2000 JEEP WRANGLER Unknown Or Other Problems

THE FRONT PORTION OF THE FRAME HAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, NEARLY SEVERING THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND FRAME, FROM THE REST OF THE FRAME. IN ADDITION THE FRAME IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ALSO SOFT TO THE POINT THAT I COULD COMPRESS THE FRAME WITH MY BARE HAND. I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM AFTER INVESTIGATING WHY THE JEEP WAS SUDDENLY DIFFICULT TO KEEP STRAIGHT WITHIN THE TRAVELING LANE OF WASHINGTON STREET. THANKFULLY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK. I WAS QUOTED $2,200 TO FIX BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME THROUGH A METAL FRABRICATOR, BUT HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FRAME, AS THERE WAS FURTHER ROT CLEAR UP TO THE SPRING BUCKETS. ULTIMATELY I'LL BE FORCED TO TAKE A $4,600 LOAN TO REPLACE THE FRAME. JEEP TJ'S ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR FRAME RUST ISSUES, BUT THE FACT THAT THE RUST...

2000 JEEP WRANGLER TJ WITH VISIBLE FRAME RUST IN FRONT OF REAR WHEELS. LACK OF DRAINAGE HOLES ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THROUGH FACTORY DRILLED FRAME HOLES LOCATED IN FRONT AND REAR WHEEL WELLS AND ACCUMULATE IN THE LOWER PARTS OF THE FRAME. BY THE TIME RUST IS VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME, THE INSIDE HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPROMISED TO A GREATER DEGREE AS THE RUST PROGRESSES FROM THE INSIDE OUT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THERE ARE READILY AVAILABLE KITS TO REPAIR THESE JEEP FRAMES FROM SEVERAL PRIVATE COMPANIES WHICH ILLUSTRATES THE SEVERITY AND PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND INEXPENSIVE, THE COST OF INSTALLATION AS WITH MOST MAJOR VEHICLE REPAIR, IS DANGEROUS AND REQUIRES WELDING WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND SKILLS. A REPAIR COMPLETED BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR USE...

CATASTROFIC FRAME ROT DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN

BOUGHT NEW CARE CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS

FRAME RUSTED COMPLETELY NEAR REAR ARM ON THE FRAME, WAS SWERVING AS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, 120,000 MILES.

THE FRAME OF MY JEEP WRANGLER TJ MODEL HAS ROTTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD. I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK ON CITY STREETS WHEN MY SKID PLATE THAT HOLDS MY TRANSFER CASE COMPLETELY PULLED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAVING A LOT OF STRESS ON MY TRANSFER CASE. AFTER I GOT IT HOME, I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF PERSONAL INJURY OR FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE JEEP. LUCKILY FOR ME I DIDN'T. AFTER SITTING FOR I NOTICED I HAD A SEVERE LEAN TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AREA WHERE THE CONTOL ARMS ARE ATTATCHED TO THE FRAME ALSO PULLED OFF. THAT PART OF THE FRAME ONLY HAD 1/2 INCH OF MATERIAL LEFT ON THE TOP EDGE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT THIS TIME, I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED. WHEN I BOUGHT A...

2000 JEEP WRANGLED FRAME HAS SEVERE RUST ISSUE'S! FROM MY READING ONLINE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FRAME THAT ALLOW DEBRI, WATER, SAND, DIRT ETC. TO GET IN THE FRAME AND RUST IT OUT AND BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AND OR RESULT IN COSTLY REPAIRS.

I FEEL COMPELLED TO CONTRIBUTE, THIS 2000 IS MY 3RD WRANGLER AND I MUST SAY MOST OF THESE COMPLAINTS SOUND LIKE TRUMPED UP BUNK. ESPECIALLY ABOUT SHIFTING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND AND A GRINDING CLUTCH ON AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION?? THE ONLY PROBLEM I'LL GRANT IS THE WATER IN THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AND THAT HAPPENED ON MY '91 AS WELL. SO WHAT, IT'S A JEEP FER PETE'S SAKE. AND IF YOU'VE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE GEARSHIFT POPS OUT IN 1ST... STOP PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PROBLEM SOLVED. MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY DRIVE A STCIK SHIFT AND THEY'RE DRIVING A JEEP LIKE A SPORTS CAR. I HATE TO RAG ON OTHER JEEP DRIVERS BUT I'VE SEEN THEM DO IT. STOP WHINING PLEASE.

UNDER DASHBOARD ITS LEAKING. WATER IS GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE ON DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDES. CARPET IN VEHICLE WOULD BE SOAKED DUE TO LEAKAGE. PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN EVEN IF ITS WASSNOWING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE LEAKAGE PROBLEM & THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK