2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo from North America

Summary:

This car is riddled with problems!

Faults:

The Rotors and brakes are worthless on this car. The car shakes when braking at 50 miles an hour. The rotors are going to cost $800.00 to replace! I have only 28,000 miles! The dealer sold me a worthless maintenance agreement for $1500.00 only to find it basically only pays for fluids and oil changes. What a rip-off! This car also had a transmission fluid leak, and I was charged $150.00 for that! I am dreading the thought of this vehicle getting more miles and what I will have in store in repair bills! I will never buy another JEEP or Chrysler. I also have problems with the driver seat "tearing away" from its bolts! I cannot believe the poor construction of this product.

I think that all 2001's should be recalled. What a waste of $28,000.00!!!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 17th April, 2002

3rd Nov 2002, 18:11

I am having a terrible time with my 2001 Grand Cherokee. I took it to the shop Saturday to have the oil changed and tires rotated. I also asked them to check out a strange noise when the Jeep is put in reverse and a jerking sensation when stopped as well as rough gear changes. They could not duplicate the complaints. Now I have some kind of dark fluid dripping on my new driveway!

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2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.0 petrol from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Very comfortable effortless driving, superb in snow, but very expensive to run

Faults:

On my latest model, nothing yet.

On my previous model, the rear wiper motor failed and had to be replaced.

The drivers heated seat packed in and Jeep wanted £700 (UK pounds) to replace it!

The battery would randomly die making starting a nightmare as the engine was immobilised electronically.

Various warning (doors, etc) would stop working or become intermittent.

General Comments:

It was a very reliable vehicle and great to drive and suited my location in Northern Scotland making driving in severe weather a comfortable experience.

The parts and servicing costs are very expensive and I was quite shocked at the cost of the 60,000 mile service (over £1600 UK pounds).

The running costs are very high as fuel consumption is high.

Despite the high cost of ownership I really do love this car and 98% of the time it gives trouble free motoring and high reliability.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 2nd May, 2001

2nd Aug 2001, 06:08

Hi, I have a 2001 model 3.1 TD, it has covered 14000 miles and the engine has just given up, apparently it's a headgasket problem. Any other turbo diesel owners had the same problem?

13th Jul 2004, 02:13

All Jeeps GC 3.1 TD have a head gasket problem every 60,000 miles... is not a good car.

16th Jul 2004, 06:06

I have a 2000 GC 3.1 diesel and am having nothing, but problems now with it. I'm also finding that the Dealers are a waste of time and not at all pro-active or customer friendly. I have this annoying clicking under the bonnet at precisely 1600 revs. Its neen in with the dealer on several occasions and they've spent 4 days, but can't find anything - their advise is to leave it till it gets worse and then bring it back! I'm also on my 3 steering column. I had the brakes and calipers replaced 3 times in the past year and now there's a problem with the backend.

I've now lost all confidence with the car and dealer and am looking to replace it at the end of the summer - think I'll go for a Range Rover and then drive past the dealer and rub it in!

2nd Nov 2005, 02:59

Totally agree the dealships are an absolute disgrace.

Great car, but they need the dealers from the states too show these idiots how to treat people.