Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
03-03-2006 | 09:48 PM
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Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
The 2006 six speed Jeep Wrangler has a very dangerous design flaw. New for
the 2006 Jeep Wrangler is the six speed transmissions and what I have
recently learned the "hard way" is part of the redesign includes the clutch
assembly. The clutch rod comes out of the floor board and attaches to the
clutch pedal with a clip/attachment that bolts onto the clutch pedal. The
problem here is as part of their new design the clip or attachment piece is
made of "plastic" and I found that it can break very easily and disable your
Jeep. I learned this fact this last weekend and if I had been rock climbing
or in the desert instead of in town I might not be here letting all you Jeep
owners know about this very dangerous problem. In addition to this problem
and being 165 miles from home I had a big eye opener on how rude,
uncooperative, uncaring and totally unhelpful I found DaimlerChrysler
Corporation to be. Read the details of my past weekend and see how
dangerous and potentially deadly this problem can be unless DaimlerChrysler
Corporation corrects it! I almost forgot to mention that even though it was
a warranted part it turned out to be a very expensive problem for me as
well.
I live in Flagstaff, Arizona and I had planned to go the valley/Phoenix area
this last weekend, February 25th for two reasons. My family and I were
driving down to the valley to celebrate my daughter's 13th birthday with
family and friends and to go to the Cross Roads of the West gun show in
Phoenix. For those who don't know the area it is about 150 to 175 miles one
way from Flagstaff, depending on where in the valley you are going. Since
we were just planning on going down for the day I only took a couple of days
supply of my medications and left behind some medical equipment I use due to
a fall I had about eight years ago that severely damaged my lower back.
After I dropped off my wife and my daughter at her sister's house in
Chandler to get ready for the birthday party my son and I headed off to the
gun show. (I don't understand why my wife and daughter never want to go to
the gun show)?
My son and I drive to the gun show at the Phoenix coliseum and entered the
parking area and we paid for parking. As we proceeded forward, I pushed
down on the clutch to put the Jeep into gear and heard a loud pop and the
clutch pedal drops to the floor and the Jeep shuts down. Unable to restart
my Jeep and the people behind us honking their horns, my son and one of the
parking lot attendants proceeds to push the Jeep off to the side area,
getting it out of the way of the entrance. After I got over the shock of my
new 2006 Jeep breaking down, then the thoughts of being late to my daughter's
party and being this close to the gun show and missing it due to my Jeep
breaking down in the parking lot, I then called road side assistance. Less
then an hour later the tow truck arrives and takes my Jeep to the nearest
Jeep dealership, which was Bill Luke in Phoenix. My son and I are now
stranded at the Phoenix coliseum and have to call my wife to pick us up or
bring us some transportation. Due to the time of day that this happened we
learned that the car rental places including the one at the dealership were
all closed. I then received a call from the Jeep dealership confirming that
my Jeep had arrived but due to their heavy work schedule they would not be
able to even look at my Jeep until Monday morning. Now stranded at my
sister in-law's home in Chandler, don't take this wrong, God has blessed me
with all of my wife's brothers and sisters who are the best, but I really
hate to impose on anyone, especially when I'm not in the best of mood. I
really hated missing the Gun Show!! Sunday morning I call the dealership
and learn that the Enterprise rental was closed on Sunday and they were the
only car rental place in the area. After calling the Enterprise 800 number
I learned they were all closed on Sunday and would spend another day
stranded. I'm still not able to go to the gun show!!
Monday morning I call the dealership and learn that the part that connects
the clutch to the clutch pedal that broke is all inclusive to the clutch
system. This means they cannot just replace the plastic clip part - they
have to replace the entire clutch. To make matters worse, they cannot find
any of these new clutch systems in Arizona. The only available one they can
find is in Oregon and they will have to have it sent overnight to Phoenix.
They explained the earliest they would be able to have my Jeep fixed if they
rushed it would be Wednesday. As I explained at the beginning of the
letter, we left Flagstaff to only spend the day in the valley, and I did not
bring my medical equipment or medications for more than a couple of days. I
was out of medication and over 165 miles from home. Due to my medications
and my medical condition this was truly a life threatening situation for me.
Being out of medications and the fact my Jeep would not be fixed for at
least a couple of more days I had to find a way home or arrange to get some
of my medication quickly. My oldest son drove down during the weekend and
picked up my wife to take her back to Flagstaff, due to the fact that my
wife and son both had to be at work and my daughter to school first thing
Monday morning. This is when we thought that I could pick up my Jeep on
Monday and just drive it home. (Before we knew it was an all inclusive part
and the entire clutch would need to be replaced all because of this stupid
plastic clip). Yep! I'm still mad I missed the gun show!!
