Problems with 2000 Jeep Cherokee SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep cherokee sport. the contact stated that whenever there was moisture in the air, the brakes became resistant and jolted the vehicle. the vehicle would come to a sudden stop; however, she felt that she would hit the windshield if she did not have a seat belt on. she noticed the failure every time there was moisture in the vehicle. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. the contact called the manufacturer who referred her to nhtsa. the current mileage was approximately 126,000. the failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Bought vehicle new and performed regular maintenance. had to replace brake rotors at 62,000. at 78,000 miles engine overheated; verified fan, radiator, and water pump in working order and replaced thermostat and temperature sensor. engine continued to overheat with unexplained coolant loss. no leakage and clean oil. replaced head gasket anyway and noticed no cracks in head. still runs hot and loses coolant somehow. at 80,000 miles engine developed miss after replacing coil and checking fuel and firing systems removed head again and pulled lifters. bottom of one lifter was ground off resulting in some wear of cam lobe. replaced lifters and valve springs. fixed engine miss. at 82,000 miles oil gauge showed 80 pounds of oil pressure until engine totally warm then dropped to 40 lbs. also showed 40 lbs when keyed moved to on position with engine not running. replaced oil pressure sending unit. now engine runs 40-45 lbs when cold and drops to 10 lbs when running after totally warm. when stopping at lights after driving with warm engine, oil pressure drops to 0 and check gauges light comes on. purchased a high volume oil pump and will see if this corrects that problem. this is totally unacceptable for a vehicle with 83,000 miles that was purchased new and well maintained. furthermore when checking with other owners these problems and more seem to be common for this year/model. *tr

2000 jeep cherokee engine stopped without warning.***no answer required***. *mr there was a hole in the piston. after the dealer inspected the vehicle, they stated there was not enough coolant in the system which caused the front frost plug heater to come out and that the no 1 and 2 piston melted down. the consumer had to replace the engine with only 42,000 miles on the vehicle. the rotors were replaced twice. the rubber around all four doors shrunk to the point that wind and water would come through. periodically, when the vehicle was locked the headlights and taillights would come on and go off for a few minutes. the chrome on the wheels was corroded and coming off. the front passenger electric lock was making a strange noise when the doors were lock or unlocked. *jb

Consumer stated the front brakes warped. as a result, front end shook. *ak

Brakes malfunctioned both right and left rotors were scored and ruined on the inside only. *bf the brakes failed at 33,809 miles. looking through the wheel from the outside, the outside of the rotors looked good with no unusual wear. the vehicle also had air conditioning problems and needed to have the muffler replaced. *nm

At speeds of 50 to 60 miles an hour while braking or if a bump is hit in the road, front tire vibration occurs and will only stop when speed is lowered to below 40 mph. after typing in "jeep cherokee front end vibration" on internet search did i find that this problem is present in all cherokees. it seems that the problem stems from the brake calipers warping the rotors every 8-10 thousand miles. this is ridiculous and is a safety issue. this vibration moves the steering side to side violently. *jb

When braking at high speeds vehicle vibrates heavily. dealership replaced the brakes every 3000 miles. the problem has not been resolved.*ak

When driving at an undetermined speed, the front end vibrated. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealership for inspection and the mechanic determined that the front rotors failed. the consumer stated that front rotors were replaced three times, every 15,000 miles. *ak the consumer found three other vehicles of the same make/model experienced that same problem. *sc *jb

When pressing on the brake pedal at any speed vehicle vibrated from the front end. consumer took the vehicle to the dealership for inspection, and mechanic i determined both front rotors failed. the consumer stated that front rotors were replaced over nine times, starting at 5,000 miles of owning the vehicle ,and currently the vehicle was at 36,202 miles. consumer informed chrysler on two occasions about this issue. *ak

While applying the brakes vehicle shook and vibrated. consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. mechanic determined that brake pads and both front brake rotors needed to be replaced. *ak

While applying the brakes pedal pulsated, and steering wheel shook. driver was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic replaced the brake pads and both frontal rotors. *ak

Consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle due to a malfunction in the rear brakes. while driving 35 mph, the driver applied pressure to the brake pedal and vehicle skidded 55 feet before hitting another vehicle. there were only skid marks from the front tires. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer. *ak

