My 05 GCL has been a electrical nightmare but mechanically awesome. The problem is all the new techs cant work on these older rigs because when they cant use all data they were never taught anything else...
I got my Jeep GC WK Limited, with Hemi 5,7 and Quadra Drive 2 on our parkway. Got it just over a year and can easily see me driving it until it completely shatters. I will be its last owner, that I know, because I absolutely love it. My wife has 2015 Toyota Avensis... a nice car. A good car. Has awesome fuel economy... but still we find ourselves to jump into my Jeep when we leave house, because as awesomely good as that Toyota is, it's just not a Jeep :P Have a like for properly good video!
I have an 05 with the 4.7 it has 228,000 miles on it I don’t beat it real hard I do my own maintenance on it and it is still strong minus a valve cover seal leak and a lifter noise on the passenger side. Maybe I got lucky.
My wife and I both have JGC, wife's is a 2006 3.7 Laredo, mine of course is the 2005 JGC limited 5.7 I giggle everyone I step on it. Love it. 105000 miles on mine now.
nice review, i am planning to buy one grand cherokee laredo 2005 3.7 v6 127000 km i just like the shape of this vehicle, if Chrysler manufacture this model again i definitely buy one 0km, i don like the 4th generation it looks like any other suv
My wife has a 09 WK 4x2 (unfortunately) with 150k on it, its the v6 and we have not had any problems out of it once so ever. The only disappointment I have with the Jeep is WK aside the other Grand Cherokees can tow 5000lbs with the 6cyl, and the WK can only tow 3500lbs on the v6. Going from the ZJ and WJ's 5000lbs towing capacity to 3500lbs in the WK was just a massive sin, even Jeep realized this as with the WK2 they went back to 5000lbs towing capacity for the v6.
I have the 4.7 in my Dodge Durango had it for 5 years beat the hell out of it never had no problems with it it does use a little bit of oil every once in awhile not all the time can't figure it out I want a Jeep I don't really pull nothing heavy or nothing do you think I should get the v6 or the hemi
I prefer the v6 ... if your not doing alot of hauling ...... hemi. Is great but mpg sucks ... and hard to find in good shape ... the v6 trucks are a dime a dozen
Thank you I was looking for something with good gas mileage and really not a lot of problems with the engine I found a Jeep with a 3.7 in it I think about getting it
thank you for watching ... lol don't they all have a few eletrical gremlins ... this one i was lucky and have not had many problems with it ... but then again we have had it seen brand new .. so i know whats been done to it ...
I actually own one but have had so many issues with it...I have already spent twice on engine and electrical system....engine light never goes away ...I have taken it to 4 different mechanics and I always end up getting the same outcome which is no one can fix it and have already spent too much in it...Either mechanics are worth shit or just had bad luck with the vehicle and is now time to give up on it....I love the look but hate the maintenance I have had with it!
@@maldo72 One year ago engine started leaking oil so in a few days it just stopped driving on highway blowing blue smoke from tailpipe and I always kept oil changes and fluids up to date taking it to firestone every 3 months and I would check fluids every week to make sure everything was fine...so I ended up paying to get it towed to a mechanic shop and I was told engine was no good and it had 185000 miles so anyways I spent $2800 and it only lasted 6 months when again it started loosing power when driving on highway it just felt like stepping on gas was useless and again it was turning off on red lights or every stop and it would make a rattling and knock noise so I took it to another shop who charged me $3500 and was told engine was never changed and that it had damaged valves and pistons so either I was ripped off twice with mechanics that saw the opportunity to rip me off and did minimum repairs and just left same engine .....next 2 mechanics have told me it is the electrical system and that it also has a blown engine because engine looks used and in really bad shape so I'm at a point where I can't spend any more money on it unless I trust the person doing the job right which I don't mind paying but I have already spent more than twice what the vehicle is worth..I guess now these days people have no morals to lie and steal from a hard working person...I have gone to reputable shops and what I get from them is "what do you expect if you paid for a used engine" .....REALLY
@@lizzya2869 i know this is very late, but it sounds like the throttle body, and not the engine; it seems those mechanics either didnt know that this type of thing is common on those jeeps, or just ripped you off... hope this helped :(
sorry the intro is a bit too long .. skip to 1:18
The wk turbo diesel made in Austria are unbelievable all merc running gear
yes they get the good stuff wish i could get something like this with a diesel
The 5.7 hemi was in the 2005 also.
yes thank you
My 05 GCL has been a electrical nightmare but mechanically awesome. The problem is all the new techs cant work on these older rigs because when they cant use all data they were never taught anything else...
sorry to hear that thank god my GC has none of those problems
I got my Jeep GC WK Limited, with Hemi 5,7 and Quadra Drive 2 on our parkway. Got it just over a year and can easily see me driving it until it completely shatters. I will be its last owner, that I know, because I absolutely love it. My wife has 2015 Toyota Avensis... a nice car. A good car. Has awesome fuel economy... but still we find ourselves to jump into my Jeep when we leave house, because as awesomely good as that Toyota is, it's just not a Jeep :P Have a like for properly good video!
