Got my Jeep GC Hemi new to me in June 2013, 60k miles on it.
Right off the start it needed front lower ball joints and brakes.
Not happy with the brake combo, got Yellowstuff pads and Centric rotors. Between dust (huge amount) and needing to be replaced 9 months and less than 20k miles later it's not a combo I'd go with again.
In the meantime I've had to replace the starter (and battery) and I'm also looking at now having to replace a tie rod end and have leaking coolant which is hopefully just a thermostat/seal replacement (tech said I had a coolant leak around thermostat). Is there no low coolant sensor on these cars?
First mod was a BT catch can which is filling up every couple of weeks this winter which is a bit of a pain during the severe cold weather we've been having.
I love how the car drives but all this is starting to get to me and doesn't even consider the fuel economy which I knew was bad going into the purchase. Are these issues normal or not?
I've had Camaros and Mustangs and I beat the snot out of my Camaro (with an automatic and LT1 engine) on the twisty tracks and only did the brakes once a year (ok twice in a couple of busy years), never any fluids leaks, never any ball joint or tie rod issues and the car had close to 140k miles on it when I got rid of it.
Sorry, just needed to vent a bit, these repairs are cutting into any kind of budget for some light mods
Right off the start it needed front lower ball joints and brakes.
Not happy with the brake combo, got Yellowstuff pads and Centric rotors. Between dust (huge amount) and needing to be replaced 9 months and less than 20k miles later it's not a combo I'd go with again.
In the meantime I've had to replace the starter (and battery) and I'm also looking at now having to replace a tie rod end and have leaking coolant which is hopefully just a thermostat/seal replacement (tech said I had a coolant leak around thermostat). Is there no low coolant sensor on these cars?
First mod was a BT catch can which is filling up every couple of weeks this winter which is a bit of a pain during the severe cold weather we've been having.
I love how the car drives but all this is starting to get to me and doesn't even consider the fuel economy which I knew was bad going into the purchase. Are these issues normal or not?
I've had Camaros and Mustangs and I beat the snot out of my Camaro (with an automatic and LT1 engine) on the twisty tracks and only did the brakes once a year (ok twice in a couple of busy years), never any fluids leaks, never any ball joint or tie rod issues and the car had close to 140k miles on it when I got rid of it.
Sorry, just needed to vent a bit, these repairs are cutting into any kind of budget for some light mods