Faults:

3 injectors have gone bad, I replaced all 8 myself for $180 and two hours effort.

Both Visor clips broke, They are very thin. I picked up a pair at the local junk yard for $10.

The display on the radio started blinking on and off and eventually went out totally. This took me about 2.5 hours to repair. Not a big deal, but aggravating. I will fix anyone's for $60.

Left rear window motor is not working, I'll wait till the weather warms up again for this one. Priced the motor @ ~$25 (Parts Store) and 2 hours.

Leather drivers seat was worn through when I bought it. The replacement was $60 at the junk yard.

Clear coating is pealing off of the clad molding on the drivers side.

Replaced the tailgate lift struts. $55.

No major mechanical troubles in the last 10 months.

General Comments:

This SUV has the factory towing package with the extra cooling capacity that goes with it. With that said, it seems to take forever for the Jeep to heat up on cold winter days - 15-20 minutes.

Has excellent power to the ground. Feels powerful through the whole power curve.

Gas mileage is on the poor side with an overall average of 17mpg. I would attribute this to the Quadra-trac full time 4X4.

A lot more room than my former Sidekick, and fairly comfortable.

I don't like the long reach to the radio/CD controls.

Faults:

The head gasket blew at 144,000.

Center column lid that opens is cracked.

Ceiling has started to drop down or come off.

Rear door does not want to stay up.

General Comments:

This Jeep does wonders off the road.

I have never seen a stock four wheel drive car perform so well.

I have broken many items off roading, but it took a great deal to do so.

This vehicle is my everyday driver.

It can go through any type of terrain you put in front of it, and still look good down the drag.

It has no problem using 23 gallons of gas.

Faults:

Power antenna broke and was replaced.

Muffler rusted out.

Oil pressure sensor stopped working.

Rust developed on bottom of doors.

General Comments:

Although this vehicle is now nearly 10 years old (since manufacture) it looks and rides great. With all the options installed, it drives like a luxury car. It is sufficiently roomy, but shorter than it looks and very easy to park. The 4WD will not disappoint. It gets you through in almost any kind of weather. The cabin is somewhat noisy from the sound of the engine and gas mileage is not economical. Overall, these vehicles are an excellent value and ride great, but I would not recommend any 4WD (Jeep or otherwise) as everyday transportation.

Faults:

I have replaced oxygen sensors twice.

Air/Fuel Mixture sensor.

Shock absorber all round.

Catalyser needed replacing.

The rear right window and the front right door lock mysteriously stopped working.

The air conditioning does not work at all.

The brakes seem to have a life of their own.

General Comments:

I recently purchased my aged Grand Cherokee and even though I know a fair bit about cars and how they work, I started thinking that I had bought a complete dud. That is until I spent a few hours reading the other reviews on this web page and realized that as Jeeps go, mine is actually not too bad. I have clocked 5000 miles and today is the 6th trip to the mechanics. We are hopefully going to find the cause for the rough idling at stoplights and the high fuel consumption.

After shopping around for an SUV to make driving on bad Bulgarian roads a little more bearable, I had finally narrowed it down to two choices, the Jeep and a diesel Nissan Patrol. As I drive a Nissan 4x4 Pickup I decided that the Patrol was too much like my other car and decided on the Jeep. Woe the day I moved away from Japanese dependability and decided to buy this oversized and over engineered horror. Every trip is fraught with worry. Will I get there?? Will it stop when I apply the brakes?? Will I be able to turn into the parking space without the front end sounding like its tearing itself to pieces?? And most recently: Will I get the doors unlocked?? Make no mistake, I do actually enjoy driving the car, but I have had to teach myself to accept certain things with the more universal approach of: It is what it is.

In spite of the problems others are having and I am expecting to have, I have decided to give the Jeep another shot and when my patience finally fails me, I will, at least, have built a solid relationship with my mechanic.