Gladiator Much Harder to Work on Than Previous Models

[Dovi82]

I'm going with the extended warranty and plan never to work on it.

Every car gets more complicated and harder to work on, every time. The JT/JL got far more complicated and crowded than the JK. That's the cost of "progress," however you measure that.

How much was the extended warranty and what does it cover?

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[SwampNut]

Around $1800 for bumper to bumper, OEM extension to 80k miles. I don't recall the exact options, do a little searching for OEM warranty sellers. I didn't buy it yet, you can buy any time during the first year with no penalty. There's a particular seller recommended highly on this site, but now I can't remember the name.

 

[Dovi82]

Around $1800 for bumper to bumper, OEM extension to 80k miles. I don't recall the exact options, do a little searching for OEM warranty sellers. I didn't buy it yet, you can buy any time during the first year with no penalty. There's a particular seller recommended highly on this site, but now I can't remember the name.

If you do can you send it, because I went online and there are a bunch of "jeep" warranties.

 

[SwampNut]

Found the thread with the info:

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Dec 5, 2019, 4:37 PM




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No problem,

The 8/60K miles option is $1020, and the 8/75K miles is $1240. The 8/85K $200 deductible is $1375. Hope this helps!

Tom Winkels 269-488-2080.

 

[5JeepsAz]

Great thread. The good news? That starter may never go bad since it was made to restart at every stoplight. But these topics have a scary end version. AI designed half these things, and it did so without the human hand in mind. Rutroh. Wrong turn

 

[361Sean]

4.7 L Toyota Tundra Starter, must be a shared design between the two manufactures

Wow! I mostly owned American cars so I am not familiar with this. It just seems wrong on so many levels. I actually haven't changed a starter in decades but I probably would never have found this one.

 

[Dovi82]

Great thread. The good news? That starter may never go bad since it was made to restart at every stoplight. But these topics have a scary end version. AI designed half these things, and it did so without the human hand in mind. Rutroh. Wrong turn

AI is a very scary subject. It is a slippery slope!

 

[SwampNut]

How much was the extended warranty and what does it cover?

I ended up buying 8 years, 85k, with a $200 deductible for $1330. From Tom Winkels at Hayes Cars.

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A $100 deductible plan is $1510.

 

[mr_bots]

The most obvious to me is the refrigerant lines across the passenger side cylinder bank. Going to have to drain the A/C system to change the spark plugs?

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

The most obvious to me is the refrigerant lines across the passenger side cylinder bank. Going to have to drain the A/C system to change the spark plugs?

Since the plugs are on a 100k or when told interval, how much of a problem is this really? And the lines have play for service.

Do service events at least a decade in the future keep you up at night?

 

[PyrPatriot]

Do service events at least a decade in the future keep you up at night?
Do service events at least a decade in the future keep you up at night?

I like to address problems early on

 

[Dovi82]

Since the plugs are on a 100k or when told interval, how much of a problem is this really? And the lines have play for service.

Do service events at least a decade in the future keep you up at night?

Since owning my 14JK I had to replace the alternator, starter, o2 sensors, and the catalytic converter. only the catalytic converter was covered and that's because I threatened them with the federal mandate. last week I found out my compression in cylinder 3 was 45-60PSI well below standard and my oil housing assembly cracked.

I just changed the head gasket on my 14Jk today (still need to put it completely back together, the head is back on but the rest isn't). I want to keep these Jeeps running till I get to old to do stuff on my own. To get to the Head gasket on the 3.6 you have to take out 35% of the engine bay. Spark plugs are easy, but if you have a bad rocker (which is common with the 3.6) or the oil housing cracks (which mine did too and is popular with the 3.6) you will have to pay a lot. I was quoted $2500 for someone to change out the head gasket and that is the lower end price. Hopefully when its all put back together it runs well.

The thing about cars is stuff happens out of our control or someone on the assembly line was like "eh its someone else problem, I want to leave for the day" and warranties expire fast and to get them to do it is an act of God. So yes... keeping vehicles up and running does keep me up at night because the depreciation of a car is great compared to other high priced items. I want to earn my antique plates

My buddy who I trust said that the modern car can go 50 years or 500,000 miles if you take care of it and change fluids on time with the exception of wearable parts.

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