2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited review from North America

Front brakes at 75,000.

Heater blower fan switch at 80,000.

Heater coil 90,000.

Front Seat 75,000.

Left front window regulator 80,000.

Right front window regulator 130,000.

Rear end at 85,000.

Valve Seat, bent valve at 130,000.

Radiator 100,000.

Cracked exhaust manifold at 130,000.

Timing chain at 130,000.

I bought my 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 59,000 miles on it from someone who took real good care of it. It is a two wheel drive unit with automatic transmission.

The problems I've had with the car started right away. Little things that weren't out of my price range to fix, but certainly were frustrating to deal with.

The latest and most serious is the dropping of a valve seat, which bent a valve and required a $3000.00 top end rebuild. The timing chain assembly and one exhaust manifold needed replacing as well.

Other repairs have left me amazed at what has to be done to replace a part:

New radiator? Pull off the entire front of the car. Bumpers, grill, etc.

New heater fan switch? Pull out the entire dash board.

New front stereo speaker? Pull out the entire dash board.

Now I know -- about now you are probably thinking this guy is getting taken to the cleaners by the mechanics at a service center. NO! My mechanic is a good personal friend and only does what is necessary to fix the problem. There are just too many costly problems to deal with.

This car has too many "bells and whistles" that have broken or will eventually break.