My service advisor has told me that I should expect serious, not repairable engine failure at about 120,000 miles of my 4.7 liter V-8 in my 2001 Grand Cherokee made by Mercedes Benz. I love this car and the engine. I like the power, mileage, and the fact that it only turns 2400 rpm at 85 mph. Ha…

That Jeep was built when Chrysler was owned by Daimler-Benz. Although some chassis and suspension designs were adapted to Chrysler products, The Chrysler Crossfire and Dodge Sprinter were the only Chrysler products that I can think of that used Mercedes engines.

I worked with 3 people who had the 4.7 in their Grand Cherokees. One with 285,000 miles, one with 345,000 miles and one with 180,000 miles that ended up being sold with 250,000 still running fine. Don’t worry. Keep up with your maintenance. All is well.

Thank you. That is the best info I have gotten so far. One reason I wanted to find out if there may be engine problems is that I am up for a periodic major maintenance and probably new brakes. Art

Thank you. So, it is probably a Chrysler engine. Have those always been dependable? Art

Best option for me is to continue to do faithful maintenance and then just keep driving it. It would pain me to have to give it up because of the power when you need it, smooth ride, and superb handling. Quadra-trak AWD has also been great. Thanks again for your input.

[image] ArtTiedemann: superb handling. Can 'superb handling ’ and Grand Cherokee go in the same sentence ?

Nope, that is a lumbering vehicle.

We get some posts here about that vehicle from time to time. It seems to have more reliability problems than the average vehicle. But on the other hand it isn’t the average vehicle. In any event you can read what other owners have said or complained about here by using the forum search feature. …

Guess they just owned the company at the time and let Chrysler do their thing???

Guess I’ve been lucky. In 18 years, I have spent less that $3000 on repairs or replacements. Big one was the blenddoor on the dual climate control system–$1500.

2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine life

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You are probably right. I have faithfully changed the oil every 3500 to 5000 miles. Also have had all major services done at the recommended mileage. The current generation of car owners probably don’t pay much attention to nuisance items like regular oil changes. Thanks for your input. Art

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