Faults:
Rotors, rotors, rotors, I should have replaced them myself at 8k miles when they were untrue the first time.. The rotors on these cars are completely inappropriate for the vehicle.. My advice to anyone with a new one is to replace the rotors instead of having them trued with aftermarket parts at the first sign of problems.. The dealers I dealt with for the repairs are completely overpriced and you can replace the parts yourself for less than the cost of re-surfacing one axel at the dealer I got suckered into using.. Replace the rotors.. Additionally I have always had a problem with airleaks in the passenger side door/window that the dealer couldn't find. I also have an issue with the radiator fluid light coming on.. I took it in several times under warranty for the dealer to fix the problem, but per the dealer it wasn't a problem and went away when fluid was added.. Maybe a cold wheather problem. Of course now that the warranty ran out the have found out that the sensor is bad and they can fix it for $150...
General Comments:
Ultimately I really like my Jeep and I paid more for it than a new one cost today and with a very high interest rate, but it has been a good vehicle... The jury is out on whether I will buy a new Jeep because the second 50K miles will tell the true story of how this car performs...
10th Jul 2003, 22:19
I own a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 43,000 miles. I am on my 4th set of brakes. I will be going with an after market set for the 5th set. I am giving up on the OEM calipers and rotors. I have not had any other mechanical or electrical problems other than the normal wear and tear items. My comment here is that I have owned primarily domestic vehicles in the past. I have noticed the service for known problems, example: Brakes on Jeep Grand Cherokee, are not acted on in a positive or timely manner. The recalls on new models are overwhelming for the consumer at times. More resources and dollars are needed before production launch and not on containment of design and production quality issues. I don’t believe the foreign automakers are smarter, just allocate their resources differently. The big three need to quickly gain back the consumer confidence…hopefully it is not too late!