Jeep problems continue

Funny. I have a WJ (previous model) with the 2.7 Merc CRD. The car has been EXEMPLARY over the past 104,000km..... except for a diff vibration in the rear at around the 20,000 mark. It was immediately replaced (yes - the whole Dana44a differential - pinion, carrier, axles and all) after taking my dealer's service manager for a spin. He felt the vibration, loaned me another new vehicle for 3 days and voila.... fixed. No other problems at ALL since then.

Being the 2.7, I get 8L/100km average.

I know three other friends of mine with the 3.0 CRD like yours. They are all getting around the 11.5 to 12.5L/100 around town and 10.5 on the freeways. Yours seems to have a thirst unlike the rest. Maybe it's linked to the problem. There was a problem reported on the V8 WJ's gearboxes (which are NewProcess NP, unlike the CRD's which is a Merc 5-speeder) where a small valve inside the box failed to function when cold - with the symptom being just like what you describe. I have a feeling that the box may be the same one now installed on the 3L CRD, but I might be wrong.

In any case - get back to your dealer's service manager and insist that they speak with the "tech" division at DaimlerChrysler in Sydney. They are pretty responsive, but that responsiveness depends on what they thionk of the dealer handling your case. If that doesn't work, then go to the Aussie Jeep site forums and post there. They are sure to be able to help out.

www.ausjeepoffroad.com

Cheers
Chris

Didnt you say that the dealer themselves knew what the problem is? Why not just get it fixed? or burn it or flog it off and buy what you should have in the first place?

Jeep like some other US vehicles do have their issues. I knew someone that was adamant about taking theirs around Australia , fortunately with another friend with a Nissan Turbo Diesel Patrol. Well the story is a long one but just about every part of the vehicle failed, they basically had to abandon the car until some parts arrived. One would have hoped that under Daimler Chrsyler the reliability of the Jeep would have been improved but areas of design and US product are the issues. Lemon is the appropriate term unfortunately. Japanese made vehicles may not have the attraction of the Jeep but they certainly have the reliability and build quality.

Evening all,
I know this not a 4wd, but we had a Chrysler Neon auto a few years ago and we had trouble with the transmission slipping, but only occasionally. This went on for a few months and I told them as soon as it started. Anyway they checked it out and said nothing was wrong. Got it home and it still did the same thing. Gave them a blast about it and they took it back to test it and pull it apart. One month later they gave us our car back(after repeated calls to them to find out what went wrong), and told us nothing was wrong with it :(((((((
Had the car taken to a specialist tranmission workshop. He dismantled it and found that the sprag clutch that was rivoted to the front of the transmission was stuffed.(if the Chrysler/Jeep dealership had disassembled the transmission they would have found this, of which they did because they put gasket sealant eveywhere).
He found a transmission case over in Perth( you have to buy the case to get the sprag clutch{he kept the case and didn't charge us, which was great of him} ), drilled out the rivots to get the ok sprag clutch out, drilled out the rivots to get the old one out and drilled and tapped the old case to allow the ok sprag clutch to be bolted in using socket head capscrews.

One week and $2500 later we had our car back.

We never told Chrysler/Jeep about it, didn't think it was necessary as we had been shafted all along and wouldn't of got our money anyway, BUT will never buy another Chrysler/Jeep ever again. We don't tell very many people about this(HAHA did now!!) It's a pity cause they make some nice vehicles. Once bitten twice shy I suppose..

Cheers Greg

Woddonnee

Take no notice of anything bewteen your original post and my reply as all the contributors in between are sooooooooooooo full 'thit' its not funny.

It is just a 'my balls are painted a better colour than yours thing' with the letters
J E E P sending them into a conniption fit.

Reality:

(1) I have the worlds second best Trooppy - second because I haven't found No 1 yet.

(2) I also have the 05 KJ CRD JEEP which now at least, is the worlds second best JEEP KJ.

(3) Bought the KJ brand new and have had a few shakedown hiccups, including the "transmission slip' thing.

(4) This hiccup (tranasmission slip thing' was finally diagnosed as a dud Torque converter.

(5) It was replaced along with the transmission pump (standard practise apparently for this tye of fix) and all is now sweet.

(6) The dud torque converter was causing the engine management computers to have hissy fits resulting in weird dash light illuminations (frightened the crappers out of me)

(7) Apparently one of the two vanes inside the T/Converter lets go on the drive shaft and slips, causing a fair embuggerance the showed itself (in my case) as the RPM increasing on the Tacho and KPH staying still then slooooowly increasing. Like it had a rubber band effect ( Shut up Truckster).

(8) Anyway it is excellent now.

(9) My JEEP dealer is also the NISSAN & RENAULT dealer. All I can say is that they have been fantastic and nothing has been a problem for them to look at, diagnose and fix etc etc etc.

(10) The vibration thing you are talking about is most probably tail shaft angle thing.

(11) I had a 2.5 inch lift put into the KJ and was told by dealer where to have it done as 'they adjust the transmission up or down if required to correct the tail shaft angle if it vibrates) Apparently it is a JEEP quirk that some do it from scratch, with lift kits or whatever and need to have the Transmission adjusted accordingly. (nothing too serious just get it done under warranty.)

So there you have it.

By the way I have never seen a JEEP explode in a puff of smoke

G'day
No progress. Had the service manager around the other day, no useful input from him. He implied that transmission problem could be due to my driveway. That prompts me to think many things, but I won't post them here :-( It least it gave my wife a laugh, you know, the type of laugh only a disgusted wife can do.
I sent a few angry emails to the manager of Adelaide City Chrysler, inviting him to come for a drive to experience the vibration himself at highway speeds. He hasn't even had the courtesy or courage to reply or ring. Pathetic
Regards
Rod