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Congrats to the OP. Great resolution to upgrade to a 2022.
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That's complete crap imo. Now if the owner did mess with the suspension, he technically voided warranty for the suspension components he touched. If your steering issue comes to be a faulty suspension component that needs replace, well....
If the issue is related to the aluminum steering box, then suspension work doesnt have anything to do with that and you should get it replaced under warranty.
Having a lift kit doesnt ruin your warranty. It just affects those components. See, I messed with my suspension, I installed a Rubicon suspension on my Sport. And dealer made it clear, if something happens to your shocks, or coils, it is on you. But that's about it. I messed with my front differential and installed a locker, my front differential warranty is voided.
Dont worry much about it, and know your rights. The suspension warranty isn't that important. I've had warranty work done in my jeep since all my mods. Dealers don't care, unless it has to do with the suspension itself.
Now do look into the paperwork. If this previous work was not disclosed to you, then I feel they shouldn't void your suspension warranty.
I think it would have to be installed by the dealer, but I have no idea to be honest.What if the owner installed the Mopar lift?
That would not void a warrantee would it?
Installing a lift kit on your Jeep, being Mopar, Teraflex, Metalcloak, X, does not void the warranty on your Jeep. But it voids the warranty on the replaced suspension components. Why would Jeep replace a faulty metalcloak shock? see what I mean? You'd have to go through metalcloak, theyll send you a new shock, and you have to install it yourself.What if the owner installed the Mopar lift?
That would not void a warrantee would it?
My dealer won’t cover ANYTHING drivetrain related because I have larger tires. They default to blaming the tires for everything. Ball joints toast @6k miles, my fault. Wheel bearing went bad @10k miles, my fault. I’m surprised they didn’t blame wheel speed sensors on me.Installing a lift kit on your Jeep, being Mopar, Teraflex, Metalcloak, X, does not void the warranty on your Jeep. But it voids the warranty on the replaced suspension components. Why would Jeep replace a faulty metalcloak shock? see what I mean? You'd have to go through metalcloak, theyll send you a new shock, and you have to install it yourself.
If the dealer installs a mopar lift on your jeep, and a fox shock fails prematurely and happens to be a warranty issue, the dealer should replace your shock under warranty is my understanding.
If you have an issue related to the lift kit, such as the steering going nuts, or you don't like how the jeep feels or wtver. it is on you and Stellantis would blame it on the lift. Even if it is the mopar lift.
Lift kits are pretty simple. Shocks, coils, and sometimes other suspension/steering components. Anything related to that changes after the lift it is usually on you. Unless you had it installed by a shop/dealer and they installed something wrong.
My dealer won’t cover ANYTHING drivetrain related because I have larger tires. They default to blaming the tires for everything. Ball joints toast @6k miles, my fault. Wheel bearing went bad @10k miles, my fault. I’m surprised they didn’t blame wheel speed sensors on me.
Not all of us have the time/money/patience to take things to court and/or Stellantis to get them resolved the way they are supposed to. The same owner has all the CJDR dealers in my region, I’d spend more in gas than I’d get corrected by a better dealer because I’d have to drive a ways.
Aren’t you on like 39” tires? They are correct. That’s the most likely cause of the failures. Your wounds are self inflicted.My dealer won’t cover ANYTHING drivetrain related because I have larger tires. They default to blaming the tires for everything. Ball joints toast @6k miles, my fault. Wheel bearing went bad @10k miles, my fault. I’m surprised they didn’t blame wheel speed sensors on me.
Not all of us have the time/money/patience to take things to court and/or Stellantis to get them resolved the way they are supposed to. The same owner has all the CJDR dealers in my region, I’d spend more in gas than I’d get corrected by a better dealer because I’d have to drive a ways.
Those tires didn’t go on until 7.5k, so it was pre existing. But once they went on the dealer used it as an excuse because I didn’t push hard enough for them to fix it prior to. They “couldn’t replicate the issue” when I was on stock tires and it took me a while to confirm it by re-torquing everything else on the suspension.Aren’t you on like 39” tires? They are correct. That’s the most likely cause of the failures. Your wounds are self inflicted.
A good result for you. But now some poor bastard will just inherit this problem down the line.Update: The dealer told me today they are going to auction the Jeep off because FCA is unlikely to lift the warranty restriction even if they were to recertify it...
My understanding is that it is being sold As Is, Where Is at the auction. The Jeep ran amazing, the only non-covered issue we had was a "clunking" noise in the suspension. However, I did not want to keep a Jeep with no warranty on it...A good result for you. But now some poor bastard will just inherit this problem down the line.