Cookster
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Yesterday I said goodbye to my 2018 2.0l JL Wrangler Unlimited Sport.
About a week ago, I noticed a low rumbling noise coming from the front of the vehicle. By Tuesday this had developed into a loud metal on metal grinding noise and the check engine light had come on with a diagnostic code of P1128. I took it into Rairdon's of Kirkland and yesterday they delivered the bad news. The tech hadn't seen anything like this before, but a full diagnosis would require an engine teardown at a cost of $2k, with the most likely outcome being a full engine replacement which they quoted at $14-18k including parts and labor.
I'd never had car maintenance that cost more than $2k in the past so I decided to take my chances and didn't opt for the extended warranty. In hindsight that was a very expensive mistake, but I'll know better in the future.
I was planning on trading in the Wrangler for a bigger vehicle in the next 6 months, so rather than throw more money at it I decided to cut my losses and trade it in there and then. They gave me a paltry $7500 for it, but I negotiated a good deal on a new Grand Cherokee 4xe which, in addition to $10k in incentives, left me feeling like I hadn't lost out too much.
It's a rather sad end to what has been a wonderful vehicle to live with. The irony is that I was planning on posting here at 70K miles to say how trouble-free it had been. Hopefully this is a one-off and not something that will affect other 2.0l engines.
About a week ago, I noticed a low rumbling noise coming from the front of the vehicle. By Tuesday this had developed into a loud metal on metal grinding noise and the check engine light had come on with a diagnostic code of P1128. I took it into Rairdon's of Kirkland and yesterday they delivered the bad news. The tech hadn't seen anything like this before, but a full diagnosis would require an engine teardown at a cost of $2k, with the most likely outcome being a full engine replacement which they quoted at $14-18k including parts and labor.
I'd never had car maintenance that cost more than $2k in the past so I decided to take my chances and didn't opt for the extended warranty. In hindsight that was a very expensive mistake, but I'll know better in the future.
I was planning on trading in the Wrangler for a bigger vehicle in the next 6 months, so rather than throw more money at it I decided to cut my losses and trade it in there and then. They gave me a paltry $7500 for it, but I negotiated a good deal on a new Grand Cherokee 4xe which, in addition to $10k in incentives, left me feeling like I hadn't lost out too much.
It's a rather sad end to what has been a wonderful vehicle to live with. The irony is that I was planning on posting here at 70K miles to say how trouble-free it had been. Hopefully this is a one-off and not something that will affect other 2.0l engines.
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