1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo review from North America

Catalytic converter at 110000 and 200000 miles (barely passed last emissions test

so it probably needs another one - no

EGR valve on these)

Ignition switch around 140000 miles.

Alternator around 150000 miles.

Brake pads, rotors, pistons around 160000 miles.

Radiator at 165000 miles.

A/C high pressure line and condensor

around 170000 miles.

Motor and transmission mounts at 210000

miles.

Transmission at 215000 miles.

Exhaust manifold and radiator at 220000

miles.

Pads and rotors at 223000 miles.

Until the transmission went out, it never

left us stranded.

Plenty of power from the I6 engine and if

you have (and use) the trip computer to

watch your gas mileage while accelerating

and cruising, you can get 20mpg around

town and 26 on the highway. When we first

got it (mind you it had 105K miles on it

then) we drove from Dallas to Houston and

got 28mpg on the highway going 65 with

the A/C on.

Until we hit the 210K mark, the repairs

had been pretty few much what you would

expect for the mileage. The transmission

probably wouldn't have needed rebuilding

if I had paid attention to the early

warning signs when I knew there was a

problem with the torque converter which

would have only cost about $300 to fix hen it first started acting up. Live and

learn.

One thing I have been extremely impressed

with is the leather seats. After 223K,

they are still like new. No cracks,

abrasions, anything. The only problem

is the passenger seat switches sometimes

have to be toggled back and forth to get

the seat to move. Contacts on the

switches are probably a little corroded.

Looking at the other reviews, it looks

like you have about a 20-25% chance of

getting one with chronic repair problems

(aka a lemon). But if you are not that

unfortunate, the Grand Cherokee is a

great vehicle. We just bought a 1997

with 92K to replace the '94.