2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 156 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 11% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 55,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “park reverse” (9% of reports).
- 156power train complaints
- 55,500median miles at failure
- 42mention a crash
- 17mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 50%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Park reverse: mentioned in 14 of 156 complaints (9%)
- Engine running: mentioned in 14 of 156 complaints (9%)
- Brake applied: mentioned in 8 of 156 complaints (5%)
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 41 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 156 complaints, 42 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 17 an injury.
Jeep Grand Cherokee power train complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Anti-theft is keeping the jeep from working. The vehicle starts and dies after 2-3 seconds. I have googled it on the internet and there are literally tons of people on you tube/facebook (even some licensed mechanics) complaining about the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Also, the gear shifter independently shifted out of drive and into second gear. Approximately thirty minutes later, the transmission temperature gauge and…
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle independently shifted out of park and into reverse. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. In addition…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokees have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 156 owner complaints about power train for the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee (11% of the 1,447 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 55,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about power train problems on the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “park reverse”, in 14 of 156 complaints, followed by “engine running” (14).
Other 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
See all 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems or power train problems across all Grand Cherokee years.