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randy___
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| 02/20/2003 12:51 PM |
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| We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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Mike___
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| 03/11/2003 1:02 PM |
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I just was told the exact same thing today by my dealer. My bearings were shot and the seal was leaking -- $1,400 to fix. Jeep is a `99 w/ 44,000 miles. I am livid -- dealer told me there is no coverage for this.
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Randy at 2/20/2003 12:51:22 PM
We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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Ed___
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| 03/11/2003 2:14 PM |
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------------I've got a 98 grand cherokee with 79k thats having some noice problems like bearings, i had the hub bearing replaced but the rubbing sound still there.. i anyone can let us know what to look for please let us know!!
Randy at 2/20/2003 12:51:22 PM
We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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unknown___
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| 03/30/2003 3:05 PM |
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Randy, I can only let you know what I have read in other forums. I read in the '99 model change and to save a couple of pounds, the brilliant Chrysler engineers went to an aluminum axle housing. From what I read, the aluminum flows under constant pressure eventually misaligning the gears and bearings. Supposedly, Jeep knows about this. I would contact a Jeep rep and try to find other Jeep forums discussing this problem. Sorry, Mike
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Randy at 2/20/2003 12:51:22 PM
We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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unknown___
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| 03/30/2003 3:22 PM |
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Ed, your '98 should not have the same problem as the '99 because I think you still have a cast iron axle housing (ask a Jeep mechanic..not the service mgr). My '93 Grand Cherokee (4.0) has been a pretty good truck/car for the last 115K miles. It has developed a high freq vibration coming from the front drive line (I have had tires changed and balanced). I had a four wheel drive gear guy check the noise/vibration of the pinon bearing (stethoscoped) and axle bearing with wheels turning on a lift and he said he could find no vibration. My vibration begins at about 50mph and does not get worse, but steady and aggravating. I believe while on a lift, there isn't sufficient load on the bearings to cause the roughness or vibration. I plan to keep my old Jeep for many years so I will begin rebuilding the suspension this summer beginning with upper/lower ball studs and hub bearing assembly (hoping the bearing is the problem). If the hub bearing is not the problem, then it must be inside the differential which means moe money. Oh, I have all new U-joints all around and new engine/trans mounts. I am slowly eliminating possible causes, but it sure is expensive. I recommend one change for sure...the engine and trans mounts!! Good luck. Mike
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Ed at 3/11/2003 2:13:34 PM
------------I've got a 98 grand cherokee with 79k thats having some noice problems like bearings, i had the hub bearing replaced but the rubbing sound still there.. i anyone can let us know what to look for please let us know!!
Randy at 2/20/2003 12:51:22 PM
We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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blah___
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| 04/14/2003 1:29 AM |
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I also had a rear diff problem, at 58K miles. It all broke apart except for the left axle... So I replaced it with a super 35 (30 spline) and a detroit locker.
I also had to have my trans rebuilt at 48k Miles (auto). What a mess...
Now I am replacing the suspension at 68K miles since it is shot...
Every 10k miles I have a problem and I have only been on the trails once since I've owned it. And that was last weekend...
I am not impressed with the quality of Jeep as of late. My 97 had zero problems (other than a cracked manifold that jeep refused to pay for, citing out of warranty, even though it was in the shop 5 times when under warranty and I told them I believed it was cracked on all 5 visits...)
Good luck with dealing with chrysler!
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at 3/30/2003 3:04:55 PM
Randy, I can only let you know what I have read in other forums. I read in the '99 model change and to save a couple of pounds, the brilliant Chrysler engineers went to an aluminum axle housing. From what I read, the aluminum flows under constant pressure eventually misaligning the gears and bearings. Supposedly, Jeep knows about this. I would contact a Jeep rep and try to find other Jeep forums discussing this problem. Sorry, Mike
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Randy at 2/20/2003 12:51:22 PM
We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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Jimmy___
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| 05/08/2003 6:13 AM |
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| I have a '99 Outlander that broke down at about 30k miles, fortunately still under warranty. The mechanic at the dealership simply said that something "came loose in the rear end and chewed up everything but the left axle." They replaced practically everything in the rearend. It's just over a year later, it's no longer under warranty, and it's happening again. The pinion oil seal failed about a month ago and was replaced, and now there's a very disturbing grinding noise coming from the differential that's been getting louder almost daily. I think we have a serious design flaw. Any chance of collecting enough case histories to force a recall? |
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Jos___
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| 05/23/2003 8:32 AM |
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I had a problem with the rear differential where it needed service only after 50,000km. It made a noise in the car like a
plane taking off. But with the extended warranty I was covered- thankfully or that would have been $1200++. Mind you this is in Toronto, I don't know the practices of dealerships outside of Ontario.
