Well, we bought our 2001 Jeep due to the fact that our 2001 Ford Explorer was total in a auto accident. We bought from a dealer that told us it was an one owner vehicle and had all the maintenance records with it form previous owner. We check on car fax and it was a clean title. There seem to be no damage and vehicle ran very well. After the purchase we got home and found out the the rear hatchback door didn't lock. We took it back to the dealer and they fixed it. They installed a new rear door lock switch. Works perfect.
About 3 months later an emissions light comes on took it to the dealer. They told us it need an evap sensor. That was about $150.00 to replace. Drove car home, and on the way the same light came on. Hmmm, took it back to dealer again. The dealer told us that it was another evap canister that was under the fender of the vehicle; another $350.00 to fix that.
Drove the car home the emissions light came on again. OK so now I am getting upset, went back to the dealer and they said there is nothing wrong. Reset the light and gave us a full tank of gas. The light stayed off for until the gas tank got down to 1/2 a tank. So this time I took it to a local repair shop. They told me the same thing the dealer told me; you have to two things wrong.
Evap canister needs to be replaced, and evap sensor are bad. He showed me the canister; it was very old and looked rusty. So it was never replaced. Got taken my the dealer. So I paid them another $350, drove the vehicle home, not more than 30 minutes, the stupid light is on. I can't believe this.
Beware if you have this problem. I went to Pep Boys and had them check my brakes. Nothing wrong and I told the tech that worked on my vehicle about all the problems I had. He told me hold on he checked the codes that came up and told me that the evap canister and sensor were bad according to the codes. Then he told me this happens a lot with all vehicles.
He sold me a new gas cap and told me that the seal on the cap was bad and gas vapors were leaking, and that would cause the emission light to come on and give false readings on the code. Well 6 months has gone by and no light. Thanks Pep Boys, I will return to their service for all my needs. Watch out for this problem and don't get taken like I did. But it is an awesome vehicle to own!!!
Well, first of all this vehicle looks great. Has great pickup and you can go off road where no man has gone before.
Handles well on the high ways, and for being a SUV it does get 27 miles per gallon on the highway. We took this vehicle to the Smokey Mountains and had no problem climbing the very steep roads. In the city we have been averaging about 21 miles per gallon.
If your looking for a used SUV, I highly recommend this vehicle. Looks good, runs goods, it is all good.
Can't honestly see you getting 27 mpg on the highway, these Jeeps are notorious for poor mileage, averaging around 12 city and 18 highway. Pastor just sold one for that reason!
The thing with the dealer you bought it from is total BULL!
I suggest taking them to small claims court and getting your money back, and bring the mechanic and your receipts to verify that the work done at the dealer was in fact never actually done.
If you look at your engine, I think that you'll find your vehicle is equipped with the superb 4.0 liter in-line (straight) six, as the Cherokees have not been equipped with a V6 (actually the 2.8 GM designed V6 since the mid-eighties).
You are correct in saying that they are nice SUV's!
To the new 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO owner--- congrats and good luck. Today, was about my 6th major repair (major = $500 or more) in my three year ownership. Today's problem was exact one you described and the mechanic sold me hook line and sinker like he always does (I’ve put in about $5000 in repairs over three years). As usual I had no clue as to what he was talking about and whether or not the repair was worth the $600 he was going to charge me. He told me being my Jeep was a 01, with 65k miles, it would make for economic sense to repair 3 evaporator parts for 600 rather then do a "smoke" test for 130, plus replace maybe one of the items for say another 150. He said while in there change all three.
So I did???
Wish me luck as I patiently await the next bullet : (: (
PS: if someone could explain the significant of these parts it would be greatly appreciated.
THANKS ALL.
The Jeep Cherokee (introduced as a 1984 model) truly was a ground-breaking SUV. It was the first SUV to be built using uni-body construction (which Jeep called Uni-Frame), and was offered in both 2 door and 4 door body styles.
The GM 2.8 V6 was not a very good engine, but when the AMC 4.0 liter in-line 6 was offered in the Cherokee it fulfilled its true potential.
As a young man I worked at a dealership which sold AMC/Jeep, Nissan & Isuzu. The Cherokees were the best selling 4x4 we carried. They could be ordered in so many variations with so many different options, you could build one to suit virtually anybody. The fact that they continued in production through the 2001 model year, proves what a good vehicle they were. In fact, it can be argued that Chrysler made a mistake by ceasing production in favor of the Liberty. As there is still a demand for solid, simple & rugged compact SUV's like the Cherokee.
It seems Chrysler had a very good SUV, replaced it with a good SUV (but one not as simple & reliable as the one it replaced). Now again Chrysler has replaced the original Liberty with one that is inferior to the original. That's not a good trend.
If given a choice I'd take the Cherokee over the Liberty and my wife and I have owned both.
My current Jeep - A Wrangler YJ (the old AMC design) - now that's a Jeep! Noisy, crude, rough-riding - but it has never let me down.
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