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i flipped my 2012 jeep and now it won't start or turn over

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#1 ·
Haha so i bought a new 2012 jeep rubicon unlimited. Beefed it up and took it off roading. Well apparently i pushed it to it's limits cuz i ended up putting it on it's side. It was on it's right/passenger side for about 20 mins before we got it back on it's wheels. Not too much damage, just had to replace a door. But when i got in and tried starting it it turned over like it was about to start and then it shut off. No loud noises. No bending metal. And after that whenever i try to start it it doesn't turn over, all it does is make a little click. It sounds like it has to do something with the electrical. The battery is fine. I drained all the fluids. Cleaned all the plugs. Disconnected the battery for a few hours hoping to restart any flipped switches. I got nothing... my buddy keeps mentioning something about a rollover switch that you have to disengage, and when we read the manual, it said that it DOES have this feature in it. I guess all 2012 vehicles must have it. Some kind of switch to shut off the fuel pump. I just have noooo idea where it's located. I was hoping somebody could help me out.
 
#32 ·
lol ^ right. i would have got pics when i flipped it but it was at night and the phone was back at the house. i didn't want it on it's side for that long, and yeah there could be more damage than what it appears, but i did a pretty good job of setting it on it's side. i came to a complete stop on 2 wheels before it flopped over. i'm not used to the grip i get with these new tires. i took the usual turns not grasping that these tires might grip a little better than stock haha, lessons learned, and makes a good story. i actually jumped out the roof as it tipped lol
 
#41 ·
Looks like all the repairs you'll need are pretty easy and likely not needing a body shop pro. Save some $$$, do the repairs yourself out of pocket and save the insurance rate from going up.

LKQ in Belleville MI has 14 right front doors from 2011's, likely take-offs. They have both shades of red, too. Asking $715 for each, likely able to talk them down considering how many they have. Could prob get the fender flares from them as well. 800-686-8494
 
#44 ·
insurance issue

:dance:hi, i think u have a insurance issue and u may wish to contact them,
ur Jeep dealer will know it is not a factory defect and your 3/36 will not cover your service, however i am sure the dealer can fix ur broken jeep or figure out what the problem is, the good news is I'm sure you had fun and
you will have a story to tell your grand kids some.day.take care and stay safe...i have come close to a flip on a previous jeep but got it before
she went over, i also have got stuck in the glades..& beach:hide:
 
#45 ·
JKU SRQ said:
Looks like all the repairs you'll need are pretty easy and likely not needing a body shop pro. Save some $$$, do the repairs yourself out of pocket and save the insurance rate from going up.

LKQ in Belleville MI has 14 right front doors from 2011's, likely take-offs. They have both shades of red, too. Asking $715 for each, likely able to talk them down considering how many they have. Could prob get the fender flares from them as well. 800-686-8494
$700 for a door?!?! Who needs doors.
 
#47 ·
My money is on hydrolocked motor from oil getting above the pistons. I which case OP may have damaged the connecting rods and possibly the crank/bearings by trying to start it while locked.

Pull the plugs, all of them, and turn the motor with a breaker bar on the crank pulley. If you can get one full rotation of the motor with no binding then try to start it with the key(without the plugs in) and see if oil comes shooting out of the plug holes. That'd be my first suggestion.
 
#49 ·
Man sorry to hear about that. It took it pretty well with not that much damage with all things considered and no one got hurt.

Being new to Wranglers, I find it fascinating that someone can spend $40,000+ (with mods) on a vehicle, smash it and think "no big deal", time to spend more and have the resources to do it then hit the trails again.

I guess I have to stick to mall crawling until my winning lottery ticket hits, a rich relative dies, I pay it off or my side business takes off. (Yes I am jealous...LOL!)

Good luck!
 
#53 ·
Have you guys heard about the new 2012's and their roll over issues? -- I can see it now... a new rumor brews.

Glad your roll over situation is slowly working out.
 
#54 ·
We had a 2011 JKU that was only 4 weeks old on a "Ladies Day" easy trip roll just before last Christmas. It slipp sideways into a storm water drain then flipped over and landed on the front and rear bars about 8 feet below the road surface. Only damage was a bum print sized dent on the bonnet.

I sat upside down for about 4 hours before we finally managed to flip it back over and drag it sideways back up onto the trail with 5 winches.

After it was up, we pulled the plugs and covered all the plug holes with rags then turned it over with the starter for 30 second stints every 5 minutes or so for the next half hour till it stopped spitting oil out. Once the plugs went back in it fired up instantly in a massive cloud of white smoke as the last of the oil burnt off. While it was burning it off pumped the brakes for a while to make sure no probs, then drove it around the car park a few times testing the brakes and it was good to go.
 
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