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mike at 3/11/2003 1:01:33 PM
I just was told the exact same thing today by my dealer. My bearings were shot and the seal was leaking -- $1,400 to fix. Jeep is a `99 w/ 44,000 miles. I am livid -- dealer told me there is no coverage for this.
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Randy at 2/20/2003 12:51:22 PM
We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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Ian_in_Spain___
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| 05/31/2003 4:32 AM |
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Ive had similar diff problems. Have a 1999 Cherokee Sport 2.5TurboDiesel model. Its done 100,000kms mostly urban cycle. Get horrible metallic crunching noise when engaging 1st/2nd or reverse gears especially after cars warmed up. Main Dealer in Malaga proposes complete rear diff replacement saying theres no option for repair. U can guess Im pretty shellshocked at $2300 + tax quotation for replacement. Has anyone else gone to these extremes or do I have any other options? Is there any other knock on problems I may encounter if the full rear diff is replaced?
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Randy at 2/20/2003 12:51:22 PM
We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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pat___
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| 06/22/2003 9:21 PM |
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Ian in Spain at 5/31/2003 4:32:15 AM
Ive had similar diff problems. Have a 1999 Cherokee Sport 2.5TurboDiesel model. Its done 100,000kms mostly urban cycle. Get horrible metallic crunching noise when engaging 1st/2nd or reverse gears especially after cars warmed up. Main Dealer in Malaga proposes complete rear diff replacement saying theres no option for repair. U can guess Im pretty shellshocked at $2300 + tax quotation for replacement. Has anyone else gone to these extremes or do I have any other options? Is there any other knock on problems I may encounter if the full rear diff is replaced?
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Randy at 2/20/2003 12:51:22 PM
We have just experienced an early break down of the Differential in our 99 Jeep TJ. Vehicle service well & light use only. Bearings shot. Vehicle had only 72000 kms. Can anyone provide us details on differential problems you have experienced with 99-01 Jeep/Doge Trucks. Have you had any success in getting Chrysler after warentee coverage? How was this approached? |
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Mike1214
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| 01/19/2007 4:22 PM |
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My 99 Wrangler has never been offroad and until a year ago, never driven in snow or rain. The diff fluids and all maintenance has been done on time and only at Jeep dealers.
At 25K there was a whine in the rear diff on the highway which dealer said was "normal"
At 36k under extended warranty, dealer said front and rear difs were shot.
At 55K rear diff loud again. Dealer replaced a second time.
At 63K rear diff loud again. Dealer did not want to replace because it was past the time limit on the warranty by a month (and only 8K since the last rear diff replacement). I called Chrysler and they said they were not going to help. I wrote letters to the Better Business Bureau, the Attorney General, and every Automotive site I could find and Chrysler agreed to replace it a third time for free.
At 71K it is whining again.
I have the optional limited slip rear differential. Chrysler is still a lousy company, making lousy vehicles, with lousy treatment of their customers. I would never buy another Jeep as long as Chrysler had their hands on making it.
Their cars and trucks are flat out crap. I know it is Dana, but Chrysler makes garbage. The next car you see in the breakdown lane will be a Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, or Jeep.
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SnoMan
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| 01/20/2007 6:12 AM |
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| I wonder how many of these problems are due to lube type and lack of maintainance. I ALWAYS change rear axle lube at about 1000 miles on a new axle and about the same when breaking in a rebuild. If you do not the break in grit is just running around in there adding to wear potentail and starts to act like liquid sand paper of sorts after it is in there long enough. In a Cherokee with a 6 or 8 or a Wrangler I would change lube about every 15 to 20 K miles (or 20 to 30KM) tops regardless of what manual says after initial 1000 mile change. Also I would use 85w140 in warm weather because those rear axles can get really hot especailly if you have a lift and oversized tires and 85w140 handles the heat a lot better. My wife has a 2000 Cherokee with 72K miles on it but it has had axle lube changed about 3 times now and due a 4th change in spring. It is still quiet and tight but I did notice that when you change the fluid in it after 20K miles or so it can look kinda nasty tell me that axle is hard on the lube at times. I do change manual tranny fluid too about every 25 to 30K miles. SOme times simple things like this can save you a lot of coin and headaches later one. |
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