Hello my wife has a 2014 Jeep Cherokee with 96,000 miles on it. She bought a brand new. We hear this car isn’t that reliable and prone to a lot of issues. Is there any advice you can give as far as any maintenance we should do at this point? We have always rotated the tires and change the oil that is all we have done. I will also read the manual but I’m also looking for some insight from those with hands-on experience thank you very much
I would suggest that you spend a bit of time poring over the factory maintenance schedule, because there are a number of important items that you have skipped over the past 10 years.
In addition to the engine’s air filter being very much overdue for a change, you should change the cabin air filter. And, you are due for a spark plug change. There could easily be a bunch of other suggested maintenance procedures, including the inspection of things like CV joints, brake lines, and exhaust system.
I would also flush the brake fluid, and–if the vehicle has an automatic transmission–I strongly suggest that you have its fluid changed.
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Just like the engine oil, the transmission fluid/filter should also be serviced.
Tester
The factory maintenance recommendations start at page 654 at:
https://vehicleinfo.mopar.com/assets/publications/en-us/Jeep/2014/Cherokee/265.pdf
Like many manufacturers, it doesn’t list transmission fluid/filter replacement, but as Tester noted above, it should be serviced.
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What they said. Make sure they use fluid that meets factory specifications for the transmission, not ‘universal’ fluid. Have this work done at a good independent shop, not a quicky change place.
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Thank you very much.
The schedule implies at the 10 year mark to replace the coolant and inspect the cv boots. Seems like a good idea. I replace coolant at the 2-3 year mark on my older cars, and inspect the cv boots on every engine oil change. I have no experience w/your particular vehicle though.
She’s had it for 10 years. Has it been reliable? Your experience is more important that anything else for a 10 year old Jeep that she’s owned since new.
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