2000 Jeep Cherokee Reviews, Pricing & Specs

The manual transmission has changed from the 1997. I’ve had a black 1997 soft top low doors sport, followed by a 2000 white soft top low door sport, followed by a 2005 silver soft top full door sport and now a 2000 white hard top full door Sahara. I love the TJ over the newer JK and the 4.0 is bulletproof averaging 300,000 miles with proper maintenance. The Jeep’s I’ve had with full doors I have purchased low doors for summer and a tonneau cover for the back. Really fun car to drive and get the 6 cylinder for power and reliability.Apr 22, 2021

This is a great car for mixed use, varied climate. We owned it for 8 years and had a ball with it and it always started and always ran well. Trips long and short were always enjoyable and its load capacity was great, folding the seats down when necessary. It had a tow package and could haul utility trailers, travel trailers and good sized boats with ease.Mar 12, 2014

My wife and I actually had two of these a 99 and 2000. There where good small sized SUV's they both had the 4.0 Liter inline 6 with auto trans which them bot solid runners with more than enough power. There seem to be quite enough room with rear folding seats, it had good cabin room. Gas mileage sucked, both seemed to suffer from poor mileage. Overall they did do a pretty good job for being on the smaller side, and I think these are slighty better than Liberty that replaced it.Jul 08, 2013

I thought that Jeep could make this vehicle more versatile in the snow in the absence of 4WD, although my Jeep had 4WD. I like the space in the trunk and the back row is spacious for a 6 ft or smaller passenger. The air conditioning compressor went bad at 60,000 miles, that was a $1,200 fix. I lacked the turning radius I have in my present car, a Toyota Corolla. The steering on the Jeep was loose, not sharp, like many American cars. My drivers side blind spot was pretty bad b/c the driver side passenger window shape restricts great vision right behind driver's head. I think the seats were average if at all possible, these should be improved. Overall, still a very fun and reliable car to drive and work with.Jan 16, 2013

This Jeep XJ was a great vehicle, it had a bulletproof 4.0l straight 6, that made decent power and was torquey as all hell. The handling was good for a lifted jeep and handled as such. Both the apperance interior and exterior to me are very superior to anything jeep made and to me, the best looking and most capable one made. The gas mileage did suck, but with stock 3.55's and 33's that was to be expected, at least until I was gonna upgrade to a lower ratio. Ive personally driven many high, fast or luxerious cars and out of everything I have driven, I always loved driving my XJ the best.Apr 17, 2011

Overall, my car is sexy. It's black. With black interior. I just keep it the way it was 9 years ago. Performance is great. I didn't 160kmph (you don't get to do much in this country, roads are nightmare) It costs me a lot on gas and maintenance. But it's a beauty. And it works just like new. I love this car. I'm never gonna sell. It's a great car and I feel good everytime I drive it. Sep 14, 2009

this thing has a 3 and a half inch lift kit, 31 inch tiers. when i bought it i hated it because the motor blew up and it was constantly needing work, my airconditioning dosent work, it still needs some work and i have been driving it for 6 monthes, gas mielage really sucks i get about 12 miles to a gallon, i do need to go mudding to see how it does,Aug 12, 2008

Although Chryslers QC was in the toilet at the time this Jeep was built, my heep is bulletproof. Some of the things that I don't like are the squeaks and rattles, but these are worsened by the off-road adventures that make it so fun to own. I'm seeing approx. 20 MPG at best hwy with 32" tires and a 3.5" lift kit, which to say the least isn't great, but if I wanted good fuel mileage, I'd buy a Smart car.Aug 10, 2008

I love the performance in my jeep. it has a blora exhaust hit and a custom fitted turbo. it is putting out approx.269 hp. on the highway my passing from 60-80 is amazing. It has a solid chassis, ive had no problems yet. i just wish it was a little bit more roomy. my last truck was a 98' ford explorer. i love the green color, i realy wish it was black. a friend a macco offered to do a metalic black and clear coat for $500. i think im going to do it eventauly. i paid $5,000 for the truck and all the addons came to about $1,250 so i would roughly estimate it worth to $7,000. i pay about $40 a week in gas and it gets about 17mpg highway and 11 city. its a great drive i would highly recomend it as a first car or a fun daily driver.Jul 17, 2008