Faults:

I purchased the vehicle with only 40,000 miles on it, in great shape. I do all my own services, as I am a mechanic.

The Jeep I have is very reliable, and other than normal maintenance i.e. oil/filter changes and all the other fluid changes at the specified intervals (located in your handbook), the car has never had any major problems.

I hear a lot of complaining/doubt about the brake rotors and brakes needing to be replaced frequently. I have only replaced my brakes including rotors one time, and I do a lot of driving, mostly city-type driving, which is hard on the braking system. If you would all torque your lug nuts to the specified amount as per factory recommendations, you will all have little or no brake warpage - see when you get service work at dealerships/ tire centers etc... they run your lug nuts on with an impact wrench, and most of the time are way over the specified torque range, which is the major cause of rotor warp, and it's not only in Jeeps; read reviews for a lot of other SUVs, and you will see the same trend.

Other than brakes, I have just taken care of my vehicle. A lot of you are complaining about minor things that go wrong after 50,000+ miles. Most of these things are normal wearable items such as brakes. That is all.

General Comments:

A very good reliable vehicle, with relatively few mechanical problems.

Make sure you take care of normal maintenance of your vehicle at the specified intervals.

Faults:

Window regulators x2.

Fuel pump x2.

Fuel filter x2.

Electronic ignition.

Camshaft sensor.

Voltage regulator.

Gas cap x5.

Brake light in the left rear keeps burning out.

General Comments:

Vary expensive to maintain.

Seems they sell their vehicles cheap knowing you will pay for them in maintenance costs.

Faults:

I've had all four O2 sensors go out.

Power steering pump.

Numerous brake rotors at low miles.

CD player.

Three 72 month batteries in six years.

Rear seal on the differential.

Electric heated seats burnt out four times (I gave up on those).

Air conditioning.

General Comments:

The number one complaint I have is the steering. If I don't keep two hands on the wheel, it's in the other lane. I took it back to the dealer three times and they said nothing is wrong at all. I bought this brand new with every option, and the list is way too long of what's died.

Never ever again will I buy an american truck. This is my fourth sport ute, and is by far the worst between two Toyota 4-runners and one Ford Explorer that had 1/10 of the issues of this thing.

Faults:

Brake light sockets 85,000 miles.

Transmission replaced 65,000 miles.

Oil pan rusted out 65,000 miles.

Transfer case shifting cable 75,000 miles.

Front drivers seat mount.

Seat heaters both.

Rear differential seal.

Rear main engine seal.

Transfer case rear seal.

Brake rotors x3 front.

Brake rotors x2 rear.

Rear seat cup holder.

Steering wheel material break down.

Headlamp bulbs many times.

Headlamp plastic bucket assembly cracks and crumbles.

Power steering hose factory defect top male connector.

Power steering pump, throttle position sensor.

Brake pads x5.

Engine control module.

Seat leather worn prematurely.

Rear drivers side door lock actuator.

Thermostat housing leaks.

General Comments:

Just Say No! to Jeep.

I owned an older Jeep before the corporate boys took over and it was great. Yesterday the "new Chrysler", which is the old Daimler Chrysler in disguise; it was formed with Tom Lasorda (same CEO) and good ole Wolfgang at the helm. These boys bottom line is profit with no quality from us the hard working industrious people.

Jeep wonders why corporate profits are down. There answer is to lay off most of their work force hoping for a better day (new suckers).

My advice take it or leave it; go buy a Toyota (Jeep used their transmissions in the old Cherokee; never had a problem) or something anything except another Jeep. This teaches Chrysler a long term lesson for everyone that takes my advice. These guys only recognize bottom line profit.

The Company Cerberus whom just acquired Chrysler; their name references the mythology of a monstrous three headed dog that guards the gate to Hades (Hell). That just makes me feel warm and cozy all over. Just be thankful; our seat heaters fail; it could be worse and we could burst into flames.