1990 Jeep Cherokee Limited review from North America

Okay, where do I start?

Let's start with the ignition process:

This lovely little vehicle had a bit of a starting problem. For some reason, every once in a while, my little baby just didn't feel like starting. I thought it could have been a few different problems, so I replaced both the alternator and the starter. Didn't work. Fortunately, I had a good friend who showed me that if I popped the hood and connected a little wire to the battery and a relay switch, it would jump-start the vehicle. There were many occasions where I would be able to experience this lovely adventure twice before even leaving the parking lot. Once, it died in the middle of a 'K-turn' on a busy road. It was an adrenaline pumping occasion to jump start my jeep in the face of oncoming danger.

Let's speak for a moment on the cooling system of the 1990 era jeep. It seems that the good people of the Chrysler Corporation set out to find the most inefficient means of cooling an engine, then placed that contraption under my hood. I had the joy of replacing the radiator, all the hoses, a coolant reservoir and water pump. In other words: the entire system. After all of this was completed, the system still decided to send my little red jeep to the grave by overheating yet again, thereby cracking the block and leaking antifreeze into the third cylinder. I was so happy to get the $100 dollars from the junkyard for it.

Oh yea, did I forget to mention the exhaust system? I had the pleasure of replacing ALL of that as well. It seems that the mounts to the system rusted right off the underbody of the jeep. Boy did I have fun dragging my exhaust assembly down the highway, with my motor sounding reminiscent of a 1940's era fighter plane.

I replaced the battery too; perhaps it was just the right time for a new one... or perhaps not.

Oh did I neglect to mention that all of this took place in less than a year? Yea, that's right.

For what its worth, I really did love the truck. I guess that's what made me so furious with its quick departure. There was no expense spared on the making of the vehicle. It had power seats, locks, windows, a sunroof, mirror tint, and keyless entry. Not bad for a vehicle made 13 years ago. (the keyless entry didn't work, but it would have been cool if it did)