Bowerss2
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- First Name
- Stephen
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- Nov 19, 2019
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- Location
- Kalamazoo, MI
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- 2020 Rubicon Gladiator, 1980 Chevrolet Corvette, 1930 Ford Roadster Pickup, 1930 Ford Station Wagon, 1930 Ford Phaeton, and an awesome 2004 Ford E-250 (the dangerwagon)
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Hey all,
Unfortunately the Gladiator is in the shop right now for two issues. First is leaking T-tops. Wherever the water is getting in, it is dripping out the console above the rear view mirror (with the SOS button in it and whatnot) Thankfully the dealer was able to replicate this, and they said they are working with FCA engineering to get this fixed so I am confident that there may be a solution here. Looking at the T top alignment, well it sucks so I have a feeling that may be the root of the problem.
The bigger issue is the 8.4 occasionally (once a week or so) goes to a black screen on startup. There is the splash screen, but then just black. The HVAC controls below the screen also fail to work, along with the ESS (says to service soon), the compass, and the auto headlights fail to work as well. In auto mode the headlights default to on. Shutting down the jeep and restarting it does not help. However if you shut it down for a "long break" or disconnect the positive terminal it will restart normally.
Any thoughts? This is one of those dreaded "intermittent issues" that dealers just love.
Unfortunately the Gladiator is in the shop right now for two issues. First is leaking T-tops. Wherever the water is getting in, it is dripping out the console above the rear view mirror (with the SOS button in it and whatnot) Thankfully the dealer was able to replicate this, and they said they are working with FCA engineering to get this fixed so I am confident that there may be a solution here. Looking at the T top alignment, well it sucks so I have a feeling that may be the root of the problem.
The bigger issue is the 8.4 occasionally (once a week or so) goes to a black screen on startup. There is the splash screen, but then just black. The HVAC controls below the screen also fail to work, along with the ESS (says to service soon), the compass, and the auto headlights fail to work as well. In auto mode the headlights default to on. Shutting down the jeep and restarting it does not help. However if you shut it down for a "long break" or disconnect the positive terminal it will restart normally.
Any thoughts? This is one of those dreaded "intermittent issues" that dealers just love.
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