Today we say goodbye...

[DanW]

...to my bumper-to-bumper warranty. I just hit 36,000 miles and my super early '18 JLUR is still going strong.

Other than the passenger folding latch on the rear seat seizing and breaking the latch (which was fixed under warranty), and a couple of broken windshields because Colorado doesn't sweep its streets ever, I still haven't had any issues with my Wrangler. I've beaten the shit out of this thing, taken it across six states and up into Canada, and it hasn't missed a beat.

I don't know what happened at the plant in early '18, but it seems like if you grabbed a JL that was built in late '17, you actually avoided a lot of the QC problems that popped up halfway through that model year. In fact, all the recalls I've had done were only to clear them from the system so that FCA would stop bugging me about it, not because I actually had issues with steering stabilizers or the cruise control or whatever.

That being said, my JL has been, surprisingly, one of the most reliable vehicles I've ever owned. Of course, it'll be interesting to see if it remains that way through the next 36,000.

I think you are right. Mine was delivered in January of 18 and other than the steering dampener and reprogramming for off road pages, it's been flawless. LIke you, I've run it hard off-road.

The early production JL's, which was at a slow pace that was gradually ramped up as the weeks went by, were assembled under the eye of engineers, so workers had more time and things were double and triple checked. I was told they put them in a storage lot where QC teams (including engineers) went over them again. I know mine was built in early December of 2017 and it sat in that lot for a good while before shipping out, so that makes sense.

I think the suppliers, too, would have been slower as they ramped up production.

Anyway, I got a lot of commentary from all around about how buying a 1st year Jeep would be asking for trouble. Boy did that turn out to be wrong.

I'm looking forward to hundreds of thousands of miles and great memories to be made with this machine.

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[Rouge]

So refreshing to read these posts!

 

[four low]

Are you going to get an extended Warranty, or just "Jeep On "?

 

[Kluk Ztopolovky]

Congratulations. So in Canada we get little bit more sugar on our donuts . 36 000 miles = 57 936 km and our warranty runs out at 60 K so we get almost 1300 miles extra of warranty . I know it's not a big deal but it could be the other way around as it unfortunately usually is . Our taxes are sometheing that would spin your head around multiple times.

 

[IronScott]

11 months and not reached 5k miles. No major issues yet.

 

[Ntegtmeyer]

Congrats, not far behind you as I’m approaching 33k on my 18 JL. Purchased mine Jan 8th of 2018 and not a problem so far besides the defroster tab coming off a few times. Been great to me so far and love it more and more everyday

 

[Spank]

Anyway, I got a lot of commentary from all around about how buying a 1st year Jeep would be asking for trouble. Boy did that turn out to be wrong.

Same here. And honestly, given the unpleasant history I've had with JKs, I wasn't expecting much from the JL. I owned 3 JKs and all of them had significant issues crop up well before 15,000 miles.

Are you going to get an extended Warranty, or just "Jeep On "?

Nah. I've modified this vehicle to an extent that I doubt any kind of third-party warranty would be truly honored without excruciatingly difficult hoops to jump through if it came time to put it to use. Extended warranties can be denied for something as simple as a different tire size than what originally came with the vehicle.

 

[Wrangler847]

I only have 16k on my 18 JL I bought Feb 2018 so far

 

[sost1sg]

Same experience. Got my 18 JLUR in April of that year and other than windshields, I’ve had really no issue either. Just under 34k miles on it now.

 

[tcari394]

How in the world do you guys still have your rear defrosters? Mine burnt off after the first cold morning!

Oh well.. 16 months and 11k miles with no other issues..

 

[Sean L]

January of 18 built Jeep here. I seem to have narrowly escaped the chaos with no death wobble, no exploding ESS, my limited slip diff works, and my radio hasn't caught on fire. The only real issues I've had is replacing two of the factory tires, one for defect under the warranty and one for a chunk of scrap metal causing a flat (I had to pay for that one).

 

[ABar112]

I've got just over 43k on my 18 JLUR. Picked it up in April, so it was an early build as well. No headaches that weren't my own doing. Went with Mopar lift, now on the MC 3.5 game changer. Getting the front driveshaft swapped this weekend along with and alignment. Fingers crossed it keeps on keeping on lol. Wheeled fine with the Mopar lift, just need/want more room to stretch the 37s. That have been in stock axles since about 7k.

 

[Wrangler847]

How in the world do you guys still have your rear defrosters? Mine burnt off after the first cold morning!

Oh well.. 16 months and 11k miles with no other issues..

I was was wondering this the other day. When I hit the rear defrost button no light indicator comes on like when you hit the front defrost button .Is this normal or have I been driving around with a broken one too?

 

[ricku]

Here's to another 36,000 miles with smiles

I like the way you think. A cold beer would be awesome right now.

 

[BBDOC]

Still loving my baby after having to go through 3 orders and finally receiving my early order JLUR in April 2018. Very few issues and all taken care of by local dealership or friends. I have the lifetime warranty but have had no real issues so far. I still smile every time I get in my wrangler and with 40k miles we are still going strong

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