My mother bought this Jeep for me July of 2006. As of then, a lot has gone wrong. The alignment is all wrong, the brakes had to be replaced, the coolant level was always low. Yesterday I noticed it was leaking every time I shut the car off. The rear 4x4 axle leaks. The tires were bad when I bought the car. The alignment problem isn't helping them what so ever. This Jeep is VERY hard to start on cold mornings or when it sits for more than 2 hours. The power antenna is loud. The whole 4x4 system went wrong. I have to keep it in 4 wheel drive all the time, if I put it in 2 it squeals loud. The driver's side rear door window motor went out and window came off track so I super glued it shut. The driver's side door sometimes comes "loose." The gas mileage is very terrible. 16-17 MPG on average. There is rust that sometimes falls right off the car. The trunk door does not lock. I could go on and on...
I loved this car when my mother first bought it for me. I thought it was a cute SUV. Of course, I wasn't thinking of the gas mileage and problems I would be having in the future. I am trying to talk my parents into getting me a smaller more fuel efficient vehicle.
What do you expect at this age and mileage?
They are in general very good vehicles; unrefined, but good.
If you don't travel much the 'bad' fuel consumption of the 6 won't show much. Heck it burns as much as a big minivan, especially in the city. The good thing is there's quite the torque to it, so 1200-1500 rpm should be enough unless you go fast. Keep it below 2000 rpm most of the time and you won't fill up so often.
Rusting is normal; again the good part is that they're built like tanks. Just got one today, having leased/rented them when they were new/newer.
Theres a good 2 mile hill to reach my place, steep as fudge too. Not one issue, always below 1500 rpm. This is with the 4x4 on since it's icy/lotsa snow on the ground. Not one fuss.
Dan
You can't say anything bad about this vehicle as you know nothing about its maintenance history.
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