2000 Jeep Laredo

UPON GENERAL USE THE PLASTIC PIN IN THE WINDOW REGULATOR (DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT) BROKE DROPPING THE WINDOW DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT KEEP THESE IN STOCK AS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, AT THE TIME IT WAS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND I HAD A 6 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET AS THERE ARE SO MANY REPLACEMENTS FOR THIS THAT THE ONE FOR MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND THE COST IS VERY STEEP. CHRYSLER HAS ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A POOR DESIGN AND HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED. I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX MY CAR AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

AT 7:20 THIS MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE JEEP, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED ONLY WHILE I HELD THE SWITCH ON. THEY WOULDN'T STAY ON. TURN INDICATORS WORKED. DROVE SON TO SCHOOL AND CAME HOME. TOOK JEEP MANUAL INSIDE TO LOOK UP FUSES. DISCOVERED THERE ARE SEPARATE FUSES FOR LEFT AND RIGHT SO I DOUBTED IT WAS THE FUSE. DECIDED I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE JEEP TO THE DEALER. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE GARAGE ABOUT 7:35, THE LIGHTS WERE ON (I HAD LEFT THE SWITCH ON BY MISTAKE, AND THE LIGHTS ON ALARM DIDN'T SOUND WHEN I LEFT THE CAR). NOW WHEN I OPENED THE CAR DOOR, THE LIGHTS ON ALARM BELL RANG. I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNED THEM ON AGAIN. I TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING NORMAL. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY REALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING AS LONG AS EVERYTHING IS WORKING. SURELY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SOMEBODY ELSE. I DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT SOME NIGHT AND HAVE THE LIGHTS GO OUT. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PURCHASED IN 2002 I BELIEVE. I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF FORUM ABOUT OWNERS WITH SAME CAR HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE POWER LOCK GO BAD AFTER A FEW YEARS, ALSO THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT SEEM TO HAVE SOME BURN OUT ISSUES PREVENTING THE LIGHTS FROM WORKING PROPERLY. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE FRONT TWEETER SPEAKS ARE OFTEN BLOWN. IN MY CASE BOTH MY REAR DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATORS WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND HAVE TO GET OUT MY CAR AND OPEN THE REAR DURING BY PLACING MY HAND THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE OTHER REAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE USING THE POWER LOCKING FEATURE ON THE KEY. NEXT MY CAR CAN'T PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TAILLIGHT IS OUT. IT WORKS FINE AT TIMES BUT WHEN I STEP ON THE BREAKS IT CAUSES ALL THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ON AND OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS MANY TIMES. AFTER REVIEWING SOME FORUM AND GOING TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT HAS A SHORT IN IT. I WILL NEED A NEW ONE. NEXT MY FRONT SPEAKERS HAVE BLOWN. THE COST FOR EACH PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS -- $98 TAILLIGHT -- $171 TWEETER -- $68.86 A PIECE AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEN I CHECK ON SOME JEEP FORUMS AND FOUND OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. ABOUT 144 COMPLAINTS. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_33943.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_33943_3.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_33943_5.HTML. *NM

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. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER #06V199000 REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RADIATOR FAN BUT CHARGED THE CONTACT FOR A RELAY SWITCH PART AND LABOR. THE DEALER DID NOT COVER THE PARTS AND LABOR UNDER RECALL, AS STATED IN THE NOTICE RECEIVED BY THE CLIENT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT ELEVATED WITHOUT WARNING. A NHTSA RECALL, #06V199000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE RELAY SWITCH FOR THE NEWLY UPDATED COOLING SYSTEM FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.