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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1J4FA59S0YP••••••2000 Jeep WRANGLER
That is about average for the 2000 Jeep WRANGLER — 4 complaints per build across 49 builds.
6on this build
197on the model
49builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 3Air Bags 2Equipment 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireDec 2010
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…
Air BagscrashMar 2005
On 12 march 2005, my wife was hit head-on while sitting in a turn lane in her 2000 jeep wrangler sahara edition. The air bags did not deploy, consequently, my wife went through the driver door window, suffering severe cuts and bruises, a broken neck, four broken ribs and a…
Power TrainJul 2000
Very hard to down shift from 5th after highway driving, loud clutch noise when idling in neutral
Air BagscrashMar 2005
My wife was hit in the right front of her 2000 jeep wrangler (sahara ed.) on 12 mar 2005. I contacted damiler chrysler, and rather than reply to me, they turned it over to one of the law firms which has not satisfactorily handling the issue, nor have they contacted me since…
Power Train
Transmission grinds when shifting into second gear most of the time... Grinding is most noticable after the transmission has been driven for at least 15 minutes. The warmer the transmision gets the worse the shifting gets. I have had it pop out of gear twice when starting from a…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1J4FA59S0YP701269 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.