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  • SeaComms
    MonsterMoose
    • Jun 2010
    • 7929

    JK / Jeep Reliability

    First off, this is not a dig at Jeep, I love my JK and would / will prob buy another down the track. The question though, is there a general issue with reliability? The reason for the question, mine has just run out of warranty and has had the following warranty work done:
    • Rear Transfer case seal replaced (blew out at a week old dumping fluid over the driveway)
    • Passenger door seal replaced
    • Clock spring replaced
    • Ignition leads replaced due to insulation breaking down shorting to exhaust (had to pay for these - considered consumable)
    • Rear O2 sensor wiring burnt out on exhaust heat shield (not found by Dealer on 3 attempts, found and fixed myself)
    • Tie rod replaced
    • Drag link replaced
    • Front axle uni's replaced (both)
    • Rear wheel speed sensor replaced
    • Ball Joints replaced
    • Windscreen header rubber replaced (on the 10th attempt to stop water leaks)
    • And currently stalls at random times in mid intersection and won't restart for 10 to 20 minutes (with Electronic Throttle Control warning - still no fault/fix found.


    It has so far cost Jeep a fortune in parts and labour, I am now wondering is it going to cost me fortune!

    As a comparison, my work vehicle (Mitsubishi Outlander) was bought a year earlier than the JK and has double the km's on it (140,000km as opposed to 68,000km). The only issue it has had so far was an intermittent electrical fault I found due to a service tech half knockin out the main connector to the Body Control Module. Nothing has been repaired or replaced under warranty on it.

    Thoughts?
    Last edited by SeaComms; 26-06-2013, 07:31 AM.
    Cheers, Dave :)

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  • yetiboy01
    Just Real Jeeps Club
    • Dec 2009
    • 1594

    #2
    JK / Jeep Reliability

    I've had my JKU for three years now & happy to say its been very reliable, only warranty claim in that time was for a stripped seat height adjuster & that was only because I tried to remove it without the right tools


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    • Tezzab
      I just registered
      • Aug 2011
      • 24

      #3
      I have an 07 unlimited diesel auto and touch wood the only trouble i have had is the oil sender switch.

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      • Magnum PI
        Banned
        • May 2012
        • 1071

        #4
        two words i never thought i would see in the same sentence, Jeep-Reliable

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        • jono1967
          Full Flexer
          • May 2011
          • 635

          #5
          Originally posted by acko73 View Post
          two words i never thought i would see in the same sentence, Jeep-Reliable
          Why??

          That comment seems sarcastic

          Your old girl goes anywhere never gives you an ounce of trouble

          And you never get stuck

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          • Magnum PI
            Banned
            • May 2012
            • 1071

            #6
            Originally posted by jono1967 View Post
            Why??

            That comment seems sarcastic

            Your old girl goes anywhere never gives you an ounce of trouble

            And you never get stuck
            Your right, the tilt tray this morning was just to take it to be washed

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            • jono1967
              Full Flexer
              • May 2011
              • 635

              #7
              JK / Jeep Reliability

              Originally posted by acko73 View Post
              Your right, the tilt tray this morning was just to take it to be washed
              Well you are the wealthy one

              Personly I would of driven to the car wash

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              • MightyMouse
                No Winching
                • Aug 2009
                • 3455

                #8
                "Reliability" is just one of the reasons the phrase "its a Jeep Thing" was coined...... goes well with the fatalistic shrug.
                It seemed like a good idea at the time........

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