2019 Jeep Cherokee | Road Test

[@noecker97]

Love The Classic Footage of Those '80s Era JEEPs!!!

[@robertb1742]

Trailhawk is one of the most capable vehicles out there. I am really impressed with mine. Great deal on a lease too.

[@shellilove9478]

Trailhawk is more aggressive. My overland is perfect for the people who do not do anything but go to work/store. I miss my trail-rated Liberty.

[@dwill123]

MotorWeek still the best after all these years.

[@bobquattrini1787]

My 1999 Jeep Cherokee Xj has 330,000 miles and is just like new..4.0 AW4 BEAST!!!!! RUN FOREVER.

[@Glad2BGolden]

All you hear right now is how unreliable Jeeps are, then someone like you pops out with 300,000 miles on their’s and destroys the argument

[@ggolds5]

Great vehicle. We have a 19 Cherokee Limited V6, and a 19 Wrangler Sahara V6. Both are high quality, well built, great driving Jeeps. They are not made by FiAT. FIAT is a parent company Association. The Renegade does use Fiat components. That one I would avoid. Ive owned EVERYTHING. Vetts, F-150's. Range Rovers, Honda Ridgeline. 42 new vehicles in total, and I love these new Jeeps. My kia Sorento 2016 died on I95. Fuel injector stuck open, almost died!. Talk all you want, Jeep is as good as any or better.

[@keithdickson8364]

ggolds5 Glad you are happy with this. I’m thinking about one of these. Was going to get a Toyota 4 runner but it seems so outdated.

[@erikhoeffner]

Umm, its on a Maserati platform developed by Fiat that was shared with the Dart and Chrysler 200. That makes this car a Fiat Chassis vehicle because its their design, not Chrysler's. The Renegade is literally built in Italy and shipped overseas to sell here, it also shared its Chassis with a Fiat panda. Try again.

[@ClassicCarsbyLloydCharlesCity]

Jeeeep!

[@ANGELCRYPT0]

Love my Jeep Cherokee Can’t wait to see how it performs and looks like with the electric version

[@skostur79]

got the same color and 2.0 turbo ,only took 600 miles for its first check engine light to appear

[@skostur79]

Hiluxtaco no diesel available in the us. this is gasoline 2.0

[@jlcii]

Can't say I'm surprised...

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

Was the gas cap loose?

[@bobquattrini1787]

My 1999 Jeep Cherokee Xj has 330,000 miles and is just like new... All these new cars are junk...

[@rkalla]

What was wrong with it?

[@JimboJones99]

This car looks the BEAST.

[@L1GHT119]

I’ve had 3 mopar vehicles in last 5 years- two Jeep GC ....never had a any problems btw didn’t BMW just recall 500k cars in Europe - drove the turbo 4 it’s great powerful Motor for the weight of that Jeep

[@jlcii]

Gorilla Toyz I think you should more consider yourself lucky for not having issues with your FCA cars as opposed to stating this as a way to debunk everyone else who has owned an FCA product and has had nothing but problems. Are you going to say a couple thousand other people are lying?

[@normt5463]

Gorilla Toyz Jeep is like playing duck, duck goose. My bro inlaw just had his Wrangler 2.0T bought back with transmission issues.

[@L1GHT119]

Norm T good to know... thx!

[@chriscars3224]

I love these reviews!

[@michaelriebandt6754]

I have Overland edition base $37,000, I purchased min in 2020 had 8500 miles looked up vehicle on carfax New sticker price was $45,000, I have panoramic sunroof (have open every time I drive cherokee) and technology package.(self parking mode very cool). I have 2.0 liter engine has lot of power, I have tow package, I get 27 m.p.g. on average according to my Jeep. Came in Light brownstone metallic and Black/Tan interior. Used snow mode in foot of snow, Tires not really for deep snow when I tried to go from stop cherokee was challenged. Great vehicle first Jeep I ever purchased. P.S. place your foot under rear bumper rear hatch opens, found that by accident.

