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On Oct 7th, 2018, I was driving home from the mountains. I was driving up a small hill, and as usual, the Jeep shifted into a lower gear in order to produce more power. As I was climbing this hill, the Jeep suddenly lost all power, lunging me forward in my seat, causing me to think my transmission just fell out. A red light, inward curving lines with a lightning bolt in the center, came on the dashboard.
I immediately pulled off the interstate and into the nearest gas station where I turned the Jeep off. After inspecting for leaks and smells, I was surprised when I found nothing out of the ordinary. I got in the Jeep, cranked it, no lights came on, the Jeep shifted into first fine, and I drove around the parking lot to make sure. There were no apparent issues. I fueled up and got back on the road.
Back on the interstate, I was unable to create any sort of power. I could gain speed, but it was extremely gradual. If I encountered a hill, I would decelerate to about 55mph while going downhills, I was able to reach speeds of around 75mph.
I took the Jeep to the dealership, where the Jeep has spent about 4 weeks, and they have performed many “fixes” only to still have the issue when I pick the Jeep up.
This recording is to show exactly what happens when I try to produce ANY sort of power. Nothing about this is normal.
Update:
In the end, the dealer informed me that the fire retardant pad mounted to the inside of the hood was getting sucked onto the airbox, causing the engine to starve itself of oxygen, and ultimately stop working.
Through the process, the dealer did over $1600 if repairs, claiming the entire time that everything was covered under warranty, and the actual fix they went with was to cut a hole in the engine pad where the airbox is. When I returned to pick up the Jeep, they told me I owed them the $1600 and that warranty changed their mind.
After a long drawn out battle, I reluctantly paid $800 and will never use JT's Jeep in Columbia SC again.