2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“This past winter ('07-'08), the rear driver and front passenger automatic door locks on my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo began to make a loud quacking noise upon locking and unlocking. Also I recently discovered that these two doors must be manually locked as they no longer lock upon automatic locking with the remote or with the master control on the driver door.”

“I am the owner of a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the door locks are failing. I have two doors that have failed and now the tailgate. I cannot possibly open the tailgate at all. The doors have to be manually opened from the inside. This is a safety hazard especially with small children. In the event of an accident, these doors and tailgate will not open. The tailgate window will not work either. Please notify me of a safety recall on this problem!”

“Right passenger door began making a loud grinding noise when locked. Occasionally, it will not unlock automatically with the rest of the doors, and I have to reach through the front passenger side and slide the door unlocked. I have children, and this could be very dangerous if there was a situation where I needed to quickly get them out of the car.”

“The passenger side front door lock of my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee failed in such a manner that the door could not be opened from the inside or the outside. This turned out to be only a inconvenience for me, however if this happens during an emergency someone could be trapped inside the car.”

“The driver's door automatically locked, and then could not be unlocked. I drove to my local chrysler/Jeep dealer, and they said it was not a safety issue, and was not covered because the car is out of warranty. I think it *is* a safety issue, as I had to climb out through the passeneger side door, because the drivers side door could not be unlocked or opened, even with the manual unlock.”