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4.63 out of 5 stars

Reliability to the extreme

crhern, 07/01/2010
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4dr SUV
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I inherited my Jeep as a gift, it had 210,000 miles on it and everything was still original. Its an inline 6 limited now it has 240,000 miles on it and only the fuel pump and the radiator have been replaced everything else is still good. As many people say move the spare tire! Its annoying I've seen a few grand Cherokees where the spare is mounted on the liftgate like any other SUV and the rear window doesn't open other than those two things its awesome good power and ride, comfortable I'm definitely getting another Jeep in the future so is the girlfriend

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4.88 out of 5 stars

It just keeps going

Mr.Jeep, 11/29/2003
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We bought our Gr. Cherokee brand new and have loved it until today. The V-8 engine is great and is needed on the car. The heated seats are also a great feature.Now after 7 years we have 98000 miles on the Jeep and it still runs great.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

A sad farewell

Pat, 07/27/2009
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I'm writing as I'm about to take up the Cash for Clunkers option on a new Jeep. I believe that the 96 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited must have been the miraculous model where Jeep did everything right for about an hour, and out came my wonderful old car. I've got 152K on a 12 year old model. Not a speck of rust. Original engine. Everything works (with, of course, some replacement expenses over the years) except the passenger side seat heater gave up the ghost 5 years ago. I've got the straight six, not the V8. It needed a little more room in the back, but I almost can't bear to part with it. They're just giving away too much money right now to say "no". Adios with a tear.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Work Horse

HighMiles, 03/08/2007
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Bought the beast with 79k miles and now has 215k. Maintained every 3-4k and only major issues were front steering knuckles, sway bar links and most recently the exhaust manifold. 4.0L 6 cylinder engine is a workhorse.

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Never Again!

Dee, 06/19/2002
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4dr SUV
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I will never buy another Jeep. We bought it used with only 15,000 miles on it. We have put at least $4,000 into fixing the A/C over the last 3 years. The switches have never worked consistently. One of the switches went out, at the same time the A/C went out, so all the windows were stuck OPEN for 2 weeks until the part came in. There have been other problems. It seems like we have a repair at least once every 3-4 months. I'll be glad when this piece of junk is OUT of my garage.

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