Yes, Tazer can be used to stop the ess from working as a does pushing the button.Me to, atleast on the Ford RS I sold to purchase the Jeep. I thought I read you could permanently disabled it through reflashing or through add on devices such as a TAZER.
Satellite always sucks.Auto stop doesn't bother me as much as the piece of crap satellite radio and death wobble
You are right Sir !!! Personally I have no issue pushing the button, I was just giving an alternative to someone else that said it was a PIA for them to do it......Yes, Tazer can be used to stop the ess from working as a does pushing the button.
Wow, you have bad luck with vehicles!I have owned GM, and Ford's before I don't want IFS vehicle's more stuff to wear out and break. Have I seen it yes in Chevy's and Ford's yes.
Atticus loves the Jeep, nose paints the Shell windows, and barks at all who pass by. Just the other day, I rolled hard into a little gas station out in the Mojave Desert, screeched to a stop, jumped out and loudly proclaimed.... Give me 40 Cents worth of regular, two quarts of oil, and a New York Roadmap...... Jeepin is fun. I got 35K on my 20 and can't wait to get in it again.sting grey rubicon, stock so far.
i'll start with the cons:
- very disappointed in the auto start system. last night i took the family to see a drive-through christmas light show at bristol motor speedway. the line to enter was probably over a mile long and took 2.5 hours of sitting for a minute, idling forward a car length, then sitting for another minute. pretty much like a cali daily commute lol. Once in, the show was at least 2-3 more miles long and an additional hour+. 630-1030, 4 hours total to drive 4 miles. in that entire time, the engine shut itself off THREE TIMES. No, AC was off, windows down, radio off.
however, i guarantee that when i pull in my driveway it will shut itself off, then when i shift to park, it turns itself on again, just so i can kill it when i hit the off button.
i'll refrain from sharing my suggestions for career changes to the engineers responsible for that system.
- of the roughly 1050 miles, 400 have been interstate/highway and prob 30 have been steep mountain logging roads, and the remainder small town and rural roads. avg mph currently 16.4. again, stock everything. Given how slow I typically drive and easy on the accel/decel, I'm a little disappointed.
- seems impossible to keep clean, outside and in. any mud/rain and the sides (doors) are covered.
now the pros:
- everything else is pretty much awesome. very happy overall. very impressive offroad. our German shepherd is a huge fan too.
Heck a VW Golf car I drove in Germany was in use before I joined the Army. The odometer was probably rolled over (maybe a few times) and starting second lap now it was a reliable vehicle but so slow it could hardly get out of it's own way a 4 cy non turbo oil burner w 4 speed. I look at IFS as more parts to wear out not that they all do but if used in dirt, mud, sand and dusty conditions there is more moving parts to fail than on a solid axle AKA less spare parts needed to have. Set of ball joints, U-joints, tie rod ends leaf spring bushings or control arm bushings VS bushings, struts, swing arms /A arms with ball joints. Now one plus for IFS is CV joints vs U-joints.Wow, you have bad luck with vehicles!
My SX4 went over 160,000 before any front end parts were replaced. Original ball joints, original tie rods, original idler arm and pitman arm, original steering gear. The PO abused the car - 3 springs were broken when I got it and the seat frame came out in 5 pieces (the seal belt was extended about 12")
My 73 Javelin went 100,000 miles before I decided "the hell with it, just totally rebuild the whole front end" while switching to disk brakes.
I've not had a vehicle that didn't go at least 100,000 miles if not more on original steering and suspension parts - some well over that.
My first car hit 200,000 miles on original steering and suspension.
My second car - my first Javelin, went over 120,000 miles and I sold it to my brother who drove it a couple of years and sold it to a collector - all original steering and suspension.
I've never had to replace steering or suspension on any truck I've ever owned - save for my F250 that developed - yeah, a really bad wobble at highway speeds (and it was not IFS)
I mentioned it when the dealer did state inspection. They did nothing, but it wasn't too bad then. I has since got worst to undrivable when it happens until I slow down and it settles out.Satellite always sucks.
What have you or Jeep done to address the steering?
The damper doesn't cause this. It muffles it.I mentioned it when the dealer did state inspection. They did nothing, but it wasn't too bad then. I has since got worst to undrivable when it happens until I slow down and it settles out.
Got an appointment tomorrow where they said they'll change the steering damper.
I'll let you know how that works out.
The dealer replace my steering dampener and I had a death wobble and it fixed it. How can I check to see if it's still there?The damper doesn't cause this. It muffles it.