The death wobble is the least serious of two problems. I had to pay $350 to fix it (and they broke one of the ABS sensors in the process, and wanted me to pay for it to get it fixed). It was so bad, that if they fixed it, it's worth it to me to pay the $350 and have to go to the pain of replacing the ABS sensor myself.
The one problem that really irritated me is the fact that Chrysler Jeep cancelled my lifetime warranty because I did not schedule the 10 year inspection within two months of the 10 year anniversary, even though they did not send me a reminder letter, as they did at the 5 year anniversary (or reminded me at the last service visit). I missed it by a few months. When I realize it, I scheduled one, but the dealer told me that they could not perform it since Chrysler "removed my Jeep" from their warranty records. They recommended I contact Chrysler, which I did, but to no-avail (they refused to re-instate it).
I think that the narrow time window required to schedule an inspection to "honor" their warranty is arbitrary and capricious, and only designed to insure that people miss it so they can "walk away" from their lifetime inspection. There are already two recent Class Action lawsuits filed on this, and I suspect that there will be many more as the affected cars age: Marksberry, et al., v. FCA US LLC, et al and Hightman, et al., v. Fiat Chrysler US LLC, et al.
I am seriously considering joining one of the Class Action lawsuits, or one of the new ones that no doubt will surface. (Or even start one myself, if other people will join).
Please inform me if any new Class Action lawsuits surface as a result of their toxic practice.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
The death wobble is the least serious of two problems. I had to pay $350 to fix it (and they broke one of the ABS sensors in the process, and wanted me to pay for it to get it fixed). It was so bad, that if they fixed it, it's worth it to me to pay the $350 and have to go to the pain of replacing the ABS sensor myself.
The one problem that really irritated me is the fact that Chrysler Jeep cancelled my lifetime warranty because I did not schedule the 10 year inspection within two months of the 10 year anniversary, even though they did not send me a reminder letter, as they did at the 5 year anniversary (or reminded me at the last service visit). I missed it by a few months. When I realize it, I scheduled one, but the dealer told me that they could not perform it since Chrysler "removed my Jeep" from their warranty records. They recommended I contact Chrysler, which I did, but to no-avail (they refused to re-instate it).
I think that the narrow time window required to schedule an inspection to "honor" their warranty is arbitrary and capricious, and only designed to insure that people miss it so they can "walk away" from their lifetime inspection. There are already two recent Class Action lawsuits filed on this, and I suspect that there will be many more as the affected cars age: Marksberry, et al., v. FCA US LLC, et al and Hightman, et al., v. Fiat Chrysler US LLC, et al.
I am seriously considering joining one of the Class Action lawsuits, or one of the new ones that no doubt will surface. (Or even start one myself, if other people will join).
Please inform me if any new Class Action lawsuits surface as a result of their toxic practice.
- Robert C., Fairless Hills, US