Water jet from a high pressure splash into a muddy pond, I don't know, something like what you did in your profile picture there? No but seriously, I still think this should be covered under warranty regardless since they market the vehicle as such.
I would agree they market the Jeep to handle offroading and water fording but as consumers request more and more electronics and features in Jeeps, these type of realities are going to happen. Now, I do think they should honor it but I would advise you to not go running through puddles like your picture shows. Ive had numerous Jeeps, most recent my LJ Rubicon that in 2005 you could probably spray the dash with a hose and be fine, but in todays world thats just not realistic. What you can't see is where any water would have gotten as a result from your escapades. There's a difference from a Jeep commercial in going through a relatively small puddle vs you going through it at 20-25mph shooting water over the roof.
That puddle is 6 inches deep its not a pond. The Jeep has gone 13,000 miles since then without issue. If the Jeep were designed in a way that would allow a splash from water underneath the car to penetrate up through the tub, past the firewall and all the way into where the radio is, the car would immediately fail with multiple shorts from multiple systems. The radio would die and no one would ever drive through a puddle again. The ac module going out would be the least of the Jeep's problems.
Have you already isolated the problem? It might be somewhere else and not necessarily behind the dash. Like I said, if salt from mud eats through any electrical contacts in your Jeep causing a short or low voltage, all sort of funny things could happen as a result.
It has been determined that it is indeed the AC module which lives behind the radio. Its completely faulty and happened when I was just driving down I-5. Also not the first JL with this problem there have already been a few threads.
They actually market this car with a 'hose out' interior and 'spray down' dash but you would obviously have to be nuts to try that.
You're relating two separate things here though. Just by looking at your pictures, IF your issue was from this scenario its certainly not from water coming from under the Jeep but rather from above, like the fresh air intake for the AC system, going through it and causing issues. So it's quite possible that happened.
Just from looking at your posts.. you don't even own this car.
And your point is...? I would have no reason to join this site unless I was, you know, a new owner?
I'm saying you are quick to judge, and act like you have torn this car apart, been under it, washed it, driven it. Whether or not someone wants to believe me when I say there isnt water where this component lives is outside the scope of this. I'm saying its dust and I think that would concern people that this dealer wants to void a warranty for dust.
This is directly from the Jeep JL website...
Wasn't judging, simply implied maybe it COULD be from your picture and used words like IF. And, I have driven, washed, been under lot of this Jeep. My friend was one of the first in NC to have a Rubicon and me being the Jeep/car guy I am, of course I looked it over. Additionally, Ive said numerous times Jeep should cover it. But, Ill continue to say if you do what you did in your picture, it WILL cause issues, regardless if people think the Jeep was built for it.
I wouldn’t worry too much, as much stress as it is(im assuming stress levels here as i own a JK) but a lot of people here view things differently. If you could provide pictures of the dust here on the forum then a lot of people would angrily not post the useless crap they post. One dealership is not a representation of all, as some has suggested try another dealer....there’s always a silver lining and maybe the next dealership will turn this whole thing around.
