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Old 08-01-2012, 06:41 AM   #1
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Moose Test - 7 Blown Tires



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Jeep Grand Cherokee moose test failure – the full story on film
In the avoidance maneuver test, also called moose test, the Jeep Grand Cherokee failed big time. Here is the full story behind all performed moose tests with the car that proves that it can be lethal.
Författare:Mattias Rabe Foto: Glenn Lindberg
For Swedish version, click here.

At the moment, more than 300 000 people have watched our first movie where the Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 3.0 CRD V6 fails the moose test by going up on two wheels and is close to roll over.
The car was tested in the same way as thousands of other cars have been tested by Teknikens Värld over the years. Loaded (driver, passenger and anchored sandbags with a low center of gravity in the boot) in accordance to Jeep's specifications for maximum payload, the factory installed original tires filled with the amount of air pressure as specified by Jeep (also confirmed by Jeep/Chrysler) and all safety systems such as electronic stability control and anti-rollover system turned on. Jeep Grand Cherokee has air suspension and we put this in Auto mode, a setting that most Grand Cherokee owners use when they drive their car.

Everything was therefore completely by the book, just like an ordinary car owner would do, although the performance was very poor. Over and over again with three different Jeep Grand Cherokee - which you can see in the new film here.

Our recommendation is: Do not buy the Jeep Grand Cherokee until Jeep/Chrysler solved the problems.

Due to a complete incorrect statement by Chrysler, many people believe that we performed the first moose test with 50 kilos (110 lbs) overload in the Jeep Grand Cherokee. This is not the least bit true. We performed the first moose test with 100 kilos (220 lbs) less than the maximum payload (602 kilos/1 327 lbs) that is registered for the car, a figure which officially comes from Jeep/Chrysler.

Do not miss to read past articles about the Jeep Grand Cherokee moose test failure:
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Old 08-01-2012, 08:23 AM   #2
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lol i like how the passenger's wearing a bicycle helmet
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That's pretty disappointing, given all the hype that's surrounded the GC, the so-called "Mercedes ML made by Jeep".

Gotta wonder how little effort Jeep put in to engineer the suspension/dial in the handling.

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I lol'd at the Chrysler engineers arguing amongst themselves.
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Car should come with a roll cage option along with leather seats.
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Old 08-01-2012, 11:24 AM   #6
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Interesting... as the Grand Cherokee passed the same test under a different German mag

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee passes German "moose test"
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Interesting... as the Grand Cherokee passed the same test under a different German mag

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee passes German "moose test"
Sounds like that test took place after Teknikens Varld's first test. And the video in the OP was Teknikens Varld's second test with chrysler engineers in attendance in response to that test and chrysler's statement on their first test.



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Old 08-01-2012, 10:27 PM   #8
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Driving my friends jeep was one of the more terrifying experiences on the highway. I was disgusted that it was even road legal.
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Interesting... as the Grand Cherokee passed the same test under a different German mag

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee passes German "moose test"
I'm not really convinced since they didn't release a video.
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Old 08-02-2012, 12:26 AM   #10
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so their solution was, Lets make the car heavier!
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Old 08-02-2012, 12:40 AM   #11
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Didn't a huge amount of jeeps have the "death wobble"?

Or was that some other Chrysler?
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Old 08-02-2012, 01:06 AM   #12
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^That's a problem with the new wranglers
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safer to hit the damn moose
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ALL solid axle vehicles whether they are trucks, older grand cherokees and cherokees, and all wranglers suffer from some level of inherent death wobble by design. The issue isn't the engineering, its the lack of regularly maintaining the vehicle. Death wobble only becomes an issue when bushings and joints are worn out.
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Now lets see an off road comparison with those same 3 vehicles and see what one performs the best.....

Actually now that I think of it I think the Toureg is pretty badass off road from what I remember.

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lol i like how the passenger's wearing a bicycle helmet
i like how the driver wasn't wearing anything....
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christ that would be scary, but at least it didn't roll over?

an LOL at the passenger wearing the bicycle helmet
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I was actually looking into the 2012 GC srt8 =[

this article however gave me hope:
Jeep Says Grand Cherokee ‘Moose Test’ Failure Faked | AutoGuide.com News
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Thats Chrysler trying to save face, unless the testing people were paid out, I doubt they would rig the test to make the Jeep fail.
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Thats GM trying to save face
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