[jeepkj617]

I'm not 100% sure.. but I believe after I read the full warranty coverage report on jeeps for this thing a while back.. the warranty covers you up to 21" of water as they are advertised as "water fording" vehicles. Anything less would be false advertising.

21" is plenty tall to get mud in your undercarriage which could have been splashed up to just about anywhere on the jeep... almost 2 feet of water is alot for a warranty to cover haha

Plus, I havnt seen the airbox on the JK but if its anything like the TJ or KJ.. doesnt it have that whole scoop with box thing and drain hole to keep splashing water from getting anywhere near the intake? You would have to be submerged down beneath the passengers headlight with that set up to hydro.

[gregaf3]

If Chrysler does deny this based on the input from the original dealer. I would be willing to donate money to help fund a billboard with a large picture of the blown engine asking why the dealer and Chrysler denied this warranty claim. I think it would look really nice next to the dealership!!!

[73azbronco]

Get your checkbook out, thats pricey right there.

[gmfcma]

Originally Posted by jeepkj617

I'm not 100% sure.. but I believe after I read the full warranty coverage report on jeeps for this thing a while back.. the warranty covers you up to 21" of water as they are advertised as "water fording" vehicles. Anything less would be false advertising.

21" is plenty tall to get mud in your undercarriage which could have been splashed up to just about anywhere on the jeep... almost 2 feet of water is alot for a warranty to cover haha

Plus, I havnt seen the airbox on the JK but if its anything like the TJ or KJ.. doesnt it have that whole scoop with box thing and drain hole to keep splashing water from getting anywhere near the intake? You would have to be submerged down beneath the passengers headlight with that set up to hydro.

that reminds me, might be a good time for a snorkel.

sgt jeep, hope this gets rectified soon, we are all waiting to support you, or cheer when this gets cleared up. (I'm in for the $1 HEMI upgrade)

I will say "we" fight for others 1st am. rights to Freedom of Speech
(US NAVY 18 years)

don't let Pezzo get to you too bad, Its his right to write or say whatever it is that is on his mind.
Its your right to retaliate as well

Just like the Overweight lady that cussed me out ("mother f***ing military think they own this place, mother f***er, a**-hole") for parking to close to her car door that she refused to shut because she was hot sitting there in her car so she just kept yelling at me.

But i had every right in the world to cuss her A** out right back (using every cuss word a Sailor can remember), that she should enjoy her rights to cuss me out as I get ready to Deploy Again ( to you and Skype) so she could have her rights to eat as much food and to cuss out as many American Military members that she could find

[gmfcma]

Originally Posted by gregaf3

If Chrysler does deny this based on the input from the original dealer. I would be willing to donate money to help fund a billboard with a large picture of the blown engine asking why the dealer and Chrysler denied this warranty claim. I think it would look really nice next to the dealership!!!

im in for the sign too

(as long as its not too much on my part after we split it up between 20,000 people, i am in the military, we don't make a lot)

[BlindmeXJ]

Good luck OP, I've been following this thread since day one and I hope Chrysler/Jeep makes right for you!!

[BManz]

Originally Posted by 03LL

Seriously. What the hell is wrong here. I just read all 13 pages of this thread, coffee in hand.

I'm planning on buying my first new Jeep, but it's threads like these that make me wonder "Am I sure that I'd want to buy that?"

Something isn't being fully disclosed here. Either the OP is hiding something, (which from his pictures and description I find most unlikely), or Chrysler is hiding something (which I find likely due to their vague answers, no ECU data, etc).

It's as simple as this. Your vehicle is under warrantee. You bought the vehicle under the warrantee. That was part of the deal, and now your getting denied it. You provided, and have, all the evidence you need to show that it was clearly accidental. I feel that Chrysler hasn't done jack $hit on their part.

Chrysler/Jeep depend on what their dealer says to accept or deny a warranty claim. The problem seems to me that the dealer has fudged the entire process due to a sketchy, poor, and disingenuous report to Auburn Hills. Unless a regional Jeep service representative does a proper inspection and re-review of the original "warranty claim report", the OP is going to get nowhere. The dealer is the bad guy here, IMHO.

I bought my first Jeep (a Grand) knowing these kinds of stories. However, these kinds of stories are there for every make and model and none of us would buy anything but a bicycle if these stories are used for final judgement -- and even then there are horror stories for bicycle ownership too. I'm still planning on adding a Wrangler as a work/fun vehicle and FWIW, my Grand has been perfect compared to every other new vehicle I've had.

