2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ignition Problems

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 5 stored complaint records:

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

November 10, 2003 · 13,000 miles
Ignition · Starter Assembly
Intermittent starter failure or ignition failure on jeep grand cherokee ltd. *la
ODI 10047695
November 5, 2001
Ignition
11/2001 vehicle started stalling intermittently while stopped or at slow speed. Since 11/23/2001 has been out of service for 58 days - crank sensor, fuel relay, pcm, 2 wiring harnesses, clock spring, transmission have not fixed the problem, when it dies, it resets the computer and new one have developed, i.e. - almost dies then lurches forward, at speeds over 50 vehicle feels like the back tires hit ice and then…
ODI 760419
September 15, 2001
Ignition
Traveling on i-24 at 55mph when motor shuts off. No power steering. Sparks seen coming from exhaust pipe. Engine failure caused jeep to be hit from behind by another vehicle.*ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 755838
August 9, 2001
Foundation Components · Gasoline · Ignition
Consumer states that intermittently when driving the vehicle will stall out and die without warning.the dealer has been notified.*jb dealer replaced ignition coil and repaired distributor shaft. There is a loud noise when applying brakes, dealer could not find problem. When first starting vehicle, it takes a couple of times to start. *slc
ODI 8014706
October 12, 2000
Ignition
Engine failed on highway@ 65mph, dealer replaced coil rail and adjusted cam sensor
ODI 734361