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Well we got some press yesterday. As for me, my ACT clutch is making its way east from California as we speak. I'm curious whether the article will attract any attention from Jeep. https://www.theautopian.com/jeep-screwed-up-a-simple-manual-transmission-and-still-cant-get-it-right-years-later/

Yeah, that's what I think as well. But at least I'll have more confidence in the clutch proper. We'll see. I'm in Avon the first week of June, we can compare notes.

Latest update. The dealer said the clutch eeprom reset was done before I had the issues. Jeep threw up their hands and said, we will give you some money for your inconvenience. I said buy me a new clutch. Reading between the lines, it appears the dude was trying to tell me that’s what they...

It's only going to turn the light on when I'm in the sand. So that's going to be in June when I'm in OBX. So then what? I'll have the same issues. I'm thinking I'll bring my 2016 Wrangler instead. I bought the Mojave to replace it on the beach, but the wrangler hasn't let me down.

Thanks folks. Latest update, the dealer says that STAR is telling them the Jeep is operating in spec. So there's nothing they can do. I have a $50,000 truck that is "desert rated", but performs normally by failing everytime I drive in sand. So frustrating. I left a message with my rep. We...

Hey Birds, where did you buy your jscan?

Update - I spoke to the dealer today. The STAR team said basically, how can we fix a problem when it's not showing there's a problem. The dealer sent them a message this morning saying that the car needs to be on a beach 400 miles away for the problem to display, but obviously there's...

I've been asked a bunch of questions: how deep was the sand, how fast was I going, what was the rpm, what gear, etc. I also sent them the picture below, so they see I'm not in the - well, the Mojave desert. They've had it for over a week, I figured I would give a call tomorrow. If it's just...

Awesome Birds - I'm going to order the JScan today. I dropped the truck off this morning so Jeep Customer Retention can open a STAR case. I did tell the service adviser that, if you're doing a clutch replacement, I would like to use the aftermarket clutch.

That looks like two different vehicles, not just 2 clutches. I'm super impressed. I'm very tempted to just order it and get it over with, since that's what I'm going to do in the end.

In my case, still have stock tires and gearing. My update, Jeep customer retention offered me financial compensation. I said, it had better equal the amount of the truck. It's seriously an insult. It's like saying, hey I know you already bought this jeep. You cant drive it in the rain, but...

that’s funny. It was the first thing the dealer said. Then the pulled all the metrics and apparently I was driving it “within spec” but was still exceeding the capabilities of the clutch. Jeep needs to own that the clutch is garbage, and put better ones in.

I can't get past the article showing a Gladiator plowing through sand. Mine can't go a half mile on the sand without the manual transmission throwing it into limp mode. But it's "operating normally". Desert Rated my foot.

Yeah, I would probably pay for parts if they did the labor. I've paid a lot in hassle. Would be glad to fix it.

Are you just going to pay for the ACT clutch and call it a day, or are you going to try and get some sort of reimbursement from Jeep?

So update from the local dealer in PA. They are saying no problem found because the clutch is "operating normally" including going into limp mode. I didn't really want to fault the dealer, since they have to go by what the service SOP is. But I asked if he's had this issue previously, and...

Yep, I'm going to attack this from a few angles. I'm going to push Jeep for a clutch replacement reimbursement. The clutch itself is terrible. I'm also going to look into the earlier posted youtube video about the reset you need done that's not shown on the TSB. Lastly, I'm going to purchase...

Yes! That was mine. I'm back at work and dropping it off at a dealer in Pennsylvania for them to look at it Wednesday. So, it seems like this is a for-real issue. I was given some shade at the beginning about driver error, but I'm guessing they can't ignore the issue. I'm going to probably...

The dealer cleared it, and Tazer said they are confident their product can clear it. I would probably pay for a more robust clutch, but I honestly thing there's a disconnect in the computer. The dealer said that the computer measures RPM, gear, and wheel speed and if they don't match, assumes...

I spent three hours yesterday on the phone - supposedly a specialist was going to call me yesterday. They did not, of course. I asked them to give me a buyback offer but still no word on that. I'm going to call today and just aske them to tow it back to me. The dealer was honest yesterday...