I live in Detroit and buy a vehicle that's produced at Jefferson and Connor, five miles from where I live. I feel good about that. The 3.6L V6 / and ZF eight s

I live in Detroit and buy a vehicle that's produced at Jefferson and Connor, five miles from where I live. I feel good about that. The 3.6L V6 / and ZF eight speed transmission are battle tested - we're five years into the current Grand Cherokee iteration, they've mostly worked out the issues. The volume of TSBs (technical service bulletins - http://wk2jeeps.com/wk2_tsb.htm http://wk2jeeps.com/wk2_tsb.htm) are way lower vs. the launch model year. I haven't had any quality issues, although it's early. I would never buy the first (and maybe even second) model year for any OEM, but especially FCA - that part I would agree with. Wait until year three.