2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited v8 review from North America
"My 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited V8 4.7 is awesome in every way"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Center console armrest, broke, dealer replaced under warranty.
A/C smelled like mildew, my fault, living in Las Vegas I ran my a/c in recirculate mode too ofter, remedy... dealer put cleaner through system.
The biggest thing... this is very good info since I went through hell to get it.
My Jeep developed what I would call a clunk, it was there everytime reversed out of my driveway, over speedbumps, and anything even hard stops. I took it to one jeep dealer in town 5 times and each time they told me it was my shocks, or bushing, or the tri-link, or the axle..BULLSHIT...I then took it to the best driveline shop in Las Vegas, and the owner could'nt find the noise... then I took it to 4x4parts on the rack, still no problems could be found... then finally I decided to take it to the other jeep dealer in Vegas, and told the guy to PLEASE spend extra time on trying to find this problem no other so called "mechanics" could find. And so a half hour later after takin off the rear tires and actually doing what a good mechanic should. The problem was found in the rear differential... my jeep only had 28000 easy miles on it. All the gears were pitted/binding and bearings shot to hell. The dealer replaced carrier, bearings, and both axle seals bearings, and spacers... Thank heaven it was still under factory warranty. I'm posting this because rear end noise is very common in the Jeep Grand, mine is a limited with quadra-drive.
General comments?
Love my 1st jeep, wish it felt a little more like it was put together solid, much better performance after putting K&N intake and Borla Catback exhaust. I'm happy.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 4.7L V8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 26000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 38000 miles |
| Previous car | Nissan Maxima |
| Date of Entry | 25th October, 2003 |