jrap
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2019 2-dr JL and I have had 3 broken sun-visors in 3 years of ownership - 2 drivers side, 1 passengers side which hardly ever gets used. These sun-visors come loose on the metal pivot point due to poor engineering. There are 100 ways to make them sturdier, why doesn't Jeep wake up and fix the defect? Instead, they are paying warranty repairs through the ying yang for something that can be reengineered quickly and cheaply. Not only does it break, but it is a safety risk because you only need the sun visor when the sun is blinding your eyes. This thing should be a FEDERAL RECALL for safety reasons!
Yes, you can buy an after-market repair kit to band-aid fix them, but that comes after the owner has struggled, maybe visited the dealer, maybe is out of warranty, and likely frustrated and pissed off. This is a simple part that doesn't break on most other cars, and certainly not on most other Stellantis-built vehicles. My Ram 1500 never had a broken sun visor.
Oh, and now my brand new 2022 Gladiator has the same exact poorly engineered sun-visor clip that is on my 2019 Wrangler - shocking! I can almost feel the thing breaking every time I use it.
I bought 2 aftermarket repair kits to reinforce both vehicles. Not expensive, but a small PITA and should be unnecessary.
Rant over . . .
Yes, you can buy an after-market repair kit to band-aid fix them, but that comes after the owner has struggled, maybe visited the dealer, maybe is out of warranty, and likely frustrated and pissed off. This is a simple part that doesn't break on most other cars, and certainly not on most other Stellantis-built vehicles. My Ram 1500 never had a broken sun visor.
Oh, and now my brand new 2022 Gladiator has the same exact poorly engineered sun-visor clip that is on my 2019 Wrangler - shocking! I can almost feel the thing breaking every time I use it.
I bought 2 aftermarket repair kits to reinforce both vehicles. Not expensive, but a small PITA and should be unnecessary.
Rant over . . .
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