Owned JLUR for one month, in the shop for almost 2 weeks!

[OldJupiter]

I wish you the best. My experience has been the best of any FCA vehicle I've owned (4in the last 5 years). My 2018 Sport has been a dream 20k miles and 8 months in. After 5k miles with 33's I'm even pulling almost 35 mpg on my 2.0T (Stock Duelsers putting up a 28.4mpg record).I'd say just swap the mirror and enjoy the ride. I'm running JK aftermarket mirrors and I see fine...mostly

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[OldJupiter]

I wish you the best. My experience has been the best of any FCA vehicle I've owned (4in the last 5 years). My 2018 Sport has been a dream 20k miles and 8 months in. After 5k miles with 33's I'm even pulling almost 35 mpg on my 2.0T (Stock Duelsers putting up a 28.4mpg record).I'd say just swap the mirror and enjoy the ride. I'm running JK aftermarket mirrors and I see fine...mostly

**Edit and yeah mine was 32.5k MSRP - Options Soft Top Premium + A/C

Paid 29.5k out the door @ 4% rate

 

[JeepCares]

Mine is fine no problems so far. Well, a few problems. Took it in found no fix but it’s running great so far I’m not complaining. Aside from those minor things.

Thank you for that clarification, Jennalee. Please feel free to reach out to us if you are ever in need of additional assistance.
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[#1 for me]

I had a similar service issue - 1500 miles on the odometer of my '19 JLR 3.6 and it dumped all its coolant suddenly one night. 4 weeks in the shop and an entire dash-out replacement of the heater core. I was furious, and ended up getting my first payment covered by Jeep when I opened a case with Jeep Wave.

All is well now and I'm about to hit 5000 miles. I had a couple marks here and there on the dash from disassembly but honestly at this point I couldn't stomach giving it back to them for any reason. It's a jeep, it's going to get dirty and dusty (mine is, at least!). No rattles, no more mechanical issues, and I take it on some really rough terrain that'd shake up any assembly errors. The JLR is my favorite vehicle I've owned to date and most of its miles are trail miles - they're a heck of a lot of fun and for me the fun outweighs the unhappy moments.

Hope you and your wife will give them a chance to make it right, I can't imagine having this much fun in any other vehicle given the terrain in my area.


For what it's worth BTW, my friend's JLU had a similar issue with the passenger mirror not adjusting. Turned out to be a bent pin in the driver's side door connector. I would imagine they're all over both doors in troubleshooting this but on the off chance they haven't looked at the pins on both driver and passenger door umbilicals maybe it's worth nudging them in that direction.

Just wondering if you know the build date for your Jeep this isn't the 1st time I heard this I have a 19 Rubi it was built end of Nov 2018 hope I don't end up having the same problem .

 

[LeodaJeep]

I’m just venting here... I picked up my 2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon on October 28th from Ed Voyles in Marietta, GA. Drove it 5 miles down to Fortec and had a Mopar lift installed, 37’s, and new wheels. Got it back a couple of days later and while driving it home I tried to adjust the passenger side mirror and it wouldn’t go up or down.

I took it to Ed Voyles on November 5th and they said I need an appointment, so I took back on the 7th and they couldn’t fix it. So they ordered parts and I took the Jeep home. It took a week to get a mirror. I took it back on the 14th and it’s still there. They’ve replaced the mirror, motor, switch, and harness AND it still isn’t fixed!

They’ve opened a case with Jeep. They gave me a very nice Chrysler 300 to drive, but I want my Jeep!

I’m so worried that it’s going to be grimy and grungy from all of this work on a Jeep with very few miles. Will it even still smell new? What about rattles? If they had to replace the harness, I assume that means they’ve taken apart the dash.

This is a $56,000+ vehicle plus $8,500 for Mopar lift, wheels/tires, install, and I’m not very happy with such a simple issue taking so long to fix.

On top of everything, my Jeep has the dreaded “vague steering”! They replaced the steering damper, so I hope that fixes it. My Jeep was built in late October, so how is this still an issue? Damn.

Thanks for listening...

