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Used 1997 Jeep Cherokee Consumer Reviews

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3.25 out of 5 stars

Good Jeep!

Antoine, 08/07/2010
1997 Jeep Cherokee SE 4dr SUV
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

My Jeep was given to me for my 17th birthday present, I like it a whole lot, accept for the low gas mileage, and the rough ride. My o2 sensors went out and I needed a new caddy converter. One more thing is my seats are beginning to squeak a lot but other than those its a fun car!

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3.88 out of 5 stars

1997 - a Good Year

Susan, 07/10/2009
1997 Jeep Cherokee SE 2dr SUV
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I bought my 1997 Jeep Cherokee new in 1997. It has a straight six engine, manual transmission - no frills. What a workhorse - It has well over 200,000 miles and all it has ever needed were oil changes, tires and windshield wipers. It doesn't get any better than this. When the engine goes I may get it rebuilt since the straight six is easy to rebuild.

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5 out of 5 stars

Very Nice Older SUV

Cherokee, 07/23/2003
1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

This is a great vehicle! I have had it for about 4 months now and I love it. I have never had a SUV so this is my first and I love this compact SUV. It has quiet a bit of power for a SUV. When I bought it, it came with 31 x 10.50 tires. So the gas mileage is right at 17mpg. But I like the big tires when I am four wheelin. This SUV is truely a Jeep, it does go just about anywhere! It is a very capable four wheel drive vehicle!

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3.63 out of 5 stars

Love it, but hate it

Esaked, 08/13/2003
1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I love my Jeep, even though the gas mileage is not very good. It's great in snow and rain. I've had few problems with it, but few too many to ignore. Radiator had to be replaced due to the seam splitting, gas tank sensor had to be replaced, and now my rear hazard signals go on when I put my left turn signal on. I can' find a dealership that will can fix, and I called Jeep Customer service and they were no help. I failed inspection because of this and I'm at a loss with what to do.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

war wagon

sapper2002, 10/01/2009
1997 Jeep Cherokee SE 4dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Purchased jeep when I joined the army. I really didn't care for it at first but figured I needed a 4x4 for the colorado winters, after I really abused it off road over and over again I fell in love with it now I will never get rid of it. I have put 180,000 hard miles on it with no major repairs. I actually feel bad for the way I treated it because it never let me down. Has good power and great 4x4 going places where my buddies lifted trucks cant or end up high centered. Still cant figure out why they ended it. Not very smart.

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