'21 Wrangler JL Sport, ~13K miles.
Venting.
Jeep JL's are subject to several recalls relating to catastrophic failure of the clutch. The failure can be nasty if it happens by the bloody pics on the web, and judging by the number of letters we received from FCA, they want to address this.
Early last Summer I went to the dealer on the Cape to make an appointment and was told that the VIN must be entered into FCA, parts would be ordered, are backordered but should be available in "..3 mos or so. We'll call you." Never heard by November when we shut the house down and the JL hibernated.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. I visit the local dealer to start the process and am told by the receptionist (after talking to one of the Techs behind the counter) at the service counter "Oh, we do these a lot, we'll just make an appointment." and I leave with an appointment two weeks out. Drop the vehicle off last night and receive a call at 8:15 this AM. "Hi, the clutch recall, did you have an appointment?", me "Yes, I made it ~2 weeks ago." "Oh....well, the parts weren't ordered and flywheels are backordered. We'll put you first on the list and should be a month or so."
We don't use dealers that often, but the past few experiences just weren't that good. Not due to malfeasance, upselling or anything like that, but just flat out incompetence.... Oh well.
Good news is the timing is such that I will teach Offspring the basics of a manual on the old clutch!
Venting.
Jeep JL's are subject to several recalls relating to catastrophic failure of the clutch. The failure can be nasty if it happens by the bloody pics on the web, and judging by the number of letters we received from FCA, they want to address this.
Early last Summer I went to the dealer on the Cape to make an appointment and was told that the VIN must be entered into FCA, parts would be ordered, are backordered but should be available in "..3 mos or so. We'll call you." Never heard by November when we shut the house down and the JL hibernated.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. I visit the local dealer to start the process and am told by the receptionist (after talking to one of the Techs behind the counter) at the service counter "Oh, we do these a lot, we'll just make an appointment." and I leave with an appointment two weeks out. Drop the vehicle off last night and receive a call at 8:15 this AM. "Hi, the clutch recall, did you have an appointment?", me "Yes, I made it ~2 weeks ago." "Oh....well, the parts weren't ordered and flywheels are backordered. We'll put you first on the list and should be a month or so."
We don't use dealers that often, but the past few experiences just weren't that good. Not due to malfeasance, upselling or anything like that, but just flat out incompetence.... Oh well.
Good news is the timing is such that I will teach Offspring the basics of a manual on the old clutch!
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