2000 Jeep Wrangler problems
The 2000 Jeep Wrangler has 311 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns transmission. After that come body & structure (18%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 311 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 32
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 92,000 miles 141 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 16 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Among the 141 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 92,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 32 complaints mention a fire; 19 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler with enough data (153 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Low speed rear right impact to vehicle caused it to fall on its side and immediately burst into flames rendering total destruction. Another owner's auto was 't boned' and it also burst into flames. ..updated 08-09-12 updated 08/09/2012
Consumer was driving at approximately 40 to 45 MPH when a 1983 ford, f150 backed out into roadway in front of consumer's vehicle. Consumer had no opportunity to slow vehicle down before it impacted on other vehicle. Passenger's air bag had an on/off switch installed in it due to a child seat, and it was turned off during this incident. However, driver's air bag failed to deploy. Insurance company has examined vehicle, but has not provided any information to consumer about cause of defect.
On feburary 1, 2003, my daughter was driving a 2000 jeep wrangler at about 35 MPH on a slight up-grade. She left about 20' of straight skid prior to a rear-end collision. Slight deformation to the bumper, a small dent and broken turn signal lens on right fender. She was wearing the seat belt and shoulder strap, yet sustained a broken nose and broken cheek bone from hitting the steering wheel. No airbags deployed. The shoulder strap did not prevent forward motion.
2000 jeep wrangler. The wiring to the A/C control switch shorts out and causes a minor fire. The switch has been replaced and it happened again. There was evidence of a previous fix in spliced wiring. The wiring harness is no longer available. Research on jeep related web sites has proven to me that this is not an isolated incidence and occurs in many of the surrounding model years. There is a design flaw in the three posts that connect to the selector switch, they are to close to each other.
Jeep failed state inspection due to rusted frame components. Cannot be driven dafely until repairs are made at owners expense. New frame estimates incl labor and material about $10000. Jeep customer service repr hung up on me when called.