Seven problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2000 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I was driving down the road and my Jeep caught fire from underneath. I had to stop and jump out to survive. It burnt completely. Nothing survived.
The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Wrangler. After parking and shutting off the vehicle, smoke appeared under the hood without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 02v104000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 120,000.
The pcm/ecu (cars computer or brain), that controls everything in the vehicle, sensors, emissions, fuel etc. Has gone out for the second time causing a crank no start issue. Took vehicle to my local Jeep dealer (hemet, CA. ) for them to charge me $1450. 00!!! for a new pcm! and not a new part, but a rebuilt one! I can find factory replacement pcm's online for $520. 00 new not rebuilt! have read numerous owner CO mplaints about this very same part and wondered, "why no recall or TSB"? thank you for any help.
The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Wrangler. While parked, the accelerator pedal was depressed and extended to the floorboard. The contact opened the hood and noticed flames. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the number three cylinder was burned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Wrangler sahara. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle decelerated and began to perform abnormal without any warnings. The contact mentioned that after driving onto the emergency lane, he noticed smoke was emitting from the underneath the hood and minutes later the vehicle was completely engulfed in flames. The fire department was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 204,000.
The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle was over-consuming anti freeze. The contact mentioned inspected the vehicle and discovered that the engine head was cracked, causing the antifreeze to mix with the engine oil. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 82,000.
The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 30 mph, the contact approached a red light and applied the brakes to come to a complete stop. When he removed his foot from the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to decrease in speed. Instead, the engine revved a bit higher. The contact depressed the braked pedal and the vehicle began to slowly decrease in speed; however, it did not come to a complete stop. The contact rear ended another vehicle. There were no serious damage and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact believes that if children had been present, the crash could have been a lot more serious. He took the vehicle to a repair shop for inspection and was informed that the failure was very common; however, no recalls had been issued. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 69,000.