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Txakura

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Jeep stupidity (a rant)
« on: January 03, 2010, 07:37:09 PM »

I'd like to nominate the Jeep Cherokee as the most poorly engineered POS ever made.  Apparently when it got to 100K, you were supposed to throw it away and buy another.  It is hard to work on, parts are expensive and it gets really crappy mileage.

Mine holds the distinction of literally breaking faster than I can fix it. (a week after I replaced the 'trac bar', the heater core split, but while the new boxed core rode in the back seat the alternator burned out).

I told someone that I think I am supposed to just replace parts on it in the driveway without actually starting it, much less actually driving it.  The next day proved me wrong, however.  One of the $179 'Wild Country' tires had gone flat overnight.  Proving that it could not even manage to sit overnight without something breaking.  ::)   
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Jaxom1

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Re: Jeep stupidity (a rant)
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2010, 11:14:58 AM »

I had a 2003 Kia Sedona.  There were so many known problems with that model it wasn't even funny.  I couldn't keep brakes on the darn thing.  The back brakes were drums, and would go out of adjustment as soon as you left the shop.  It would then eat the front brakes.  Also, the headlights went out every month or so due to vibrations in their mounts.  The wipers just stopped working and needed replaced one and a while.  The handles to the side doors would fall apart if you looked at them funny, let alone use them.  I could go on, but this is most likely boring everyone.

Needless to say, I was happy when I got it paid off so I could get rid of it.
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