Jeep Truck recall !!
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From: Swampbuck
12-Sep-19
It’s a Jeep, they always had drive shaft failures (u-joints). That’s what happens when you put big wheels on small running gear. Good luck to the recall people. Get it done before it blows through the floorboard
From: AZ8
12-Sep-19
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From: Scar Finga
12-Sep-19
Yep, jeep is under built, under powered, and not very reliable! I have owned several and they all sucked in some way! But man I love them!
From: LBshooter
12-Sep-19
It's amazing that jeep has the look but the mechanicals are lacking, too bad.
From: Ucsdryder
12-Sep-19
Did anybody bother to read the article before spouting off?
From: WV Mountaineer
12-Sep-19
I didn't read the article. Nor will I. Its a jeep. Its going to break. That is a given.
From: bigswivle
12-Sep-19
They’ve gone to poop since the last CJ model rolled off the line
From: Surfbow
12-Sep-19
From: Surfbow
12-Sep-19
"Cars.com reports that the action affects approximately 3,400 Gladiators that were delivered without grease in their monoblock joints, which could seize and cause the rear driveshaft to fracture and separate...About five percent of the recalled trucks are suspected to be missing the grease."
There, so you all don't have to read the article...definitely sounds like a design issue...or not
From: RK
12-Sep-19
Bigswivle. Long before that :)
From: Ucsdryder
12-Sep-19
Surfbow, they didn’t apply grease, which could cause it to seize. Not sure if that’s a design flaw or a doh! Moment...
From: drycreek
12-Sep-19
Jeeps ain’t ever turned my crank....
From: Bowbender
12-Sep-19
"Not sure if that’s a design flaw or a doh! Moment..."
Sounds more like a union moment. I assure you, you can track that back thru the assembly process and see who the responsible party(s) were for not greasing the joints. Best part, continues down thru the assembly line and the proceeding workers all saying "Not my job".
From: Matt
12-Sep-19
Where is Robb? Maybe on the side of a highway somewhere thumbing a ride?
From: RogBow
12-Sep-19
Maybe missing his old pickup?
From: JL
13-Sep-19
Someone in QA should have caught that before any of the vehicles rolled out. Someone was getting paid big bucks to make sure things like that get identified and corrected ASAP.
From: Glunt@work
13-Sep-19
Maybe its a retro feature. I had a 72 and 84 CJ as a kid and did my share of U Joints (and a long list of other stuff). That said, cruising around all summer with the top off and exploring the mountains was a lot of fun in them.
From: BULELK1
13-Sep-19
Haha!!
Wasn't there a song ~~ Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker.....? ha
Nah, I'm good thanks for axin'
Mine is a 2020 build-------->
Thanks for thinking of me JTV, 2 threads and a PM, your a good man
Good luck, Robb
From: Fuzz
13-Sep-19
The universals are NOT greased at the Gladiator assembly plant in Toledo. The drive shafts come pre-assembled from a supplier.
I'm kinda an insider... I'd send a pic but we have this corporate privacy policy thingy in place :-),
From: Errorhead
13-Sep-19
They are ugly!
From: TrapperKayak
13-Sep-19
And this ha WHAT to do with archery? Get a Toyota.
From: T Mac
13-Sep-19
Heep! Stay away!
From: Boreal
13-Sep-19
Yeah, the Tacomas are a much better option. Especially with the collapsible frames.
From: SoDakSooner
13-Sep-19
Like Fuzz said, it's a supplier issue. Not something that happens in final assembly. That said, my jeep has been trouble free, except for the issues I have had with it...
From: timex
14-Sep-19
back in the 80s I had a cj5 that had lockers front & rear & the 258 inline & that little thing could go almost anywhere up in the mountain but was dangerous on the road
From: tradmt
15-Sep-19
The problem with Jeep is that they are part of Chrysler.
I have a 96 Cherokee, love it, but damn Chrysler does stupid stuff.
From: wild1
15-Sep-19
If Jeeps were reliable and dependable, they'd be called Toyotas.
From: bad karma
16-Sep-19
My experience with Jeeps since 1994: 94 Cherokee: Very few problems, traded in at 150k. 99 Cherokee: Not even a warranty return. 98 Grand Cherokee 1: Totaled after 2 months ownership while parked. Hit by a drunk driver on Halloween. 98 Grand Cherokee 2: Traded in after 150k, should have kept it. 99 Grand Cherokee: Bought in 2011 with 48k. Now at 112k, I finally made it to $2000 in non-wear item repairs after eight years. It now has new shocks and tires, and drives very well. I'd take it to West Virginia tomorrow without worry.
My experience with Jeeps has been darn good.
