Overview & Reviews
Cherokee rolls into 1996 with improved engines, new colors, upgraded Selec-Trac four-wheel-drive system, more standard equipment and the same sheet metal that it wore on introduction day in 1983.
User Reviews:
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LOVE THIS VEHICLE! - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By Linda HORRELL - December 20 - 3:30 pmI LOVE my 1996 Jeep SE Cherokee! I bought it new in 1996, been driving it ever since. Just today (10 years and 87,000 miles later) had to bring it to the dealer with a problem (no heat, but overheating). Its a nice compact 4-wheel drive that has given me no real problems for the past 10 years. Good for snow and good for city driving and parking. Pulled a boat 2,000 miles to and from Florida, hauled dogs and dry cleaning. I love it! I even love its 96 boxy design. Downside: back seat is small & the cup holders worthless, occasionally overheats a bit in the summer if Im sitting in rush hour traffic.
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Best all around car ever built - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By Phoebe - November 14 - 5:16 am108,000 miles, Classic package, AC/AT/CC/4.0/4WD, (even push-up sunroof). Beautiful, practical, dependable, lovable car! Just big enough, classic lines, most indestructible drivetrain ever built, nimble, responsive, turns on a dime, excellent reliability & safety record, excellent parts availability, easy to work on. Still looks beautiful inside & out, even the cigar lighter still works, feels so secure on NEs winter roads with the fantastic on-the-fly 4WD, not a rattle or squeak. Ive added a CD changer, a good double cupholder I bought on eBay, and a firm foam wedge cushion for more drivers seat support. Take good care of a Cherokee and it will take care of you for a long time
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"Just right" four wheel drive - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By amcjavelin74 - May 16 - 6:19 pmI purchased my Cherokee back in 2006 with 180k miles on it, and drove it everyday for a couple of years. Now it sees limited use (towing, going off road, and hauling stuff around... hard miles) with just under 220k miles. Burns no oil, always starts, and when something does go wrong, Ive always been able to fix it myself. While it was my daily driver, I added a 2 inch lift, and a year later got a 3.5" lift and added larger tires. Its quicker accelerating than a Hummer H3, as tested by some guy and myself (on a closed course) a while back.
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WYSIWYG - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By tommy d - August 10 - 10:00 amGreat, functional, fun to dive vehicle. If you want a bigger back seat or more stowage, buy a Suburban. Fun to drive (short wheel-base) but drives like a truck... built on a truck chassis... duh!
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Jeeps are the Best - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By Kunkemotorsports - July 9 - 5:40 pmWe have owned this Jeep for about 5 years and there have been no breakdowns and only regular maintenance. This Jeep is very fun to drive; the 4.0 litre straight 6 has a lot of torque. These Jeeps are very off road capable even in stock form. Because of the light weight and disc brakes, this Jeep stops almost on a dime. The 4 wheel drive is very easy to use (shift-on-the-fly). The interior is very roomy for a compact suv it can comfortably seat 4 adults or 2 adults and 3 children comfortably plus dogs or groceries or whatever in the back. Over all this is a great SUV.
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Commander is a Cherokee wanna-be - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By Sleek Black Powerful - September 17 - 4:53 amI cannot be happier with my fun 1996 Jeep Cherokee that I bought at 126,500 miles. It is a sleek, black Sport 4Dr 4WD with gray cloth interior, OEM aluminum wheels, and Goodyear Tracker tires. The car is in fantastic condition, in terms of the engine, transmission, suspension, electronics, interior and exterior. It simply looks cool and commanding. Its as if Jeeps new Commander design team went retro and modeled their design off of the original 84 Cherokee. Id even venture to say that the new Mustang is to the original 65 Mustang as the new Commander is to the original 84 Cherokee. Its a lot of fun driving this car. The shift-on-the-fly 4WD gets me anywhere in brutal Chicago weather.
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Jeep Cherokee the greatest Car - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By David2 - September 11 - 10:00 amI bought this cherokee 96 around January 2003 with 90000miles. Now, mine has almost 120000, but still runs strong!!! No major or minor problems so far. Great car! this vehicle is built really well. Only thing I have little complain with is its fuel economy. However, this vehicle has 4.0 L engine meaning that naturally fuel economy cant be good as one expects. Moreover, this vehicle has fast acceleration.~ good good good. I dont see any bad things.
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Continues to Please - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By grtride - August 8 - 2:00 amThis vehicle just continues to be great. There has been absolutely no reliability problems. In over 76,000 miles the only repairs have been new brake shoes and pads, other than standard maintenance. It is great off- road, tows a trailer easily, and is just fun to drive. No, its not car- like, but why buy an SUV if you want it to be a car?
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All 4 corners of the US and back again - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By knowonder - November 6 - 6:56 amWe went from San Diego to the midwest back to San Diego to Alaska and over 500+ miles of continuous gravel road. Then Alaska to Boston to Illinois to the Keys. Plenty of 4WD times. All with our 18 sea kayaks on the roof. I just saw a post that somebody is closing in on 900,000 miles on theirs. I wanted 300,000 but now just set my new goal. Theres something like home in that square box. Drives great and very reliable. Heading to the west coast from Indiana soon. Replaced radiator, water pump. Only other problem weve had is with the AC. We didnt know that for a solid couple years. Were windows people.
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would buy it again - 1996 Jeep Cherokee
By RIjeep - January 2 - 10:00 amI purchased this jeep at its 7 month B-day, from a family friend, and have loved it ever since. It now has 88,000 miles and looked georgeous until my daughter has an accident. The repairs exceed the value but I am probably going to fix it because you cant beat the inline 6 engine.
