i paid out of pocket $836.90 to…

    ODI 10218901

  • February 6, 2008 · 120,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    My jeep grand cherokee 2000 sporadically has power loss continued by a sudden acceleration, the problem is more frequently now too. *tr

    ODI 10217074

  • January 18, 2008 · 10,200 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Multiple times vehicle shuts off leaving driver with no power steering and light brakes. No check engine light or other way to diagnosis the issue. *tr

    ODI 10218275

  • November 4, 2007 · 50,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the engine fan failed. The contact later received notification of nhtsa recall number: 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs where the fan was replaced. The failure recurred and the dealer made three attempts to duplicate the failure but to no avail. The manufacturer was made…

    ODI 10434228

  • August 18, 2007

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    On my 2000 jeep grand cherokee laredo the head is cracked between the cylinders , i have read up on other jeeps with this problem and there has been several complaints with this problem in the inline six engine. *tr

    ODI 10244293

  • March 8, 2007 · 60,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Equipment

    I have a 2000 grand cherokee jeep limited that i purchased new. It was fairly ok until 2003 at about 60k miles. That's when the radiator starting leaking. It was replaced in 2003 and annually thereafter (5 replacements) with the last one in march 2007. Additionally, i have had several water pumps plus replacing the heater core. The dealer says they can't find the cause for the radiators to continue to breakdown…

    ODI 10185075

  • August 1, 2006 · 85,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling

    The engine simply stops without warning. I had taken it to dealer and they couldn't find anything wrong. Four days later while driving to the dealer it died on a [redacted]. I was in our other vehicle and towed it to the dealer myself. It has been 6 days and i have not heard from them. *jb

    ODI 10164614