VEHICLE IS ALL WHEEL DRIVE FULL TIME. HAS LOW MILEAGE AND BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY AUTHORIZED DEALERS. AT 65,000 MILES THE CAR BEGAN EMITTING HIGH PITCHED SOUNDS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE FROM NEW TIRES(4 PUT ON CAR). IT WAS LATER DETERMINED AFTER SEVERAL THOUSANDS MILES THAT AT A MINIMUM THE BEARINGS IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WERE BAD AND AT LEAST ONE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS CLAIMED THAT THEY THE REAR ARE BAD AS WELL. BOTH DIFFERENTIALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. OBVIOUS CONCERN FOR SEVERAL REASONS: 1)THE CAR IS ALL WHEEL DRIVE FULL TIME. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE DIFFERENTIALS AT HIGH SPEED OR WHILE TOWING AS A RESULT OF BEARINGS AND GEARS BEING DAMAGED. 2) ALL DEALERS CLAIM THIS IS A REGULARLY OCCURING PROBLEM IN THE JEEP CHEROKEE OF THAT YEAR AS WELL AS OTHERS 3)IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEMS WILL OCCUR IN THE SAME TIMEFRAMES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CAR IN SPITE OF "REGULAR AUTHORIZED AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE" AS HAS OCCURED ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. IN LIEU OF SAFETY CONCERNS IS ALSO THE SUGGESTION THAT IT WILL COST 5-10% OF THE CAR'S PURCHASE PRICE EVERY 65,000 MILES TO REPAIR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK
2008
TIRES
I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP SRT8 AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2009 IN FLORIDA WITH APPROX. 18900 MILES ON IT AND GOT A FULL CERTIFIED WARRANTY WITH IT. I DROVE IT TO MINNESOTA WHERE I LIVE AND DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH AT ALL. I HAVE PUT AROUND 4900 MILES ON IT SINCE THEN AND AT BEST BUY PUTTING IN NEW HEADLIGHTS THEY TOLD ME MY FRONT TIRES TREAD WAS SEPARATING. I ALREADY HAD A APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX THE LEAK IN MY ROOF FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE INSIDE TREAD ON BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES WAS REALLY BAD AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT TILL IT GETS NEW TIRES. I WAS AT A DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE (FIXING LEAK) AND THEY DIDN'T MENTION IT AT ALL. IF THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T NOTICE IT HOW WOULD I? BEST BUY NOTICED IT AND THEY DON'T EVEN FIX JEEP SRT8S, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT BLEW ON THE HIGHWAY? I AM NOT A HEAVY FOOT DRIVER, IT DRIVES PERFECTLY AND I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING WITH THE CAR. LOOKING ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH EVERYONE WHO HAS A SRT8 SUV. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY AC UNIT REPLACED, AND TAILLIGHT REWIRED, AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE,ESP BAS LIGHT IN DASH FIXED. WHEN BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, IT SEEMS LIKE ITS THE FIRST ONE THEY HAVE EVER SEEN, AND JUST ASSUME THAT ITS MY DRIVING THAT CAUSES THIS. I HAVE ONLY SEEN 2 OTHER JEEP SRT8 IN REAL LIFE AND MOST SHOP PEOPLE I TALK TO HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE DRIVING LET ALONE WORKED ON ONE AND KNOWS THE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES THE ALIGNMENT CAUSED IT SINCE THE BALL BEARINGS WERE FINE TO THEM.THE REAR TIRES ARE FINE ON THE VEHICLE JUST THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT AND CANT FIND ANYONE THAT CAN EXPLAIN WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS. I PAID 586 DOLLARS TO GET 2 OF THE SAME FACTORY TIRES WITH ALIGNMENT. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES AND THE ALIGNMENT FOR IT. I THINK GOODYEAR AND JEEP NO THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND THEY ARE STILL MAKING US PAY FOR IT WHEN ITS THERE FAULT. *TR