Lemon
Leaking cylinders,
Rear door noise,
Picture of the WHOLE MOTOR showing will not go off.
Oil pressure hand stays on 45 while riding, but drops below 40 when stopped.
Brakes vibrate when applied,
Feels like entire truck finally stops after I come to a complete stop?
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 25th December, 2006
Car has systemic problems probably known by manufacturer
2000 Cherokee bought used in 02'. Having the vibration from 50 to 55 miles per hour. bought stabilizer, helped slightly for a few weeks then got worse. Bought some new tires and the vibration almost went away, just a very slight and acceptable vibration. After 3 months with the tires, its coming back. My guess is that it is a combination of things.
I am also having the passenger side window switch problem. It only works for the passenger once in a while.
Air condition works for 10 minutes then shuts off.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 22nd November, 2006
My Cherokee, for which I have had less than 3 weeks, has passenger window switch problems as well. Along with many annoying electrical glitches.
There is a short in the window lock switch. Can be easily bypassed. Jeepsunlimited.com for do it yourself steps. The Jeep vibrates when you hit the brakes because obviously you need a brake job. Rotors, drums, check axle seals as well. The wobble from 50-55 could be a multitude of things. You've ruled out the tires and the stabilizer. Check ball joints. Go to an alignment shop that has a computerized alignment rack. They can check everything out. Could be tie rod ends. Stabilizer bar. It's a cheap SUV. You get what you pay for.
I also experienced the shaking btwn 50-55... got it aligned several times (didn't work)... finally replaced the front tires and that seems to have done the trick for me too... Now the A/C is shot... evaporator is leaking and needs to be replaced to the tune of $1200! From reading other reviews this seems to be a VERY common problem with the Cherokee. Good luck!
Love the boxy styling, has never let me down
Air conditioning went at about 40000 k. Replaced AC compressor pulley assembly.
Replaced you joints at 62000K.
Replaced purge cellinoid at 52000k.
New tires at 73000k.
Vinyl ripped under driver's seat.
Reliable and not too expensive to repair.
I find, as with everything, you are your own best advocate and I've had to push the mechanics to find the problems and fix them.
Just got 4 brand new tires and that has solved all the "jitters" I felt in the steering wheel.
Love the boxy styling, has never let me down.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 29th October, 2006
The best all-around Jeep ever made, and ending production was a big mistake
Hatch lock was broken when purchased; dealer replaced as part of sale.
Latch on centre armrest lid was broken. New part was $9 at the dealer and I replaced it in their parking lot.
Brake discs went at around 95,000 miles. Got aftermarket replacements and pads; seem to be holding up OK.
Right front main speaker has no sound, but the tweeter (this one has the factory Infinity sound system) still makes noise. Opposite problem on left front. Speakers are OK, seems to be a wiring problem I need to investigate further.
Air conditioning system blew the high-pressure hose leading into the compressor at around 105,000 miles. Suspect an obstruction in the system.
2000 model-year Cherokees with the 6-cylinder engine had a recall for heat soak causing rough idling on warm starts courtesy of the #3 injector getting too warm. The fix was to put a heat shield on top of the intake manifold. The heat shield has mostly disintegrated, so the problem occasionally recurs. The dealers have been no help whatsoever in sourcing a replacement, so I'm probably going to end up ordering heat wrap and fixing the issue that way.
Power seat switches decide when they do and don't want to operate; appears to be an issue with the (sealed-unit) switches themselves, not the wiring. The window lock has a similar issue, which is annoying for passengers if they want fresh air. Everything still works from the driver's switch panel, however.
I'm a huge fan of the Cherokee, having bought this one to replace my totalled 2001 Sport. It hasn't been as reliable overall as the old one, but the previous owner wasn't as strict on maintenance as they had been with my previous vehicle - there was an inch of muck in the bottom of the coolant overflow bottle when I got it, for example, and the transmission fluid was easily 20,000 miles past where it needed to be changed.
Having said that and the issues above aside, it's been a great workhorse and desert / mountain basher. Power is excellent for its size, and I've regularly towed medium-sized cars behind it on a flat trailer with no real problems.
Off-road ability is fantastic: people are always surprised at the places you can get a stock Cherokee into and out of again, having considered them to be a grocery-getter cousin to the Wrangler. Quite frankly, the Cherokee is a lot better to live with than a Wrangler in terms of noise, on-road manners, and cargo space, and has nearly as wide a variety of options available for modification.
Fuel economy isn't great: mine averages around 16mpg - but I'm willing to live with that because of what the rest of the package offers.
As a general-purpose, do-everything workhorse that won't beat you up while using it, it's easy to see why these vehicles remained consistently popular over their 17-year lifespan. There's nothing in the current Jeep lineup that compares, and I plan on holding on to mine until it explodes.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd October, 2006
This review is a good representation of our experience with our 2000. Bought with 90,000 miles, currently 130,000 miles, this has been a dependable workhorse, on and off road.
Power window locks work at their whim and fancy. Our gas mileage averages 18-20 miles per gallon. We needed to replace the gas "shocks" on the rear lift door.
This is a great vehicle, I would buy another if still in production.
12th Feb 2007, 22:11
Obvious that you don't service your rig. Can you afford it? Otherwise it is considered to be a run forever SUV. Rear door rattle is a 45$ repair.