Its great at towing, good for long road trips, great off road, not hugely comfortable on the suspension and it gets horrible gas mileage around town. Only 1000 miles later was when it blew up. I may have just gotten bad luck when I bought it but I didn't hear or notice and power issues when test driving the vehicle. It's been great on its new engine though. I ended up replacing it with a new and improved engine that solved this issue with oil starvation of the lifters and cams. I know these engines are known to tick but you can tell when it isn't the normal Hemi tick. It's an incredibly noticeable ticking noise. See when these engines have cylinder deactivation, oil is not lubricating the lifters and upper cams in the engine and overtime, will eat themselves. However in my particular case it caused catastrophic failure. The eco mode disengages some cylinders in the engine to make it more fuel efficient, and it does. I was then told by the local mechanic and after doing some reading online of my own, that these Hemi's, even the ones in modern day Chrysler/Jeep/RAM products have a huge failing point. I bought mine and 1000 miles after I purchased the vehicle, the engine blew up. My particular jeep has the 5.7 Hemi V8 and the tow package. I bought my Jeep Grand Cherokee with the intent on towing. Our only real complaints are an excess of body lean during abrupt maneuvers and substantial dive under hard braking.
#2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NAVIGATION SYSTEM DRIVERS#
With all that said, most drivers will never venture off road, and during normal driving on paved roads, the Grand Cherokee impresses with a comfortable ride, surprising levels of grip when cornering, decent steering feel and a quiet interior, even at freeway speeds.
It is worth noting that the fourth-generation Grand Cherokee features an independent rear suspension instead of a live axle, resulting in more moments with a rear wheel in the air while off-roading a less than ideal situation when rock crawling.
In addition to a trio of four-wheel drive systems, each offering an increasing level of capability and sophistication, the Jeep’s relatively compact dimensions allows it to squeeze through narrow passages that would stop other larger off-roaders. When driven off of paved roads, the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee impresses with its sure-footedness and abundance of traction.