@John in the Woods has over 100,000 miles on his Jeep Gladiator, Like I said, not everyone has issues. Check out the High Mileage Thread: (6) 50,000 - 500,000 Mile Club (EcoDiesel only) | Jeep Gladiator (JT) News, Forum, Community - JeepGladiatorForum.com
No you are correct but enough people have had major issues. My warranty claims now total more than I paid for the Jeep new. BTW Jeep doesn't care never had any luck with them before and even less this time
I think not much can be done without probably voiding your warranty and I seriously doubt the dealer will come up with any solution for you.
That's great! So, we can agree that the EcoDiesel in the Jeeps are not a POS. Instead, every dealer that has worked on your Jeep says that because they don't know how to fix it, and that's the broader point I'm trying to make.
The only way that you can prevent a derate is to watch your oil temps and adjust your speed accordingly. If you slow down, you'll see the oil temps are much better controlled. More fuel = more heat.
Yeah, there's no reason for them to try to repeat what you already know. Without a code, they aren't going to do anything meaningful. Your Jeep is doing what it's programmed to do, which is to protect the engine when it goes to overheat protection.
Right! But how do we provide feedback to FCA that what you thought was marginal is in fact worse than marginal.
I looked him up, it was a transmission pan … not the engine oil pan … the tranny never gets over 202 degrees.
Unfortunately, there's nothing to report to FCA since the truck is working as tested. To meet the SAE J2807 Highway Gradeability test, the Jeep must maintain at least 40 mph over the 11.4-mile Davis Dam grade with the AC on full blast in 100*F ambient temperature.
There are not too many over 100k out there on here. There are far more posts on this forum (and the JL forum) about the EcoDiesel having DPF, CP4, SCR, turbo, or overheating issues. But the real kicker seems to be how expensive parts have become. Seems to be many posts of new engines costing $28,000-32,000, and turbo chargers over $8000. That was the real reason I recently dumped mine.
That’s SPEC, pretty much what we need to determine the pass/fail criteria.
The tow rating is based on trim level, gears, etc. The Jeep engineers were questioned back in 2019 on why the EcoDiesel had a lower tow rating than the 3.6L Pentastar. The spokesperson for Jeep said the lower towing rating was due to the restrictive grille opening. For reference, the same engine in the Ram has a tow capacity of up to 12,560 lbs.
Is your Jeep bone stock? Big tires, body armor, etc. also robs a lot of power and will cause the engine more stress.
I agree that there aren't many Jeep EcoDiesels with over 100,000 miles on them. There are quite a few 3rd gen Ram EcoDiesels with over 200,000 miles, and a few with over 250,000 miles. The only consistent issue that we've seen is DPF clogging and that's because the oil spec on the third gen EcoDiesel is not a low ash oil compared to the 2nd gen spec. Depending on how the Jeep is driven, most will need to either replace or clean their DPF somewhere between 100,000 - 150,000 miles.
The deep oil pan is only for the 2014 - 2019 EcoDiesel. I have one on my 2015, which now is a 12-quart capacity.
