29th Jul 2004, 11:00

"Every time the roads are wet, I can't seem to get good traction. It slips and slides all over the place."

I experienced the same problem, when starting from a stop in my 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport, during snow or rain. I put it in 4WD for a few seconds, until I get going and then drop it back to 2WD for regular traction.

I have also just started experiencing the front end vibration at 45 - 55 mentioned in many of the comments. My mileage is 65K. The problem is getting worse. I balanced, rotated and bought new tires, and the problem didn't change. So I don't think it is in the tires. I am going to try the suggestion of replacing the steering stabilizer, and inspect the track bar. I inspected the drive shafts for a thrown weight, but found no issues. If the steering stabilizer and/or track bar don't work, I will try and find someone to dynamically balance the wheels on the car.

29th Jul 2004, 15:08

2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport. Rear end carrier bearings uneven wear causing failure @ 23000 miles. Rear lube from factory never changed, but brown and chalky. Dealer quote "car has been submerged". Never happened. Rebuilt @ dealer. Now rear end full of metal flake, after 3 changes, flake in lube each change. Three changes done within 2000 miles. Dealer refuses to make adjustment repair or replace. July 28, 2004.

4th Aug 2004, 20:29

I also purchased a 2001 jeep cherokee, with 22,850 miles, but when I took it for a short test drive, I really didn't not get up to highway speed, stayed in city. But after purchase, and driving it over the highway, the steering wheel would also shake between 53 and 58 mph, and when taking hand off steering, the vehicle would always wonder to the left, yes I tried it on all highway road surfaces, still didn't matter. Had the wheels and tires balanced twice, still didn't help. Had a four wheel alignment, 49.99 took about 10 minutes, man said the toe was slightly adjusted, but still does same thing. We took it for test drive, no better, in fact worse. Then the stories he made up, road crown, and other excuses, I question the mans experience, he would tell me one thing and reverse his statement the next. Anyhow I still have the same problem. I have a 1989 jeep charokee, and it has 225,000 miles, and it drives great. I believe I am going to take the wheels and tires off it and place on the 2001. See if that solves the 2001 shake problem, Any other suggestions appreciated. Bob.

8th Oct 2004, 09:03

I have a 1999 Grand Cherokee. My ignition key is difficult to turn. I followed the previous advise about tapping the end of the key and got it to turn. But, I still have the problem to deal with. Does any one know of a recall or warranty issue with this since it is a reoccuring issue? I am sure it will cost big bucks to fix.

Thanks, LC.

22nd Oct 2004, 13:31

My Jeep Cherokee 2000 just hit 66,000 miles and the air conditioner stopped blowing cold air. Mechanic says the evaporator is leaking and must be replaced. $850.00. Anyone else have this problem?

27th Oct 2004, 06:13

The air conditioning on my Jeep Cherokee also gave out about 2-3 summers ago (like the second or third summer I owned it). Mechanic said he would have to take out the dash to repair and it would cost between $800-1000. Too much for my blood and not worth it.

Also get thumping noise in rear wheels when I break. This seems to happen most in the snow or rain or immediately thereafter.

18th Nov 2004, 08:39

I've got an old diesel Cherokee 1992. I haven't yet experienced the problems you people are talking about.

Mine is an old car!

5th Dec 2004, 23:15

Went to buy the family a Christmas tree today, and after tying the tree on the top of the jeep (2000 cherokee), the key wouldn't turn in the ignition. This apparently is a common problem. Had to leave jeep at the market will go back tomorrow morning and try the tapping resolution so that I can drive it to the dealer. Very upset as tree trimming plans interrupted and what this is going to cost me...

25th Feb 2005, 05:15

Add me to the ever growing list of people with ignition problems with Jeeps. We bought our daughter a 1999 Grand Cherokee a few months ago and yesterday she experienced the problem with the key not turning the switch. She was stranded and needed a tow. After reading all of these comments I will contact Jeep to place my complaint, perhaps if enough customers do, a recall might take place.

28th Feb 2005, 14:32

I've also had problems with the ignition key not turning in my 1999 Jeep Cherokee. Tapping on the end of the key got me to the dealership.

30th Mar 2005, 23:07

Wow! A lot of problems for the newer Jeeps. So, did you all keep and fix your Jeep or did you all sell it and bought better cars? I was thinking about buying one maybe a 2000 or 2001.

20th Apr 2005, 07:31

I have a jeep cherokee sport 2000 and it has 56K miles. The engine light came on and I was told by the dealership it needed to be decarbonized with 4 hours of labor for $600. this seems a bit high considering there are no parts involved. Has this happened to anyone? I was told by a local mechanic the spark plugs just needed to be changed. not sure what to do?

27th Jul 2005, 08:39

2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - 42,000 miles. 1. Replaced - Front Stabilizer due to violent out of control shaking and bouncing after hitting a pot hole on the highway. 2. Replaced - all 4 Goodyear Wrangler Factory Tires at 27,000mi due to "scalloping" 3. Check engine light came on with strong smell of gas fumes. Solution - replace gas cap. $100 with "labor" 4. Now, tire vibrations back again at 70mph. 5. AC is losing its cooling ability. This will be my last Chrysler purchase ever.

3rd Aug 2005, 15:02

2000 XJ Sport. Lifted 2 inches, 118,000 miles. best car I have ever owned. Had it since new and will keep it to grave (its, or mine). However, I have slight vibes @ EXACTLY 50 mph. Not there at 49 or at 51. Could be many things, I have gone thru 3 sets of tires, and have new wheels (16's from a 2000 XJ Limited). The vibes have always been there. But not bad. I am still riding orig. shocks/steering stabilizer, exhaust, front brake pads etc, and all are still fine. I tow a snowmobile, carry canoes and kayaks, do some offroading... i use it as more than just a daily commuter. It has been fantastic. In fact, just purchased a 2005 Liberty with the wife. That too has been great so far. Mileage stinks, everything else is great. Sorry you guys aren't making out as well.