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2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems

34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee2% of all complaints for this model year.

34
Engine complaints
2%
share of all complaints
146,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • After sending my Jeep Grand Cherokee to Pugh’s Service Center in Greenville, NC, in December 2018, because it would turnover, but not start. They replaced the ECM, but had to be taken to the local Jeep dealership for an OE ECM replacement and a crankshaft sensor, in order to get it to crank. Upon…

    filed Jul 18, 2022

  • The suv randomly shuts down like someone unplugged it and will not start. Sometimes it will start after 10-15 minutes and shut down again. I replaced the oxygen sensor, the crank sensor, idle control sensor, and the car computer. *tr

    filed May 11, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Radiator If vehicle comes in for transmission fluid leaking from trans-oil cooler fittings on the radiator, please perform the following before replacing the radiator/cooler:~ 1. Remove both of the transmission lines…

    05191925A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 11, 2016
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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.