1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited review from North America
"Looks great, drives great, costs too much to maintain"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I have an AC in my '99 Grand Cherokee Ltd with a will of its own too. And things seem to be getting worse since they started about a year or so. Here are the symptoms (in order of appearance in my little) :
- Sometimes when I start the car and turn on the AC to cool the air, hot air gets blown out of the window defogger or the leg vents.
- When the car has been parked outside (airport parking) for a few days and I turn it on and turn on the heater, only cold air comes out.
- If park the car for a short while (< 10 min) after having driven it for 20-30 min with the AC on, the AC does not cool the air, but the heater kicks in and starts heating
- The newest one to appear: when I turn on the AC the driver's side gets cooled, but the passenger's side gets hot air (like really heated air at 80 degrees)
I guess it's time to replace the car and get a Japanese one (again). I never had any issues with my Toyota before.
I've also had all the other things go out: warped rotors, blown out Infinity speakers in the dash...
I really think Jeep lost its quality label.
Cheers,
Peter.
General comments?
See above.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1999 |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | V8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 3 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 34000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 124000 miles |
| Previous car | Toyota Corolla |
| Date of Entry | 11th April, 2008 |