When driving and braking under any conditions brake pedal pulsates which results in extended stopping distance. *ak factory defective pads, calipers, and rotors caused excessive vibration, shudder and pulsation while braking. chrysler issued a tsb with a replacement kit no better than the oem. consumer was forced to order aftermarket brakes and pads to correct the problem. consumer filed suit against chrysler. *ph

I had to replace my front rotors at 35,000 - chrysler said it's normal wear and tear and wouldn't fix them. there was a problem with a seal on the gas tank. i brought it in for service at least 4 or 5 times before it was fixed. a $2.00 wire broke inside the front door for the front speaker at 43,000 miles and they charged me $200.00 to fix it. the salesman sold me a convenience package that was purported as an extended warranty, but was actually a towing and rental car package. *ak

The front rotors experienced premature failure, which caused extended stopping distance. *jb

Vehicle had mutiple problems with the brakes. this has caused the brakes to be replaced three times within the year, as well as having the calpers and rotors replaced.*ak

I have just had my front rotors replaced twice.now i was notified by the dealership that in order to resolve a "knocking" noise in the rear when braking. i would have to have my rear rotors and rear axles replace. also it seems as if i am having a front end alignment performed at least every 3 months. i am very concerned, because this 2000 cherokee sport is my only mode of transportation. i am the mother of two young sons, so this vehicle is constantly on the go. i can not afford any mishaps especially when my children's lives are concerned. please contact me @ [email protected]. dt

Rear brake cylinders are leaking,resulting in extended stopping distance while driving.*ak

Took to dealer, said that it was normal wear and tear for a rotor to be warped at 17,500 miles.*ak

At about 8,000 miles while driving down from big bear lake, the car experienced sever front end vibration during braking he car was returned to tuttle-click where they determined the rotors were warped. the rotors were turned under warranty. about 11 months later while returning from my next trip to big bear the problem recurred at 13,000 miles. the car was returned to tuttle- click and the problem was identified as warped rotors. this time they refused to turn the rotors even though the 3 year / 30,000 mile warranty was in effect. this is a safety related design defect and should be corrected. *ak

2000 cherokee sport - 20626 miles. i initially had issues with the steering dampner which was causing vibration in the front end. after that was fixed everything was fine for a few months, then the front end started shaking when braking.....worse when going down hill. service says this is not normal, but it has been seen before. i called chrysler and spoke with matt. explained the situation and was told there was nothing they could do since it was beyond the 12/12000 warranty for brakes. decided to do a little research and found that jeep has had serious issues with brakes on the cherokee for years now. there are occassional re-calls, but not on the 2000 cherokee! why can we not get help from from the nhtsa in forcing chrsler to recall these dangerous vehicles?*ak

in oct 2000 lis. a jeep from damiolier chysler. in 2002 the jeep was all over the road took to thier shop they cut the rotters the jeep only had 6,000 miles in the year 2003 hda to return not even a year had gone by and they re-cut the rotors with only 12,000 mile on the jeep[. this is the year 2005 the jeep has only 24,000 miles and since dec. 2004 it started again. the place where i got the car is no longer in nj now it will cost me 500.00 to fix something which should have been fix right the first time.

Vehicle and brake pedal vibrated when brakes were applied. *ak

Brake rotors warped and were replaced at 22,000 miles and warping has reoccurred. front end shakes when brakes are applied, and there was extended stoppping distance. dealer was notified. *ak *yh

The vehicle shakes when the brakes are applied , in particular going downhill. this happened the first time at 10,000 miles. returned vehicle to the dealer. they said the rotors were warped. the brakes were under warranty so they fixed them. now it has happened again. this is a known problem, but no one seems to want to acknowledge it.*ak

Front brake rotors were replaced once and turned twice less then two years, and problem is reoccurriing. dealer notified. *ak the engine was hard to start due to fuel pump module failure which was replaced. *yh

When applying brakes steering wheel would shake. took vehicle to dealer, and they stated that rotors were warped. please provide further any further information.*ak

While driving applied brakes, and brakes didnot stop vehicle. took vehicle to dealer, and had brakes repaired. this was the third time brakes had been replaced. *ak

Within 8000-10000 miless front rotors are warping. contacted dealer, and dealer is not willing to do anything. *ak

Wheels pulsate and shake. consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they resurfaced rotors. also, vehicle needed rear brakes. please provide any further information.*ak

