Hello Jeep owners world-wide. Thought you might like to read my story of 14 months of painful ownership of a Jeep. If you already have/had one then you might know what I'm talking about. If you were thinking of buying one then please read this first:
So you bought a used car, and then are upset when you have to put money into it? How is it jeeps fault some kid dented your car? Most cars end up having ac problems after a few years. Brakes wear out on all cars. The exhaust manifold thing is pretty much common knowlege. I think alot of people expect to never have any problems with anything and really do none of the required maintenance that they suggest in the owners manual. I myself am guilty of not followin the suggestions to a T. I really dont think you should be upset as you are. Batteries go dead, brakes wear out, and ac systems have problems after a few years.
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Want a little cheese with that Whine?
As I see it the only legitimite gripe is the exhaust manifold. ( I just MIGed my '91's header back together) At 7 years, 70K you should expect some to require some repairs : Brakes, Tires, Normal Tuneups, Complete fluids change, Air conditioner recharge, Exaust system (excluding header). It sounds like your AC tech overfilled the system, as that is the only reason I could see for a burst accululator. If this is the case, then most likely he was also responsible for your subsequent AC problems. Your keyless entry fob is normal. Most remotes get a little flaky at this age. Disassemble it and clean the contact patches on the pc with alcohol. It may be necessary to replace the conductive carbon button on the rubber part, but kits are available to do this.
Jeff, '91 YJ, '00 XJ
Oh Sure....'cus everyone knows no OTHER used car EVER has problems....
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You make my point entirely. You seem happy, no, almost elated, to accept poor engineering, poor design, rip-off manufacturers. I happen to think that bills of this magnitude and failures of this kind for a six year old car with such a low mileage is unacceptable. You carry on grinning whilst being shafted by the big corps - that's ok by me.
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Well, you know.....
Other than the cracked manifold and the dirty key fob, all the stuff that went wrong seems to have been caused by incompetent 'mechanics'.
I see the quality of your european 'mechanics' seems on par with the ones in North America.
That is not meant as a compliment to the so called 'mechanics'.
At least over here some of them are being honest and call them selves 'technicians'. If the computer don't tell them what's up, they have no clue.
Like your 'road kill' AC technician. LOL! Uh yup, lets fill er up eh. What, the gauge don't work? ok lets just go until things bulge. LOL!
Or the MOT guys wrecking your brakes. Still haven't figured that one out... If they paid, you 'really' got lucky. Around here brakes wear out at 30 k miles or less with city driving. You got 70K out of yours? WOW!
Sorry to hear you are pissed about it. Keep your receipt for the manifold and when the USA class action wins, you have ammunition in Europe for the same lawsuit.
The exhaust manifold broke on my 88 Cherokee with 300K km on it. BUT, mine was broken by a so called 'jeep mechanic'. Asshole just said 'oh they 'all' break, me putting on the front exhaust pipe had nothing to do with it'. Ya Right.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'slem>
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You should hold the seller responsible, and the buyer (YOU) for that matter. Do some research, it's common knowledge the manifolds cracked on the 4.0's. You're at fault for buying a used car with 70k miles and expecting nothing to go wrong. If you'd bought it new you would've been fine for many miles, until you sold it to some poor sap without doing a lick of maintenance yourself.
If it's that bad, sell it and buy a Honda.
J I hope you read these replies and take some responsibility instead of placing blame on Jeep.
Oh dear, is it any wonder that while only half the world despise the US, the rest just laugh...
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rest just laugh...
No, wrong again, I'm in the laughing side.
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Well said.
More like DOUCHE-BAG ALERT!!
DIAMLERchysler, im pretty sure they ain't just american anymore
US, the rest just
dude, you didn't buy a honda. what did you expect.
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Yes and very funny it was too, for us Brits who are intelligent and have open minds.
Lemonowner, admit it you bought a pig in a poke, your clearly haven't got a clue about cars and now you are trying to blame DC for problems you didn't spot in a 6 year old car!! Until recently British cars were known to be crap AND you only got a 12 month warranty because they knew they were. You have to live with your mistake, being offensive to Americans serves no purpose than to make you look stupid. I have had 2 land rover discoveries and they were in the garage more than out of it, fortunately I had the foresight to trade them in when the warranty expired.................this time I traded it in for a Jeep Liberty and I am more than happy with my Yankee car!!
Buyer beware dumb ass!
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