Welcome!
I’ve put together this website, to show my experiences with my TWO 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokees. I bought my wife one, and I loved driving it so much over my 1995, that I had to buy one for myself. As a former Master ASE certified technician, I’ve come to realize what is usually a fluke problem/repair and what is a common problem that can happen with the majority of the same vehicle.
In 1990, the company I worked for had about 25 Ford Tempos that traveled all over the southeast. We kept having a problem with one of the belt pulleys coming apart and leaving our drivers stranded. The dealerships kept telling us that there was not a problem. After several occurences, you start to realize, there is a problem and they are either uninformed. Or they are just hiding it. Finally one day, we had one break down in Florida. After speaking with the service advisor, he told me, Oh yeah, this is happening all over the place. Of course I kind of already knew this, but it was nice to finally hear it!
But now, with Google, you just can’t hide problems as easy. If something is recurring, you can probably find someone else who is in the same boat.
There are problems with just about every vehicle. Some worse than others. Some cost more to repair than others due to price of parts, and sometimes just labor because of design or status. Usually, first year vehicles should be avoided. It seems to always take at least a year or two to get the kinks worked out. I guess I should have taken my own advice on this one. Because the 2005 models were a total makeover.As much as I love driving my jeeps, they just have things that you should not be having a problem with. Like the inside door handles. Lots more to come on that.
Stay tuned.
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