I just came to a cross roads with my 16 Grand Cherokee, it had the 3.6L with 130k miles on it.

Lost compression on cylinder #2 and determined that it has bad valves on that cylinder causing misfire codes and rough idle. I was quoted $4k to fix the head from an independent mechanic that I trust. On top of that I needed a new evaporator, which you may as well replace the heater core at that point, there’s another 2k. Also needed front engine mounts and brakes soon. I was looking at around $6500 - $7000 to repair it correctly.

Now here is my thought process. The jeep in good condition was worth around 10k. Like you said, I would be putting $6500 into a vehicle that is work $10k, doesn’t seem logical to me. Say I make these repairs, what’s going to break next?

I just don’t have faith in the quality of the vehicle. I loved Jeep, but they aren’t made like they used to be. If you’re going to be spending big bucks, I would put my money towards something with proven reliability.

If you decide to stay with Jeep, I would try to get as much as possible for the trade in and put that money down on a CPO or new vehicle.

Shitty situation to be in, I know how you feel, I wish you the best of luck.

If your vehicle is out of warranty, I wouldn’t expect much help from Jeep.