What’s worn out faster than you expected?

[DBravo]

The sun visors, door nets, shocks. Off top of my head of early demise things. I'm definitely starting to feel steering linkage/ ball joints now at 6 years /107000 miles. I went with extended warranty also. Did oil change yesterday.



I'm on 3rd set tires, first 2 sets were 245r17 OEM and rims. A set of take-off from a member here years ago. His came with the s### HT tires mine had AT's I got better mpgs with along with better handling. Current tires are will need swapped out around next oil change or so. Your 5000 miles above me right now. My OEM AT's were good the HT's I got sick of plugging them from road debris roofing nails, screws ect. 3 tires in one day, on other days 1-2 tires. Brakes are likely soon also.

Your post reminded me that I did the Amazon sunvisor metal repair brackets about a year ago (year 5). Solid fix

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[jjstohr-13]

This might be the most honest Gladiator ownership review yet

But yeah… there actually are windshield protection films made for this exact problem. They act like a sacrificial layer so you’re not constantly stressing about chips/cracks.

It's important to do your research since some hold up a lot better than others depending on the material.

We make one ourselves (ExoShield), so feel free to ask if you have any questions.

I don't think any film would have held back this boulder. It was about an Inch and a half and I was going into it at 65mph.

 

[Dickies Outdoor's]

Engine, windshield twice. Lol

 

[Pismo61]

Did Jeep fix the sunvisers in later models?

 

[Supazuk]

second set of mopar shocks 66,400 miles killed my second set of mopar shocks fox in the mail

 

[Pismo61]

second set of mopar shocks 66,400 miles killed my second set of mopar shocks fox in the mail

Yep the red ones don't last long.66400 miles is good.I had less than 10000 miles on previous Jeeps.

 

[Bananaman]

Steering components. Started getting death wobble on the highway at only 33,000 miles.
No off roading.

 

[Labrat1970]

I now have to add my engine.
123k and I am having to replace it. Thankfully my mechanic was able to find a remanufactured one that will have a four year warranty which is actually better than the original one. This will fix all the other issues at one go. So yeah.

 

[ExoShield]

I don't think any film would have held back this boulder. It was about an Inch and a half and I was going into it at 65mph.

Oh that is rough.
Yeah… there are definitely some impacts that no film is going to completely stop, especially something that size at highway speeds

But even in situations where the glass still cracks, having that extra sacrificial layer can help keep the windshield together a bit better instead of glass going everywhere.

We’ve seen a few pretty nasty impacts over the years where customers were just thankful to still have visibility long enough to safely get off the road.

 

[ExoShield]

I now have to add my engine.
123k and I am having to replace it. Thankfully my mechanic was able to find a remanufactured one that will have a four year warranty which is actually better than the original one. This will fix all the other issues at one go. So yeah.

Oh no

123k is still a pretty solid run, but definitely tough news to get.

Finding a remanufactured engine with a 4-year warranty sounds like a pretty decent outcome all things considered. Hopefully it gives you a fresh start and a lot more miles out of it.

 

[ExoShield]

Steering components. Started getting death wobble on the highway at only 33,000 miles.
No off roading.

Oh no! That’s pretty early for death wobble to start showing up, especially with no off-roading.

Did you end up figuring out which component was causing it?

 

[ExoShield]

Engine, windshield twice. Lol

Engine and two windshields is a rough combo

How many miles are you at now?

 

[Bananaman]

Pretty sure it's tie rod, but I'm future proofing it with all Steer Smart parts to eliminate any weak points. Sometimes the shotgun approach is easier.

 

[dajudge]

Front axle u-joints (right side fell apart at 11K)
Steering ends - lasted about 25K (I did put 37s on it and I wheel it)

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