The brake rotors are worn and caused extended stopping distance. *nlm

Brake rotors are warped. dealership is aware of problem.*ak

Pulsation of brakes,, replaced rotors, turned rotors,, every six months. *ak

My cherokee has 14000miles i have had the truck for 2 yrs.i took it to the dealership for the front end shaking and they told me that the rotors were warped.the brakes are only covered for 12000 miles.it cost me 180.00 dollars to fix,it seems to me that the rotors should last longer than that jeep should fix the problem or nobody should buy them

Engine blewout while driving at highway speed of 65-70 mph. dealer notified. *akvehicle jerks while in motion at hywy speeds. the compressor clutch was defective and was replaced. the brakes pulsate when applied. the front rotors was turned. brakes shudder when braking from highway speeds. the rotors were found to be warped. the engine overheats. the cooling system was found to be under high pressure. the cylinder heads were removed because they were warped. the engine was replaced due to warpage. a bump is felt when coming to a stop. the rear driveshaft was replaced with revised parts per technical service bulletin. the rear end noise is still apparent. a new shaft and yoke were installed. the transmission shofts hard on acceleration in low gears. the transmission control module was reprogrammed. acceleration is still jerky while in motion and the turn signals and headlights go on and off at random. consumer asks for reimbursment of monies paid and to have vehicle traded for one that can be trusted. *jg

I had been involved in an accident on 7-4-01 due to brakes failing to even slow jeep. on 8-6-01 i met w/ district service manager, frank teliofario at martin jeep so he could look at the jeep. he test drove it for 2 miles, "pulled the wheels" and said there was nothing wrong with the jeep. he stated that he thought my problem was that it didn't have abs brakes as i'd been told. i told him no, my problem was the brakes didn't work sometimes! an hour and a half later, i stepped on the brakes for a yellow light and heard a screeching as if working on a metal lathe and bringing the cutting tool too deep, and the whole jeep shook, felt like it was going to fall apart. i was hoping i would slow down before i went through the now-red light. i did stop but didn't know what had happened. i checked rear-view mirror and also turned around at next opportunity. no skid marks. it was not the tires as the dist mgr had suggested. i called him *still at the dealership* and he said he would check into some things and call me back "today or tomorrow". i have never heard from him again. hired a lawyer, now my insurance company notified me to not drive the jeep as it's not safe, and i"m awaiting their specialist to come look at the jeep. it is parked and i am driving another vehicle. i will not trade it in because i don't want someone to be killed due to whatever this problem is that chrysler is refusing to acknowledge. if what they stated was true and there was no problem, then i would have no problems with stopping of this jeep. each time they tell me there is no problem, the problem occurs again. they have a serious problem w/ these jeeps. when i took jeep in to get repaired from accident on 7-4-01 auto body shop owner said he's had at least 4 other cherokees identical to mine in his shop for repairs of the same problem. what is wrong with these jeeps? why is chrysler refusing to fix this problem?*ak

Rotors warped very fast. service technician stated manufacturer was putting same rotors on cherokee's, which were too heavy of a vehicle in comparison to wranglers. steering vibrated when brakes were applied, and vehicle would not stop. this was 3rd set of rotors put on every 7-9 miles. rotors have been changed.*ak

Front brake rotor warping at 8,000 miles. front right tire wear, front tires out of balance...vehicle now has 14000 miles and is pulsing and vibrating again.....i am in the process of contacting an attorney....this is not what i tought i bought and i am not going to change rotors every 5-15 thousand miles for the life of the vehicle. *ak

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When it rains brakes become defective and it is harder to slow down, and feel like they don't catch immediately. i have had a car crash due to faulty brakes. i reported this problem to the manufacturer and they are not willing to do anything. since purchasing this jeep i have had it repaired or looked at by 3 different dealerships and one goodyear dealership, 6 times in the first six months in attempts to get the various problems corrected. my main concern was and is the brakes. in dry weather they vibrate, pull and cause the whole front end to shake. in wet weather and snow they do not always catch right away and also i feel a "thumping" on the brake pedal and also a "thumping" noise when they are applied, as if something is broken inside. on july 4 after a heavy thunderstorm the person ahead of me failed to turn and i slammed on the brakes. at about 30 feet i realized that my jeep wasn't slowing down, and because the dealership that sold me the jeep said i had antilock brakes, i stood on them, knowing that you shouldn't pump abs brakes. i hit the car in front of me, damaging my jeep but not the other car. i have reported this to chrysler, and yesterday (7/13/01) met with their independent special investigator, who test drove the jeep in dry weather. he stated that there is nothing wrong with the brakes, but that i have rear-wheel drive and do not have abs brakes. i checked with my insurance company and the dealership reported to them, the day i purchased the car that i had antilock brakes. chrysler has been totally unresponsive, and does not seem to care that this vehicle if not for the slow speed could have already resulted in major injuries or death. they say this vehicle is safe but the brakes have *already* failed in one accident, how do they conclude this vehicle is safe when none of their representatives have ever driven it in wet weather, except the one dealership that *did* find a problem with the brakes. *ak

