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This is a subreddit for anyone who wants more direct information about their Jeep Wranglers. I saw one for the Grand Cherokee and decided we needed one for our Wranglers!

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coolant leak

I found a small coolant leak under the coolant reservoir tank. cleaned everything up and it looks good. looks like someone before put it together and it was dirty or didn't seal right but I am unable to find this part online. where would I get one if I need to replace it?

5 Comments
2025/02/01
18:46 UTC

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Oil leak in an odd spot

2018 2.0 wrangler sahara jlu etorq

Small leak noticed during oil change. (Small as in has never actually dripped on the garage floor)

I was terrified that it would end up being the rear main. Got it up on a rack to assess...

Rear main seal not the problem. Oil cooler not the problem.

It's the damned dipstick tube. Has a little leak at the base. Looks like an oring or something maybe? I dunno. Didnt have time to dig around a lot to see what all that's going to involve.

Looks like its held on with a single bolt. Havent see where/how hard it will be to get to. Anybody run into this before?

I can buy a whole new tube and oring for @$50. Is this an easy fix or do i have to take half the engine apart to get to it?

2 Comments
2025/02/01
13:47 UTC

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Removing cup holder

I have a small piece of something underneath this section on the cup holder. Feels like a metal bb of some sort. It’s super annoying and causes cans to not sit flat when in that cup holder. Been looking up ways to remove this and pull the piece out but cannot figure it out. Anyone ever pull it out and put it back in? 2021 jl unlimited

4 Comments
2025/02/01
01:03 UTC

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Jeep App not saving trips?

Just curious if anyone has experienced the Jeep app only saving certain short trips but not longer ones? Is there a reason for this?

0 Comments
2025/02/01
00:51 UTC

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Snow got me thinking about Wrangler ski rack--Gravirax

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2025/01/31
22:50 UTC

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2025 Wrangler Manual Transmission - How smooth is it?

Veteran stick driver here in a new Wrangler after 20+ years of automatics. I sometimes find my shifting to be a little "notchy" unless I'm really being ginger (yes, clutch is depressed all the way).

Am I being too rough with her?

19 Comments
2025/01/31
21:54 UTC

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Purchasing Advice - ‘19 JLU Rubicon

A friend is a GM at a local ford dealer & I saw they had a different Jeep fresh on trade, long story short I got there and it was trashed through and through.

Started looking at a ‘19 JLU Rubicon, 3.6l, auto, hard top, cloth seats, with 110k miles. Extremely clean, only found 2 superficial scratches on the whole unit. Stock other than some lights & a CB, complete service records, 1 owner, etc..

I’ve got the option to pick it up for $19k before TTL. It’ll mostly be a pavement princess daily driver, other than random trips to the deer lease. Typical daily commute 50 miles down FM roads.

I can’t seem to nail down a price based on auto trader, FB, etc. With that said I’m turning to the experts for advice. FYI this won’t be my first Jeep so I’m aware of most of the normal issues/red flags.

Thanks

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2025/01/31
19:14 UTC

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Headlight problem

Got a 2008 jeep wrangler, recently started having some problems with my LED headlights, both lights work when being used on high beam mode, but when I change to lows only one of them turns on any thoughts of what could it be?

28 Comments
2025/01/31
16:23 UTC

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NJ - Looking to purchase TJ Wrangler, Need advise.

NJ based. Looking to purchase a TJ Wrangler (4.0 with a 5 speed). Hoping to find a vehicle I can use strictly on weekends to enjoy cruises with my son. Problem is prices seems to vary from 5k to 15k. Is there something specific I should be looking for? How many miles are too many? How much rust is too much? Most importantly how much money is too much? Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. 

7 Comments
2025/01/31
15:05 UTC

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Rubicon 4xe - two months at LHM dealership for recall repair - would love advice!

Hi jeep fam! On my third wrangler so knew what I was getting into as far as the 4xe being a newer platform, kinks not worked out yet. So was expecting some recalls (what jeep hasn’t had the occasional recall?)

TLDR: latest recall has has my jeep with the dealer (LHM) for nearly 2 months so far! Can I get compensation, a loaner, anything?!? Would love some advice.

I dropped my jeep off for the 95B battery recall at Larry H Miller (same dealership where I bought the jeep brand new) in early December. Every time I call them they say it’ll be ready in another week. They are now estimating mid Feb. That’s 2 months! There were also two other instances where they were major warranty items that needed to be fixed taking upwards of three weeks each.

We are a one car household aka do not have another car, so this has made life challenging. The fact that they don’t have loaners is shocking to all of my friends who own cars from other brands. I was able to get Stellantis to pay for a rental car for one week, and it was a big hassle to get them to pay for it (they had to confirm the price, authorize a reimbursement in advance, then I rent and pay for the car personally, then they put a check in the mail and it’ll hopefully arrive in a month) and that was back in late December.

At this point I have owned the Jeep for a bit over a year and it has been in the shop like 20% of the time I have owned it! I think this is objectively pretty bad, and I was already setting my expectations low as far as recalls and dealership customer service quality since I’ve had three wranglers...

Has anybody had luck getting any type of compensation, convincing them to actually give a loaner vehicle (of high-quality rather than a crappy tiny rental for a week at a time with a cumbersome process to get it reimbursed), etc??? Looking for advice on how to handle.

The wrangler is such an awesome platform and it is so painful to see how poorly these customer experiences are being managed. Im someone who loves Jeep (maybe irrationally) and am a big brand ambassador for Jeep (I frequently take my friends wheeling and introduce them to the Jeep lifestyle—eg pic attached of a big group wheeling trip I organized in Colorado).

