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As per my reply on your other thread, get the Motor Ombudsman involved as well, either via the Resolver website or directly. If you haven't done so already ask the clowns at Jeep who you are currently in discussion with to provide a "Deadlock" letter/statement to the effect that they are not...

@Tredsdert I sold my JLU 2.2 diesel over two years ago just before the warranty ran out. Sadly it was the most unreliable vehicle I ever had the misfortune to own. Plagued with breakdowns and faults that resulted in it being recovered numerous times on a flat bed breakdown truck. I found...

Shocking but it doesn't surprise me at all 🤬

I feel for your pain. Whilst I didn't suffer any catastrophic failures during the two year ownership of my 2.2 diesel Rubicon JLU, I was at my wits end with the lack of interest or support from two local dealerships and FCA UK. My JLU spent weeks in the dealerships with a host of recurring...

I would have zero confidence in most of the UK Jeep dealerships (aka Fiat dealerships) or Jeep UK to support the 4xe or 392. From my woeful experience they couldn't sort out basic problems on my 2.2 diesel JLU. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if we saw Jeep disappearing completely from the...

Yep. That was my experience. Made even worse in the UK by the lack of competence at the dealers and with Jeep UK. 50 mile round trip for each wasted visit. It took them close to three months to get the replacement rear window for mine. On another occasion I booked it in for a routine service 3...

Sad to hear they still haven't found a permanent fix. How difficult can it be!!!!! After all the problems I had with my JL, I bailed out of ownership as my end of warranty date approached. Such a shame as when it worked, it was a great vehicle and I would have another one tomorrow if I could...

Absolutely agree that the major problems were related to diesel emissions requirements. I think Jeep made it worse through poor execution when fitting the European 2.2 diesel into the JL. The engine management firmware was well screwed up. Going into limp mode instead of initiating a DPF...

I have no idea if the 2.0 Rubicon 2 door is any more reliable than the JL 2.2 Rubicon 4 door diesel that I was unfortunate enough to own. I truly hope so. I wouldn't touch another Wrangler with a barge pole !!! My JL was a four month old low mileage dealer demo. I persevered with it for just...

I believe bumpers/fenders and even the bonnet/hood are different on the Euro spec. JLs so getting some spares in the event of an accident could be a challenge. Having said that it took them several months to get a tailgate window for mine (UK) so even common spares may be problematical☹️

Agree with others that a smaller vehicle would be more practical in Belgium. Do you have the option of shipping out the JLU at a later date if you find out you can't get on without it? Not sure how buying/leasing/renting a car locally works for USAF staff posted to Belgium but I would look...

Utterly disgraceful attitude from FCA, but sadly it doesn't surprise me at all. As per my earlier post, I got rid of my JLU last year and I will never buy another Stellantis Group vehicle so long as I walk on this planet. Keep up your activity of shaming them outside the dealership and also in...

Sadly, it doesn't surprise me at all taram. Last year , I sold my 2.2 diesel JLU Rubicon because of the incompetent dealers and support from Jeep UK. My vehicle spent many weeks in several Jeep dealerships with numerous faults, was recovered twice by breakdown trucks and I had to wait months...

It is a while back since I fitted the original Mopar 13 pin European kit to my JLU and I no longer have the vehicle. But I am pretty sure the permanent 12V and ignition controlled feeds were functional. I remember it was a challenge running the +12v power feed from the fuse box in the engine...

Sorry I didn't check on this at the time. I no longer have the Jeep so I can't do any tests on the locking.

Agree. They have just created a re-skinned Discovery with a few extra bolt ons. I don't see it as a successor to the old Defender in any way. Far too upmarket and with none of the DNA that made the old one so timeless. To be honest I am confused with the whole Land Rover line up nowadays. Far...

Agree, new Defender is very expensive and early reliability is not looking very good. Lot's of issues being reported on the Defender forum that I follow. I wouldn't consider buying one because of the price. If I returned to Land Rover it would be with either an older TD5 Discovery or possibly an...

Scratching my head a bit with his explanation. Surely the outer nut is just a locking nut to stop the inner hex adjuster coming loose? So the play would be taken up by winding in the hex adjuster and then the locking hut would be retightened. Unless I am missing something, shouldn't the locking...

There was nothing in the menu options for the ESS on my 2018 2.2 diesel JLU Rubicon. Only the little green illuminated symbol to indicate when the ESS had cut in and I think a different yellow coloured symbol to indicate when the ESS disable button had been pressed on the dash. Not that I ever...

We've run a few old V6 petrol Mitsubishi Shoguns/Pajeros at our sailing club to use as tow vehicles for the dinghies and rescue boats. Picked up for little money as MOT failures. Mostly they have been very reliable although the rear calipers have a habit of seizing up from repeated reversing...