Oppo, my new car is scaring me...

"sellphones2493" (sellphones2493) 02/11/2016 at 09:49 • Filed to: None

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So I’m about to hit 2,000 miles in my 2016 Wrangler, and there have been a few issues so far.

- The unlock button on the key will only work if you hit it about 4 times, even within close proximity.
- Every now and then, the power windows will not work upon starting the car. It merely requires me to restart the car for it to fix itself.
- Every other day the reverse gear engages, and as soon as I hit the throttle, it falls out of gear.
- Uconnect and my iPhone do not get along...I’d say I have a 50% success rate of them connecting.

And I’ve already chipped the windshield!

Special thanks to the state of Colorado, who uses gravel/sand instead of salt.

Cherry_man1 > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 09:51

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Have you taken the doors off at all?

Takuro Spirit > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 09:55

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Welcome to the FCA family. Enjoy your stay(s) at the dealer.

sellphones2493 > Cherry_man1 02/11/2016 at 09:58

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Doors have never been taken off, so I haven’t worn down those wires or whatever quite yet.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 09:58

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You may be able to fix the key just by replacing the battery. The one in there sat unused in the key between the car’s build date and when you purchased it.

Check the wiring harness leading into the door, there could be some dumb issue there especially if it’s designed to be disconnected when you remove the doors.

Uconnect...lol.

Take it to the dealer for the transmission issue, you have a warranty for a reason.

Ash78, voting early and often > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:02

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And I’ve already chipped the windshield!

+20 clarity and +15 visibility?

Wacko > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:04

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i don’t know what you expected, it’s a Chrysler after all..

BeaterGT > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:11

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I think I speak for most when I say “fuck that”

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:14

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Welcome to FCA, where reliability comes second or third behind cool figures and sales numbers.

Somethin' 'bout a truck > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:15

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Really sorry about this. But you still own an amazing truck, even if it was assembled by blind monkeys.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > Takuro Spirit 02/11/2016 at 10:15

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Since I have owned my car about the same length of time I was really tempted to just write “should have bought an 8-year old BMW, way more reliable”.

Tohru > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:16

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As a Wisconsin resident, I'd take the sand and gravel over my cars rusting out in a few years from salt.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:16

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jasmits > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:16

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If you take them off and leave it that way you won’t have to deal with the window problems anymore.

Probenja > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:17

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Obligatory

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Ash78, voting early and often 02/11/2016 at 10:19

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No, that’s what you get with a Restorative Potion of Clearsight! It’s almost like you don’t play this game at all.

Ash78, voting early and often > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 10:21

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FCA: Tragic - The Gathering?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Ash78, voting early and often 02/11/2016 at 10:22

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Dingies and Doordings. Wrangler is a fighter subtype.

Wacko > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:23

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Boxer_4 > jasmits 02/11/2016 at 10:24

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Nor the door lock problems.

Rico > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:37

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Take it to the dealership with a list of these issues. You bought a new car to enjoy your warranty not break your head trying to figure out why this and that don’t work.

wunderwagen wants a longer roof > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 10:41

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Welcome to FCA ownership. You only do it once , then you plan buy a 30 year old German sedan that’s far better quality ASAP . If you want new and offroad capable I recommend a Taco or Colorado.

WiscoProud > Tohru 02/11/2016 at 10:59

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I was actually thinking about that on my way to work the other day. I was driving on 43 through downtown Milwaukee in 12 degrees and the road was damp. Had they not salted the piss out of it, it would have been slick and my commute would have blown. As is, I was doing 65 without a care in the world.

Full disclosure: There is a relatively cheap car wash by my office and I hit it up at least once a month just for the underbody flush.

Birddog > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 02/11/2016 at 11:06

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Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 11:17

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Seems like a warranty claim to me, but since the problems are intermittent, the dealer may just hit you with the “unable to replicate” shtick. Maybe try to film your issues in order to start building a lemon law claim as a last resort.

Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer nor have I ever put in a lemon law claim, so idk.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > WiscoProud 02/11/2016 at 11:29

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I always cringe when it’s below zero and I’m driving around Minneapolis on wet roads. But that’s what winter beaters are for.

O[][][][][][][]O™ > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 11:43

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From my conversation with the Safelite tech, you’re going to want to make sure windshields are covered in your insurance (your state may already require this, mine does not).

He said they replace at least one JK windshield a day (but that they love to work on them because they’re easy to remove). I’ve replaced mine once, and two weeks later it got another chip in it. From what I’ve read, it is largely because the windshield is about as close to vertical as modern windshields get, and they don’t deflect anything. They just catch rocks. I like to exclaim “MOTHERF#*&ER” every time I hear a rock hit my windshield before trying to determine where it hit and if it chipped it.

Regarding the other issues, I haven’t had any of those but mine is manual locks/windows and an auto.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 13:12

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Please take it to the dealer and get everything covered under warranty. FCA won’t know about the issues and be able to improve on their quality if it’s not reported to / by the dealer.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > sellphones2493 02/11/2016 at 19:22

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Is this your first Jeep? Maybe they’re all Jeep things and you just still don’t understand.

sellphones2493 > Tohru 02/11/2016 at 23:28

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I’m happy about the whole rust thing, however I can’t say the same about it feeling like I’m driving through a hailstorm on freshly-graveled mountain passes.

sellphones2493 > Aaron M - MasoFiST 02/11/2016 at 23:29

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I doubt the key has to do with sitting for long after being built...I custom ordered the thing and drove it off the lot 10 days after rolling off the assembly line.

Checked the doors...all is well there. I think the transmission may actually have to do with the leather shift bag being too loose. I’m gonna look in on it this weekend. Otherwise, stealership it is!

Aaron M - MasoFiST > sellphones2493 02/12/2016 at 06:59

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Indeed. Well, even if it isn’t the simple dumb things, it’s always cheaper to check the simple dumb things first.