Max towing for 2014 V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee
We have a 4000 dry wt travel trailer that our Toyota 4 Runner, rated at 4700 lb has trouble towing. Has anyone experience using a V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2014 or 2015 to tow this weight?
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SueGib, seems you have no shortage of answers to your question.
I have a 2014 V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee, but I would not want to tow a 4000 pound dry weight camper with it. Loaded, I think that camper tongue weight could exceed the recommended payload limits. Mine, like most, does not have the factory hitch option that comes with load leveling rear suspension, and better engine cooling. Without that option, Jeep's recommended towing weight is limited to 3500 pounds.
I believe the tongue of a loaded 4000 pound trailer could be a bit much for a non towing hitch optioned Grand Cherokee and I believe the overall weight and wind resistance could be a bit tasking for the v6.
If you decide on a Grand Cherokee, several of the Mopar parts online stores offer a brake controller for about a hundred dollars and I dont thnk it requires a dealer software flash.
If I were looking specifically for one to tow, I'd look instead at the Dodge Durango, (same vehicle but a little longer) with a factory tow hitch and V8 engine. That would be like going from a possible compromise to just plain OH YEA!
I have a 2014 V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee, but I would not want to tow a 4000 pound dry weight camper with it. Loaded, I think that camper tongue weight could exceed the recommended payload limits. Mine, like most, does not have the factory hitch option that comes with load leveling rear suspension, and better engine cooling. Without that option, Jeep's recommended towing weight is limited to 3500 pounds.
I believe the tongue of a loaded 4000 pound trailer could be a bit much for a non towing hitch optioned Grand Cherokee and I believe the overall weight and wind resistance could be a bit tasking for the v6.
If you decide on a Grand Cherokee, several of the Mopar parts online stores offer a brake controller for about a hundred dollars and I dont thnk it requires a dealer software flash.
If I were looking specifically for one to tow, I'd look instead at the Dodge Durango, (same vehicle but a little longer) with a factory tow hitch and V8 engine. That would be like going from a possible compromise to just plain OH YEA!
