17th Aug 2007, 09:04

Thank You so much for all the great info on taillights. I have a 2001 Grand Cherokee with the same problem. We bought a used taillight off e-bay and it too did not work. No return policy of course!!! I wish I had found this site before we spent the money. Will try the fix I found here tonite!!!

23rd Aug 2007, 12:06

What a great site!I have a 2000 Jeep GC and have a quacking door lock on the rear passenger door, but I can live with that. My new problem (which I noticed this am) is the white reverse lights go on and stay on while the car is running. The brake lights and turn signals are functioning fine. Any ideas before I take it in? Bill in Las Vegas.

24th Aug 2007, 18:35

I have a 2000 Jeep GC and have had the same problems with the rear left tail light and the driver side door lock (grinding noise). I've also had to replace the alternator 3 times. There are some major electrical malfunctions on this car, and I can't believe Chrysler won't respond with a recall. --Jaded in San Diego.

28th Aug 2007, 21:08

I have a 2000 grand cherokee. Recently I've been had problems with getting my car to start. It will start up then cut off. I have to rev-up the motor for like 5 minutes to get it to stay running. I thought it was the fuel filter, but I changed that and that didn't work. Now my lights are flashing like my alternator is about to die. I believe these are two separate problems. If anyone knows what may be wrong with my jeep please let me know...mercerd1755@yahoo.com...

9th Sep 2007, 20:09

I heard about this in an earlier post, but I was wondering if there was a solution for it.

Whenever I hit a bump and my headlights are on my interior lights come on. They don't stay on very long, but I feel like car is possessed or something. Please let me know if anyone else is having this problem and how to fix it.

11th Sep 2007, 13:09

I have an '04 jeep with the same tail light issue, this isn't right, I wish they would just have a recall on it or something!!!

2nd Oct 2007, 11:34

Crazy - I have had pretty much all of the above - quacky driver door, blown tweeters, rotors replaced twice, tie rods, axle leaks, front end alignments, new transmission, it just does not seem to end with this 2000 JGCL.

Here's the latest: the Jeep just quits when rolling down the road. On a highway - she just shut down - I put it into neutral and it fired up. Going home, quit again and would not start. Towed in for repair $$. Replaced battery. Next day, quit again, got a jump and almost made it home when it died. Waited 15 minutes and it started. Took it back to mechanic and tried replacing alternator (not the problem) - ended up replacing Map Sensor. 1 week later Jeep is quiting while driving AGAIN... anyone heard of this? Any suggestions?

I'm desperate and cannot trust this Jeep, especially when family drives it out.

Thanks all,

Greg.

9th Oct 2007, 18:08

My door lock actuator died about 2 weeks ago, I searched Google and found a website called www.jeeptweeter.com. I received instructions from them on how to install, and although it was not an easy job, it was manageable. Especially for me as my husband did it.. :) Pretty decent site, they also sell the dash tweeters as well, which I've been lucky so far as mine have not blown.. anyway, thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth.

:)

Becky.

15th Oct 2007, 18:48

I have a 99 JGC 4x4, I had the same problem with brake lights as well, got that fixed. Knock on wood, I haven't had the duck sounds with the door locks. But here's a problem that I haven't heard yet. My gages, power windows, power mirrors, power locks, security system, A/C, and overhead monitor, don't work. I took it to the dealer, they said it was a bad ground battery cable, had it replaced. Power window DS, had a broke wire, had that fix. Service man called to say it was all fixed, for $737.26 and paid the bill. I checked it out and still had the same problems. They kept my car for 3 more days, 4 techs, and 2 calls to Chrysler. They said you have 2 options, will give you a special price on a new jeep, dah!! or refund your money for the repair, I took the refund. They said, this is problem that only happens in states where it gets hot, go figure. they had no idea what the problem was. Any one having this problem don't take it to the dealer unless you get a money back guarantee. Please if anyone knows of someone who can offer advice on repairs have them contact me @ jrossjeep@hotmail. Good luck to all unhappy jeep owners.

27th Oct 2007, 21:15

I have the same problem with my 2000 jeep cherokee tail light. also had the same growling noise with the door locks. now my dome lights come on when driving down the road for a couple minutes than go out.

Plbean1@hotmail.com.

28th Oct 2007, 21:51

I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee and I've been experiencing some of the same problems as well. Last summer, both front window regulators broke and the front windows fell in. I had one replaced at the dealership... not worth it by the way. I saved about $150 just putting the other in myself (it's a two person job). There are websites you can go to find rebulit ones and how to install them. It seems to be working fine so far, but I suspect I'll have to replace the rear ones eventually. I also had to replace a solenoid valve in the transmission. Since I have no clue about tearing apart my transmission, I let Jeep do it for about $700. That was fun.

As for the tail light, it is not a circuit board problem, at least in my case. A friend of mine (electrician) noticed that when my driving lights were on, my left brake light would go out when I stepped on the brake pedal. He suggested there was a faulty ground. Sure enough, he was right. I did some research and found out that the heat from the light bulb warps the plastic ring support for the ground contact inside the tail light assembly. With the plastic melted, the ground contact is pressed further down and separates from the bulb contact.

I fixed it myself and it took about 15 minutes. All I did was remove the tail light assembly as if replacing a bulb, and I disconnected the wire harness for easier access by unlocking the red tab. Then you can take the bulb socket out and you'll notice three metal contacts on the plastic rim inside the tail light assembly. You'll also notice that the contact near the top away from the other two is pressed into the melted plastic. All I did was use a small flathead screw driver used for glasses to very carefully pry up the contact. I just wedged a small piece of plastic under the contact to raise it up. This should fix the brake light issue.