So I'd heard rumors about the WK2 and its reliability

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/15/2016 at 16:03 • Filed to: None

But I had NO IDEA it was this bad. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! of the TSB’s for it, including a couple of winners like “replace engine”

I really like the WK2, I think its really cool but great crap on a stick thats a lot of TSB’s for any car.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I want to buy FCA cause they make cool products, but I just can’t until stuff like this gets better.

DISCUSSION (21)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:07

So my parents bought a new Durango in the fall.

Whole new steering rack before the first oil change.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:13

I owned a fiat once, didnt end well. FCA not even once.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:14

So much for me wanting a Grand Cherokee.

Autohaus Derp > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:16

BLUE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST ON INITIAL START-UP WHEN PARKED FACING UPHILL ON AN INCLINE

I don’t know why, but the idea of something this specific being repeatable enough to need a TSB seems funny.

Spaceball-Two > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:17

My cousin has a 15 GC. Second transmission in less than a year.

WiscoProud > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:18

That's too bad. I don't think they look too bad. I'm getting spoiled by Toyota reliability, I don't think I could handle that.

Ash78, voting early and often > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/15/2016 at 16:18

I always say it had better break in the first year or after the 10th year. Anything in between is where I pass my judgment.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:19

I remember reading all the articles when this came out, saying it was a better option than the Touareg mainly because of better expected reliability.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often
03/15/2016 at 16:20

Heck I gave it a good reliability score in my survey. ..so much for that.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Ash78, voting early and often
03/15/2016 at 16:21

lol, I said to her— did you buy a Friday afternoon or a Monday morning build?

Oh and it was a SHIT customer service experience to get it fixed.

First time in, they give her a challenger R/T as a “rental” and they “tightened” the fittings - which you can’t do.

second time they gave her a POS with no brakes and bald tires she said if they didn’t have a decent car she’d come later.

third time they gave her a brand new chrysler 200 and they replaced the rack.

Takuro Spirit > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:24

I <3 my job.

I hope they keep breaking... at least under warranty. Guaranteed money right there.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:24

And to think I thought these suvs were reliable, better off with a tahoe.

RallyWrench > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:28

Interesting. In fairness, many of those seem to be specific to the EcoDiesel, which is a shame in itself because we all want the diesels to succeed. I have a client with a ‘14 Overland 5.7 who beats the crap out of it and actually uses it offroad (nothing you’d call serious, but he’s scratched the skid plates at least), and it’s been good thus far. It’s certainly much nicer to drive and built to a higher standard than any previous GC I’ve experienced.

Also, this is a short list compared to many of Ze Germans I see. Could be worse.

HammerheadFistpunch > RallyWrench
03/15/2016 at 16:30

Could be worse, for sure and I realize that this list includes several variations of the platform and some things that are minor. Somethings on that list are worrying a little though, like “flex plate not bolted properly” or “wrong suspension bolts used”.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 16:51

Jesus, that’s pretty bad.

Nothing > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 17:00

We picked up a new 2014 GC Overland in Dec 2013. We had a couple of software recalls, and the visor wire recall. All of those were addressed at oil change visits (although the visor one took forever due to parts availability, at least that’s what we were told.)

Thankfully, other than a punctured tire, we’ve had no other issues. We really like the vehicle and hope to keep it a while.

That said, I just compared the TSB/Recall list between her GC and my Taco. Quite a difference.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 17:20

If you want reliability, stay away from the air suspension,

http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/jeep/g…

It’s not just with this Jeep. Air suspensions in general seem to be less reliable.

Aside from that, there have been some issues with the brakes that are caused by the OEM rotors being cheap. And the way to fix the issue is to replace the OEM rotors with something higher quality.

Oh and don’t use non-OEM seat covers:

http://wk2jeeps.com/tsb/tsb_wk2_31…

... or it will end in FIERY DEATH!!!

BarryDanger > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 18:40

Really? You’ve never heard of this?

Big Bubba Ray > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 18:52

That GC looks so damn good!

My teacher at tech school is a Chrysler mechanic. Even he says these things are not very reliable, which is a shame. He told us that he’s had a handful of SRTs in the shop to replace worn cams, all around the 30k mile mark. Pretty surprising.

shop-teacher > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2016 at 23:41

I feel the same way about FCA products.

gmctavish needs more space > HammerheadFistpunch
03/16/2016 at 01:17

My manager had a 2011 or something. It was so drastically unreliable, she traded it in for........another one. A 2015. It is also drastically unreliable.