[@seancolon9890]

I have the exact model shown here even has the same crazy metallic grey paint!!! The only thing I hate about mine is the 9 speed trans never goes into 9th gear on its own even doing above 80MPH But if you shift it manually it will go into 9th gear.

[@emeyer6963]

Doubt it will hold up like the old 4.0 V6 of days past

[@Joseph1NJ]

Premium fuel? Not digging that, at all.

[@76carmel]

Most Turbo 4s usually require or recommended premium fuel.

[@Joseph1NJ]

jeepthing98 Ah OK, didn't know that.

[@Joseph1NJ]

Billy Sou Gotcha, thx, good to know.

[@theKevronHarris]

Joseph1NJ You can apply regular grade fuel but the horsepower ratings will drop a little. My mom's 2017 Ford Edge Titanium 2.0 EcoBoost gets 245 horsepower although she uses regular grade fuel which doesn't affect performance. She gets up to 29 mpg.

[@76carmel]

Joseph1NJ And if you’re on the fence, you can fill it with mid-grade gas. In fact, FCA’s HEMI V-8’s recommend mid-grade, and the 3.2L V-6 for the Cherokee recommends mid grade.

[@fnulnu6300]

The boxy Cherokee xj will always be the real Cherokee.

[@ryanwatton2365]

100% agree, I loved my 2 XJ’s. I have a 2019 Cherokee and it honestly isn’t a bad driving vehicle. When the money is available I’ll be driving down to the states to get myself an old XJ to restore

[@chadhanson4369]

90% based off the Maserati Lavante six-figure luxury vehicle platform and designed by those engineers with nearly the same everything. Go look up one it’s the same interior, materials, screens, switches, buttons, placement, transmission, Maserati has the 3 L turbo built by Ferrari and Jeep has the 2 L turbo designed by Ferrari but factory built.

[@IVR02]

No matter how much money FCA pours into the modern Cherokee, it will never be able to follow in the footsteps of the legendary XJ Cherokee.

[@directorjustin]

Ian V. Raybeck The new Cherokee is better in most measurable ways.

[@futtbuckerson483]

Justin did jeep pay you some good boy bucks for that comment? The new Cherokee is atrocious, with a glass transmission, a shite engine, and girly styling, nothing will beat the legendary XJ unless they started making the XJ again.

[@Glad2BGolden]

@@futtbuckerson483Glad it has girly styling, as I am girly and wondered if it was too butch to own a Jeep Cherokee. Thank you will buy one this week. 😊

[@nascardrawings7700]

Someone has to talk about the switchback tail lights, which are also on the Ram 1500. I think they're cool, others think they're unsafe. So I'm interested to see what others think

[@noseefood1943]

does FCA build anything other than junk?

[@saadqureshi7127]

Noseefood nope.

[@noseefood1943]

Jim Cole their straight six i give u that. But since Fiat bought C the quality is dismal. That 10speed auto is a pos!!

[@JamesPhieffer]

I don't believe FCA even has a 10-speed. They've got 9s in the front wheel drive platforms, and 8s in the rwd ones.

[@Spanked78]

Chrysler's quality has improved ten fold since Fiat took over. Yeah, it's still laughably abysmal, but it was much worse ten years ago, especially when the economy tanked and they were circling the drain. Look at any Jeep, Dodge, or Chrysler vehicle from those years and you can tell they were pinching pennies and cutting corners at every turn to churn out as cheap of a vehicle as possible. Man, they were awful. The Wrangler is a perfect example. The JK was embarrassing when it debuted with its incredibly bad interior material quality, parts-bin engine and transmission, and plethora of design flaws. Fiat was the one who actually took a step back and publicly admitted how bad it was, forcing a much welcomed interior refresh in 2011 and a worthy, albeit already dated, powertrain in 2012. The JK finally got the attention and love it deserved towards the end of its generation, but unfortunately it came way too late. FCA still has a lot of work to do in the QC department, sure, but they're phenomenally better than they used to be and they're starting to show pride in their Dodge and Jeep brands. Say what you will about how goofy the Cherokee is, regardless of the front fascia redesign, but for a vehicle that has absolutely no articulation and will never hold a candle to the XJ, the Trailhawk truly is an impressive off-roader.

