Identical to my 2021 with the 3.6L. I first noticed all the things you mentioned around 10k miles.
I’m at 57k miles now, same characteristics but no codes or performance issues. Not saying nothing is wrong, but it certainly hasn’t caused any issues after a couple years and 47k miles.
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Deleted almost two weeks ago. Removed the aux battery, taped the leads, and pulled the fuse. Aux battery is currently tied up in my basement. It might be dead by now actually…
No issues so far.
I drove it and enjoyed a quick Sunday drive this morning. Recently put 37s on it and my goodness I love the way it handles now. It really moves like a truck now. Don’t get me wrong, the nimbleness of it before the 37s was fun, but something about that floaty ride in a truck just feels right...
You can definitely take AWD SUVs to places that would surprise people. I did it all the time as a college student at West Virginia University and always got the “how the hell did you get here” conversations. Some schools’ students spend days in town, at the beach, etc…we hit the trails to get to...
Cool looking tire for a spare. And how awesome are the spare steelies…Goodness I want to run those as my wheels
It’s about 36.6” tall standing on its own weight
Not normal at all. Mine holds speed pretty much perfectly. I’ve only seen +/-1 mph (frequent drives through the Appalachian Mountains).
Show your dealer tech a video of it because it shouldn’t be happening. Hell I don’t think mine changed that much even when towing with cruise on.
2021 3.6L...
Saw a similar expedition vehicle in my area a few months back. I almost followed it just to stare at its glory but then realized how weird that would be.
I ended up making a left and eating alone at a Dairy Queen. Tears rolled down my eyes, ketchup down my burger hand, and melted ice cream...
Can I run the Spidertrax on all 4 wheels? I don’t like the look of just the front tires being further out. Also seems like a better idea to have the rear tires tracking the same as the front for heavy rain traction.
Here’s the instructions I followed, just fyi if you end up doing it too (Lunentucker’s video post)
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/aux-battery-and-fuse-f42.83937/post-1360876
I removed the auxiliary battery entirely, bracket/holder thing too. Going to drop it off at AutoZone soon so they can dispose of it. Poor thing never stood a chance.
I left the leads but wrapped the hell out of them with electrical tape and tucked them so they aren’t dangling.
I drove about 45...
Doing this now. Main battery is cooked and will be properly disposed of. My aux was at 3.81V when I took it off the truck. Been charging it for a couple hours and it’s currently at 13.3V, just 0.1V from the recommended 13.4-13.9V range
Since the aux is good, I’ll store it in case I have...