30 Comments
2025/01/31
04:14 UTC

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Need help: High-beams won’t stay on.

Trying to diagnose the following. 2016 Rubicon my low beams stay on and I don’t seem to have any other electrical issues, but when I push my lever forward to turn on high beams they will flash on for a second then automatically switch back to the low beams. The lever stays in place and the high beam dash light stays on. Everything is stock ( headlights, electrical routings, switches, etc)

Where should I start?

3 Comments
2025/01/30
23:40 UTC

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Recycling Jokes 😂

20 Comments
2025/01/30
23:22 UTC

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2022 Wrangler unlimited steering wheel illumination

Just purchased my first Jeep and the buttons on the steering wheel don’t light up. I feel like they should but can’t seem to figure out how. Anyone have a suggestion?

5 Comments
2025/01/30
21:42 UTC

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Optimizing a ‘95 YJ for DD

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2025/01/30
19:44 UTC

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Tire recommendations

Got a 2021 wrangler Sahara, the tires need to be changed but I wanted see what’s your recommendations for a tire. I’m currently in Colorado so I’m looking for good tires that work in the snow, but in about a year I’ll be moving somewhere warm and thinking of going off roading in the desert every now and then.

Not sure what to take since it’s 2 opposite climates. Any recommendations?

15 Comments
2025/01/30
19:29 UTC

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Red light meaning?

I’ve seen this posted all over the Internet, but never with the same answer. I have a 2019 Wrangler seems like the battery might be dying, but I’m not sure because when I start it, it doesn’t start very smoothly. Any thoughts?

9 Comments
2025/01/30
18:24 UTC

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Build options list for jk

Any other options to get the build sheet for a 2014 Rubicon x. I've tried the vin lookup on the FCA site and it just says oops try again. And the window stick look up I found just says it's unavailable for my vin.

10 Comments
2025/01/30
18:22 UTC

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Death wobble question 2017 jku

I’ve had a little death wobble three times in a month. It’s happened at the same spot of road twice, no where else.

It’s downhill, while going around a bend with a left hand curve. The road there is a bit bumpy too.

If I go down this spot at more than 40 I get wobble. It stops when I slow way down and doesn’t do it again anywhere else.

I definitely hit bumps and go over rough parts of road in other places too.

I took a look at front components while the wheel as being turned and couldn’t find anything that looked loose.

54k miles on it.

Could it possible be a tire balance issue or something else? It just seems so specific to be actual classic death wobble. I don’t want to just start replacing parts at a guess if I can help it.

7 Comments
2025/01/30
16:36 UTC

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Option to buy 2015 or 2011 wrangler unlimited sport

I have the option to buy a 2011 manual drive wrangler unlimited sport with 149k miles for $13,500 or a 2015 automatic wrangler unlimited sport with 106k miles for $15,500. Which one should I go with? I really want manual drive but perhaps it’s as simple as newer with less miles for only $2k more is better? This will be my first jeep and half my cars have been manual. Will do basic off roading.

14 Comments
2025/01/30
15:15 UTC

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Little help: Running 35x12.50 R LT

I just bought a 2013 Jeep Wangler with 35x12.50 R LT tires. My mechanics said the gears are original and now have metal flakes in it. What are is the original gear ratio? What should they have been?. I’m planning on going down to the original size tires. I’m sure there is a website that would help with this as well. Help is appreciated.

10 Comments
2025/01/30
13:40 UTC

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What is this?

Popped the hood of my 2015 JK Sport this morning to find out what the squeaking come from the passenger side of the engine is (still don't know) and I saw this dangling. What is it, exactly? What's it's function? Thank you.

https://preview.redd.it/uv4jtrejs4ge1.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c81e835811df7bc4470ddd679b411af3ed1053db

8 Comments
2025/01/30
13:15 UTC

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It was a beautiful morning at work.

1 Comment
2025/01/30
01:40 UTC

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Ski rack/box with SOT setups

Who’s running a ski rack or box with the sky one touch? If so what is your set up? Pros? Cons?

Looking to move away from my hitch mount system.

0 Comments
2025/01/30
01:21 UTC

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18 JK - Surge at Idle

My 18 JK has a surge at idle when warm that is driving me crazy. The hotter the engine is the worse it gets and it doesn't matter if the climate control is on or not. No codes present or past and no MIL on either. I work at a (non Jeep) dealership so I had my techs look at it. We're limited on what we can do without Jeep software so when we couldn't figure it out I took it to the CDJR dealer in our group. They also couldn't figure it out and said it would have to get worse before they can diagnose it. Before I try a different Jeep dealer I thought I would ask here.

This is what has been attempted by both shops so far:

  • Replaced PCV Valve
  • Fuel induction service and cleaned throttle body
  • Updated PCM
  • Installed known good throttle body
  • Installed known good MAP sensor

I know its not an intake leak because we replaced my oil filter housing recently and replaced the intake gaskets at that time. O2 sensors seem to be reading properly and the exhaust manifold doesn't have any leaks.

Mainly looking to see if anyone else had a similar or same issue and if so how did you solve it?

2 Comments
2025/01/30
00:43 UTC

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Go Rhino running boards

I just purchase a 2024 Wrangler Willy’s in the granite crystal and am wondering if anyone can help me out with showing the difference between the Go Rhino RB20 Slim and RB30 Slim running boards while on a Wrangler.

1 Comment
2025/01/29
22:43 UTC

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