When we originally bought our 4800lb. 27ft. 2000 Coachman TT two years ago, our TV was an '04 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7L which we never really got to use to tow it, because my wife "Totalled" the Jeep a couple months later. But we did use it to tow our old 18ft. '71 Yellowstone with it with no problems whatsoever.
Well the next TV we bought was a '00 Ford Expedition 5.4L which tows the trailer like a dream. And about 6 months later we also bought an '01 Grand Cherokee 4.7 for my wife to drive (She's addicted to them) and to use as a "Backup" TV if ever needed.
Well one day I was dropping off the Expedition at my mechanic for some misc. maintainance, and when he saw our Grand Cherokee he started saying that they famous for "Rear End" problems which I never knew.
Has anyone else ever had problems with the rear ends on their Grand Cherokee's and if so are the repairs expensive??
Larry
2000 Coachman Catalina 264QBS
2000 Ford Expedition (Main Tow Vehicle)
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Back-Up Tow Vehicle)
We had an 04 for a while and my father had an 02 GC as well. He never had a problem for the 92k he had it. Ours started to whine around 54k miles and we traded it in. I talked to my brother in law about it since he worked in service for a Jeep dealer and he said that they do see a lot of rear end and differential work because the selec-trac and quadra drive 4wd systems are fussy when it comes to tire pressure. So if you drive around with one tire low you can cause premature wear. The system will compensate to a point since they are full-time, but it can cause issues. Price to fix, figure $300-$500.
chrysler products were famous for rear pinion bearings for a number of years in the early part of this decade, they got a bad batch of metal. not nearly as famous tho as their trannys
Yes, they had some problems and rear axle bearings were very common. the biggest factor was the aluminum rear axle housing. they were never "seasoned" (heating/cooling cycle), from the naufacturer. on the later ones, I believe 03? and 04, the housing were put through a seasoning process by the manufacturer and the bearing problems went away. I`ve done them at 15k miles being the earliest failure I`ve seen.
Just keep an ear out for a bearing or tire type noise. they do creep up on you though because they go bad slowly. and noticing it is difficult because you get used to it.
Wife kim
Son brandon 7yrs
Daughter marissa 6yrs
Dog shadow
07 Cherokee 32B
02 Excursion 4X4 V-10 4.30 gear
Reese HP dualcam,Prodigy brake controller,
Air lift air bags.
Better to have a bad day of
camping than a good day at work!
If it has the D44a rear axle they have had problems with them since '96. Carrier bearing problems. The D35 was a weaker axle, but now bearing problems.
'07 Hornet 30BHS TT-family cabin
'94 Suburban 2500 tow rig w/454ci, 4.10 gears, Prodigy controller
'95 Jeep Grand Cherokee-8"lift, 37" tires-play toy
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