SUV sold in Australia is urgently recalled..Their wheels could fall off

[spudfan]

Don't know where these are manufactured so I put it here.
SUV sold in Australia is urgently recalled.....Their wheels could fall off
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/cars/news/suv-sold-in-australia-is-urgently-recalled/ar-AA1nTOtv?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=7afe76a54fcb48eaac0390741c2ac49d&ei=39

[NavyDiver]

Don't know where these are manufactured so I put it here.
SUV sold in Australia is urgently recalled.....Their wheels could fall off
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/cars/news/suv-sold-in-australia-is-urgently-recalled/ar-AA1nTOtv?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=7afe76a54fcb48eaac0390741c2ac49d&ei=39

I was have a beer in the Rocks in Sydney once. I saw a wheel roll down the street all by itself! Honestly thought I should stop drinking for a minute or two[bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]

Checking your nuts is not rude![biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]

[loanrangie]

The wheels fell off them years ago [bigrolf].

[superquag]

Don't know where these are manufactured so I put it here.
SUV sold in Australia is urgently recalled.....Their wheels could fall off
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/cars/news/suv-sold-in-australia-is-urgently-recalled/ar-AA1nTOtv?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=7afe76a54fcb48eaac0390741c2ac49d&ei=39

Not only wheels fallen off..... the page also appears to have fallen off.... link loading to blank white image....[bigsad]

[V8Ian]

Not only wheels fallen off..... the page also appears to have fallen off.... link loading to blank white image....[bigsad]
Only for you, it loads fine for me and others apparently, who managed to respond to the link.

[4bee]

I was have a beer in the Rocks in Sydney once. I saw a wheel roll down the street all by itself! Honestly thought I should stop drinking for a minute or two[bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]

Checking your nuts is not rude![biggrin][biggrin]

Why not pray tell? Dogs lick their balls when ever it suits them. Anyway, there is a big difference between dropping one's Daks & revealing all to strangers as opposed to a quick shirt front lift in a hurry & viewing longer than 10 seconds.


Is it a bit queer to admire one's tackle on the run? Replies on a Postage Stamp svp.

[BradC]

Why not pray tell? Dogs lick their balls when ever it suits them.

I always thought that was to take away the taste of their food. Mind you, you would if you could wouldn't you?

[Tins]

It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand.

[BradC]

Jeeps lick their balls too? I thought only D3/4s had danglers.

[Tins]

190052

[vnx205]

Surely this part of the article comes into the category of stating the bleedin' obvious.


'This may cause the wheels to detach from the vehicle while driving, resulting in a loss of control.
'A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of an accident, causing serious injuries or death to the driver and/or vehicle occupants or other road users.'

[Tins]

Except, if you don't state the bleeding obvious someone will sue you.

[superquag]

Someone once pointed out the Owner's Handbook of his older motorcycle included tappet-setting instructions, whereas his current bike maker counsels against ingesting it's engine oil..[bigsad]

[superquag]

Surely this part of the article comes into the category of stating the bleedin' obvious.

I recall flagging down a Jeep with a shimmying front wheel.... Driver claimed it was a common quirk of the marque.... He wasn't overly worried.[bigsad]

[spudfan]

Someone once pointed out the Owner's Handbook of his older motorcycle included tappet-setting instructions, whereas his current bike maker counsels against ingesting it's engine oil..[bigsad]

Same as Land Rover used to do. The Puma hand book does not show how to do an oil change which is in complete contrast to the tdi hand book.

[JDNSW]

The big change was during Series 2a production. I have owner's manuals for 1962 and 1970. The vehicle was virtually unchanged, but the earlier manual has everything needed for routine maintenance, including a fold out lubrication chart. The later one has lots of this sort of warning, and lots of instructions to "see your dealer".

It may have been the change to Leyland ownership in 1967, but I think this sort of thing was coming in anyway about then.

[Tins]

The big change was during Series 2a production. I have owner's manuals for 1962 and 1970. The vehicle was virtually unchanged, but the earlier manual has everything needed for routine maintenance, including a fold out lubrication chart. The later one has lots of this sort of warning, and lots of instructions to "see your dealer".

