Faults:

My interior lights including overhead, dash, and the exterior lights began flashing on and off unexpectedly last night.

Horn alarm went off without intrusion to car at 75000 miles.

Paint on front bumper and hood is oxidizing from excessive heat generated by engine.

Locks on all doors do not automatically lock when key fob is used. Doors often remain open and unlocked and won't open without manual key insertion to open doors. Alarm system however, works without problem if door is accidently opened before system is disengaged.

General Comments:

Enjoy driving the car and have maintained regular maintenance.

V-8 engine is a serious plus for driving in Arizona heat.

Faults:

Needed a new exhaust manifold at 85000 miles. They told me "these Jeeps always need a manifold"

New transmission at 89000 miles. Still makes loud humming noise and not a smooth switch into new gears.

No cold air in the Jeep for 3 years. I have taken it to dealership -- they have added freon 5 times -- always telling me they couldn't find a leak. Would stay cold about a week -- then blow hot air. Switched to different garages -- have spent $1850, but no one is able to get cold air in the Jeep. The last garage let me watch while they put dye through -- found a leak -- fixed it; cost $2.78 for that. Stayed cold 3 weeks, I turned off air one evening -- now no cold air again. I've replaced compressor, evaporator, hoses to "dryer".. or supposedly. Nothing has helped.

Stereo stopped working 3 years ago -- only picks up AM.

General Comments:

Have enjoyed this vehicle -- EXCEPT the no cold air -- it is extremely uncomfortable in summer. I could tolerate the other troubles, but will sell it simply because of having NO AIR.

And it only gets about 17mpg. I could tolerate that... just no air.

Faults:

Viscous coupler in the transfer case went out due to running mismatched tire sizes (spare was larger than stock). This is a common occurrence with the 249 TC and I got a great deal on a rebuild from transfercases.com... The other option is to swap in a 247 TC, but I prefer to stick with stock.

Front drive-shaft was about to go out at 105k. The front CV joint was showing wear and causing vibration under load. Got a new DS from thrashdriveshaft dot com for WAY cheaper than what the dealer was offering. This build replaced the front CV joint with a u-joint.

The speakers were blown when I bought it. That gave me an excuse to rebuild the entire system... so I was actually not bothered at all by the inconvenience :)

The front brake rotors were warped when purchased (another common occurrence). I upgraded to vented Brembo discs all around, with Hawk HPS pads. She now stops on a dime.

Heated seats don't work. I live in California... what do I need heated seats for? Not planning to fix them.

General Comments:

I previously owned a 93 Grand Cherokee Limited... and it was bullet proof. I drove it hard and it never gave me a single problem. Let's just say I am officially a Jeepophile now.

Ever since I sat in a 5.9, I knew that it was a vehicle I NEEDED to own. When I had a chance to purchase, let's just say I jumped at the opportunity!

So far the only issues I have had were all pretty standard issue (besides the VC that I caused to fail). If you are buying a 10 year old vehicle, repairs/upgrades are most certainly in order.

This Jeep has not let me down yet, and I plan on taking it over 200k.

I have done the following upgrades:

>> New speakers & amps all around (the 5.9 comes with a sound-bar, which really helps with the acoustics, and I also installed a JL Audio Stealthbox (highly recommended)).

>> New Brembo brake rotors & pads.

>> New MX-6 adjustable shocks all the way around.

>> New ignition setup (Magnecor wires, MSD coil, brass cap, etc).

>> Set of 20" rims wrapped in 265, 45, 20 Proxes ST's.

>> Mopar Performance ECU.

I love this ride and recommend it to anyone who likes the Grand Cherokee. Just don't expect it to be problem free... as it is an OLD model nowadays. If you want to put some money into it though, this is THE Jeep to own (other than the SRT).