2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo In-line 6 cyl. 4.0L from North America - Comments

I have a 2000 JGC with 100,000 miles. I had to replace the oil pump, sending unit, and pickup screen to rectify the low oil pressure problem when purchased last year. I have had no problems until last week when the problem came back. No oil pressure at idle but fine when rpm's are up. I have replaced all three again this time substituting the stock pump for a high pressure pump. I still have the same problem. My mechanic (excellent and honest to a fault) has confirmed the readings with a mechanical gage. He has pulled the pan and inspected the main and there is little or no wear. The engine/valves do not get noisy at 0 psi as one would expect. He tried 70w oil to see if there was any improvement - there was none. We now think the port that the gage uses is partially plugged. There is no other port to verify the engine pressure. He is currently trying to blow or clean it out to see if that makes any difference. I will post again with the results. I too have two other Jeeps with the 6 cyl and have had no problems. Their performance is why I purchased the GC with the straight 6. Only Chrysler could f up a great engine like this. A recall would be nice but what are the chances that they will recall 8 year old vehicles with over 100,000 miles.

I have a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It over heats when I idle and move at a slow speed. Today it over heated and actually shut off. I keep filling the coolant but it keeps emptying. But I'm not sure where. There is no puddle or anything. (And the oil looks fine, not like it is going in there) It actually looks like there is coolant on my hood... like it is spraying out the top of the container. I'm scared to drive it home tonight because I don't want it to die on me again... grrr!!!

Wow, for 1 year now I have had all the same problems with my 2000 JGC 6 cylinder.

Sometimes I find water leaking from what looks to be the water pump, but yet sometimes there is nothing.

Took to a dealership for the recall of the electric fan motor, and they told me I had a cracked head. Now the dealership wants to give me $1000 for my car and purchase a Cherokee with 70,000 miles from a woman who works in the office.

Car starts off in the morning, with the oil pressure gauge working till I stop, and then it goes to 0 and it does not come back up.

FYI though, I have 194,000 miles on it and it still runs. Recently the temp got to 98, and in heavy traffic stopping and starting, the temp gauge went almost to 260. I turned the heater on all the way, and fan on all the way, and made it home.

Dealership must have a big mark up on used cars; today they called and wanted to give me $2000 on my car to buy the used Cherokee.

I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Laredo with only 60,000. I was shocked when I saw this site and have most, if not all, the same problems. My Jeep is now at the mechanic because of the low coolant light. I recently had the problem with the oil pressure gauge and had that replaced. I've also had a new water pump. I've been adding antifreeze every couple of weeks, but have not seen a leak. This morning, I checked and the reservoir was empty. I cannot afford a new car or a new motor. I sent an email to Chrysler, and suggest that everyone on this site do the same. I would like to know why a recall has not been issued.

Oh lord, I am right now test driving a JCL 2000 model with 91,000 miles on it. Obviously someone got rid of it for a reason. What should I do, and what should I be looking for?

No one has mentioned gas mileage. It seems to be getting around 16 miles to the gallon, I don't think that is good. Any comments? Saturday of this week 6/13 is supposed to be when we make our decision.

I have a 1999 JGC with 106k miles. I was driving the other day and the check gauge light turned on. The temp was at 260. I check the reservoir and it was full, but there's a leaking coming from the bumper by the radiator. Any help would be appreciated.

We have a 2000 Grand Cherokee and I must say I thought we were sold a lemon. However, after reading every ones comments, this just actually proves that the quality of Chrysler is not of importance.

We have had the same problem, since we purchased the vehicle four years ago. It all has to do with the coolant / radiator.

After receiving the notification that the radiator was recalled -- we at least thought this was the solution to our problem. Unfortunately it was not. We have had this car back and forth to the dealership with the same problem, two or even three times throughout each year.

The worst part of all of this is that we have paid a fortune for this vehicle to be fixed and guess what... it still is not fixed.

So far this year the car has been supposedly fixed twice. We just picked it up at the dealership two weeks ago, paid almost $500.00 and guess where the beauty is headed today... the dealership.

Questions: Why are we being charged for parts that have been recalled? Is this fixable?

P.S. Don't you just love Customer Service.

I have a 2000 jeep and it seems all the same problems~ I am frustrated with the time and money spent and same issues over and over. Let's see what the mechanic says today...

I have repaired and have multiple issues with

rear light brake and socket, rotors and brakes - door locks, coolant, check engine light, fan,over heating, radiator, drivers seat controls, water pump, exhaust system - This all started about a year ago or about (83,000 miles) I now have 91,000 miles and I really hope to be able to drive this 120,000 minimum or at least for a few years of no car payments. But repairng this for 500 amonth seems to be more expensive than a car payment. Just when I finished the car payments I began to have one problem after another. I have so much $ invested in what now seems to be a problem that is not going to go away. I am really feeling that Jeep has taken advantage of us as consumers and we need to have some help with these expenses and safety repairs. I'm going to pull all my slips together today for my grand total of $3000.00 in the past year and file my complaints one by one. I hope a few more people will do this because it is just not right.