Thank you for watching
I have an 05 with the 4.7 it has 228,000 miles on it I don’t beat it real hard I do my own maintenance on it and it is still strong minus a valve cover seal leak and a lifter noise on the passenger side. Maybe I got lucky.
wow that's really good for that motor ... i bet the key is that you change the oil when its due
I love my 05 4.7 limited, what’s your issues on it?
none
The over head cam
My wife and I both have JGC, wife's is a 2006 3.7 Laredo, mine of course is the 2005 JGC limited 5.7 I giggle everyone I step on it. Love it. 105000 miles on mine now.
yes great trucks ... will be keeping this one for a while ..
Great info im looking for 3.7 one
I am selling mine soon if interested 120k on it
nice review, i am planning to buy one grand cherokee laredo 2005 3.7 v6 127000 km i just like the shape of this vehicle, if Chrysler manufacture this model again i definitely buy one 0km, i don like the 4th generation it looks like any other suv
My wife has a 09 WK 4x2 (unfortunately) with 150k on it, its the v6 and we have not had any problems out of it once so ever. The only disappointment I have with the Jeep is WK aside the other Grand Cherokees can tow 5000lbs with the 6cyl, and the WK can only tow 3500lbs on the v6. Going from the ZJ and WJ's 5000lbs towing capacity to 3500lbs in the WK was just a massive sin, even Jeep realized this as with the WK2 they went back to 5000lbs towing capacity for the v6.
thank you for watching .. Yes i am going to keep this truck as a backup when she decides to get anther one.. this has been a great truck for us.
Keep it brotha! Take care of your vehicle and your vehicle will take care of you.
That's the plan!
Darn good video! I am looking at 05 JGC as well. For all the reasons you mention here.
I have the 4.7 in my Dodge Durango had it for 5 years beat the hell out of it never had no problems with it it does use a little bit of oil every once in awhile not all the time can't figure it out I want a Jeep I don't really pull nothing heavy or nothing do you think I should get the v6 or the hemi
I prefer the v6 ... if your not doing alot of hauling ...... hemi. Is great but mpg sucks ... and hard to find in good shape ... the v6 trucks are a dime a dozen
Thank you I was looking for something with good gas mileage and really not a lot of problems with the engine I found a Jeep with a 3.7 in it I think about getting it
I love my Jeep WK with the 3.0L OM642 that came factory with it, yes it had some electrical gremlins, but still a decent engine nonetheless.
thank you for watching ... lol don't they all have a few eletrical gremlins ... this one i was lucky and have not had many problems with it ... but then again we have had it seen brand new .. so i know whats been done to it ...
Very cool video keep up the good work ☝️ ☝️
awesome trucks and cheap to buy
I actually own one but have had so many issues with it...I have already spent twice on engine and electrical system....engine light never goes away ...I have taken it to 4 different mechanics and I always end up getting the same outcome which is no one can fix it and have already spent too much in it...Either mechanics are worth shit or just had bad luck with the vehicle and is now time to give up on it....I love the look but hate the maintenance I have had with it!
thank you for watching
wow 2 engines? what went wrong with the engine that you had to replace it twice?
@@maldo72
One year ago engine started leaking oil so in a few days it just stopped driving on highway blowing blue smoke from tailpipe and I always kept oil changes and fluids up to date taking it to firestone every 3 months and I would check fluids every week to make sure everything was fine...so I ended up paying to get it towed to a mechanic shop and I was told engine was no good and it had 185000 miles so anyways I spent $2800 and it only lasted 6 months when again it started loosing power when driving on highway it just felt like stepping on gas was useless and again it was turning off on red lights or every stop and it would make a rattling and knock noise so I took it to another shop who charged me $3500 and was told engine was never changed and that it had damaged valves and pistons so either I was ripped off twice with mechanics that saw the opportunity to rip me off and did minimum repairs and just left same engine .....next 2 mechanics have told me it is the electrical system and that it also has a blown engine because engine looks used and in really bad shape so I'm at a point where I can't spend any more money on it unless I trust the person doing the job right which I don't mind paying but I have already spent more than twice what the vehicle is worth..I guess now these days people have no morals to lie and steal from a hard working person...I have gone to reputable shops and what I get from them is "what do you expect if you paid for a used engine" .....REALLY
@@lizzya2869 i know this is very late, but it sounds like the throttle body, and not the engine; it seems those mechanics either didnt know that this type of thing is common on those jeeps, or just ripped you off... hope this helped :(