I just got a new 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Hard Rock in white (will post a pic), and I was wondering how long it would last before it gets major problems. I know they can last more than 40 years, but I mean to have it as your daily car. How long does the motor last? The seats? Etc..
In the past, a vehicle with more than 30,000 miles was typically mechanical junk. Then they developed new oils, new materials and new methods of manufacturing and doubled that. It used to be you changed the oil every thousand miles, then it went to 3,000 miles now with synthetics it can be three times that. I can remember when it was routine to change the sparkplugs, points and condenser at least every 10,000 miles. Your new JKU has no points or condenser in the distributor, in fact there is no distributor (the computer does that function) and the manual recommends replacing the sparkplugs at 100,000 miles.
Last year I purchased a 2003 TJ Rubicon that had at that time 112,000 miles on it and did not worry about the mileage. I was not aware that they had already done away with the distributor until I opened the hood and my first reaction was "Where are the spark plug wires?"
However, the key is proper routine servicing of the engine. With proper care, you can probably expect the vehicle to last far more than that. Now, if you do heavy off roading, you can expect to shorten the life of many of the components in the suspension and drive train. The Rubicon has been built with off road service in mind, but it depends on where, how often and how hard you push it.
Funny you should ask, I've been wondering the same thing. Mine had 80 miles on it when I picked it up last week. By the end of next month (June) I'll probably have over 4,000 miles on it because we are leaving for a month long road trip next week - something we will probably do a couple of times a year.
Add the miles it'll see as my DD and I'll be racking them up pretty quickly. I figure in 5 years I'll be close to 150K. Will it last that long? I'm sure it will, but will need some repairs for sure. I got 275K out of my last vehicle (a Suburban) but it needed a transmission at 145K, a crate engine at 190K, and a transfer case at 220K.
My bet is the mechanicals in the current Jeeps are good for 150K-200K of street miles.
From the outside you can't understand it and from the inside you can't explain it.
Oh, wait that about my school. Oh, well, it fits Jeeps (real ones) too.
When I was back for my class' 50th reunion, I pulled up next to another Jeep in my Sahara. It was either a CJ-2 or 3A, and had the pickup bed protection applied all over the body in an off red. It looked and sounded great for a 65+ year old vehicle. I was actually a little jealous of the fun he had to be having in it.
There isn't a right or wrong answer to your question. Ultimately it depends. You ask how many miles or how long before everything goes bad. Really there are too many variables to consider. It's a Jeep; not a family sedan!
The answer to this thread is 2 things: one being maintenance and two is your will to keep replacing broken parts( measured by your love for the jeep, and you better love your jeep or I'll come after you ._.)
Change your oils and your filters (oil & air) often and the engine will last 200k+ miles.
Keep the frame and body from rusting too much and they'll last the same.
My 95 did 285k miles before I sold it. Guy still drives it 10 years later I have no idea how many miles it has now but has to be shit ton. I hope our 3.6 will go that far.
Yea, that 4.0L was a great engine. It was a bit embarrassing though to have more HP in my YJ with the 4.0L than I did in my Dodge with the 318 (5.2L). The Dodge W250 had 170HP and the YJ had 180HP. Course the Dodge had more torque.
That engine was produced in several forms for 42 years (1964-2006) as a 232cu (3.8L) in 1964 (introduced in the Rambler) to the 258 (4.2L) in 1970 and the 4.0L fuel rail injected version in 1987 in the XJ and then in the YJ in 1991.
my 92 XJ had over 500,000 miles on the 4.0L before it had any major problems. I broke an axle with no money to replace it at the time. I sold it to a friend of my dads who put Dana 60's under it and rebuilt the engine. He's at almost 700,000 last I heard.
My 95 I bought new actually had the 2.5 and Only problem it had in the 285k I had it was cat plugged up at 40k under warranty and a second time at 70k I then gutted it and never had another issue with it. I replaced water pump at 165k miles and a couple of map sensors and one tps sensor .Oil change castol gtx every 3k and plugs and cap and wires every 30k. Original clutch and 2 sets of brakes.5th gear did have bad synchros but I still shifted fine.
You all laugh but Chrysler knows for sure. They have years worth of data to prove the average shelf life of every part and piece.
Only you can really control it. Change the oil. Follow the maintenance schedule. And every art is replaceable. If you want to make it last it will last.
My experience with vehicle ownership since it started for me in the late 60s is that any vehicle will last until either (a) I wreck it, or (b) I get sick of it. I've never really worn one out, although I've had some that were pretty beat and acting up and falling apart enough that (b) occurred. Or (a).
I really don't worry much about it. I plan to keep my '13 JKUR for a long time, bought the lifetime warranty and plan/hope to use it to keep the thing going. I'm kind of a geezer now, so maybe the Wrangler will outlast me!!
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