What are the weaknesses of a 2001 Jeep Cherokee?

It is 18 years old so who knows what the weakness of this particular 2001 Jeep are. Why do you ask ? If you are considering buying one the stock reasonable answer is pay a mechanic to look at it for you. That will at least improve your chance of not having immediate repairs.

The sheer fact that it is 18 years old is its biggest weakness. The second biggest weakness it the previous owner’(s) adherence to a strict maintenance schedule.

It sounds from your question that you are considering the purchase of a 2001 Cherokee. I would only add that any time a deal appears to be too good to be true it probably is. Otherwise, both responses above are correct.

Find a (perhaps) older copy of Consumer Reports car recommendations. Some people question their methods… but it would be at least some data for you on potential problem areas. But I agree with the others, the vehicle being 18 years old is going to be your biggest concern.

[image] ledhed75: Find a (perhaps) older copy of Consumer Reports car recommendations Why do that. Any problems in a 18 year review could have been taken care of by now and different ones will show up .

All concerns listed above are valid, but I believe that to some extent Mack is asking about the “family weaknesses” of this particular vehicle if somebody knows about them. At some point I toyed with an idea of that generation Cherokee, so I made some prep-search on what to expect. First and forem…

We owned an '85 Cherokee for 10 years, it served us well. Get a thorough pre purchase inspection, if it passes, and you like it, buy it.

In my opinion, the transmission is the weakest link. This was true for the 2001 trucks. I imagine the Cherokee trans is similar.

Any vehicle thatg is nearly two decades old is subject to weaknesses unless it has been maintained to the hilt. Most cars are not maintained to the hilt so your question is impossible to answer. The big unknown is automatic transmissions. Sheer age along with countless heating and cooling cycles af…

Weaknesses of the 2001 Jeep Cherokee

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VOLVO-V70 May 13, 2019, 3:56pm 6

Why do that. Any problems in a 18 year review could have been taken care of by now and different ones will show up .

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Weaknesses of the 2001 Jeep Cherokee

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