jtpedersen
Caught the Bug
At 34.5K, just about out of warranty, ended up with a few things pop up following my Drummond Island trip. Figured, better get into the dealer pronto.
Nothing obvious happened to cause it, but the steering wheel ended up getting cocked to one side. Jeep still drives straight w/o pulling. That one I had to pay for. It was toe'd in toward the left a bit, pointed toward the right overall, with camber off on one side as well. Naturally, I go to pick up the Jeep, the steering wheel's still cocked to one side. Really? Gently chewed on them, including the Service Mgr, for a bit. Out of 7 trips to them, they've messed up 5.
Second item was a warning from the Front Locker. Turned out to be an exposed, corroded wire, along with something else to do with the module. Fixed.
Third item was traction control being activated on dry pavement. Clock Spring on order now, should come in tomorrow.
I will say, while I had no problems with the steering (aside from wheel becoming cocked), after the alignment, it's as if a bit of stress was let out of the system. The steering clearly feels more, well, 'relaxed' now.
While I do as much of my own service work as I can, there are things that're beyond this shady tree mechanic's ability to address (e.g. control modules). Think I'll take a look at what the extended warranty may cost
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Nothing obvious happened to cause it, but the steering wheel ended up getting cocked to one side. Jeep still drives straight w/o pulling. That one I had to pay for. It was toe'd in toward the left a bit, pointed toward the right overall, with camber off on one side as well. Naturally, I go to pick up the Jeep, the steering wheel's still cocked to one side. Really? Gently chewed on them, including the Service Mgr, for a bit. Out of 7 trips to them, they've messed up 5.
Second item was a warning from the Front Locker. Turned out to be an exposed, corroded wire, along with something else to do with the module. Fixed.
Third item was traction control being activated on dry pavement. Clock Spring on order now, should come in tomorrow.
I will say, while I had no problems with the steering (aside from wheel becoming cocked), after the alignment, it's as if a bit of stress was let out of the system. The steering clearly feels more, well, 'relaxed' now.
While I do as much of my own service work as I can, there are things that're beyond this shady tree mechanic's ability to address (e.g. control modules). Think I'll take a look at what the extended warranty may cost
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