I made my first call to DaimlerChrysler Corporation around 8:30 a.m. to see
if they could assist me in getting a rental car and or a hotel room in
Phoenix near the dealership so as not to have to impose on others to drive
me back and forth to and from the dealership. I spoke to DaimlerChrysler
Corporation and their various departments and ended up being put on hold for
about the next six hours until about 3:40 p.m.. I explained to the people
at DaimlerChrysler Corporation about the need for my medications and that I
was stranded in Phoenix approximately 150 miles from home. They were able
to retrieve my information from their system and verify I was telling them
the truth. But the responses I received like "that's tough" or "too bad" or
flat out "no we will not help you or reimburse you for a hotel stay a rental
car or even towing if you are charged for the towing". The only offer of
any help I received was from the actual Dealership (Bill Luke). According
to the Service Manager, he told me that he and the Service Director felt bad
that they had to work on my New 2006 with less then 2K miles on it for a
warranted item. By the time my brother in-law had driven me to Phoenix they
had an Enterprise rental car waiting for me. Unlike DaimlerChrysler
Corporation, the dealership was very helpful.
I was still a little fearful in driving back up to Flagstaff. I was
fearful as I had explained to the many people I spoke to at DaimlerChrysler
Corporation because one of the many medications I had run out of was a
medication for Narcolepsy. I take this medication to keep me from falling
asleep while driving. As I had stated before, with the refusal of any help
from DaimlerChrysler Corporation and needing all my medications, I had no
other choice but to attempt the drive back up to Flagstaff. (But before I
did I made sure to buy the additional insurance from Enterprise on the
rental car).
Even though I had made many stops between Flagstaff and Phoenix to try and
stay awake, I did fall asleep about a mile outside of Cordes Junction where
I caught myself driving down the middle of the road and hurriedly pulled
into the Cordes Junction turnoff and into a store parking lot where I fell
asleep and slept for the next 30 plus minutes. After I woke up I bought
myself some coffee and attempted to continue on to Flagstaff. I was doing
okay until around Munds Park, where it became a major struggle to stay
awake. I was really fighting to stay awake and I had made it to the Little
America Hotel in Flagstaff where I pulled into the parking lot and passed
out. I was awakened about an hour latter by my daughter knocking on the car
window to wake me up. My daughter and wife came looking for me when I was
so late in getting home. I followed them the rest of the way home. The
Jeep was repaired and ready for pick up on Wednesday, which required my wife
to take off work and go with me to pick it up.
Although my medical problems may be unique, I think that in reading this
letter most of you can see how someone might also become stranded four
wheeling in the country back roads or in the desert somewhere. The fathers
out there who may be looking to buy a Jeep for their sons or daughters
beware of not only the chance of their Jeep breaking down but also knowing
they will not receive any help from DaimlerChrysler Corporation.
Please, send this letter to everyone who may own a 2006 Jeep six speed or
who maybe thinking of buying one. If you happen to own one of these Jeeps
already be careful and email or write DaimlerChrysler Corporation to get
them to recall and fix this stupid design flaw. I write this letter to only
warn everyone before someone has to be hunted down by the Sheriff's posse or
another rescue unit or misses a gun show due to a broken clutch.
Thank you to the kind staff at Bill Luke who helped to get my Jeep back on
the road.
Tim Feavel
Flagstaff, Arizona
The 2006 six speed Jeep Wrangler has a very dangerous design flaw. New for
the 2006 Jeep Wrangler is the six speed transmissions and what I have
recently learned the "hard way" is part of the redesign includes the clutch
assembly. The clutch rod comes out of the floor board and attaches to the
clutch pedal with a clip/attachment that bolts onto the clutch pedal. The
problem here is as part of their new design the clip or attachment piece is
made of "plastic" and I found that it can break very easily and disable your
Jeep. I learned this fact this last weekend and if I had been rock climbing
or in the desert instead of in town I might not be here letting all you Jeep
owners know about this very dangerous problem. In addition to this problem
and being 165 miles from home I had a big eye opener on how rude,
uncooperative, uncaring and totally unhelpful I found DaimlerChrysler
Corporation to be. Read the details of my past weekend and see how
dangerous and potentially deadly this problem can be unless DaimlerChrysler
Corporation corrects it! I almost forgot to mention that even though it was
a warranted part it turned out to be a very expensive problem for me as
well.
