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My only problem has been replaced warped rotors at 18K, then replaced calipers and rotors shortly after 36 mos, but at around 29K. Both were either partially covered or with a small co-pay.
I love my Jeep, however I have heard a LOT about maintenance expenses as they age. From my research SUV are more expensive to buy and insure than passenger cars and minivans. If you are really on a budget and do not really need an SUV, there are many great vehicles to be had for less money.
Try a tank of premium and some fuel system cleaner additive. You may want to replace the fuel filter. If this fails I think it is possible that the throttle body may need to be cleaned.
Anyone had any luck fixing this problem??
Good Luck.
Also, was the collision head-on? The manual says that the airbags won't deploy if it isn't a head-on collision.
I am a little shocked that the seat belts didn't lock. Don't know what could have happened there.
But I'm glad you lived to write about it.
'01 Wrangler - no problems
'04 GC Overland - 1 year old, no problems.
Does anyone have experience on what might cause this?
I'm told this is a characteristic of the Dana axle.
Your dealer is BSing you that he doesn't know about the problem.
We have owned 2 Caravans from way back in the 80s and generally pretty happy with DC products.
The 2001 Jeep has the I-6 and Selectrac: based on recommendations from 2 work friends and one of the dealer salesmen (not ours) who drove 90s vintage Jeeps well over 200K miles with minimal problems. We have a loaded package with leather, HO Stereo, etc but stuck with the 6 and no sunroof (300M is only car with sunroof I have fit in at 6'4).
Anyway the first year of driving was perfect, no problems. Year #2 we had the seat heaters go. Year #3 seat heaters went again, then the infamous brake problems (full replacement with TSB/warranty). What caused me to buy the ext warranty was an oil leak on main seal: I know engine basics but not sure what it was other than it took 2 days to fix it under warranty. Of course now that we bought the $700 full 6/75K warr only had 1 minor problem in almost a year (which is good news but maybe should have saved the money to buy tires). We really do like the vehicle and hopefully it will treat me as nice in years 4-10 as my work friend's Jeeps did.
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Mike
The aftermarket ones from Autozone are doing good at 63,000 (48,000 on the rotors). They listed for about $100 for the pair..they came with a 24,000 mile warranty.
The only time these warped was when the caliper did not release, dragging and heated up the pads and rotors, real hots. BUT after they cooled down and I lubed the caliper pins the rotors are good again...no warp wobble, unlike the DC rotors that take on a permanent warp. At least from my experience, you do not have to spend big bucks on special slotted rotors to get decent ones, just get away from the DC factory rotors.
Bill
I believe this TSB (referring to calipers) was AFTER the original one for rotors. If you use the search function on this board, you can find the TSB number and description referring to this.
Because I'd had a previous occurence of warped rotors at around 18K, at around 28k my 5* dealer replaced my calipers, and rotors for a $50 copay even though I was past the 36 mos warranty period.
Mike
Mike
Have the rotors checked out now. Brake warranty is 12,000 miles. There is also a TSB for JGC built before May, 2002:
FRONT BRAKE PULSATION DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKE APPLICATION
Date: 5/13/02
Bulletin # 0500302 (supercedes 0500501 Dated Sep 14, 2001)
Model Year(s): 1999-2002 (models built May 11, 2002 and prior)
Description: Brake roughness or pedal pulsation when the brakes are applied. The customer may experience a vibration of the steering wheel, floor, seat, instrument panel, or a minor pedal pulsation (brake roughness) under light to moderate pedal application. The condition may be caused by excessive thickness variation of the brake rotor surface.
Details: This bulletin involves the replacement of both front brake rotors and caliper assemblies.
Parts required:
52098672 Rotor
05093174AA Caliper kit (2 calipers, pads and retaining bolts)
GOOD LUCK!
Jan
I have a 99 GC Laredo with 43K, not too much mileage. I'm at a loss of what to do. I've made claims with Chrysler Corp, not that it does any good. My husband also has a jeep, but after this experience, we will never own one again!
I found a 1995 JGC today - I6 4wd 130K mis. Pretty sweet. In fact, its condition was soooo pristine that I was sure it was reconditioned salvage vehicle -- carpet new; seat covers new (and a little loose). Air freshner smell. Paint *looked* flawless.
Well I ran a carfax check, and lo and behold -- the car was locally owned. But there were no accident reports on the title history -- no flood title, nothing.
Can used car dealers somehow clear or conceal a car's title history? Also -- there are 7 "histories" on the VIN number, but carfax states there was only one owner. Doesn't the title number change if the owner sells/trades the vehicle? And if not -- then how can a carfax user determine what these "histories" mean?
thanks in advance!
Have a 2004 JGC Laredo, 4x4, 12K miles. Seems to be working fine.
Anything I should watch out for or check? TSBs, etc.
No issues of yet...had a loud pop when turning steering wheel and backing up, but it never repeated; might have been a can on the ground.
Also, transmission seems to shift roughly under hard acceleration, but I think this is normal for the Jeep; this is my first, so I don't have a reference, but I assume it's not as silky as a Honda/Toyota/etc.
Thanks in advance.
I've got a 2001 JGC Ltd 3.1 turbo diesel (diesel's big here in Europe). I can't really give you any tips but I'm comforted to hear your comment on the rough gearshift being normal. I too get this - especially when towing or accelerating hard. The dealership says there's nothing wrong so I'm putting it down to normal behaviour.
The one thing it could be is shortage of ATF - mine seems to get through a fair amount and although the dipstick shows there's plenty there, a top-up to just overfull seems to help. Also the change to ATF+4 helped. Worth checking though.
There's no sign of a leak, I guess it gets hot when I tow (a 1.5 tonne trailer home at speeds of up to 60 mph)and evaporates?
One thing I'm not sure of is whether I can use any other brand than the Mopar ATF+4 - does anyone know if there's anything compatible (the problem being that in the UK Mopar dealers are few and far between).
You can check for tsbs on www.wjjeeps.com/tsb.htm
Terry
From our very small sample size, I would say the estimated life of the water pumps is less that 60,000.... I bet we have some folks out there with 120,000 + miles on the original WP.
This is one reason we got rid of the Jeep...48 month, 75,000 mile extended warranty would run out about July 9, 2004...not willing to be exposed to possible repairs.. Had a number of things covered under warranty, so I did not trust it to be mininal maintenance during it's high mileage years.
Bill