1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee User Reviews

Beast — considering mine sat out 5 hurricanes with the windows rolled down, it was in overall okay shape. i had a love/hate relationship with it. though, it's probably an excellent vehicle when it isn't on the verge of breaking down from wear&tear, mine was always on the poor side.

Great Winter Vehicle! — Vehicle was my fathers and was handed down to me as a daily driver/winter vehicle (mini truck in storage) from him when he got a new jeep. Broke my heart to get rid of it but had to due to the new F-350 comming.

Great Bang For The Buck. — My second attempt at a grand cherokee. This time I wanted to to it right with a V8. Although the V8 sound is inspiring, the performance is not. Coming from GM V8s (in my firebird), I think I expected too much from the Dodge engine. My previous I6 Jeep (see other review) was much more reliable and could accelerate just as good as the V8 and get 3-5 MPG more per tank. I am not impressed with Dodge's V8s. Although where I did notice the V8 power was going up hill and crusing at 70+ MPH, both my previous I6 tended to run out of breath. The build quality on this Jeep is just the same as my '93 except this time I have black paint so it is not flaking!! The only problems I have had with this car (now at 165k miles) is the dumb dodge engine. I've been fighting a coolant leak that I would never of had to deal with if I had the tried and true AMC designed I6 . Other than that for a 12 year old car, the leather has no tears and the interior is in awesome shape. For the $3500 I paid for it, it is a steal! As for off-road performance, All I have is a 2" spacer lift and 31" tires. I still suffer from the lack of skid plates and no-center diff (the latter not corrected until '95). If you have a good spotter, like I did in Moab, and a few spare tires to throw into the golden crack, this Jeep did survive Golden Spike, a 4+ (difficult) rated trail. I tend to keep this Jeep as long as I can and then replace it with a new JK wrangler!

One Of The Best Vehicles I Ever Owned — my 1994 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 was rare in the fact that it had a manual transmission, the build was everything I could have expected out of a 9 year old vehicle and it did its job damn good.

Dream — Curb Weight: 3,825 lbs Fuel Economy: 12/15 Fuel Capacity: 23 Gallons Towing Capacity: 6,500 lbs (class IV) Seats 5 comfortably 0-60 mph: Approx 7 seconds Engine: 5.2L, 318 CID, Multi-port fuel injected V8 Takes approx. 5 quarts of oil (Quaker State "Q" Torque Power 10W30) Modifications: K&N Intake Westin Bull Bar Pro Comp Explorer Driving Lights/Wiring Kit Alpine Audio Head Unit (CDE-9870)