2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Reviews - Page 2 of 2

1st week of ownership, "check engine" light came on, dealer diagnosed "transmission malfunction" (unable to figure out what problem is).

Tires constantly blowing out side-walls, still have good tread wear left.

Drove vehicle about 5 miles, would not start 5 minutes later, flickered "service elec. brake sys." on info center, needed new battery.

Pulsing, surging, odd shifts, vibration from transmission, may be torque converter failing, $1200 to fix...

Had to re-place brake pads & rotors 2 times in 30k miles.

I love the design of this year of Grand Cherokee, plenty of power for a v-6, always get compliments on it, I have taken it through almost a foot of snow, dragging bumpers, under-carriage & never spun out, or got stuck!

I love the Boston sound system, ultra crisp sound.

Quiet, smooth ride.

Over-all I like this vehicle, except she does like expensive parts, wish it were like my 2000 Grand Cherokee Laredo, over 245,000 miles & still going, only needed regular oil changes, brakes & tires...

Idle control sensor went bad, but was still drivable, but not on the highway.

Very powerful engine, takes off on the drop of a dime with stock parts. Could be better on gas, but it's a give and take thing.

Had to replace the water pump and alternator.

Had a short in starter wiring.

The car is nice, but I hate the new WK design. First off; the WK is a lot smaller than the WJ design from before. The door jams are shorter. I'm 5'6" which isn't really tall, and I have to duck drastically to get into the vehicle, or I hit my head. My wife has too also and she's only 5'3".

The 3.7 v-6 in the Laredo (which I have) is too small and sluggish for the Cherokee. I have to floor it and slightly release the accelerator for it to pick up speed. It also gets very bad gas mileage.

I used to think that it road like cow dung. Since I bought it used; it had the original tires (Terrible Goodyears) and the side-walls were all rounded over, and were starting to thunk. I also had an alignment done on it. Now it rides smooth and straight.

There is also a lot of blind spots in this car.

Within 600 km, water leaks inside at driver side front and rear. Puddles on floor carpet after rain. Vehicle was parked.

Trim moulding of model coming apart at 1500 km.

Repeated trips to dealer have not fixed the water leaks inside vehicle.

Very annoying that Daimler Chrysler takes your money, and in return you get a vehicle which leaks and spends a lot of time in the shop with no satisfaction.

Jeep and Daimler Chrysler need to learn their basics of manufacturing, so that their product can be used by those who shell out their dollars to the company.

At 18,000 Miles the shifter assembly broke and locked up the transmission.

Surges when cruising at low RPM's and when I took it to the dealer they couldn't find the problem (4 Different Times)

Shifts extremely hard when parked on a small slope such as a driveway.

Check Engine light constantly comes on for stupid things like the gas cap not being tight enough.

3.7L V6 has more power than the previous years 4.0L Inline 6.

Better gas mileage than the previous year.

Plenty of leg room in the front for the tall people like myself.

Cargo space is smaller, but the tray in the floor is a nice touch.

At 2767 KM water pump needed replacing. Had to bring it back to the dealership 5 TIMES before they figured out what the problem was.

Brakes squeak.

Engine warning light stays on when it's cold outside. Dealership still can't fix it after 3 visits.

Service electric brake system light stays on now when cold outside. Dealership clueless on this as well!

For buying a new car, I am amazed at how many problems I am having so soon. Dealership got their sale out of me, and now I am stuck with this lemon, and they don't care. I will NEVER buy another vehicle from my dealer and I will be sure to spread the word.