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Ever feel like you hit a stretch of bad luck with the jeep?

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Old 12-19-2012, 03:57 AM
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Default Ever feel like you hit a stretch of bad luck with the jeep?

I mean, if it's not one thing it's another.

Just looking to see if it happens to other people too.

My Jeep:

AC fan motor,
idler pully,
no heat on drivers side (still waiting on parts to come in to fix blend doors),
another idler pulley,
lost serptine belt,
replaced both idler pulleys & belt (all is quiet and gets better MPG but now see below),
oil leak (most likely caused from overheating when the belt was thrown and engine got HOT)
Old 12-19-2012, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Edge Hawk
I mean, if it's not one thing it's another.

Just looking to see if it happens to other people too.

My Jeep:

AC fan motor,
idler pully,
no heat on drivers side (still waiting on parts to come in to fix blend doors),
another idler pulley,
lost serptine belt,
replaced both idler pulleys & belt (all is quiet and gets better MPG but now see below),
oil leak (most likely caused from overheating when the belt was thrown and engine got HOT)
Wow, all that on a 2012? My '08 is about to surpass 100K and all I've had to do from that list is replace the idler pully (just did that 2 months ago) and I replaced the belt, but I never lost the original one was just being proactive. I've had my share of issues, but it's been steady over 5 years, never in a string like that, and most have been of my own doing due to mods. The only actual service work done was a clutch issue within the first few months I owned it (was a known issue and fixed right away) and recently had one of the exhaust manifolds replaced as it was cracked.
Old 12-19-2012, 06:50 AM
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All on my 2012. :(

The only issue I had on my 07 or 11, was my 07 had a faulty sensor for the security part of the key.
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80K seemed to be the magic mileage for my '08.

Axle seals,
Pinion seals,
drive shaft,
transfer case leak,
4 wheel drive selector cable,
torque converter lock (I think, still figuring that one out),
front diff sensor,
diff leak (I did that one with the aid of a helpful oversized rock),
Cat converter,
ball joints,
plugs and cables,
turn signal light,
brake pads,
bent the under armor into the exhaust (love a vehicle you fix with a sledge hammer)
and it got another scratch on it!
Old 12-19-2012, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Edge Hawk
I mean, if it's not one thing it's another.

Just looking to see if it happens to other people too.

My Jeep:

AC fan motor,
idler pully,
no heat on drivers side (still waiting on parts to come in to fix blend doors),
another idler pulley,
lost serptine belt,
replaced both idler pulleys & belt (all is quiet and gets better MPG but now see below),
oil leak (most likely caused from overheating when the belt was thrown and engine got HOT)
Same bullshit here with no heat on the driver side either...I'm suiting up for war.
Old 12-20-2012, 11:12 AM
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Mechanically, my 2010 was great. I finally had it set up exactly the way I wanted. Sandy hit and my rig was swamped with 6 foot storm surge and is now totaled. I guess that counts, no?
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Driver error have caused all my issues except for gas tank replacement coutesy of Chrysler



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