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Jeep Owners Care and Maintenance
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My wife loves her 2003 Jeep Liberty (80,000 miles already in four years!), but the other day the engine conked out at 60 mph.
It started up again, but ran a little rough. It smells a little like antifreeze in the engine area, and the diagnostic brought a 1299 code - Vacuum Leak Found.
One auto place looked at it, said it wasn't a leaky hose or anything else visible, must be hidden by the engine.
We're taking it to the dealer Tuesday.
Anyone else had this experience? My wife doesn't think the temperature gauge went too high, in which case I don't think this would be too bad. But who knows if she missed it?
Any thoughts?
thanks a million!
:confuse:
AM I TAKING CHANCE HERE
THANKS KEITH :mad:
tidester, host
any advice would help alot!..........is their a way to bypass the egr valve? or atleast check to see if it is the cause of my nightmare? its just a work car but im used to driving it! im not a mechanic so please keep it simple.....thanks
tidester, host
keith
Thanks!
i've had my jeep since i was a junior in high school (2002)and it's a '93. i've got over 341K on my mileage and she still runs well despite that lil' squeak i've got to fix. i've had very few problems with her. i heart my jeep.
thanks in advance. :confuse:
in reality should have been done already
tell me how to drain & flush the coolant :confuse:
The Edmunds Maintenance Guide will tell you what Jeep requires and will tell you what it should cost in your zip code.
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You lease so you turn your cars back in every 3 years or so and yet you change the oil twice as often as required. I think we both have it wrong, LOL.
I read that 15k service info after buying my new Jeep last November and was not happy dealing with the cost of that frequent service, something I cannot do easily being way under the middle of the vehicle. An extra $120 every 12-15 months depending on service & mileage. My 01 Laredo did not even require that frequent of service.
Any comments on this point? I only have 2300 miles so I am probably a year away from dealing with this. Other than that "gotcha", I am happy with our vehicle; great quality so far, a beaut in the harsh MN winter.
The 96 has problems shifting after being driven more than 30 minutes. Everything will seem fine until it is necessary to come to a stop or really slow down. When you begin to accelerate again, the transmission keeps wanting to downshift and the engine revs. The only thing I have found that helps is to turn the vehicle off, restart and then manually shift through the first acceleration.
The 95 does about the same thing, with one added twist. The overdrive will not engage. If you try to drive highway speeds, that tach stays at about 3500 rpm.
I have checked the O/D switch on the dash and it seems to be operating properly.
I would welcome any guidance. The last time I took one of these vehicles to the local dealer, they had it for six weeks, I was out $600 and the problem was not fixed.
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