2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee consumer reviews

This is our fourth SUV, and fourth different manufacturer. Its an 02 Limited with Quadradrive and the 4.7L HO engine. Very powerful and fast SUV, towing is no problem at all. It does required a deeper pocketbook to keep the vehicle in tip-top shape. Do all of your regular maintenance and plan to spend another $500-1000 a year on incidentals, especially as the vehicles ages past the 5 year mark. This is not a vehicle you can just ignore and only change the oil and drive and drive and expect it to not have any problems. For that matter, most larger SUVs aren't anyways. Compared to our other SUVs any common problems with these Jeeps are easier and cheaper to deal with. If you can accept the maintenance expense to keep it in excellent condition the vehicle will last you a long time. If you need a cheap day-to-day driver and can't afford the maintenance, you may be better off with a smaller SUV.

Don't get me wrong the jeep is very good SUV. just to many call back let's just try to do it right the first time. i got the car used with 57,000 mile it is 2002 Limeted Edition Love the body style to many problem 1. the Brake's 2. the fan on the motor 3. all kind of electrical problem 4. the Blower for the A/C

The vehicle had been purchased as NEW and seemed to drive well without problems until after 20Km. The air con unit had failed and had to be replaced, the tyres seem to have worn out quickly, 3 set since new and only 80Km, to much road noise from the tyres, heat seats had to be repaired twice, and now not working for the third time. The driver window electrics has failed recently and only last week the radiator started leaking heavily. Now the vehicle has 81,000Km and has cracked heads. total cost to repair the window electronics is $900 and the cracked heads is estimated at $4000.00. But i must admit the ride is comfortable, V8 motor is powerful, exterior and interior is ok compared to most other 4x4. This vehicle is luxury compared to the rest, but more work must be done to enhance its realiability.

Car was bought used from a dealer with 24K miles. We have purchased from this dealer several times. Problems are the brakes, TSB and class action law suite have been in play for the entire braking system...safety concerns anyone......Now there are several hundred people complaining that the heater cores/heater flaps are a 42K+ mile out of warranty upgrade for $1200-$1700, oh yeah those extra protection warranties the dealers try to sell you that cover 98% of all things don't cover this set of problems. The brakes can be fixed by buying factory JGC-2003 calipers and slotted rotors, the heater core can be fixed with 7-9 hours of labor, with a $200 core swap, (signs leaking AntiFr, foggy front window, no heat on one side of the vehicle)?Chrysler knows its an issue but refuses to fix unless warranty, and then replaces with the same bad quality parts?I guess Toyota is a word they will have to get used to. By the way I had a 1999 Wrangler Sahara and had both the core and the radiator go just after the warranty was up?fool me twice

The Overland model I have has been the most unreliable auto I have ever owned. It seems to spend more time in the shop than on the road. However, the drive train is great. With 320 ft lbs of torque, this 4.7 H.O. engine is great. My biggest repair expense the past 18 months has been with the a/c and heater systems. Everything that moves or has fluids running through it inside the dash has been replaced. Total cost exceeding $2700 and many days in the shop. But I love this Jeep. I like its design,size and its get-up and go. I think the 3rd generation of Grands are some of the ugliest vehicles on the road and will never own one.

Black leather with new car feel. Drives like a dream. Has all the gadgets and LOW MILES. Sound system is amazing with multidisc player.

Great truck if u get a chance buy a Jeep. I have drove a bunch of cars and the jeep is the best 1 to date. i would tell every1 to get 1. Honda has nothing on jeep, so if u want a great truck for the money buy this truck. i do have 1 idea for even better performance Bu a cold air intake (77 series from K&N)

I bought my 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee just after I graduated from college. I wanted something which handled like a coupe, had the storage/passenger space of a van, and that didn't suck down gas like a semi. In all my research, this vehicle had it all. The seats are extremely comfortable and have always been the focus of the first comment made by my friends/family upon getting in. Even when at full capacity (easily 5 adults), everyone was still really comfortable. The stereo puts out immaculate sound complimented by the design wish eliminates most, if not all, outside noise. Having owned a Jeep Wrangler, the elimination of outside wind noise was a HUGE selling point. With a 20 gallon gas tank, my experience with filling this baby up has been nothing but sublime. Driving this Grand Cherokee cross-country was one of the best experiences of my life--a comfortable, smooth, quiet ride which allowed more conversations with friends than complications with our vehicle. The only down-side is the absence of a sunroof which, after owning this Jeep for nearly 3 years, is the ONLY thing that I feel is missing.