High Mileage Jeep Reliability. AKA: My Wrangler is Broken Again
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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2024
- Well, my JKU Jeep Wrangler is broken again. Are we surprised? No.
Rather than ANOTHER video of some DIY time lapse repairs I figured it would be more helpful to take a look at everything I have had to fix since this rig hit 100K. When I added up all the projects, and the cost of these projects, it was a little bit of a surprise.
If you are into the self-inflected pain of old Jeep ownership, then welcome to the show! 
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that's jeep life.....mine is 22 years old. Fixing and maintaining things is part of the fun.
Best advice to newbie Jeep buyer is buy stock do not buy a nice added on and lifted ready the higher chance of this has been off road abused and lots of hidden problems waiting to be discovered. Same reason why I seen lifted selling that have around 120k-150k miles that has issues that need to be works on while a stock one usually last over 200k-250k or more and still runs well.
It’s hilarious seeing dealers mark up used modified wranglers. If I’m buying one used it better be a bone stock pavement queen.
Good honest video. I get the frustration but the love I have for my ride too.
Thank you for the video. It was enjoyable and informative.
I've got a 08 jkur 3.8 with 225000 and still goin strong
Impressive amount of mileage there! I think they switched to the 3.6 pentastar in ‘11 or ‘12. Always wondered what the 3.8 was like.
@@ZeroToAwesome I think the pnetastar is supposed to be reasonably reliable and all Jeeps use ZF transmissions now so they're supposed to be pretty good. I'm wondering about the newer 2.0L, I think so far its supposed to be ok. I mean were not talking Toyota Camry with anything Jeep, but depending on which power trains you choose I think they are supposed to be reasonably ok. I mean I drive a VW GTI and they are known to be pretty much middle of the pack reliability.
My first Jeep was a new 1986 CJ7. Had it for 10 years and 157,000 miles. Things go with age. Except to fix them.
agree. and this goes with all vehicles. I had the horn go out on my Subaru Outback earlier this year at about 145k miles. As it was behind the airbag, the dealer had to take the entire steering wheel apart. $700 gone. Plus the Subaru has been burning oil for the past few years - not unheard of for them.
When I owned a BMW, I came up with my own slogan. "Every new week is a new repair". I have an 88' YJ with a rebuilt engine I did myself. I was thinking of getting a JK. After watching your video, I might just keep what I have LOL.
If you survived a BMW you will be fine. The Jeep was SO much more reliable than my previous BMW and BMW-era Mini.
One good thing. Those Jeeps look soooooo cool!
I never had any trouble with my 1972 Commando, or my 19?? J-10 pre gladiator with a snow plow, (that came in handy), and my greatest love, my Grand Wagoneer in bright blue also a 198? model. Might be a better idea to swap out all of that electronics for a 4 barrel carburetor, V8. You only need to add gas, check the oil and coolant levels. Set the timing with a screw driver and a timing light. AH! Those were the days.
Beautiful jeep
Been having my 2013 jk sahara unlimited with 64,000 miles for a little over a year now and It ended up getting the damn rocker tik which is costing me $1,500 to repair. I did get this thing from a friend for only $3,500 which I’m honestly not a jeep fan but for that price who wouldn’t get it? I’m not gonna lie they are fun to own and drive but I will most definitely be trading/selling it before more of these time bombs happen.
Surprised you got the tick at 64k miles. I switched over to 5w-30 at 100k, supposed to help prevent the tick.
For that price you can’t go wrong though. Could easily sell it for $15-20k in today’s market.
1. That coolant flush isn't going to help. But, if you do it yourself, you can swap the heater core for less than $100.
2. More electronic stuff coming your way soon. O2 sensors and Alternator.
3. The Texas heat is tough on plastics... like the transfer case cable bushing.
4. Cross your fingers your rockers stay quiet, too.
(2013 JKU @ 140,000)
Toyota 4runner is just broken in at 100K. At 100K jeeps have one foot in the junk yard.
As a former Jeep owner, now 4Runner owner, this is good to hear!
My 2015 JK developed an overheating problem at only 65,000 miles. Temp would raise the faster I went, up steep highway grades the temp would climb to the 3/4 line. Took it to several mechanics and nobody could figure out what the problem was. They checked everything, head gasket, temp sensor, thermostat, water pump, hoses, fluids, no solution. Had to sell it, looking at jeeps to buy again and Rubicon models that are no newer than 2014 WITH 200,000 miles are running $33,000. Absolute absurd, looks like I won’t be buying a jeep again.
