I recently purchased a 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited with the Active Drive II suspension to use as a dingy. This suspension was the only one that can be used for flat towing. After the first hundred miles I was ready to get rid of the vehicle. I was not aware when I ordered the car it comes with a "OFF ROAD" suspension which produces an incredibly rough ride for my 66 year old body. Speaking to Jeep produced a series of comments that it was my fault and I should have test driven the vehicle. Here is a $40,000 luxury SUV aimed as a tow vehicle for the RV Boomers and it has an Off Road suspension? My advice is pass on this car unless you want a very rough ride. The car is amazing in many other ways but the ride diminishes any benefit from the electronics or appearance.:(

Too bad, as it seems that flat towable automatics are getting more rare as time goes on.Love our Sunfire, but soon it will be time to replace and I have not seen anything yet that I would replace it with.Thanks for the heads up

You didn't test drive before purchasing :HThat's one of the first things done"Hey salesman, Grab the keys....we're going for a ride"Heck all the commercials show it happening.

Sorry dude, but buying without test driving and complaining about it, you won't get sympathy here. That is why I am waiting before I order my Ram 1500 Diesel.

:h I test drove a few of them before we ordered ours. I didn't notice it rode any "rougher" than any other small SUV/CUV we test drove, and we tried a lot of them. Mazda, Subaru, Jeep Compass, etc.

I'm guessing since he didn't test drive the one he bought, chances are he hasn't driven other SUVs so he isn't aware that SUVs in general will have a rougher ride than a luxury sedan.That being said if you want to spend about $5000 you can have a shop put other springs and shocks on to smooth out the ride a little. Do some research to locate a shop with experience in ride comfort....some off road shops may be able to help.

2014 Jeep Cherokee Harsh Ride | Good Sam Community

Ka_Ron
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
Too bad, as it seems that flat towable automatics are getting more rare as time goes on.

Love our Sunfire, but soon it will be time to replace and I have not seen anything yet that I would replace it with.

Thanks for the heads up
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Dec 11, 2013
You didn't test drive before purchasing :H

That's one of the first things done
"Hey salesman, Grab the keys....we're going for a ride"

Heck all the commercials show it happening.
ChooChooMan74
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
Sorry dude, but buying without test driving and complaining about it, you won't get sympathy here. That is why I am waiting before I order my Ram 1500 Diesel.
ib516
Explorer II
Dec 11, 2013
:h I test drove a few of them before we ordered ours. I didn't notice it rode any "rougher" than any other small SUV/CUV we test drove, and we tried a lot of them. Mazda, Subaru, Jeep Compass, etc.
the_bear_II
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
I'm guessing since he didn't test drive the one he bought, chances are he hasn't driven other SUVs so he isn't aware that SUVs in general will have a rougher ride than a luxury sedan.

That being said if you want to spend about $5000 you can have a shop put other springs and shocks on to smooth out the ride a little. Do some research to locate a shop with experience in ride comfort....some off road shops may be able to help.
Jack_Diane_Free
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
Any chance that a tire pressure reduction might help?
bmanning
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
Jack_Diane_Freedom wrote:
Any chance that a tire pressure reduction might help?

x2.

Even a small drop in PSI can make a big difference.

I just dropped from 38psi per tire to 32psi per tire on my old Land Cruiser and to be frank I was astonished at the difference 5-6lb less per tire made.

Hope you find a resolution OP; stinks to be unhappy with a new toy :(
rv2go
Explorer II
Dec 11, 2013
He is a new member and this is his first post. So he is not happy with a Jeep that is equipped for OFF Road. Could be that this is the first off road vehicle he has owned and was expecting to find a soft highway type ride.
rr2254545
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
Totally disagree

I took delivery of mine 4 weeks ago today and love the ride.

Not like my BMW but sure as heck not like OP describes
eluwak
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
I had a co-worker take delivery of a Corvette that had a terribly harsh ride. Took it into the dealer and discovered that they forgot to remove the spring blocks during PDI. Maybe something like that happened here?