Sick isn't it? I was offered $0, said they didn't want it, then things got a little heated and they upped the offer to $20k. Things were loud by then and I settled on $41. This was at the purchasing dealer. Said they couldn't sell it with a red carfax. Duh? I countered with but you want me to...
Jeep Grand Cherokee High Altitude. I know, i know..
Scary steering, sketchy welds, under track bar recall, 1500 spent on it with tires.
Last night driving back from the coast to home during a 144 mile drive in the fog convinced me to wake up early and buy something else. It was just like...
I think there is more than one issue here and some have probably given up for a solution or not skilled technically to check this or that. But.. I have no wander or play when the outside temperature is below 65. Give or take a few degrees. Return to center is an annoyance but not a safety issue...
ok dude.. I about pissed my pants when I saw this. This is exactly what we are experiencing here.
For giggles, I lowered my tire pressure to 33PSI and drove it around the block being 81F outside. Now I can feel wobble and the steering feels slow and unresponsive. Less twitch. It feels like...
The drive home was a dry 75F according to Uconnect. It was a semi white knuckle experience. Weaving, bobbing in between the lanes. Parked it in the closed garage and let it bake.
Two hours later.. 68F and it was about two miles down the road the loose wandering steering was back.
Pulled in...
Agreed.
Now... what do I do with rusty looking welds with holes and pits? One battle at a time I guess.
Just think. I traded a perfectly good 17' Raptor with no issues for this. Not angry at all, just determined to hold them accountable and have some Jeep fun at the same time.
One more thing to consider. I have a Sahara and i'm sure this effects the Rubicon too right? If so, this might discount the tires as the issue since they are different?
Yeah, very true regarding the tire pressure. That was the first thing I did when I noticed something was wrong. The next day being in the 90's the wandering returned.
The steering wheel has unacceptable play at higher outside temperatures and needs to be turned to the right to track straight...
Outside temperature of 59F this morning. Drove 15 miles to work with what I consider normal steering wheel play and no drifting.
It will be in the 70's today and I'll note any differences.
Lower temperatures hardly any steering wheel play and can drive with one hand or finger at 60mph+ speeds.
Higher, especially 90 degree+ weather it wanders, drifts and has slack or play in the steering wheel. Darts unexpectedly.
Not sure who lives where and what the average outside temperature is but I live in the Pacific Northwest. We've had unusually hot weather here since June of this year. The Wrangler was purchased in July and here is where it's interesting.
The morning temperature is 55-60 on average. No steering...
What's interesting is I've sent Jeep Cares an email over a week ago. I've sent a PM over this steering issue and questionable welds that have holes.
No response...
Guess I'll pick up the phone on Monday.