Caution for Jeep Grand Cherokee Owners

Do any of the after market companies make any form of protection for the Jeep? If not, I would be calling someone like Brown Davis in Bayswater Victoria to see if they could fabricate something.

Some of the design negatives are astounding on modern vehicles.

On a Wyperfeld trip, one of our crew had to bail in a Wrangler, the steering box on the RH side rubs on a coolant hose, and it developed a leak as we left Milmed Rock Tk at junction Purra Tk, very inconvenient for him.

The design is fine for LH drive, just they couldn't be bothered securing the hose away form the box when fitted to the other side.

Not sure if people here saw a recent problem a Grand Cherokee owner had when remote.
They stopped for a break, and on trying to restart, it wouldn't run, had a fault 'Low on essential fluid' or something like that.
He checked everything, motor oil, trans and diff, coolant, and nothing !
Finally checked windscreen washer bottle, and sure enough once filled it started !
(He had pulled up, used his washers / wipers to clean the screen, and must have used it all.)

Another (Pathfinder ?) had an issue with vehicle not starting out bush.
Finally got it with a blown brake light globe !!

Heaven forbid if you're out remote and something as silly as windscreen washer fluid or a brake light globe = someone stranded and at risk.

Just - Empty - Every - Pocket!

As its impact damage, are you claiming on your insurance?

You cant claim stones hitting your car , however didn't you say you ran into a stick that punctured through the grill and into the condenser ?
Colin

Great idea Grant , check out your excess amount and read the policy in regards to accidental damage etc.

Sorry I meant Les .
Colin

Sadly the "designers" don't think their crazy wiring is crazy and tie unassociated no consequence features to important things. We were in on the edge of the Rub Al Khali in Saudi starting to go home to Riyadh when the AC wouldn't work! Drove the whole last day with no AC in a bad sand storm [no open windows] at 45+C. Problem was the reverse switch on the transmission broke and that was connected to the AC control!

A ScanGauge II is sposed to be able to clear DTCs or whatever they're called and so cancel immobilisation or limp-home modes. Haven't had a chance to test mine.

Just wondering how Jeep owners are fairing with the overall reliability of their vehicles, hearing a lot of stories but would like to hear honest owners verdicts? Would you buy another Jeep? Lot of people buying JEEPS today but many of them want something different to the Japanese offerings etc and are buying based on style and other attractions as opposed to perceived reliability from other brands.