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Nancy Meador, 09/09/2003
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
The differienial had to be repaired every 12 to 18 months thus making it unreliable when taking a trip out of town. This jeep required a lot of maintenance. The power steering and gas sensor had to be replaced. The heated seat repaired a number of times. It is difficult to lay the back seat down.
Great SUV - (In it's time)
Kirk, 01/24/2006
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Overall, I have to admit I love this truck. It's very, very quick (especially with a few cheap bolt-ons), rides decent, and has more off-road ability than 99% of the drivers would ever need. My main complaint: build quality and reliability. My poor Jeep has spent more time in the shop than I care to add up. I would have gladly paid a couple more thousand for it if Jeep had put a little more effort into quality control.
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Michael, 11/02/2016
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4dr SUV
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Well when i first got the jeep I was worried but it turned out pretty well, and yes I mean it has about 194,xxx on it but for a inline 6 it's nothing, I do have a few leaks, the oil pan is a giving on all(most) jeeps, the rest pinon seal is leaking but that's not to bad to fix, and then some seals causing the trans to leak, but other then that, she runs and drives and has never quit on me, not even on the cold days, my brother vehicle with a good battery still died and mine just cranked right up, the fuel pump on this keeps are known to go out so just beware , hmm it does good off-road also, even know with front and rear open diff. It goes good, hmm on road it had a lot of torque!! But HP. Not to much so just keep that in mine, on mine jeep I can average about 20-21 MPG on HWY, and about 15-16om city driving . She does like to drink has so just keep that also in mine. But I have gone places where I couldn't in my civic, but I'm glad I got the jeep! Well worth it just keep it nice on the inside(engine bay, and all the trans) and it should be a great SUV .
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Dale, 12/30/2015
updated 01/04/2017
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4dr SUV
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
The style and reliability are the best in the market. You must get the 4.0 and you should get 500 Thousand miles plus. The real reason they quit making the 4.0 was it will not die..Updated 12/16. Still driving it. Will not die so I put New Tires on it and probably couldn't get a New one this reliable.
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Ultimate Jeep: The 5.9
Jeep King 5.9, 05/28/2002
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I searched for over a year for a 5.9 and it was well worth the wait. For the length I have owned it the only thing which went wrong was that I had to replace the ball-bearings. My dad loves my seats more than his Navigator and it is a head turner. A friend said it drove better than his moms lexus. I wouldn't trade it for anything.