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Drivers Log.(News)(Product/service evaluation)
JEWETT: The diesel engine is a great addition to the Grand Cherokee. It starts right up with no smoke, idles quietly enough that you don't have to shut it down in order to place your burger order at the drive-through and squirts away from a stop without causing the fuel gauge to hightail it toward the empty mark. It's $1,600 well spent if you were going to buy a Grand Cherokee, but keep in mind that this is basically the same old-tech diesel we've already seen in the Liberty.
That said, I wouldn't take ownership of this SUV if you gave it to me for free. Here's why: In less than a day of driving, I'm pretty sure I've sustained a mild concussion from getting in and out of the Grand Cherokee. The culprit is the side-curtain airbag.
I'm all for safety technology. ABS, traction control, stability control, airbags all around-I want all this technology in the vehicles my family and friends drive. The problem comes from the side-curtain airbag, combined with a raised ride height and a seat that's been set up even higher off the floorpan. (It seems as if most ...
- Patent No. 7,571,930 Issued on Aug. 11, Assigned to Nissan Technical Center...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 14, 2009 700+ words
...method of manufacturing inflatable curtain airbag integrated tether. The inventors were...Trademark Office: "An inflatable curtain airbag integrated tether and method of manufacture...curtain during inflation. The side curtain airbag can be for installation in a stowed...
- Patent No. 7,556,286 Issued on July 7, Assigned to Autoliv ASP for Inflatable...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News July 13, 2009 700+ words
...Powals, Waterford, Mich., has developed an inflatable curtain airbag module. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7...S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable curtain airbag module is disclosed. The airbag module may include an inflatable...
- Side-curtain airbag business in N.A. is ready for takeoff.
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Wernle, Bradford February 6, 2006 700+ words
...according to an airbag industry source speaking on condition of anonymity. A front airbag module would have cost about $100 10 years ago. Today it costs $50. Autoliv invented the side-curtain airbag in 1998 and has licensed its technology t
- Subaru of America, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of 2005 Legacy Sedans and...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 4, 2004 700+ words
...Subaru of America, Inc. today announced a voluntary recall on 2005 Legacy Sedan and Outback Sedan models to address a side curtain airbag problem. This recall involves all 2005 model-year Subaru Legacy Sedan and Outback Sedan models. The affected vehicles...
- Grand Cherokee needs update to stay competitive.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) September 17, 2003 700+ words
...Byline: Matt Nauman DENVER _ Jeep's Grand Cherokee, like an old friend, remains one...the 2004 Overland version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. I continue to like the vehicle...and rocks remains top notch.) The Grand Cherokee's exterior retains its rugged good...
- Grand Cherokee roomy, zoomy // `Driver's car' is big on style and power
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times DAN JEDLICKA July 21, 1996 700+ words
(1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee average retail price: $16,525...525) Mash the fast, roomy Jeep Grand Cherokee V-8's throttle, and suddenly...Well, it's the 1990s, and the Grand Cherokee is a sport/utility light truck...
- Grand Cherokee needs update to stay competitive.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Nauman, Matt October 10, 2003 700+ words
...Byline: Matt Nauman DENVER _ Jeep's Grand Cherokee, like an old friend, remains one...the 2004 Overland version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. I continue to like the vehicle...and rocks remains top notch.) The Grand Cherokee's exterior retains its rugged good...
- Jeep Grand Cherokee Sports European Style
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Dan Jedlicka October 21, 1995 700+ words
...likely would resemble the hot Jeep Grand Cherokee, which looks as if it should come...s new, $24,603-$32,906 Grand Cherokee sees its first big revamp since its...lack, I found while testing a 1996 Grand Cherokee Laredo. Chrysler concentrated mostly...