jtphoto JK

Comes down to the dealer. I have had Chrysler products for the last 30 years and have had no complaints at all. The local dealership is 1 in a million I guess. If I have a warranty issue its fixed and on we go. My latest pickup is an 98 RAM 1500 which my son now drives has close to 350,000 on the original drivetrain. Motor never touched, transmission needed work at 180,000. Some people are lucky I guess and some are not. Within our immediate family we own 5 JKs, 4 Ram PU, 2 300C, 2 Caravans non of which have had issues.

navin r

The OP was right 4 years ago and he's right today; Jeep's are junk, they're always at the bottom of any reliability survey:

2013 Vehicle Dependability Study | J.D. Power

I've had plenty of problems with my 11' JKUR. As long as Jeep apologists keep buying Jeep junk and then defending their Jeep junk Jeep will continue to make profits while abusing Jeep owners, laughing all the way to the bank.

dognights

This is an old thread but someone brought it back to life. I find it funny the OP is a Ducati dealer and is throwing stones at any other brand made ever.

Yankee

I wonder what the OP finally bought.

Jeeps, like pretty much everything man made, are fashioned from the earth (dirt). Creatures poop in the dirt. So there is crap in the dirt.

So technically, I guess Jeeps are made of crap since there was at least some crap in the dirt they were made from.

My poor abused Jeep has been almost without fault since 07. They must have missed most of the crap when they mined the materials. Or it wasn't built on Friday?

Besides, anybody who buys (or keeps) a Wrangler after reading all the J.D. Powers type rags and forum horror stories gets what they deserve.

rainmn

Jeeps are crap, no question in my mind. I've owned a CJ, a YJ, three TJs, and now a JKU, and they have all been crap.

If anyone (well, almost anyone) built something that was comparable, I'd buy it. If I didn't like Jeeps so much, there's no way I'd put up with all of the issues...especially with my JK. Since there isn't another choice, we deal with it.

Malan35

I also find it funny that though they seem to be rated poorly, that have one of the highest resale values lol

thefrohn

Exactly.... I wish Ford made my Jeep.

edhjeeper

You guys might think I'm crazy but I look at anything that breaks as a break for me to be able to justify another new part, upgraded of course. I'm preparing for a Rubicon trip in 2014 and expedition to Moab in 2015 and my non jeep friends keep telling me you'll scratch and dent it up. To which I reply, oh well, I can get new parts that I really want anyway. Yes, yes I know that it cost's money and as far as I can tell money doesn't grow on trees, but there is a silver lining to problems, especially when you enjoy working on your jeep!

otservice

Then I deff would never own a Jeep. Haha

Before we left for Moab my fiancee got t-boned. Crushed the sidestep & rocker panel. I told her better now than never since it already needs work we may as well still go to Moab. So while there she hits this huge stump with braches on the driver side right behind the rocker on the quarter panel messing it up & breaking the fender haha Luckily all the damage was on the driver side & the passenger side was still intact by the time we got home. But we almost blew the engine due to it burning oil & me not knowing at that time.

jk_sea

sA Duc owner/dealer complaining about Jeeps. Now that's funny.

My $0.02 is that it all has to be taken in stride. I paid $23k for my new Jeep. It's one of the most capable vehicles on the road. A lot of less capable vehicles cost much more. It's also one of the cheapest "convertibles" you can buy, with the option of a hard or soft top, straight from the factory. It's a good value to me, and I also haven't had any catestrophic issues. Knowing Jeeps are what they are, it's the same reason I wouldn't be willing to pay more than about $25k for one, let alone $35k or $45k.