I have seen some similar listings, I am wondering who is paying that much for a high mileage time-bomb.
Honestly it could have been a manifold issue.
Friend of mine had a similar problem... it was a bad radiator cap.
I have a 2014 its at 130km the only issue ive had is i had to replace the fuel injectors.
Having owned multiple vehicles over 100k from the 80’s and 90’s (and 2 pre-1970), to me this is cheap and fairly little going wrong. Try maintaining a 1950’s vehicle, it’s not hard, but it’s constant.
I'm looking at a 13 JK 3.6L Rubicon Unlimited that has 180k miles. Stock. doesn't appear to have been off road. Good price under Trade In Value, 2 owner, but I'm not sure about that many miles. I'll just use it to drive USFS roads/trails. Is that too high of mileage for the 3.6L?
I love the 722.6 in my Mercedes and it is from 1997 the first year it was produced.
Those things are seemingly bulletproof. I guess one of the good things to come out of the Daimler-Chrysler years!
@@ZeroToAwesome Mercedes help them design the new pentastar what you seem to be pretty reliable so far. If you ever have any issues with that transmission just remember it's going to be the conductor plate or shift springs. Mine has 500+whp for over 20 years and 250k miles. turbo c36
Sounds like a beast, appreciate the tip!
rocker arms and lifters will be next , big fun oh boy
Should be more reliable now, turned it into a Toyota.
I did this on my Jeep no fun.
I have a high mileage jeep and it's been giving me a hard time I've put so many new parts and it has not help out
SUBBED hey what brand of fenders do you have on that jeep ,I diG the little slits on them
I spent way too long going through old emails and can’t find the name of the company or my invoice. They were not a super well known brand but also were not expensive.
Over 300k here. 08 Sahara. I need front axles.
Maybe a good excuse to beef up those axles? The ‘08 has the 3.8L motor, sounds much more reliable than the 3.6L they switched to in ‘12.
I just bought a 2021 JLU sport with rubicon wheels. 4cyl 2.0 turbo 21k miles. For 31k. Convertible top. Had worn out K02s on it. I bought BFG trail terrains. Smoother ride better mileage too. Not my DD. It's. My toy.
Congrats! Sounds like a great deal.
I feel the dealer fix of the tail light was a little high. I feel like they’d easily do it for $3,999,999,999.95. Those places negotiate right?
Every once in a while I see a coupon in my mailbox.
BRATWURST! 👍
Some would say it is the best if the wurst.
Hows your trans now 2 yrs later? I changed my trans fluid (prolly didnt need it) but a month later the transmission burned-out. Was Relatively a new transmission. Then i heard from multiple ppl to never change the fluid in the transmission or you run the risk of burning it out.. Shrugs* idk.
Interesting. My Chevrolet dealer said they don't recommend changing if your over 150k.
I have an 08 JK with 150K miles. Standard maintenance. Anyone with a "broken Jeep" is experiencing user error.
Do you still enjoy having a jeep even with the maintenance/repairs?
I have a secret… my daily is a Toyota now. 🤫
@@ZeroToAwesome 4runner, fj or LC?
Mine is 60k miles i replaced window regulator for all of the 4 doors and now another 2 regular failed again it’s driving me insane
For some reason I never had those go out.
I own the same POS Fiat/Chrysler. Spends more time at the dealership than my driveway. However, my is a 2017 I bought new along with a Mopar extended warranty. It has had many check engine lights a lot of trips to a dealer, not counting service work. At about 4 years and 45,000 miles with the check engine light light on, I dropped it at a dealership. 3 or 4 days later, the dealer called and said I needed a new engine. Oh, Chrysler won't cover it. It should've still been covered by the new vehicle engine warranty and the extended Mopar warranty. Again, every service completed by a Jeep Chrysler Dealership. It's on their computer. I took the Jeep to a different dealership, and Chrysler did have them rebuild the engine. That lasted about 5 months and 5,000 miles. I dropped it at the dealership with 7 engine codes. Again, Chrysler refused to repair or replace the engine. Dealership ppealed Chrysler still said NO. I was told only solution was replace the engine at my expense. $10,000 later, I have a Chrysler remanufactured engine. I'm sure everyone is saying sue. It ain't easy to find a lawyer who wants to go up against Chrysler. At this point, I'll never own another Chrysler product. I owned a new Fait in the 60's when I was stationed in Europe in the military. I have never owned another one of them either. Oh, 6 months and maybe 2,500 +/- miles on the new engine it's been back at a dealer for almost two months.
