My 2024 Summit has a wireless phone charger which I never use now. It kept causing my phone to overheat. I heard from a friend who works at FCA and he said that is a common complaint with the wireless charger. I mean it worked and charged the phone but the phone got way way too hot which is bad for the phone. I have all the various features but the most useful one I feel is the rear-view mirror camera. I never ever use the mirror as a mirror, the camera shows way more of the road, almost 3 lanes behind you and rarely gets dirty like the actual glass.

 

So a missing feature would be cooling for the wireless charger, like many other vehicles have. But some phones have a defect where they don't moderate charging properly and tend to overheat regardless.

 

Well as I said my friend who is in management at FCA said it was a common complaint along many lines of phones. Mine is a Pixal 7. He said they were looking at some sort of solution. I never cared for the wireless charging anyway so I just have a 6 foot cable plugged into a port from the back seat with a 90 degree connector that points down and snakes up front and it is fine with me, charges faster than wireless as well. No one ever rides in my back seat anyway.

 

Great summary Rick. We started looking at the Limited then bumped to the Overland, and finally settled on the Summit L. Agree the Limited has plenty of features and for a first new vehicle she has to be thrilled. We were set on a white vehicle though which for me unfortunately could not look away from the black wheel-well molding. The darker vehicles, grey and black, look very nice in the Limited with black molding, but we couldn't get over the black with the white unless you got the black-out package. SO, up to the Overland we started looking and then the wifey saw the Summit with black roof and fell in love with that. Good figure. You are correct with the 2025 rebates, a small trade-in, and Jeep sending a private offer cash-back we were already down to the Overland price and decided to order. Should be coming in sometime in March. The Summit to me feels like too nice a vehicle to haul 4 kids around and constant short trips to town, but we only live once.
Part of me still feels like the Limited would have been just fine and might have been a little 'less particular' with it, but too late for that.
Appreciate the info on Extended warranty so will dig a bit on that as I know the dealer will be offering something.
Hope she enjoys it for a long time. Thanks for the post.

 

My 2024 Summit has a wireless phone charger which I never use now. It kept causing my phone to overheat. I heard from a friend who works at FCA and he said that is a common complaint with the wireless charger. I mean it worked and charged the phone but the phone got way way too hot which is bad for the phone. I have all the various features but the most useful one I feel is the rear-view mirror camera. I never ever use the mirror as a mirror, the camera shows way more of the road, almost 3 lanes behind you and rarely gets dirty like the actual glass.

Great summary Rick. We started looking at the Limited then bumped to the Overland, and finally settled on the Summit L. Agree the Limited has plenty of features and for a first new vehicle she has to be thrilled. We were set on a white vehicle though which for me unfortunately could not look away from the black wheel-well molding. The darker vehicles, grey and black, look very nice in the Limited with black molding, but we couldn't get over the black with the white unless you got the black-out package. SO, up to the Overland we started looking and then the wifey saw the Summit with black roof and fell in love with that. Good figure. You are correct with the 2025 rebates, a small trade-in, and Jeep sending a private offer cash-back we were already down to the Overland price and decided to order. Should be coming in sometime in March. The Summit to me feels like too nice a vehicle to haul 4 kids around and constant short trips to town, but we only live once.
Part of me still feels like the Limited would have been just fine and might have been a little 'less particular' with it, but too late for that.
Appreciate the info on Extended warranty so will dig a bit on that as I know the dealer will be offering something.
Hope she enjoys it for a long time. Thanks for the

 

Appreciate the two posts.

 

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Picked up the '25 Summit on Saturday afternoon. Quite a difference from the '14 Town and Country! So smooth and sits much higher. Had specifically wanted the 3.6 which is why we purchased this year. Drove home about 50 miles, some backroads some interstate, and was not disappointed. I have no idea if engines nowadays need to break-in but I varied speeds and took every off ramp to go through rpms. Only stretched its legs to about 85mph and 3500 rpms. Will get about 500 miles on it then open it up a few times. I figure if the engine is designed to rev it can go to 4-6k rpms a few times and make sure it stays together while under warranty. Ended up with a 6 year 72k mile warranty by the time we left.
Hoping for trouble-free miles but holding my breath for a while.. Looks damn good sitting in the garage though.

 

Congrats on picking it up. Looking forward to hearing about the fun and enjoyment you have with the Summit.

 

Wireless charging and rain sensitive wipers on the lesser model. I bet most altitude owners would trade both of them for foglights.

