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had mine (22k klm's) and wife's (<5k klm's) for just over a year, June 2019.. and no issues, Mine is my daily driver to and from work, hers is her toy/ occasional driver.
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I am nearing 2 months and about 3400 miles. No major issues. I have an intermittent TPMS sensor and the soft felt on my driver side seat belt buckle coming loose which is a sticker for the most part but neither of these effect reliable or safe operation.
 

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I am nearing 2 months and about 3400 miles. No major issues. I have an intermittent TPMS sensor and the soft felt on my driver side seat belt buckle coming loose which is a sticker for the most part but neither of these effect reliable or safe operation.
Sort of related to your felt on the seat belt thing - 2 Grand Cherokees ago we had a very minor cosmetic issue with the headliner. The vehicle was 3 or 4 months old and the edge of the fabric straight ahead of the passenger, very front edge, was a bit loose - instead of tucked up in and secure, the edge could be seen. The adhesive didn't hold and the edge came out from above. I took it in while having them do some other little thing and (knowing I could fix it myself in 5 minutes but wanted them to do it so if it was messed up, it was on them, not me LOL - wife's vehicle!) I asked them to take some 3M adhesive and just carefully work that edge back up there. It was a whopping 2-3" or so.
We picked it up and they said bring it back in 2 days and they'd fix the headliner. We did - and we got the Jeep back with a whole new headliner! What the heck? I told them a simple fix was fine, I'd even pay them if needed.
So be careful if you ask your dealer to fix that seat belt felt - you may get all new seat belts..... HA
 

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So be careful if you ask your dealer to fix that seat belt felt - you may get all new seat belts..... HA
Yeah, that could happen especially if the felt piece isn’t available. That could come already applied by the seat belt supplier.
 

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Sort of related to your felt on the seat belt thing - 2 Grand Cherokees ago we had a very minor cosmetic issue with the headliner. The vehicle was 3 or 4 months old and the edge of the fabric straight ahead of the passenger, very front edge, was a bit loose - instead of tucked up in and secure, the edge could be seen. The adhesive didn't hold and the edge came out from above. I took it in while having them do some other little thing and (knowing I could fix it myself in 5 minutes but wanted them to do it so if it was messed up, it was on them, not me LOL - wife's vehicle!) I asked them to take some 3M adhesive and just carefully work that edge back up there. It was a whopping 2-3" or so.
I have ours going in for headliner issue where it's not secured in the middle of the rear panel.
 

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OneBadHombre,

I've had my "Mistress" for just about 3500 miles and I haven't had any of the issues you mention/address. Matter of fact, it's the first time I have heard of this. Misfires indicate bad timing and I can't imagine sparkplugs going bad that quickly. The only thing that comes to my mind is "additive" electrical work. As Jeep owners... we are prone to tinkering and it makes me wonder if you did do any electrical, if that may be the issue? Not saying that is the case at all... just thinking and typing out loud. I do hope that you have this issue resolved though and I will be paying close attention to my Gladiator with this new knowledge.
I wonder about electrical editions also, I'm reminded of a man I used to work with who would buy a new Harley and modify it until it was unreliable then blame the bike. There is a lot more electrical than mechanical on these trucks.
 

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OneBadHombre,

I've had my "Mistress" for just about 3500 miles and I haven't had any of the issues you mention/address. Matter of fact, it's the first time I have heard of this. Misfires indicate bad timing and I can't imagine sparkplugs going bad that quickly. The only thing that comes to my mind is "additive" electrical work. As Jeep owners... we are prone to tinkering and it makes me wonder if you did do any electrical, if that may be the issue? Not saying that is the case at all... just thinking and typing out loud. I do hope that you have this issue resolved though and I will be paying close attention to my Gladiator with this new knowledge.
You aren't an auto tech obviously. No, misfires are not timing related and spark plugs have nothing to do with it. In fact they'll last tens of thousands of miles.
This is not timing related. No misfires are.
Additive electric will also not impact this unless you tap into the CANbus.
 

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7 months old...@~8000 miles...driven 7 days a week..and zero issues thus far....not counting the few glitches the Uconnect system has had thou.
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