XJ2JTChris
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- First Name
- Chris
- Joined
- May 1, 2019
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- Location
- Shelton, CT
- Vehicle(s)
- Gladiator Sport S on 35's, Mopar 2" lift, `96 XJ, 97 ZJ, `99 Camaro LS1
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Hi all, i just took delivery of my JT sport S with max tow and auto trans with hard top yesterday. Had a 300 mile ride to drive it home and get familiar with things. I have 3 obvious issues to report, looking for any input before i begin the god awful process of bouncing from service dept to service dept and hearing the "thats normal" bullsh*t from the tech.
1. Transmission downshifts when i brake lightly, surging rpm and making my passengers and my own head jerk forward through each gear, furthermore, in traffic at low speeds during the low gears downshift, it shudders like I'm driving over a rumble strip.
2. Between 55mph and 62mph, there is a very obnoxious vibe. From my lifted xj experience, its a bass sounding vibe that is heard 100% easily, but not necessarily felt easily. Enough to make myself and passengers complain that it was giving us all a headache. Didn't occur in any of the 5 other JTs i test drove.
3. Compass is 100% backwards. And glitches to several different directions while traveling in the same direction. During my ride up the east coast, (NORTH) it would say south for the most part, with random changes to all directions even while going straight down the road.
Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated before i hit the service dept. Sooo frustrating to have issues with a brand new rig that costs this much.
1. Transmission downshifts when i brake lightly, surging rpm and making my passengers and my own head jerk forward through each gear, furthermore, in traffic at low speeds during the low gears downshift, it shudders like I'm driving over a rumble strip.
2. Between 55mph and 62mph, there is a very obnoxious vibe. From my lifted xj experience, its a bass sounding vibe that is heard 100% easily, but not necessarily felt easily. Enough to make myself and passengers complain that it was giving us all a headache. Didn't occur in any of the 5 other JTs i test drove.
3. Compass is 100% backwards. And glitches to several different directions while traveling in the same direction. During my ride up the east coast, (NORTH) it would say south for the most part, with random changes to all directions even while going straight down the road.
Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated before i hit the service dept. Sooo frustrating to have issues with a brand new rig that costs this much.
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