While driving about 68mph on an interstate, tapped brakes to cancel cruise control, right front tire locked causing me to lose control on the vehicel hit guardrail head on at about 55mph. airbags did not deploy. took vehicel into one dealership 4 times, said nothing was wrong, took it to another once did not find front problem but replaced my whole rear end.*ak

Since we have owned this jeep, we have experienced chronic problems with the front tire wheel balance and rotor system on the front end of this vehicle. the problem started shortly after we took ownership of in october, 2000 when the truck had 1743 miles. brakes pulsated and it was determined that rotors were warped. first set up replacement rotors from dealership using chrysler parts june 26, 2001. problem occurred again december, 2001 when vehicle had 28,887 miles on it. dealership offered to resurface rotors as they were warped. refused to replace them even though they were defective and still under warrantee. took vehicle to a third party mechanic and paid to have installed after market rotors to address pulsating brakes and issue that when pulsating brakes were applied on highway, vehicle pulled sharply to the left. defective rotors - recall is necessary to prevent future serious injury to those operating vehicle with original rotors.*ak*jg

Consumer was traveling on the highway, when he applied brakes vehicle shook and vibrated. dealership was aware of problem. the mechanic of the dealership mechanic informed consumer that brake rotors were warped.*ak

There was a problem with the brakes, a noise in the motor, and the differential was leaking.*dt *jb

Brake rotors were getting warped after 10,000 miles. dealer had been contatced for repairs under warranty, but refused to repair because it was consumer's fault according to dealer's repair shop. please provide further details.*ak

Jeep claims that it does not have a problem with brake rotors, after researching, they seem to have a big problem they will not fix. it is to late to help my six month old baby who ended up in the hospital after a failure! *ak

Defective brakes

Jeep acelerated on its own causing me to have to stand on the brakes(thinking i had abs) brakes did not work correctly, causing me to hit the back of a 4x4 truck at the speed of about 15 mph all bumper parts had to be replaced as did many other parts air bags did not go off. today i took the jeep back to dealer for the 4th time to try to get thing taken care of .on the 1st trip i was told that my abs breaks were working fine and that the mechanic felt them kick in. took it back a week later because break peddle dropped to the floor, again i was told that all breaks were fine and that the abs were working. on 5/29/01 my husband took jeep in and test drove it w/ service manager and they decided the abs was not working at all. and then we were told that we did not have abs ( salesmen told us the jeep had abs). the front end now shakes at about 45-55 when going around curves and sometimes when making turns at lower speed. when jchrysler was contacted they tried to blame everything on me. it was my fault that i didn't check to see if the jeep had abs( who would have thought that it wouldn't have them and we did ask to make sure and we were told yes it had them) and it was also my fault that an inspector did not come out to inspect the jeep after the crash because i did not request one to although no one told me that one could come out i am supose to be able to find this information out on my own. as of today the jeep is in for service again 3rd time for brake service 2nd time for front end vibrations and 2nd time to have them fix all the things they didn't do right the 1st time. *ak

When the brakes were applied, there was a pulsation in the steering wheel, which was caused by warped rotors. *jb the consumer felt that a new design was needed. the front brakes had been repaired twice. *scc. the fuel pump module was replaced. *jb

There appears to be defective braking systems on many of the jeep cherokee models. i own a 2000 jeep cherokee limited and had to replace the rotors and pads on it twice before 25,000 miles. the brakes pulsate and when sitting at a street light with the brake depressed, it feels as if someone has hit me in the rear end. the vehicle moves while the brake is depressed. i have read all over the internet regarding these same issues and daimler-chrysler doesn't want to admit there is defective equipment on their jeeps. *jb