I live in Flagstaff, Arizona and I had planned to go the valley/Phoenix area
this last weekend, February 25th for two reasons. My family and I were
driving down to the valley to celebrate my daughter's 13th birthday with
family and friends and to go to the Cross Roads of the West gun show in
Phoenix. For those who don't know the area it is about 150 to 175 miles one
way from Flagstaff, depending on where in the valley you are going. Since
we were just planning on going down for the day I only took a couple of days
supply of my medications and left behind some medical equipment I use due to
a fall I had about eight years ago that severely damaged my lower back.
After I dropped off my wife and my daughter at her sister's house in
Chandler to get ready for the birthday party my son and I headed off to the
gun show. (I don't understand why my wife and daughter never want to go to
the gun show)?
My son and I drive to the gun show at the Phoenix coliseum and entered the
parking area and we paid for parking. As we proceeded forward, I pushed
down on the clutch to put the Jeep into gear and heard a loud pop and the
clutch pedal drops to the floor and the Jeep shuts down. Unable to restart
my Jeep and the people behind us honking their horns, my son and one of the
parking lot attendants proceeds to push the Jeep off to the side area,
getting it out of the way of the entrance. After I got over the shock of my
new 2006 Jeep breaking down, then the thoughts of being late to my daughter's
party and being this close to the gun show and missing it due to my Jeep
breaking down in the parking lot, I then called road side assistance. Less
then an hour later the tow truck arrives and takes my Jeep to the nearest
Jeep dealership, which was Bill Luke in Phoenix. My son and I are now
stranded at the Phoenix coliseum and have to call my wife to pick us up or
bring us some transportation. Due to the time of day that this happened we
learned that the car rental places including the one at the dealership were
all closed. I then received a call from the Jeep dealership confirming that
my Jeep had arrived but due to their heavy work schedule they would not be
able to even look at my Jeep until Monday morning. Now stranded at my
sister in-law's home in Chandler, don't take this wrong, God has blessed me
with all of my wife's brothers and sisters who are the best, but I really
hate to impose on anyone, especially when I'm not in the best of mood. I
really hated missing the Gun Show!! Sunday morning I call the dealership
and learn that the Enterprise rental was closed on Sunday and they were the
only car rental place in the area. After calling the Enterprise 800 number
I learned they were all closed on Sunday and would spend another day
stranded. I'm still not able to go to the gun show!!
Monday morning I call the dealership and learn that the part that connects
the clutch to the clutch pedal that broke is all inclusive to the clutch
system. This means they cannot just replace the plastic clip part - they
have to replace the entire clutch. To make matters worse, they cannot find
any of these new clutch systems in Arizona. The only available one they can
find is in Oregon and they will have to have it sent overnight to Phoenix.
They explained the earliest they would be able to have my Jeep fixed if they
rushed it would be Wednesday. As I explained at the beginning of the
letter, we left Flagstaff to only spend the day in the valley, and I did not
bring my medical equipment or medications for more than a couple of days. I
was out of medication and over 165 miles from home. Due to my medications
and my medical condition this was truly a life threatening situation for me.
Being out of medications and the fact my Jeep would not be fixed for at
least a couple of more days I had to find a way home or arrange to get some
of my medication quickly. My oldest son drove down during the weekend and
picked up my wife to take her back to Flagstaff, due to the fact that my
wife and son both had to be at work and my daughter to school first thing
Monday morning. This is when we thought that I could pick up my Jeep on
Monday and just drive it home. (Before we knew it was an all inclusive part
and the entire clutch would need to be replaced all because of this stupid
plastic clip). Yep! I'm still mad I missed the gun show!!
I made my first call to DaimlerChrysler Corporation around 8:30 a.m. to see
if they could assist me in getting a rental car and or a hotel room in
Phoenix near the dealership so as not to have to impose on others to drive
me back and forth to and from the dealership. I spoke to DaimlerChrysler
Corporation and their various departments and ended up being put on hold for
about the next six hours until about 3:40 p.m.. I explained to the people
at DaimlerChrysler Corporation about the need for my medications and that I
was stranded in Phoenix approximately 150 miles from home. They were able
to retrieve my information from their system and verify I was telling them
the truth. But the responses I received like "that's tough" or "too bad" or
flat out "no we will not help you or reimburse you for a hotel stay a rental
car or even towing if you are charged for the towing". The only offer of
any help I received was from the actual Dealership (Bill Luke). According
to the Service Manager, he told me that he and the Service Director felt bad
that they had to work on my New 2006 with less then 2K miles on it for a
warranted item. By the time my brother in-law had driven me to Phoenix they
had an Enterprise rental car waiting for me. Unlike DaimlerChrysler
Corporation, the dealership was very helpful.
