Four problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2000 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Jeep Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2000 Cherokee.
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.
Defective brakes.
There has been a problem with the brakes since January 2003. The brakes locked twice and damaged the rotors. Also, experienced vibration in the steering wheel and pulsation in the brake pedal. On 6/6/2003 the entire braking system was replaced by sears auto shop. Currently the vehicle is experiencing the same symptoms.