2000 Jeep Wrangler steering problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2000 Jeep Wrangler — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The front portion of the frame has rusted from the inside out, nearly severing the steering gear box and frame, from the rest of the frame. In addition the frame in the same location on the passenger side was also soft to the point that I could compress the frame with my bare hand. I discovered the…”
filed Aug 10, 2020
“All notes I have found including online forms requesting this year keeps frame be recalled, rotten at bumpers where steering comes into play and other spots mid frame... Husband was driving when the frame let go, he was in able to steer the vehicle at all! The jeep was in the middle of the road and…”
filed Oct 9, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Wrangler years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Wrangler | 2 | 3% |
| 2024 Wrangler | 61 | 9% |
| 2023 Wrangler | 56 | 17% |
| 2022 Wrangler | 79 | 21% |
| 2021 Wrangler | 247 | 27% |
| 2020 Wrangler | 237 | 40% |
| 2019 Wrangler | 441 | 61% |
| 2018 Wrangler | 1,112 | 62% |
| 2017 Wrangler | 19 | 6% |
| 2016 Wrangler | 27 | 6% |
| 2015 Wrangler | 28 | 6% |
| 2014 Wrangler | 26 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Jeep Wrangler
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.