I was still a little fearful in driving back up to Flagstaff. I was
fearful as I had explained to the many people I spoke to at DaimlerChrysler
Corporation because one of the many medications I had run out of was a
medication for Narcolepsy. I take this medication to keep me from falling
asleep while driving. As I had stated before, with the refusal of any help
from DaimlerChrysler Corporation and needing all my medications, I had no
other choice but to attempt the drive back up to Flagstaff. (But before I
did I made sure to buy the additional insurance from Enterprise on the
rental car).
Even though I had made many stops between Flagstaff and Phoenix to try and
stay awake, I did fall asleep about a mile outside of Cordes Junction where
I caught myself driving down the middle of the road and hurriedly pulled
into the Cordes Junction turnoff and into a store parking lot where I fell
asleep and slept for the next 30 plus minutes. After I woke up I bought
myself some coffee and attempted to continue on to Flagstaff. I was doing
okay until around Munds Park, where it became a major struggle to stay
awake. I was really fighting to stay awake and I had made it to the Little
America Hotel in Flagstaff where I pulled into the parking lot and passed
out. I was awakened about an hour latter by my daughter knocking on the car
window to wake me up. My daughter and wife came looking for me when I was
so late in getting home. I followed them the rest of the way home. The
Jeep was repaired and ready for pick up on Wednesday, which required my wife
to take off work and go with me to pick it up.
Although my medical problems may be unique, I think that in reading this
letter most of you can see how someone might also become stranded four
wheeling in the country back roads or in the desert somewhere. The fathers
out there who may be looking to buy a Jeep for their sons or daughters
beware of not only the chance of their Jeep breaking down but also knowing
they will not receive any help from DaimlerChrysler Corporation.
Please, send this letter to everyone who may own a 2006 Jeep six speed or
who maybe thinking of buying one. If you happen to own one of these Jeeps
already be careful and email or write DaimlerChrysler Corporation to get
them to recall and fix this stupid design flaw. I write this letter to only
warn everyone before someone has to be hunted down by the Sheriff's posse or
another rescue unit or misses a gun show due to a broken clutch.
Thank you to the kind staff at Bill Luke who helped to get my Jeep back on
the road.
Tim Feavel
Flagstaff, Arizona
03-03-2006 | 10:10 PM
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Tim:
You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
prescription?
Tom
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You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
prescription?
Tom
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Tim:
You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
prescription?
Tom
"Tim" <tfeavel@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
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>
>
snip
You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
prescription?
Tom
"Tim" <tfeavel@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Tim:
You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
prescription?
Tom
"Tim" <tfeavel@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
>
>
>
snip
You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
prescription?
Tom
"Tim" <tfeavel@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Tim:
You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
prescription?
Tom
"Tim" <tfeavel@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
>
>
>
snip
You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
prescription?
Tom
"Tim" <tfeavel@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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03-03-2006 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Are you sure you don't live on the other side of that lake, in the
Great White Socialist North?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mabar wrote:
>
> Tim:
>
> You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> prescription?
>
> Tom
Great White Socialist North?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mabar wrote:
>
> Tim:
>
> You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> prescription?
>
> Tom
03-03-2006 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Are you sure you don't live on the other side of that lake, in the
Great White Socialist North?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mabar wrote:
>
> Tim:
>
> You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> prescription?
>
> Tom
Great White Socialist North?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mabar wrote:
>
> Tim:
>
> You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> prescription?
>
> Tom
03-03-2006 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Are you sure you don't live on the other side of that lake, in the
Great White Socialist North?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mabar wrote:
>
> Tim:
>
> You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> prescription?
>
> Tom
Great White Socialist North?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mabar wrote:
>
> Tim:
>
> You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> prescription?
>
> Tom
03-03-2006 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Are you sure you don't live on the other side of that lake, in the
Great White Socialist North?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mabar wrote:
>
> Tim:
>
> You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> prescription?
>
> Tom
Great White Socialist North?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mabar wrote:
>
> Tim:
>
> You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> prescription?
>
> Tom
03-04-2006 | 09:20 AM
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Nope. Northeast Ohio.
Tom
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> Are you sure you don't live on the other side of that lake, in the
> Great White Socialist North?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> mabar wrote:
> >
> > Tim:
> >
> > You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> > stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> > prescription?
> >
> > Tom
Tom
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Are you sure you don't live on the other side of that lake, in the
> Great White Socialist North?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> mabar wrote:
> >
> > Tim:
> >
> > You mentioned medications in the post numerous times. Couldn't you have
> > stopped at a local pharmacy and asked them to phone your doctor for your
> > prescription?
> >
> > Tom