 

It's not just Stellantis vehicles that have issues with wireless phone chargers overheating phones. Both of the Audi's we own do the same thing to our iphone 15's. So I haven't even tried the wireless charger in our '24 GC.

 

You would think the iPhone would limit charging current enough. I notice Porsche Macans blow AC cooled air around phones on the charging pad.

 

My daughter’s first new vehicle/SUV. We appreciate the size and safety features of this vehicle. Handles extremely well and is very comfortable. Firm steering control. The six speaker stereo system sounds wonderful.

We believed the Limited package options were worth the investment. Fog lights, larger display screen, leather interior, nicer mirrors (heated, upgraded finish with directional signal lights), Selec–Terrain® System (sand/mud, snow and sport in addition to auto), heated rear seats and the larger panoramic moon roof. Absolutely beautiful vehicle (Baltic grey metallic paint).

The interior of this SUV is very nice. The dash board and steering wheel look and feel great with very classy stitching. The wood grained panels look beautiful and by all appearances, everything looks like quality materials.

Three missing features that would have added to the vehicle are; one, visible dual exhaust pipes (no pipes are visible but older Limited models have them), 2, a wireless phone charger (in the upgraded version of lesser models), and 3, rain sensitive wipers (also in the upgraded version of lesser models). Makes you question why not the Limited model. Cost cutting and profits over developing Brand loyalty. The small things matter.

Cooling seats, front camera, front sensors, 360 degree view monitoring, power adjustable steering wheel, auto dimming rearview mirror and folding side mirrors would also have been nice, but pushed the price to what we considered to be too much (imagine having to pay $68k for a Summit model to have wireless phone charger included, crazy). Many of these features are standard on other competitors vehicles.

Jeep has an a al carte menu for features. This strategy does nothing but push the price up. It’s nice that a/c, power windows and rack and pinion steering are standard (sarcasm).

Jeep/Stellantis does have to think about these above items, as loyal consumers would expect, if they’re going to compete (strive) in a competitive market. Profits need to be balanced with loyalty to consumers. This has challenged Stellantis sales and public reputation in recent years.

This is also apparent as Stellantis/Jeep has now lowered the MSRP for the 2025 model by $3k, compared to the same 2024 model. In addition, right out the gate they have another $4,500 in rebates for 2025 models. Appealing.

It is also true that a number of the adjustment features under the display screen are hard to see because of the angle of placement. Not a show stopper once you know the buttons. But again, why. Otherwise, as I mentioned above, beautiful looking interior.

Overall, we gave the Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5 stars, because after researching the vehicle we knew exactly what we were buying. And, my daughter is extremely happy with it. She has a beautiful, safe, reliable and rugged mid-size SUV.

No vehicles are cheap these days. The MSRP was $49,810. We received $5,401.12 (unusual number) in rebates. The trade-in of a 14 year old vehicle reduced the price by an additional $2k. Final price, $42,408.88. She put $15,000 down (she’s a saver) and financed $27,408.88 before taxes.

Acknowledging comments on Jeep blogs about their reliability, and recognizing the amount of technology in vehicles these days, we purchased the 8 year, 100k, Mopar Extended Warranty. She’ll likely keep the SUV a long time. Remember, dealers significantly mark up warranty packages. Review and compare costs on the secondary market, internet, prior to purchasing from dealer. I’m a supporter of OEM packages vs third party. Past experience.

So, the extra $10k she paid for this mid-sized SUV (over a compact SUV) seemed like reasonable value for the money. She got what she REALLY wanted, some luxury and durability, a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. Style, capability and road presence definitely come with this SUV. It’s a good looker.

Once she’s owned this Jeep for a longer period of time (currently two month), we’ll update this site.

Here's the funny thing, I have a '24 Limited, all the options except the mudflaps. The $3k difference wasn't a factor, I purchased in September of '24 and got a $7500 discount plus other discounts and Employee pricing, Father-in-law is a Stellantis retiree, ended up going from $63K to $52K and got $11K for my '16 Cherokee Trailhawk, after taxes, title and fees, end price was $42K, over $20K off the sticker 34% off!! If I waited a month would have had another $3K but, by then the choices were way less. The day I purchased, another went out the door with me.

 

The wireless charging and rain sensing wipers are available on Limited in the tech pkg, as are those other options you were seeking.

 

AFAIK, pretty much always the way vehicles have been with options. There is something you might want but then you have to fork over more $ to add the right package or more $ to step up in the model rank, or both.

And, if you're buying an inventory model rather than special order, you either have to seach for the option group/packages you want or you take it for what it is if it checks enough boxes.

Basically, to the point of the post just above.