20th Apr 2005, 22:33

2000 JGC Door locks!

First the tail gate of my jeep started making that horrible squeaking noise. Then I found out it doesn't lock anymore. Then my passenger side door, followed by my driver side door and now believe it or not the rear doors are doing it too. Only three doors out of the five actually lock and I know the rest are going to go soon too. I hate getting in and out of my car and having to hear that noise and not to mention if I wanted to fix the problem it would cost about $1,000 dollars! $200 bucks a lock. Just another unhappy GJC owner.

27th May 2005, 14:57

I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee and I have experienced the same problems. What can you do about the noise when you lock the doors. It is only my rear that make the noise. I think we need to contact the makers of the vehicle!

Kisjohnson@bellsouth.net.

19th Jul 2005, 14:19

Glad to hear I am not the only one with these problems.

I started hearing that grinding noise in the tailgate area after owning my vehicle for 5-1/2 years. I opened the door and removed the panel. I then proceeded to extract the power lock actuator and opened it to find out that part of the mechanism was broke. I do not know which one broke first. The worm gear inside the power lock actuator box or the helical gear that sits on top of the motor inside the power lock actuator. Called dealership and this part costs $76. I also have a problem with the left tail light. My jeeps light just blows out and has to be replaced every 4-6 months. This is almost as bad as the warped rotors that I had to pay for to get replaced.

28th Sep 2005, 13:04

I too am having trouble with both the passenger side front door lock and my brake lights not working when my lights are on. Has anyone checked into whether Jeep has issued a bulletin or recall on these issues? Perhaps the state department of consumer affairs would be interested in this issue as it seems to be a consistent problem?

3rd Oct 2005, 12:10

I followed the directions from the post on January 1st, 2005 for fixing the tail lights. Thank you it was so easy! I printed out the directions and took it out to my frustrated husband and 5 minutes later we saved ourselves $300.00!!

4th Oct 2005, 17:58

My 2000 gcl also has the door lock problems. the 2 passanger side doors no longer unlock and they make a awful noise when I lock the jeep. I think I should start a web page so people can post about this problem and find out how common this is and get a recall.

14th Oct 2005, 14:34

Our 2000 JGC also has lock problem where the two passenger doors won't unlock automatically and it sounds like there's a duck in the door when you unlock with remote. We've just dealt with the hassle instead of getting it fixed b/c I think it should be recalled. I have yet to run into ONE person with this vehicle that doesn't have this problem.

Now just today, my husband was driving with the driver's side window down and it won't go back up. What a piece of junk! I'm contacting Jeep directly. Will post if I hear any good news, but doubt I will.

15th Oct 2005, 06:52

I have the same light problem with my 2000 JGC. The dealership keeps these sockets in stock and I'm there regularly. Had no idea the problem was so rampant. Advice posted was big help.

16th Oct 2005, 16:50

I have a 2000 jeep grand cherokee that has a clicking noise from the fuse panel as soon as I open the driver, s door. i think that whatever this noise is has prevented me from starting the jeep. all of the gauges on my dashboard are pegging along with the clicking. when I try to start the jeep it is dead. the charging system has all checked out OK!! help!! do it have anything to do with the security system?? scott, highland new york.

16th Oct 2005, 17:33

I tried the idea mentioned regarding the aluminum foil for repairing the brake lights in JGC. Now my brake lights only come on when the headlights are on and the rear lights for the headlights don't work. What went wrong?

16th Oct 2005, 20:45

I have a 1994 Grand Cherokee Laredo. The computer screen keeps telling me, I am having a rear tail lamp failure, when I start the engine and move into gear. I checked, all lights function. So I called a dealer, he was nice enough to suggest that one of the bulbs, even though it works, is not the correct factory bulb part number.. he said the computer only recognizes the correct bulbs. So, I replaced all bulbs will new ones, and right numbers.. and guess, what? I am still getting the rear tail light failure message! Now what? Any ideas?

26th Oct 2005, 10:44

I read everyone's common complaints about the door lock actuator failures and my 2000 Grand Cherokee Laredo is no exception. Before my extended warranty expired, the driver door lock actuator only cost me $100.00 to fix, and now the passenger door lock actuator needs to be replaced. Of course, warranty has long expired. Dealership pays $58 for them! and charges consumers $76, plus 2 hours of labor (per Chilton's Repair Manual) for a repair cost of over $226.00 here in Greenville SC.

I complained about the high price for a cheap part because after market actuators are often times priced on the internet at only $10.00 each! The service manager wanted to know where I could get the parts so cheap so he could get them too! In the end, the service manager took some money off the bill and will only charge me $190. That's way too high too, but it was better than paying full price. Regarding the labor, I've been told door panel removals are not that hard and not that time consuming, but getting the panel off without damaging it cosmetically is a challenge for one who has never done it before... does anyone do this often and know the tricks?

This is a significant safety issue in my opinion, because the doors typically cannot be opened from the outside when they quack like that. Someone trying to rescue a passenger would have to resort to breaking a window to get the door open.

Jeep needs to address this. It is long overdue.

26th Oct 2005, 20:59

I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Laredo and yesterday the alarm went off so I hit the panic button then unlocked the doors. From this point on the key will only insert into its slot, but will not turn. I have disconnected the battery and tried to reset the alarm, have rocked the vehicle, and have slightly turned the wheels each direction to no avail the key still will not turn. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have also always had a difficult time with the key opening the door.

Thank-you

Valerie.