My daughter has wound up driving one of these things. Here's how it works with her husband. Her Hyundai sedan got totaled in an accident. So husband gave the Jeep to my daughter and then went out and bought a Cooper Mini that he'd been wanting.
This 2016 Jeep Cherokee (with Trail Rated badge on the side, whatever that means) has 68K miles showing. They bought this thing used about three years ago. About a year ago, it started making noises in the drivetrain. My son-in-law took the thing in to the local Dodge dealer. Their diagnosis, when the vehicle was built, not all of the torque converter bolts had been installed and those that had been eventually sheared off from fatigue. Also, there was a major front suspension component that was defective. These two defects were repaired under warranty. I didn't ask if it was factory warranty or some bojack used car add-on warranty.
I assume this Jeep has the V6 engine, as my daughter says it gets pretty horrible fuel economy. She can't quote me numbers, just says that she has to buy about twice as much fuel now as she did when driving the Hyundai.
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter gave us a ride to the piers in the Jeep. I have hearing impairment, but I've always been very good at hearing (and usually diagnosing) abnormal sounds made by vehicles. Right away, I could hear this Jeep has an axle bearing on the way out. It's funny how most people are so tuned out as to hearing these sounds, as my daughter was, who said she hadn't noticed it. Since I pointed it out to her, she now says she too can hear it.
Okay, the question is, should a Jeep like this have such problems at 68K miles? Are these things any good, in general, or do they tend to be a POS? This one appears to be very clean, I don't know that it's ever been off road.
This 2016 Jeep Cherokee (with Trail Rated badge on the side, whatever that means) has 68K miles showing. They bought this thing used about three years ago. About a year ago, it started making noises in the drivetrain. My son-in-law took the thing in to the local Dodge dealer. Their diagnosis, when the vehicle was built, not all of the torque converter bolts had been installed and those that had been eventually sheared off from fatigue. Also, there was a major front suspension component that was defective. These two defects were repaired under warranty. I didn't ask if it was factory warranty or some bojack used car add-on warranty.
I assume this Jeep has the V6 engine, as my daughter says it gets pretty horrible fuel economy. She can't quote me numbers, just says that she has to buy about twice as much fuel now as she did when driving the Hyundai.
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter gave us a ride to the piers in the Jeep. I have hearing impairment, but I've always been very good at hearing (and usually diagnosing) abnormal sounds made by vehicles. Right away, I could hear this Jeep has an axle bearing on the way out. It's funny how most people are so tuned out as to hearing these sounds, as my daughter was, who said she hadn't noticed it. Since I pointed it out to her, she now says she too can hear it.
Okay, the question is, should a Jeep like this have such problems at 68K miles? Are these things any good, in general, or do they tend to be a POS? This one appears to be very clean, I don't know that it's ever been off road.