That is not a fun story, I moved on from Jeep/Chrysler and can’t see myself going back.
I always like the looks of a Jeep Wrangler and thought about buying one till I actually took one out on a test drive and after the test drive thought ,what a miserable vehicle this is, and walked away wondering why people like these things so much and pay the kind of money Jeep is asking, because I remember many years ago people bought cheap military surplus Jeeps to use the same way people today buy the Quad 4 wheelers or a golf cart to use as something to use for work on their property to pull a small trailer or piece of equipment on the farm
or it was kept at a cabin by hunters of fisherman to drive them to the lake or down trails to a place they wanted to hunt and it was never seen as something fun ,but utilitarian because of all the shortcomings it had that I experienced at my test drive, underpowered, noisy, harsh ride, limited cargo capacity, poor road handling and actually dangerous prone to roll over in a high speed accident avoidance maneuver, you would think the money they are charging for these things it would have Toyota type quality and reliability but it is not even close, Now people think all of the Jeeps shortcomings horrible gas mileage, harsh ride, underpowered ,overpriced and poor quality and reliability are endearing traits not something to be avoided and line up to buy them, the world has gone crazy,
Can’t agree more, have a Toyota now and no looking back.
this isn't that bad... honestly, what did you expect from a Chrysler ?
Haha, could be much worse for a Chrysler/Fiat/Stellantis/Whatever…
Which gas should i put in jeep 2011 3.8l - 87 octane or 91 octane?
Whatever your heart desires…. I was getting 13mpg so 87 it is.
I never used anything but super in my CJ7 and now my JL. Say what you like about super unleaded. There are advantages.
But a Jeep is fun to own! 😀
You are not wrong! 😝
The stress is not fun. Like a bad gf.
We should try to be more accurate with the real numbers it's a lot higher in price just for parts
I’m looking at a 2014 Jeep Wrangler Sahara with 107,000 miles. kBB is sitting between $17,800 - $19,000, is it worth the money in your opinion?
If it is a clean 4 door it probably is.
Make sure you get a qualified mechanic to check it out. That’s true for any Jeep you’re considering purchasing.
@@larrys9879 Those dont seem to exist anymore. I cant find a high level mechanic within 300 miles of me. I own a 2015 Challenger and I cant find anyone who knows more than I do and I am not even a mechanic.
@@neavo8421 I’m lucky. My grandson is a certified mechanic. I know he has over $50,000 invested in tools and equipment that’s absolutely required to work on modern vehicles. It takes a lot of training, tools, and equipment to be a mechanic this day and age. Unless you live in a fairly high populated area finding a qualified mechanic is a challenge. And they charge appropriately for their skills and their cost of just being in business.
Change the roller rocker
140,000 is high miles?
At 114k miles my whole transmission got replaced it should
You should do your maintenance a lil better bud.
2007, 2008, 2012,2014 and 2015 are years to avoid at all costs. You are also putting the wrong coolant into your jeep I think. It will eat the metals.
Actually 2015 is the start of the 2nd gen 3.6 penestar they are good engines , 2008 to 2014 first gen are the bad ones , drivers side head problems , plus oil coolers biggest issue . But 2015 and up you are good to go 👍
@@PhatboyHD88 Well their break lines are shitty. Found that out and my radio went out.
My 2014 Sahara was trouble free all way to 113,000 till some dumb ass ran a red light and totaled it. Literally the only thing I had to change was the oil cooler at 90k but that’s just common and was under warranty. Other than that it took me everywhere and never gave me any problems. Have a 2017 rubicon now and only thing I replaced has been the radiator and thermostat just as preventative maintenance at 106k. Also upgraded the lower manifold to the new style with bigger ports and 8 hole injectors. Runs so smooth.
