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I've also had problems with the ignition key not turning in my 1999 Jeep Cherokee. Tapping on the end of the key got me to the dealership.
Wow! A lot of problems for the newer Jeeps. So, did you all keep and fix your Jeep or did you all sell it and bought better cars? I was thinking about buying one maybe a 2000 or 2001.
I have a jeep cherokee sport 2000 and it has 56K miles. The engine light came on and I was told by the dealership it needed to be decarbonized with 4 hours of labor for $600. this seems a bit high considering there are no parts involved. Has this happened to anyone? I was told by a local mechanic the spark plugs just needed to be changed. not sure what to do?
2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - 42,000 miles. 1. Replaced - Front Stabilizer due to violent out of control shaking and bouncing after hitting a pot hole on the highway. 2. Replaced - all 4 Goodyear Wrangler Factory Tires at 27,000mi due to "scalloping" 3. Check engine light came on with strong smell of gas fumes. Solution - replace gas cap. $100 with "labor" 4. Now, tire vibrations back again at 70mph. 5. AC is losing its cooling ability. This will be my last Chrysler purchase ever.
2000 XJ Sport. Lifted 2 inches, 118,000 miles. best car I have ever owned. Had it since new and will keep it to grave (its, or mine). However, I have slight vibes @ EXACTLY 50 mph. Not there at 49 or at 51. Could be many things, I have gone thru 3 sets of tires, and have new wheels (16's from a 2000 XJ Limited). The vibes have always been there. But not bad. I am still riding orig. shocks/steering stabilizer, exhaust, front brake pads etc, and all are still fine. I tow a snowmobile, carry canoes and kayaks, do some offroading... i use it as more than just a daily commuter. It has been fantastic. In fact, just purchased a 2005 Liberty with the wife. That too has been great so far. Mileage stinks, everything else is great. Sorry you guys aren't making out as well.
2000 Cherokee - VIBRATION. It all started with vibration in the front right after hitting a pothole. This was followed by excessive wear on that tire. Then the Jeep started vibrating uncontrollably at exactly 53MPH. Unfortunately, this is a pretty frequent commute speed, so I took it in...
Stabilizer bar, Repacked wheel bearings, New tires,
Steering shock absorber, alignment and balance - over $1500 into this problem now.
Almost died yesterday when the Jeep started bouncing out of control at 70MPH on the freeway. Jeep is back in the shop and my mechanic is absolutely scratching his head. I don't have the money to continue this...
2000 Cherokee, 55k miles.
I have a 1989 Jeep Cherokee and was stranded at night in Houston - not good! It was due to the same ignition problem as everyone else. This just started happening the last couple of weeks. I have had my Jeep 5 years and this is a first for me. Does anyone know if there was ever a recall issued for this item??
I have a 2000 Grand Cherokee key won't turn in ignition its 5 am and its really winding me up, I'm in the UK we get some bad weather here seems interesting it only does this when cold.
I'm going to spray some WD 40 in the ignition switch see if that works. I won't be buying another I have had so many problems with this car.Wish I had not bothered to convert it to LPG now .
I just had problems with the ignition key not turning in my 2000 Jeep Cherokee. Happened once a few months ago, but it freed up right away. That was an ominous warning, but it never happened again. That is, until last weekend. It locked up solid. No amount of tapping would free it. Just a good reminder of why I pay that AAA bill!
I just had that ignition switch problem... the tapping worked, but its still doing it, is there a recall on this yet?
I just encountered the ignition won't turn crisis. My friend and I were heading home from college to go see our families for easter. My alternator died and I ended up replacing it and then I went inside the car to turn the key and to no avail it wouldn't budge. I'm online looking for a cure. LUckily I have the remote start to verify that it was the alternator.
I have an 2002 Grand Cherokee and I too am have the Ignition won't turn problem. Does any know of a recall?
First time commentor here. I have a 2000 Cherokee sport that I purchased in 03 and have had the front end vibration between 53 and 58 MPH (why couldnt it have been 45 - most roads in FL are 50 and 55 cuases me to speed to avoid vibration, LOL) anyway no real problem for 133,000 miles.
I wanted to know if at all changing the stabilizer and other front end components worked for anyone and if so was this recent 2005 - 2006, if it has worked please email me and let me know what you did to fix this problem, I have not been to the dealerships as they are to expensive. Thank You -rdc8870@yahoo.com.
I have a 2000 XJ Just had the front end U-Joints replaced 98,000 miles. It too had a vibration at 50 mph. Make sure your wheels are balanced properly! This might sound trivial, but any time I have had a vibe from my front end in any car it was from bad balance! Before I had the u-joints replaced, it was worse and caused the tires to wear FAST! Just an observation.
My 2000 Cherokee sport has 170,000 miles on it and no problems other that an occasional rumbling noise that comes and goes. My only complaint is the gas mileage, I have been getting between 15.5 and 19 MPG. Which did not really bother me until the Gas prices took off again.
Bob.