Unless the OP is hiding something, Jeep needs to resolve the warranty claim or face a lawsuit which will cost them a whole lot more in more ways than one.

[sixty5vdub]

Originally Posted by gregaf3

If Chrysler does deny this based on the input from the original dealer. I would be willing to donate money to help fund a billboard with a large picture of the blown engine asking why the dealer and Chrysler denied this warranty claim. I think it would look really nice next to the dealership!!!

According to lamaroutdoordotcom, there are 6 billboards available within a mile of a certain dealership.......... at a rate of ~$1000.00 ea. for 4 weeks.

I'm just sayin...........




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[Brian_in_MT]

Let's rent all 6 of them! I'm down for pitching some money in.

[newguy66]

I'll donate $100.

[smartbutlazy374]

subbed, hope everything works in the end

[SigMtnMan]

I'll donate, if it includes verbiage about "big ole chrysler" (words from a Regional Manager in the SE).


Cause it's "big ole chrysler against little ole you".

[Spank]

Not that I don't think sending some green to the OP is a bad idea, but wouldn't our collective efforts be better put to use making an example out of the dealership or Chrysler in general? Getting the OP covered with a new engine certainly solves his problem, but Chrysler has a robust history of being extremely contemptuous of its customers. Remember the last time you heard a story where Chrysler went above and beyond for a loyal customer, treated them with respect and dignity, and made an actual effort to explore every avenue possible to get their situation resolved without any run-around or bull****? Yeah, me neither.

Even if the guy had treated his Jeep like a submarine and sank it to the bottom of the ocean, the dealership didn't even try to make an effort to provide any actual "customer service." Regardless of what Jeep you buy, what you do it, or how old it is, Chrysler has always seemed to put more energy into not standing behind their product and I've never understood why. Not one person should have had to fork over a dime to get their overflowing fuel tank replaced or get the WCM changed out because static electricity would prevent a Jeep from starting. Yet there are folks who, to do this day, get grief from a dealership about getting things like this fixed.

What about 20,000 e-mails to the dealership that felt the need to do a half-*** inspection job? How about 20,000 phone calls to the corporate office? How about getting the media involved? This correspondence doesn't have to be mean or hateful, but Chrysler needs to know they can't just walk all over the people who not only continue to purchase their products, but bailed them out in the first place. If Chrysler is going to kick out a commercial with Clint Eastwood babbling about how its "half-time in America," portraying the message that the American people have been getting shafted by big companies and that they deserve better, they need to practice what they preach.

[Cooneys08JK]

Originally Posted by Spank

Not that I don't think sending some green to the OP is a bad idea, but wouldn't our collective efforts be better put to use making an example out of the dealership or Chrysler in general? Getting the OP covered with a new engine certainly solves his problem, but Chrysler has a robust history of being extremely contemptuous of its customers. Remember the last time you heard a story where Chrysler went above and beyond for a loyal customer, treated them with respect and dignity, and made an actual effort to explore every avenue possible to get their situation resolved without any run-around or bull****? Yeah, me neither.

Even if the guy had treated his Jeep like a submarine and sank it to the bottom of the ocean, the dealership didn't even try to make an effort to provide any actual "customer service." Regardless of what Jeep you buy, what you do it, or how old it is, Chrysler has always seemed to put more energy into not standing behind their product and I've never understood why. Not one person should have had to fork over a dime to get their overflowing fuel tank replaced or get the WCM changed out because static electricity would prevent a Jeep from starting. Yet there are folks who, to do this day, get grief from a dealership about getting things like this fixed.

What about 20,000 e-mails to the dealership that felt the need to do a half-*** inspection job? How about 20,000 phone calls to the corporate office? How about getting the media involved? This correspondence doesn't have to be mean or hateful, but Chrysler needs to know they can't just walk all over the people who not only continue to purchase their products, but bailed them out in the first place. If Chrysler is going to kick out a commercial with Clint Eastwood babbling about how its "half-time in America," portraying the message that the American people have been getting shafted by big companies and that they deserve better, they need to practice what they preach.

AMEN Reverand!

[Brian_in_MT]

Let's all start making some noise on behalf of the OP.

TV news stations in and around Nashville, TN.

WKRN, Channel 2: news@wkrn.com
WSMV, Channel 4: news@wsmv.com
WTFV, Channel 5: newsroom@newschannel5.com
WZTV, Fox 17: news@fox17.com

Maybe if enough people email them a link to this thread one of them will stick a camera in the face of the service manager at Gary Mathews