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judgebobk
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Dec 11, 2013

2014 Jeep Cherokee Harsh Ride

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.:(
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  • rv2go's avatar
    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.
  • bmanning's avatar
    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 :(
  • the_bear_II's avatar
    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.
  • ib516's avatar
    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.
  • ChooChooMan74's avatar
    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.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    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.
  • Ka_Ron's avatar
    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

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