I've heard both sides...either LOVE a Jeep or HATE a Jeep. I'm thinking of getting one, but I heard the 2000 and below models have tranny problems and also frame/body problems. Is this true?
What is the main argument about the problem with these Jeeps? How can I tell if I am about to purchase one of those problem Jeeps?
It's a 1999 Limited with 127,000 miles 4wd v8. Is there a VIN# range or something where I can tell if it is one of the bunk Jeeps?
Thanks!
2007-07-12 19:45:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Jeep
Jeeps and most rear/four wheel drive Daimler-Chrysler Corporation vehicles are straight up tranny eaters. That's what you get when you put a little tranny in a big vehicle. Couple that with some off road fun or towing and bingo, you need a tranny. A curious failure common here in Illinois is the rubber fill/inspection plugs in the differential covers dry rot and literally bocome absent; allowing both contamination and patial loss of the lubricant, with obvious results. The bearings get noisy and go out. Something to look at. I've not seen much trouble with body rust here.
2007-07-13 16:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by double E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are in luck, the transfer case you are concerned about is the New Process 249 with and early design viscous coupling. It was changed and redesigned for 1999. You have the newer model and the improved case.
Beyond that, have 1990 with original transmission behind a stroker engine and a modified Grand of 1993..Crummy trans leaked out the input shaft at around 200.000, so was rebuilt then. Like all things, how was the vehicle maintained to this point? Has the transmission oil and filter been changed regularly and the transfer and rear gear cases?
Maintenance if the most important item to check if possible on ANY used car or truck.
Good Luck,
2007-07-13 06:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only issue I have seen on the V8 Grand Cherokee is that the ones equipped with a Dana 35 rear axle have issues with the carrier bearings not being beefy enough to handle the power from the V8 motor. When you realize there is a problem, it usually means replacing at least the carrier, spider gears, ring & pinion gears and the bearings. It does not take much more driving to score the axles and tear up the axle bearing as well.
That repair will run from $1400.00 to $2000.00 dollars depending on the availability of parts and finding a qualified person to set the ring and pinion. To my shock, the small town I am from in eastern KY no longer has a person qualified to do that kind of work at the dealer so we had to have a mechanic from another dealer come in and setup the axle on my Grand Cherokee.
2007-07-14 05:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by garisonc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The issues that arrise, are due to owners neglecting maintenance. If you take care of the vehicle correctly, i.e. oil/filter changes every 3,000 miles, transmission service every 55,000 miles, the vehicle will last a lot longer. VIN numbers aren't going to help tell you what shape the vehicle is in.
If the previous owner of the vehicle doesn't remember when the last time the oil was changed then most likely the vehicle has been neglected.
If the previous owner has every receipt on work done to the vehicle, that's the one you want, as this means the owner took care of the vehicle and had services performed on time or when something went wrong.
2007-07-13 07:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by Bill S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tranny for sure... my boyfriend's car hit 140,000 an has had the tranny replace twice already... and it's falling apart again. It's a 97.
I would say forget it. I has a lot of miles on it already.
2007-07-12 20:02:59 · answer #5 · answered by Krista Aya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure every car has its bugs most of the time it follows it down the line thru the years it made....it stays a problem so when you get one you know something that might happen to it before it happens kind of.... so most of what ive herad and what ive seen they have a few problems with head gasket in a few years the small ones cant name the year and one of my friend had one he spend more time pulling it than he did driving it... and another guy drove his every where and really used it for what it was meant to.. and it did ok for what he put it thur so you really never know and yes sure you what you can to help keep it right and it will give you a great ride
2016-05-21 05:41:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it has a v8 it's not a cherokee atleast not in the states. It must be a grand cherokee.
2007-07-13 01:21:08 · answer #7 · answered by iwingameover 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the 5th VIN number will answer that for you. that would be the one that tells you your's is NOT a 4.0L. dont buy it
2007-07-13 17:12:02 · answer #8 · answered by Jay 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