2025 must have fixed a lot of issues. I've been very happy since I picked it up on Friday! I’ve only put 250 miles on my 2025 OT+, but so far, so good.
Based on a lot of comments on the forum, here is what I'm experiencing on those issues.
One thing I'd like to hear comments on. The only thing I’ve been surprised and disappointed in is the Lane Tracing feature. I’m leaving a 2023 Grand Cherokee and it's semi-auto drive did a great job at reducing speed for corners and giving it the old college try before admitting defeat in a tighter curve. And when it gave up, it lit up the dashboard in red and gave a lot of bold warnings that I needed to manually take over. The GX550 just gives up without a fight in what, IMO, should be an easily handled corner. And, when it throws in the towel, doesn’t really let you know. You just find yourself driving right off the road and wonder what the heck just happened. I tested multiple times and caught it before it actually fully left the road. The learning point is that I’m not going to use it on any road that isn’t pretty straight. I haven't tried it on the interstate yet, but I've lost trust in using it on state roads with curves. What are your experiences with Lane Tracing?
Based on a lot of comments on the forum, here is what I'm experiencing on those issues.
- No brake noise.
- No excessive wind noise.
- Lumbar works fine.
- No noticeable hood fluttering.
- No first gear downshift roughness.
- No vibrations. I set Tire pressure to 34 and seems about right for me. I feel the road surface like in a sports car, but the bumps are nicely damped.
- I turned off ML surround and it works great. Granted my hobbies have really diminished my hearing over the years, but 20 is about as loud as I need it.
- It’s not been warm enough to need the AC so I don’t know how it will act in hot temps, but I turned off the concierge and it behaves nicely so far.
- My tach disappears in any meter mode when ACC is on, so that must be normal.
- Front cross traffic is not a problem. If my foot is on the brake it doesn’t overreact. It only starts beeping if I’m moving or if my foot is not on the brake and there is cross traffic.
- I turned off the driver attention thing. Stays off so never an issue.
One thing I'd like to hear comments on. The only thing I’ve been surprised and disappointed in is the Lane Tracing feature. I’m leaving a 2023 Grand Cherokee and it's semi-auto drive did a great job at reducing speed for corners and giving it the old college try before admitting defeat in a tighter curve. And when it gave up, it lit up the dashboard in red and gave a lot of bold warnings that I needed to manually take over. The GX550 just gives up without a fight in what, IMO, should be an easily handled corner. And, when it throws in the towel, doesn’t really let you know. You just find yourself driving right off the road and wonder what the heck just happened. I tested multiple times and caught it before it actually fully left the road. The learning point is that I’m not going to use it on any road that isn’t pretty straight. I haven't tried it on the interstate yet, but I've lost trust in using it on state roads with curves. What are your experiences with Lane Tracing?
