I thought I would chime in on our 3 year old Cherokee Trail Hawk. Ours is white a d has the black interior. It’s got the forward crash avoidance, tech, blind spot, lane keeping and navigation. Basically every box checked. It is a vehicle I wanted very badly not to buy at the time.
The forums were full of people with a whole host of issues. I wanted to buy a Subaru Forester, a Toyota Highlander special edition or a Nissan pathfinders
This vehicle was to be a shared vehicle with my kids one a very new driver at the time. Like all my purchase I want the right price and a top rating from iihs.
That left the Subaru and the Jeep. Well I caved and purchased the Jeep trail hawk.
I can tell you that it’s the most comfortable vehicle we own. Rides like a dream. The technology is easy to use. The dash layout and Nav screen easy to live with. iPhone integration and voice recognition on the Jeep beats my Infiniti easily.
The full glass sliding pano roof is awesome.
Fuel efficiency is ok for an 4x4 with big tires. Get 16-18 around Town. Kids get less. 600 mile trip netted 24.7 mpg with me and my son splitting the driving.
Issues so far. Minimal but:
Replace driver side sealed led headlamp at 2k - warranty
Replaced hood latch cable - warranty at 5k
Software updates
We got a lot early on and they have slowed down. Most made a notable improvement mostly in the transmission shifting smoother.
Power train unit updates. Anti hack software installed.
On the snow this thing is a beast. But so is my Subaru. This just has the clearance to climb over everything in my suburban area. We have taken it on the beach. Dropped the psi and had a lot of fun. And we love the matte black decal. It’s polished and coated and looks great. It’s our second one. Our fault but now I know finish polish only- Thanks Mr Lambert.
The Jeep has been a pleasant surprise. I am getting ready to swap the battery as it do at the 3-4 year mark. This car is so electronic that I do not want to jump start it.
Jeep Cherokee was one of the vehicles I was researching and looking into. That blue one in the photo is the color I was after. I just can`t get over that big mat black decal on the hood. I never did test drive one only sat in one to see how it was getting in and out of. The day I was looking last spring I just didn`t have the time to test drive and maybe I should have. Not sure I would be interested in the turbo but wanted the V6 would have been the way I would have went.
You mentioned the interior that they have upped their game. That is the one sad part about the Colorado as that the interior, the seats in particular have gone to the cheap side compared to my LT Camaro. The only really noticeable improvement is the stereo head unit but then it doesn`t have a CD player but then it doesn`t need one since I use a low profile USB drive for my music.
I would give it a couple years before buying one of these. Apparently the 9 speed has some issues that they need to work out. Leave it to FCA to keep a Diamler Chrysler tradition of transmission problems...