[@brianthomas2839]

@@JamesPhieffer just ignore he's clearly a typical idiot who knows nothing about cars except that he heard chrysler was shit back in the days of the 2.7L and can't let it go.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

The turbo would be a deal breaker for me. Just something ese to go wrong. wish they would have tested the 2.4 my choice.

[@miked2543]

The original headlight styling was awesome. It's a shame Jeep caved and appealed to the detractors.

[@tomtalker2000]

If your talking about the squid looking headlights. They got TERRIBLE reviews for poor light output with night time driving. Hence the change was needed BIG TIME...!!!

[@paulmelnychuk5477]

Why didn't they just turbo the existing vr6 pentastar??? Maybe they'd have 300+ torque and hp.

[@Harry-kr4jq]

I was going to purchase a 2019 trailhawk, but did not like the issues I was hearing on FB. So I got a 2019 Rav4 Trail. I like them both. However, Toyota was my choice.

[@FLJAMESFL]

Very wise man, you want regret it.

[@theKevronHarris]

Does the Cherokee has vibrant, colorful programmable LED interior ambient lighting as a standard feature or an option?

[@qdood]

Meh.. I will pass on this one.. built on the Fiat small platform that the dodge dart used and we all know those were not well regarded...

[@theKevronHarris]

I prefer the non-FCA Cherokees over the current one.

[@georgevr8416]

Y por qué no sale la prueba de frenado de seguro necesita un ancla

[@amonmcranny2654]

What about the V8 hemi ?

[@progressivelibertarianview8832]

Handsome Jeep but the taillights design kinda throw it off

[@richystar2001]

Don't get the Turbo.... Too many problems.

[@ianalexander2017]

Looks good

[@MultiSkyman1]

2019 Rav4 stole it's look from this vehicle.

[@bohan9957]

It's a FCA product. Nuff said.....

[@volnutt1609]

At least it looks sharp.... wait.. this is a jeep...what?

[@casmatori]

It's alright. Nothing to shout about

[@seifsalman]

This car is too complicated to repaire , its has advanced powertrain and suspension system that no one will ever use but will pay for it for sure

[@TheJ602]

seif salman no it doesn't.

[@jlcii]

TheJ602 apparently you know nothing about that wonderful 9-speed automatic that was known to fail. Now add to that a 2 liter turbo that can possibly also be a maintenance/reliability nightmare, and you just have a handful of a vehicle I would personally steer clear of.

[@jeremystout412]

@@jlcii, the ZF 9 speed itself is fine mechanically, but the tuning on initial models were problematic, and that goes for any brand that used them. The general public has a huge misconception as to how it functions. It’s the only automatic to use dog clutches between certain gear sets. Also regardless of brand, I’ve noticed several units being under or overfilled. Replace your transmission fluid regardless of the “lifetime” bogus. Every brand has transmission failures, especially now. The 2.0T is quite unproblematic, much better than the Pentastar. The 2019+ models are quite fine in terms of reliability.

[@nfamousonline]

Is anybody else sick of this cute yute craze by car makers?

[@kevins9785]

They've been at it since the 1990's. No one would quit whining about "old dinosaur" cars and this is what we got. "Funky and Hip"

[@KRN762]

Jeep died when the XJ was put out to pasture. Whats left is Jeep in name only.

[@jdmjimmy]

What about the wrangler and grand cherokee

[@jmt8706official]

Same with the Cadillac name.

[@alwaysdman94]

Lies

[@nicotrailer3089]

The Jeep Cherokee has still problems with the transmission. This car is not reliable!!! Don’t buy one!!!

[@esteemedenergy]

Hunk of junk, the worst in reliability of any SUV

[@ggolds5]

Incorrect. Do your research. Even Consumer Reports gives it an average to slightly above for the redo, and the 9sp. shifts perfectly now.

[@evoben24]

Needs premium fuel, no thanks

[@jimsmith9034]

Recommended for best performance and economy, but runs well on 87 octane as well.

[@rafaellastracom6411]

Still ugly, the proportions are terrible.