Damn man that's just bleak and terrifying for a Toyota Tacoma owner 😂
You just talked me out of buying a cheap jeep 👍
Buddy its not the heater core ,, dammit i just saw a guy fix this on a youtube video , but my dam brain cant remember what fixed it , i do know it was a easy fix tho.
should i buy a jeep with 78k miles for 26k
I know the car market is bonkers right now, but I paid $31 for this one brand new in ‘13. Sold it for $17 about a year ago. 26 seems high for something with that many miles.
Only if it’s a 2015 or newer and it’s trim level is SportS or above.
My jeep jk blew up at 10,000 miles so ur lucky
DAMN, sorry for your loss.
Definitely had an improper break in. That’s not normal at all. Some people wait till 6-8k to change the oil on a brand new jeep or even most new cars. You should change the oil after 500-1000 miles if brand new no matter what vehicle you have.
Sounds like all minor Jeep ownership nuances. Are YOU sure you DESERVE to be a Jeep owner at all?
I am not worthy.
All I hear is a bunch of whining on this video. If he thinks this is bad imagine if he actually wheeled it every other weekend like most Jeep owners do…
@@Tfam305 Exactly. All the tough cool ones like you
@@Tfam305 I wheel my 2002 Ford explorer Eddie Bauer every few days and I drive it 45 miles to and 45 from work every day and living in western Nebraska, 25% of that is unmaintained dirt and sorta maintained gravel roads. I take it to a small off-road park that is ,5 mins from my work every few days just to blow off steam and try to climb things I shouldn't and I have only replaced the sway bar links. 21 years old and been in the family since 2003. I beat the hell out of this thing and use the 4wheel drive all winter and our winters get brutal out here in the western Nebraska panhandle. I also take it off road and camping in the Colorado Rockies every summer.... I once owned a jeep product.... I'm not exaggerating when I say it seriously led to the loss of a job and short term homelessness for me and my 2 kids .... unless you have lots of disposable income....if you want to wheel...buy a Toyota or get lucky with a Canadian built lucky Ford explorer...I guess
Nahh make jeeps actually reliable
Yo you're fn hilarious 😅
there a guy on internet, with a 07 Jk, with 400k miles, google it.
Yeah, but if that particular Jeep doesn't have the original engine and transmission in her, it means nothing.
It's A Jeep Thing 😂😂😂😂😂
Really all you can really put in here is like 700 dollars worth of stuff.
Tires dont really count, neither does rhino lining your trim.
Most expensive vehicle Ive owned was a firebird formula with an LT1 - the cost of replacing that optispark as often as you do is insane.
I also had two trucks from 2000 and 2002 and Ive spent about 6000 across the both of them for maintenance parts. Mostly suspension but some engine work Ive done myself.
700 for a jeep is ridiculously low. Youre talking as if it sounds expensive, I was a little scared going into your video but I think you lack proper perspective where this is concerned.
I built 3 mustangs and Ive spent more on upgrade on them than you have on basic maintenance for your jeep.
If I were you, I would count my blessings.
Jeeps have a long way since 2018 (Jeep JL series)
Mine unfortunately has not moved much since 2018.
I love Jeeps. I just bought a 2012 JK. I haven't even driven it yet. They are fun to own. But you almost have to be a mechanic to own one. The quality is HORRIBLE!!!! I just drive my Jeep in the summer. Tooooooo unreliable to be a daily driver. I drive a Toyota Tundra daily. It's ashame the government allow them to put out such a poor product. Jeep owners doing major repairs before 50k miles is HORRIBLE!!!! ALL THE SAME ISSUES!!!! NO RECALLS!!!! JUST MAKE THE OWNERS FOOT THE BILL.....SMH!!!!
Couldn’t agree more!!
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Just Empty Every Pocket
Sounds about right.
Thats a good one.
You're not helping yourself by calling your Jeep a car.
Carmobile?
"used CAR salesman." Car is universal. Model T, "first mass produced CAR." Even though it was more like a truck. There are sedans, trucks, SUVs, crossovers, hatchbacks, station wagons, sport cars etc... All cars. A Jeep is a SUV type car.
Not a car...
"used CAR salesman." Car is universal. Model T, "first mass produced CAR." Even though it was more like a truck. There are sedans, trucks, SUVs, crossovers, hatchbacks, station wagons, sport cars etc... All cars. A Jeep is a SUV type car.