 

[LeodaJeep]

I was a Snap on Tool Dlr for many years...28. Over those years I saw MANY changes at the dealerships...all of them. They went from having the top players in the industry to having 95% unskilled with 1 or 2 master techs that the 95% lean on all day. This is only good for the bottom line of the dealership but not so good for the customer. On that note, I was a USAF aircraft electrical systems tech. too. A wiring problem can be super tricky. We used to say the wiring has gremlins in the system because there were always a few things that just didn't make sense. I am on my 4th Jeep. Got the last one about 6 weeks ago and am in love. You will forgive and fall in love with yours as well. Tune out the negativity coming your way and wait...you will be glad you did.

 

[jessedacri]

Just wondering if you know the build date for your Jeep this isn't the 1st time I heard this I have a 19 Rubi it was built end of Nov 2018 hope I don't end up having the same problem .

How could I find out? I sniped this one off a lot 700 miles from here as it was equipped how I wanted, so no details via ordering process.

 

[Jennalee]

How could I find out? I sniped this one off a lot 700 miles from here as it was equipped how I wanted, so no details via ordering process.

Took a screenshot of this post by Brandon I found in another thread. Thought it was cool that I could look up my build date:

 

[#1 for me]

How could I find out? I sniped this one off a lot 700 miles from here as it was equipped how I wanted, so no details via ordering process.

I believe it

How could I find out? I sniped this one off a lot 700 miles from here as it was equipped how I wanted, so no details via ordering process.

I believe it's on the window sticker and also when you open up the driver side door on the pillar Jennalee verified that it was on the driver side door .

 

[#1 for me]

Took a screenshot of this post by Brandon I found in another thread. Thought it was cool that I could look up my build date:

Thank you Jennalee

 

[jessedacri]

Thank you Jennalee

Build Date listed as 5-19
MDH is 050918

Built proudly at 6pm by a bunch of people who wanted to go home, lol. So yeah, seems there was a bad heater core batch in May.

 

[#1 for me]

Build Date listed as 5-19
MDH is 050918

Built proudly at 6pm by a bunch of people who wanted to go home, lol. So yeah, seems there was a bad heater core batch in May.

The heater cores are outsourced they are shipped in creates to the assembly plant and installed by Jeep workers just looking at the part you would not be able to tell if there defective they would have to be pressure tested .

 

[Digiwolf]

I wish you the best. My experience has been the best of any FCA vehicle I've owned (4in the last 5 years). My 2018 Sport has been a dream 20k miles and 8 months in. After 5k miles with 33's I'm even pulling almost 35 mpg on my 2.0T (Stock Duelsers putting up a 28.4mpg record).I'd say just swap the mirror and enjoy the ride. I'm running JK aftermarket mirrors and I see fine...mostly

35mpg or even 28 mpg...

 

[OldJupiter]

35mpg or even 28 mpg...

I only got 35 once held it for about 3 hours on a road trip. 27-28 was my average stock. You can get really good mileage if you're not in a rush to get anywhere.

I'm lucky to get 23 now.

Feather the pedal brother.

 

[jeepdabest]

By the way, I totally regret buying this Jeep. My wife is pissed off and said I should get it bought back. For a mirror? No way. But I don’t have the use of it, so she has a point.

I owned 2 JKUR’s and loved them. I’ve owned 3 grand cherokees and a 90’s Cherokee. So I’m a Jeep lover.... but I think the JL may have too many Italian problems.

I had a friend of mine explain Italian engineering to me like this:

A beautiful Italian car is like a beautiful woman. They require high maintenance, will occasionally leave you stranded, run hot, and don’t always want to do what you want. But they are so beautiful that it’s worth the price.

I’ve owned 4 Ferrari’s and 3 were a real PIA! The worst being a 1995 F355. It was the most beautiful, fun to drive, and had an amazing sound. But the engine had to come out for belt service and by the time I was done I was handed a $15k bill (lots of stuff needed done because “while the engine is out.... let’s do....”) I sold it as soon a possible and miss it every day.

Maybe the JL is TOO MUCH FIAT. After all, have you seen a Fiat 500 up close? Would you buy one? Not me.

Big decision for a lot of us here whose spouses are made at JL decision. Would you rather drive your Jeep or your wife?

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