So much for an economic stimulus package - in Massachusetts...I know where it's going. It's so hard to get out of this situation - when do I surrender and just bring the car into a dealer and get rid of it. But where do I get the chunk of money to buy another car in this economy? In order to eliminate debt America needs to make a better product and stand by it.

WTF!!! I'm walking the same road as you all are. 2000 GCL.

I also have a 2000 jeep 4.0 liter with 80000 miles, replaced the water pump at 70000, I have been adding water every 2 weeks for 1.5 years and no sign of where it is going... now I have no oil pressure... I have taking very good care of this Jeep... and its all been a waste of money... this is my 1st Jeep and will be my last...

We also have a 2000 Jeep GCL with 148,000 kms on it, which we purchased used in 2002.

I am overwhelmed reading the comments on this website. Knock on wood, we haven't had any problems (up until now) other than an outer tie rod end.

I replaced my front rotors and pads with aftermarket, but had to use mopar for the rear. All brakes were done approx. 60,000 kms ago and the rears are definitely warped again. They are solid disks, and there are no dissipation vents which explains the warpage.

I am now experiencing the overheating issues that everyone has talked about on this website. I am a mechanic myself, I replaced the coolant temp switch (which wasn't the problem), I also put in a cooler thermostat (180 degree, which didn't fix it either), along with a coolant change.

I removed every ground I could locate, cleaned it up and clear coated it. I was going to replace the FCRS (fan control relay switch) but I tested the harness, and it wasn't getting the 5 volt signal it needs to turn it on anyway. The electric cooling fan is fine, it works like a champ when you put 12 volts to it.

The Jeep doesn't overheat while driving, only at a standstill with the A/C on. It still gets to 210, even with the cooler thermostat in it. Something isn't right. I can't believe that with all of these legitimate complaints, something hasn't been done about this.

Oh yeah, I have an OBD II code reader that I've tried to retrieve codes with, and nothing shows up. My head isn't cracked (thank goodness), I'm stumped.

Last but not least, I have also replaced the passenger side power door lock actuator at $140 Canadian, the driver side just went a month ago. Rather than replace it, I just disconnected it.

We really like the Jeep, this is disappointing.

Finally, some light at the end of the tunnel. I had the same issue with overheating as all of the people on this website. After having a bunch of things replaced that didn't need to be.

My last resort effort was to change the RFCR (Radiator Fan Control Relay). Just so everyone knows: it is possible to get a brand new one that is bad. I replaced it with another one, and the situation is finally resolved.

The easiest way to remove it is to remove the passenger side headlight assembly (which doesn't come out easy),after that is removed, cut a 2" hole in the plastic right above the relay and remove the two 5/16" screws that are holding it in place. There is a little red clip on the plug that keeps it from coming out, so that will have to be opened before removal. After that, I used some 2 part epoxy to put the piece that I cut out back in place. I let it idle in the driveway for approx. 20 minutes and the temp. stayed at 180, even in 105 degree weather. Hopefully this helps some of you, good luck!

Aug.5th 2008.

I have a 2000 JGC V8 with all the same problems. Door locks not working, windows not working. 2 weeks ago the low coolant light came on and the temp gage was high. I checked the coolant tank and it was empty. Filled it up, and 2 weeks later it was empty again. Took it in and they said the head was cracked, so got that fixed. Just picked it up last night and temp seems to be high still. We'll see how long it takes for the coolant light to come back on. I'm sick of all this headache. I love my jeep but I'm considering selling it for a Toyota 4runner.

I bought a 2004 Jeep Rubicon in September of 2007 which had less than 16K miles on it. One of the reasons for the purchase was the many good reviews of the 4.0 engine; other reasons were related to the extra heavy axles, transfer case, etc. Two weeks ago I was on a road trip on a very hot and humid day with the A/C cranked up when the engine began stumbling at every traffic light stop. It was as if the engine were ready to die and it took careful pedal pressure to get it going. Once moving it seemed fine, but at every stop it went back to stumbling. Then the 'check engine' light came on. Out of desperation I turned the A/C off (I was over 300 miles from home and afraid I might end up stranded) and almost immediately the problem went away. I pointed the front bumper in the direction of the house, opened the windows and headed home. No further problems and the check engine light turned itself off the next day. A check with an OBD-II reader showed an error code indicating cylinder #3 had been missing. No other codes were set. I'm not sure if this is the early onset of what everyone else is experiencing, but for a vehicle with just over 24,000 miles on it (it rolled past 24K on the trip) it is simply unacceptable.

Hi, I have also had the same problems as most with a JGC 2000.

Most people have also told me to 'sell it', which I will be trying to do soon.

In the meantime, is there anyway you can disable the 'chime noise' inside the cab, i. e when the low oil pressure sounds etc.

I'm sure there won't be an easy way but thought I'd ask.