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And so it continues...

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#1 ·
Let me start by saying, if you are happy with your Jeep, that is awesome! I am not trying to bring down happy people, so stop reading, get out there, enjoy your jeep :D


Now, about my Jeep:
In other threads, I posted about my 2014 JGC limited I bought in April. I won't rehash all that happened, but lets leave it at: 4 trips to the shop, over 45 days being repaired, and Chrysler finally recently got me out of that vehicle.

So I got a new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland. Picked it up a week ago. Put about 500 miles on it already. Damn impressive vehicle.

Driving to work today: about a mile away from my house, and I start hearing a faint horn... then I realize it is my jeep. Then the rear windshield wipers start going, on their own. The horn gets louder, and I lose power steering. I pulled over. The check engine light came on, and an oil pressure low warning came on. Then a service air suspension warning came on. Then it cycled through a few more service messages, quickly. All while my horn is blasting. In a residential neighborhood.

I turned the car off. The car restarted. Horn still going. Wipers still going. Hit the button again. Car seems like it is off. Get out.... horn starts blairing, car starts up. WTF?

This older women comes running out of her house, thinking I am in trouble cause I am laying on the horn so much. I can't get the damn thing to stop.

The horn then got quieter... still going, but now more intermittent and nowhere near as loud. Every time the noise starts, the back wiper starts going, but it is stuttering, not going smoothly.


This went on for about an hour as I waited for the tow truck. After about 40 minutes, I get the car to shut off and actually remain off. My poor neighbors.


I have a short 30 second clip of it acting up... it's on my iphone though, so I have to fiddle around to figure out how to post that video here, if anyone is interested. The Service manager was in disbelief when i showed him.

I am in a dodge journey now, and the dealer has my new jeep. I kinda feel like a fool for going back to jeep, after all the issues I had over the last three months.
 
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#469 ·
I will get back to you guys on the cause, but I do know that they are pulling an engine off the line and putting it in mine. Also, if this was not already obvious, they are giving me a completely new engine.

Thanks for the input guys.
 
#470 ·
I will get back to you guys on the cause, but I do know that they are pulling an engine off the line and putting it in mine. Also, if this was not already obvious, they are giving me a completely new engine. Thanks for the input guys.
If it's actually a factory line pull you'll be pretty good to go. They shouldn't even have to transfer accessories over like the alternator, fuel rail, and so forth. It'll be a drop in with much less chance of anything going wrong.
 
#472 ·
So I got all the work done based on the recall.

Before bringing it in for that, I was still having electrical quirkiness, but after the dealer updated everything, it was all good for like a week. Now, the nav does not work (thinks I am about 1/2 mile to the west of my real location, regardless of if there is a road there or not. The website/app remote start does not work, and I always get the "vehicle phone requires service, contact dealer" message when I start the Jeep...

Willix, any know issues with the last published update? Not sure if this is a software thing, or hardware - ever since everything got wet, there has been a lot of weird things going on with the electric systems, even though they replaced a lot of the components.


It's a shame, too, because other than that, I was finally really starting to enjoy the Jeep, and forget about all the mechanical stuff that had happened.


Also, do any of you guys notice a huge variance in MPG from one tank to the next? Same driving conditions, I will get 14 MPG average over the tank (calculated by me) and the next tank full, same commute, I will get 18-19 MPG... I know I will never get close to the advertised MPG - Where I live, traffic is a tough, it is hilly, and I have a heavy foot :)
 
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