KJ longevity

[jimymc]

03 Renegade purchased in December with 112K miles.

Replaced passenger side half axle and intermediate shaft
Replaced front drive shaft
New tires

Now have 120K on it plus 2,500 miles towed behind our motorhome since then.

 

[Ry' N Jen]

2004 Sport 3.7 litre. V6
206262.8 KM/128165.8 miles

Water pump
New suspension
A/C Condenser

 

[SMETNA]

2006 KJ Sport 4x4. 32,500mi

*Dealer did front+rear brake job
*Needed rear diff rebuild. (Gears + Bearings)
(NOTE: because of previous owner neglect)
*new tires+ alignment
*Spark Plugs


thats it so far

 

[kskj]

2004, just turned over to 170,000 miles today
repairs
Lower ball joints(recall)then just changed them again.
Ac compresser x2
Radiator x2
sway bar links
cv's
front drive shaft x2 (I'm cheap bought them used)
Steering rack bushings
Broken Rancho shock
Probably around 1,500 miles in 4 low on the trails. I think thats what caused the most of my repeat repairs.

 

[tjkj2002]

'02 KJ,3.7 V6,45RFE trans,73,000miles,bought new with 3 miles on her.

OEM items that failed by manufacture flaws..........

-2 OEM serp belt tensioners(warranty)
-LBJ's(recalls)
-2 radiators,well plastic ***** when playing offroad

Parts that failed due to abuse from offroading.........

-LCA bushings,front
-L/F outer CV joint
-Couple of 8.25 pinion seals and axle seals(MOAB mud is sandpaper)


That is it besides regular maintenance items and modifications.

 

[boebr1]

06' bought in july of 09. currently about 54K miles, replaced the cat converters back in september. replaced transmission oil pan last sept also... smashed it on rocks due to no skids. LR power window broke in february... currently held up by a block of wood and 2 screws til i decide to buy the steel repair kit. had the transfercase linkage adjusted in september too... kept popping out of 4low

 

[loves_off_roading]

06 Libby
Current mileage: 87,300
Repaires:
*Ignition switch via entirely new steering column at 83,000 miles
*New Brake Pads and Rotors at 83,000 miles

 

[family KJ]

2002 KJ, 3.7...Bought it with 25k in 2005....

Current 101,500 miles

UBJ and LBJ (recall on both)
Front Drive shaft
Steering Coloumn

AC: Compressor, condensor, dryer (all at once 2 years ago)
What else is there...oh yeah, low pressure switch

****Only item broke right now (by no fault of mine) yet to be fixed is the driver seat recliner lever.

 

[bmrrwolfe]

****Only item broke right now (by no fault of mine) yet to be fixed is the driver seat recliner lever.

Thats a pain right there... My sisters KJ has that but on the passenger side, and i thought it would be an easy fix..

 

[BigRich201]

2003 sport 44008 miles bought it with 31k miles
the only things i had to repair are a water pump, serpentine belt and battery

 

[family KJ]

Thats a pain right there... My sisters KJ has that but on the passenger side, and i thought it would be an easy fix..

Did you fix it? If so, what did you need to buy?

 

[jcbll95]

02 With 153000 I bought it at 123000 since then i have replaced the belt,tensioner, idler pulleys, plugs, wires, battery, clutch, and brakes.

I have had the following repaired on an aftermarket warrenty one month after purchase and the total bill was my $100 deductible. Rebuilt the entire rear end inc. r&p (bad axle seals) rebuilt the transfer case and new brgs in the trans trying to find the whine from a bad ring and pinion.( they wouldnt listen to me) New power steering pump, new front driveshaft and a few small items they found while they had it for 3 weeks.

This jeep suffered from a very negelectful owner prior to me, While doing my first routine service, I found a date stamp on the nearly clogged air filter from 02, so i figured it only got what it desperately needed to keep driving. The orginal recall for lower ball joints was never done till I got it either.

 

[osufans]

so go figure....right after i make my "no repairs yet" post....my alternator went bad. hehe

so at ~70K miles, replaced the alternator.

 

[yellocoyote]

2002 KJ - will have 150K miles by the end of the week
I've owned it since 69K miles - almost 4 years

brakes (front/rear)
CV's replaced
wheel/hub bearings replaced
swaybar links (bad bushings)
steering rack bushings
UBJ/LBJ's (both due to torn boots on the OEM's. replaced with Moog greasables)
front drive shaft
oil pressure sender
front brake lines (passenger side one failed at 100K after crimp rusted through)
accumulator plate in transmission
speed sensor wire above rear diff (repaired/replaced twice)
alternator
idler/tensioner pulleys (my fault - excessive mud)
radiator (my fault - excessive mud)
battery cable (my fault)

Currently needs a new AC condenser

 

[KeswickDave]

05 KJ Sport, around 195,000 km - 121,875 miles.

aside from maintenance (fluid changes, brakes etc):

- ball joint recall (07)
- rear u-joint (08)
- battery (09)
- passenger side hub (10)

What will happen next year?

Right now I have a bunch of little things I plan to deal with hopefully once I've moved and have a garage and am not renovating a damn house to get it ready to sell... /RANT

- blower motor resistor
- oil pressure sensor
- transfer case position sensor
- rear wiper just stopped working
- edit to add power mirror controls also not working

Also a while back it started misfiring on cylinder 3, swapped coil pack with #1 and been fine since.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

About to replace all the bushings and the balljoint in the rear and the front LCA's

 

[Dave]

05 with 48k mostly highway crusing mileage with moderate off roading.

LBJ recal done by dealer
Pinion seal by dealer under warranty

Other than that, it has never been to the dealer. All original parts so far except as noted above. I do all routine fluid changes and maintenance.

Dave

 

[richardkay624]

2004 Limited with 73000 miles
lower ball joints replaced under recall
transfer case rebuilt under warranty
water pump replaced under warranty
torque converter replaced under warranty
brake pads and rotors replaced

 

[bmrrwolfe]

Did you fix it? If so, what did you need to buy?

No I found the part a bit ago and its not cheap. Its the full mechanism as one piece...
Hers is at least in a decent spot and shes not paying to fix it since shes never sitting in the passenger seat

 

[incommando]

Waterpump failure at 17K...fluke covered under warranty

ball joint recalls

front drive shaft (warranty) at 69,000

one front axle seal (warranty) at 69,500

I wonder if the seal's death wasn't hastened by the driveshaft and the craptatstic MT/R"s I ran...

72K now of hard miles some off-roading not bad, in my book.

Some people can't comprehend that regular maint., is not a repair. Many of the vehicles with extreme longevity are noted for following factory maint. intervals. 20 years ago Toy ( them being sneaky lying bastards is nothing new) advertised extreme longevity and when it was checked, their maintenance schedule included heads rebuilt and re-ringing the engine!! LMAO.