Faults:

The only issue has been the A/C. Have had issues just about the 60000-70000 mile mark, Covered under the extended warranty. Had to replace the orifice tube and compressor ($1000). Worked good for about a year, (75000-78000 mile marker) went out again, now condenser pack under dash no warranty another $1000.

Head liner coming down/dis-bonding.

General Comments:

Bought brand new and have not had really any complaints except the A/C and head liner.

Had all dealer maintenance at the prescribed times, and I love my Jeep so much so I bought my daughter one as her first vehicle (Liberty). Unfortunately about 96% of its' life has been highway and road use. Now I can hardly wait till things start to go wrong, so I can start building it without having to worry about voiding the manufacturer's warranty.

Jeep has always been a true and tried vehicle, unfortunately the only ones you hear about are the "Lemons". I bet there are more people out there that have positive experiences and good things to say than negative. I Love My Jeep Cherokee!

Faults:

Valves knocking on start up.

Brakes going out.

Coolant leaking.

Back tail lights going out in a lot of the rear end.

Transmission slipping when not heated up etc.

General Comments:

To start off I had a 4.0 L straight 6 in a 1990 Jeep, and I had no problems with it. It had 160000 miles on and ran like a top.

Then I said to myself, I will get the newer version 2000 Grand Cherokee with the same 4.0 L engine.

Little did I know I would have problems with it making a valve clattering noise on start up later with just 79000 on it.

So I said I will try and fix it with some Amsoil and it worked on the engine till now when I have 82000 thousand on it. So now every now and then it makes a bad noise on start up.

Plus I have a the other problems with it, brakes, anti freeze leak out of the small heater core, tail lights going out, auto transmission slipping when not warmed up.

Don't get me wrong, the old 4.0 L straight 6 will serve you past 180000 if you take care of it. But this 2000 straight 6 4 Liter is large lemon. Jeep, why did you do that?

Faults:

Many thanks to those who figured out the stoplight/taillight problem. I have no idea how long ours were defective.

I used a length of solder under the single contact on each side, R & L. I will test this for a while. It seems that one could build a wedge to go between the contact ring and the one below it, to get back to the original dimension.

I replaced the front rotors with an aftermarket, SATISFIED, and they have worked well for the past 30,000 miles. Mechanic said one problem was that the front lugs may have been overtightened. Did Bilstein shocks. Very good.

Same problem with LF window, Master switch. Rear pinion seal went out. Front differential seal was also replaced. Otherwise, a good machine.