Overview & Reviews

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of the pioneers that ushered in the modern midsize SUV in the early 1990s. Jeep has always wanted the Grand Cherokee to be maneuverable enough for urban duty, roomy enough for family duty, stylish enough to take out on the town and capable enough to tow your toys or shuttle your passengers to a remote campsite. Modern Grand Cherokees are far more refined than the early models, but they're no less versatile.

Unlike most other traditional SUVs, the Jeep Grand Cherokee has always been built using a carlike unibody platform for superior on-road handling. Yet Jeep's strong reputation for off-road prowess is retained, thanks to the Grand Cherokee's advanced four-wheel-drive systems and capable suspension. It's a rare combination of attributes in a modern utility vehicle, as the Jeep is able to venture farther off the beaten path than competing crossover SUVs.

User Reviews:

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  Junk the Jeep - 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By junkthejeep - April 18 - 10:00 am

  This Jeep has been nothing but a pain. It has left my wife stranded more than once and has been a mechanics dream due to the money I have shelled out. Ill never buy a Jeep or Chrysler product again.

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  Stay Away - 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By Turbo K - March 23 - 4:10 am

  I purchased a used 2005 Grand Cherokee with the HEMI and it is the biggest joke on the road, if it ever gets on the road. It is a disgrace to the HEMI and Mopar brand. I test drove it, and all was great. I bought it, brought it home (20 miles from the dealer), and it promptly died. It took 3 days to get the idiotic thing started again. Every time you put the key in and try to start it, the language of the display keeps changing. First, it was English. After that, it went to Spanish, German, and what I think was Portuguese. It hasnt gotten back to English, yet. I set all the setting like the seat position and pedal distance for me, but it keeps flipping back to factory settings. When trying to get back to the dealership, it sputtered the whole way, and had a horrible rattling ion the back end somewhere. I would never buy another used one, and it has pretty much soured me to the whole Jeep brand, unless we talk old school 2-door Cherokees and any of the CJs. This thing is proof that Jeep should have never strayed from its roots. Its like when VW started making water-cooled cars, which are just as worthless.

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  Beware of Transfer Case Problems and Elecronics - 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By Mr. PM - February 28 - 10:09 am

  I bought my GC Laredo 4.7L used. I had the service 4wd message in the dashboard and took it to the Jeep dealer. The GC had some weird noise in the transfer case area. It cost me $100.00 for a diagnostic to tell me that the transfer case was bad. An a quote of S3,500 for a remanufactured Chrysler NV245 transfer case because Chrysler does not make those junk transfer cases anymore. I went to a transmission shop and they installed a used one from the junk yard and couple weeks after the electric motor of the transfer case went bad. I complained to Chrysler about the transfer case and their response was that after 100,000 I am expected to replace the transfer case. I had 1997 Honda CRV with 297,000 plus miles without transfer case issues.

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  I wouldnt wish a jeep on my worst enemy - 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By ptero2003 - November 9 - 2:00 am

  v8 quad drive, every option. Purdy to some, BUT.... Terrible car. "wallows" down the highway like a fat pig. quad drive groans when wheels turned hard, fan roars when cold, front rotors warp at 11k miles, heated seats broke twice. Jeep sales are a trestimny only to good advertising spin. Jeep is living in the past.

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  jeep G. cherokee - 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By ed - October 16 - 10:00 am

  had to replace rotors 3x dealer didnt want to pay any as I was at 12,500 mi. first time and said only covered up to 12K. Spent about 1300$ of my own money to fix brakes and only last about 3 months then need to recut and replace pads or rotors.

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  Lemon - 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By Brian C. - August 29 - 6:41 pm

  The vehicle basically started falling apart at 4,000 miles; multiple trips to the service department at the dealership, out of the last 6 months it has spent 38 days (and counting) in the service department. There is something wrong in the electronics/software with these vehicles. Jeep & Chrysler offer no help - in their own words "we cannot do anything".

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  Dont buy a Diesel - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By Jodi - August 3 - 7:48 pm

  We own at 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Diesel. I love the car it drives great when it drives. Thats the key point here. Its been serviced 14 times yes 14 and today as I write this its in again and now for 2 weeks the list is growing and now they found metal in the oil pan. We dont know what we can do. We bought it in MO and now live in CO. I truly love the car and the way it drives and the Diesel has been great on gas mileage we own a Dodge 2500 Diesel. But I cant handle all the endless trips to the dealership. It has stranded me 2x and almost caused a serious accident when the engine stopped going at 60mph. We filled a lemon claim but all we got was a letter back saying thank you for submitting. I sure hope no one else has to go through this nightmare.

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  buyer beware - 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By whut wuz I doing - June 29 - 2:00 am

  I have never wasted so much $ on a worthelss item. ****WARNING**** you will regret buying one & most jeep owners will say i told you so

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  Many problems at 122K - 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By LP - June 14 - 1:44 pm

  Every week or so, I have another problem with this car. In the past two months alone, my check engine light went on ($400 fix), my control module computer went haywire ($140 to diagnose and reprogram), my alternator died ($160 - the shop did the labor for free). Now my transmission is dying and Im selling the car at a big loss just to get rid of it. On the rare occasions it does work, it still has the infamous rear-end clunk, is way too top-heavy, and costs a ton of money in gas. If youre looking for a reliable car, look elsewhere.

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  Garbage - 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  By Willie - January 31 - 12:07 pm

  Until the day I die Chrysler will never get another dollar from me.