The gauges of my Wrangler would shut off randomly during driving, or not turn on at all during start up. However, dealership was awesome and prompt to fix the problem under warranty!
I went crazy (literally) off-roading in a natural 4 wheel drive park (crossing rivers, jumping boulders, engine covered with thick clay) and it was a lot of fun.
The Jeep is easy to outfit with personal modifications (I've installed grilles, 31 inch tires with spare, and an aftermarket exhaust for 900 dollars).
The cockpit is a bit too civil, needs a little more power, and the gas is poor.
Overall, fun car, lots of good comments, and serious off-roader (made to be abused)!!!
Your lucky, My gages used to shut off randomly too and the dealer was never able to do anything about it. The dealer was a five star Chrysler dealer and they were terrible. I also went crazy off road and I messed up the entire from end of the Jeep and no mechanic could find out what was wrong, but it was very loose feeling. Totaled the Jeep out since.
I would like to know what was done to correct "gages failing",because I am also having the same problem with all my gages shutting down randomly. (ablamonica@aol.com)
Hey, mine was doing that as well as trying to stall out. I pulled the distrubutor cap off and noticed that it was caked with mud. Cleaned it with WD-40 (WD stands for Water Distrubutor) and it hasn't acted up since. I hope that helps you. I love Jeeps!
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