2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems

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

THE JEEP WILL SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. I REPLACED ( CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AIR IDLE CONTROL VALVE, & PCM) . STILL SHUTS DOWN. TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND KNOW ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM WHY? I'VE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH, AND NOTICED ALOT OF JEEP OWERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS?

BOUGHT THIS 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND WHILE DRIVING IT AT 55 MPH, IT LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN REGAINED POWER. THE NEXT DAY IT STALLED AT A STOP SIGN BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. WAS DRIVING A COUPLE DAYS LATER AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR ANOTHER STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC. TODAY THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN TODAY APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE MEDIAN OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER READING POST ONLINES, THIS SEEMS LIKE A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THE JEEPS WITH STALLING WHICH OCCURS AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS IF IT STALLS AND NO STEERING OR BRAKING ABILITIES. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE JEEP DEALERSHIP CAN'T ANSWER TO THE TRUE ISSUE. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WITH NO SUCCESS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT'S TRAILER TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 05/02/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE COMPUTER, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, EVAP PURGE, FUEL FILTER, AND THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WERE ALL REPLACED. UPDATED 10/12/2017*JS

THE V8 ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AT BOTH FULL SPEED AND AT IDLE WITHOUT WARNING. ALL ENGINE FUNCTION IS LOST IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR HAS PAST. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL THE NEXT, UNEXPECTED ENGINE FAILURE. ATTEMPT TO FIND THE ISSUE HAVE INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL RELAY FOR THE FULL PUMP, REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL FILTER.

UPON WARMING UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF OF OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. IT HAS 81,000 VERY WELL CARED FOR MILES ON IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ALMOST EVERY CONCEIVABLE SPEED (0-5MPH, 10-25MPH, 40-50MPH, 55-80MPH) AND, AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES, IE; PULLING INTO A GAS STATION, MERGING WITH TRAFFIC, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, COMING TO OR LEAVING A STOP LIGHT, DRIVING AT STEADY ROADWAY OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE WAS NEARLY KILLED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND UTTER LOSS OF ALL POWER. THIS CAN AND DOES HAPPEN ON EVERY TYPE OF ROAD OR STREET OR HIGHWAY AND IN EVERY TYPE OF WEATHER. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE CAN GO A WEEK WITH NO EPISODES. UPON A LITTLE INVESTIGATION, I HAVE COME ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES AND FORUMS WHERE MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SCRATCH THEIR HEADS AND SAY THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. OTHERS HAVE SPENT MUCH MONEY ON MECHANICS AND PARTS ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM PERSIST. OTHERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES WITH ONLY MARGINAL RESULTS AT BEST. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PRODUCTION YEARS AND ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF JEEP MODELS WITH THE V8 AND STRAIGHT 6, ALTHOUGH OTHER ENGINES HAVE HAD SIMILAR EPISODES. IN THE FIELD BELOW, I AM USING YESTERDAY'S DATE AS THE LAST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 40 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.

VEHICLE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY QUITS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS FORM URBAN TO HIGHWAY. ALMOST ENCOUNTERED A COLLISION ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT AN URBAN INTERSECTION DUE TO ENGINE SHUTOFF.THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND SO FAR CHRYSLER DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART IF IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,100.

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT,WAS ON A FAIRLY STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING, LIGHTS DIMMED. A COUPLE SECONDS LATER ENGINE RESTARTED, AND SHE CAME ON HOME. HAVE NOT TRIED TO DRIVE IT SINCE, BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW, LEASED AT FIRST, THEN BOUGHT IT. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, HAVING HEARD OF ENGINES SHUTTING OFF IN OTHER VEHICLES CAUSING CRASHES AND DEATH OR INJURY. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CRANKING SENSOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HAVE BEEN NOTICING VIBRATION OF THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN WHEN A/C TURNED ON. WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE, HEARD POP NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PULLED INTO DRIVE, OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT RADIATOR FAN HAD DISINTEGRATED, PIERCING RADIATOR SHROUD AND RADIATOR. HOLES IN RADIATOR (RADIATOR NOW LEAKING) AND SHROUD. CALLED CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER AND TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL 06V199000. AM REPLACING ALL AFFECTED PARTS AND PERFORMING SERVICE MYSELF. BASED ON ONLINE RESEARCH THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING ON THE GROUND AND STATED THAT FRAGMENTS OF THE FAN ENTERED THE RADIATOR. IN ADDITION, THE FAN SHROUD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT ADVISED HER THAT WAS COMMON IN THAT YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, HE LIFTED THE HOOD UP AND THE RADIATOR EXPLODED. THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON ON THE SCENE WHO WAS BURNED ON HIS CHEST AREA AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FAN BLADE FOR THE MOTOR HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.