It may have been the change to Leyland ownership in 1967, but I think this sort of thing was coming in anyway about then.

The original handbook with my MGB ( first boatload, 1963 ) talked about de-coking.

[spudfan]

The series 111 handbook was pretty good as well.

[Tins]

The series 111 handbook was pretty good as well.

I don't have one of those, although I do have a Series III, unlike the MG, sadly.

[JDNSW]

I have a series 3 handbook, and in my view it compares unfavorably with the earlier 2a one. Despite the fact it is twice as thick. For a start - it sheds pages! But yes, it is a lot better than the later 2a one.

[spudfan]

Probably better than the handbook for the New Defender, or the New Anything for that matter.

[V8Ian]

I don't think they (Jeeps) go long enough for the wheels to fall off. A fellow I know, upon his retirement eighteen months ago, bought one. Not sure which model he got, but rest assured, it wouldn't be an entry model or pov pack. No expense would have been spared speccing it, as it was intended to tour, on and off road.
Six tag along tours were booked, for the first year. The first trip was a Snowy mountains tag along. The first service was done by a Sydney Jeep dealer, who also replaced the windscreen. The broken screen, unluckily broken on the way down the Pacific, was an omen of the fortune about to unfold.
After a couple of nights in a swank inner city hotel and some sightseeing, a small group assembled to head for the Snowy Mountains, under the leadership of a professional guide. All went well until the convoy departed the bitumen. The Jeep with less than 2,000km on the clock, would not engage off road/ four wheel drive. Much time was spent, with the help of the experienced four wheel driving guide and continuous consultation of the pristine owner's manual. Jeep Australia were consulted to no avail, merely suggesting what had already been tried. Eventually the car lost all drive and had to be tilt trayed back to the closest dealer (Canberra?). The first trip had to be abandoned with much disappointment and no refund.
The dealer had the car for a number of days, managing to get the car to drive, but could not get off road mode to engage. Their advice was to take the car back to the dealership from which it was purchased. With a lot of trepidation the car was driven back to Queensland, it made it with many more electrical and computer gremlins creeping in.
The dealer had the car for months, finally returning it with "Sorry, we can't find out what's wrong with it so cant fix it. You'll have to take it away.
The car has sat in this fellow's back yard for twelve months. It has been replaced by a Ford Everest.
A refund for the Jeep was demanded. Jeep Australia flat out refused a refund, or any form of compensation while admitting they couldn't repair the vehicle. The attitude was unbelievable, making Basil Fawltey look like a rank amateur. Did they really think that someone who has just forked out north of six figures, is going to shrug their shoulders with an oh well, bummer?
After taking legal counsel from a solicitor, of many years business retention, the advice was to go to QCAT, a court where the plaintiff and defendant represent themselves.
The case was based on the facts that a 4x4 was sold but could not be engaged or repaired. Jeep sent a solicitor and barrister to argue that it wasn't a four wheel drive, but an SUV. The pair of legal practitioners were sent packing ,with a flea on their collective lug holes. It is strongly suspected that tis was a deliberate delaying tactic. The tribunal ordered an independent assessment, by a tribunal nominated, expert, to determine if off road functions could be deploying with any confidence. The assessor reported back that he wouldn't drive it to the corner store, with any confidence. To date evidence points to Jeep being sat on their arse, but with these things nothing's in the bag until the judgment is delivered. That's due in July.

[Tins]

Seems to be a little bit common. I cannot verify the opinions expressed here.


https://youtu.be/O261NvejOSg'si=u0HY_XLKjqJWoGzf

[spudfan]

Some of that content could be applied to other car makers. I do not think JEEP have a monopoly of treating their customers with disdain or persisting with bad design faults.
Trying to ague that the vehicle is an SUV and not an off roader is straight out of Monty Python. If another company had pushed it in their advertisements for their marque than the JEEP wrangler was an SUV and not a true off road vehicle, I am sure the JEEP legal team would have been on their case straight away.