Problems with the 392 Rubicon

[Mikeylikesit]

My question is, is this a problem that should be covered by the Waranty?

Yes

 

[byhumba]

My question is, is this a problem that should be covered by the Waranty?

Hmm...good question.

 

[DOTCOM]

My backup camera doesn't have the lines... and sometimes goes black completely. Haven't taken it to the dealer yet.

 

[FallCityJeepster]

I am in the process of installing the DV8 cage style tire carrier. One key difference with the JL is the tail light housing. Could be a 2021 thing too. The housing is smaller at the bottom and I am rerouting the camera and break light through the bottom of the passenger tail light. Had to do a half circle drill.

The cage came damaged and I didn’t realize until I tried to put it on and it was about 2” too narrow. Looking at it further I saw it was dropped really hard in shipping and it bent the tubes compressing them. That is a better end result that getting that far and learning it won’t fit. I did have to put new hinges on etc.

mare the tail lights LED? Hope I never have to change them because the whole carrier will have to come off to get that light back off.

 

[DavyBoy]

Is anyone having problems with the backup "park assist sensors"? My passenger side rear is going off all the time. I have cleaned the sensor with no change. Seemed like it started having a problem when I installed 35" tires, so thinking somehow it is seeing the bigger tire, but the sensors in the rear bumper directly below the oversized spare are not going off and nether is the left side sensor. I'm thinking I have a sensor problem but thought I would ask if others have seen this problem.....

So for anyone interested, yesterday I raised my 35" spare tire about 1.5" using the mopar spare lift kit for 35's and 37's. This fixed the rear sensor problem.... no longer going off all the time.

 

[Trailcat392]

I will take an optimistic point of view. I purchased a new 2018 JL rubicon which was the first year of the Jl and have had no issues. It now has 25000 miles on it. I will be trading it in on the 392. The dealer wants it in the worst way, offering 40 thousand plus, not bad for a three year old model. I am so looking forward to the 392, cannot wait for its arrival.

25k miles and dealer offered you 40k wow where do you live ? I have A 2018 Sahara with 10500 miles. Wonder what I’d get for that

 

[RPHemi]

So for anyone interested, yesterday I raised my 35" spare tire about 1.5" using the mopar spare lift kit for 35's and 37's. This fixed the rear sensor problem.... no longer going off all the time.

Awesome. I had the same problem this weekend after installing 35’s Thannks for the fix.

 

[rbarton]

So...mine has a slight pull to the right. I’m a freak about that. Before I left the dealer I addressed it. They told me to go change rims and tires and then bring it back to them. It was perfectly aligned. They changed an electronic steering module which helped some but they knew I wouldn’t be happy about it so next week it will hang out at the dealership while they and the FCA engineers discuss and fix it hopefully. What pisses me off about it is that I had the QA sticker on my window with 40 miles on it. So the QA guy signed off on it with a noticeable pull? WTF? If it’s not fixed next week the dealership manager will elevate the problem to FCA.
I also keep loosing the back up camera lines so I’m having to reset every other day or so. And my CarPlay keeps dropping off and then coming back. I’m not sure if that’s a cable problem or a Jeep problem so I’m troubleshooting now.

Mine pulls to the right as well. I would call it mild to moderate. My understanding is vehicles are designed for this to some degree to veer away from oncoming opposite traffic in the event the driver is not paying full attention. But who knows...mine definitely pulls right.

 

[BenLandry]

Mine pulls to the right as well. I would call it mild to moderate. My understanding is vehicles are designed for this to some degree to veer away from oncoming opposite traffic in the event the driver is not paying full attention. But who knows...mine definitely pulls right.

I drove another rubicon on the lot, it also had a pull or drift might be a better word. The bigger tires magnify it. I have 2 other vehicles and a jk with 37s, none of them drift as significant as this one. My dad is a freak about cars pulling...I guess I am too.

 

[BenLandry]

I drove another rubicon on the lot, it also had a pull or drift might be a better word. The bigger tires magnify it. I have 2 other vehicles and a jk with 37s, none of them drift as significant as this one. My dad is a freak about cars pulling...I guess I am too.

It is very mild now, my wife doesn’t notice it. The dealer changed out the steering box and relaxed the lift then tightened everything back up. It’s better for sure. I’m switching to Nitto MTs from Toyos. Toyos tend to pull to the right and Nittos to the left. Maybe they will fix it but probably not. This is my 6th set of Toyo MTs and I’ve never had a tire pull.

 

[DavyBoy]

Awesome. I had the same problem this weekend after installing 35’s Thannks for the fix.

So, after driving this about a week or so, after lifting my spare with the standard Mopar kit, I do have some false sensor alarms, but certainly not all the time as before. I am assuming the sensors are still seeing the spare tire sporadically. The solution may be an after market 3rd party spare lift kit that provides more lift than the 1.5" to 2" lift from the Mopar kit. I am planning to stick with the mopar kit and not bother to change to a 3rd party, but wanted to let others know. I also, believe it is affected by the wheel offset. More offset, it is more likely to see the spare. Jeep needs to provide a software fix for this..... hope this helps others.....

 

[BenLandry]

So, after driving this about a week or so, after lifting my spare with the standard Mopar kit, I do have some false sensor alarms, but certainly not all the time as before. I am assuming the sensors are still seeing the spare tire sporadically. The solution may be an after market 3rd party spare lift kit that provides more lift than the 1.5" to 2" lift from the Mopar kit. I am planning to stick with the mopar kit and not bother to change to a 3rd party, but wanted to let others know. I also, believe it is affected by the wheel offset. More offset, it is more likely to see the spare. Jeep needs to provide a software fix for this..... hope this helps others.....

I put a Teraflex HD spare tire relocation bracket for a 37x13.5…. It’s adjusted all the way up and out. Zero sensor problems.

 

[BenLandry]

So my Jeep was pulling to the right before I left the dealership, the tech told me to go exchange the rims and tires and then bring it back. It was aligned perfectly. They changed the steering box, relaxed the lift then retighten it. This all helped some, the pull became more of a rightward drift but I couldn’t keep my hands off the steering wheel for more than a second or 2. My tires were Toyo MT 37x13.5R20. My sixth set of Toyo MTs. The engineers at Jeep suggested changing the tires. I’ve read on some forums that Nitto tends to pull left while Toyo tend to pull right. Exchanged them yesterday for the same size Nitto Trail grapplers MT. It drives perfectly straight now. Take it for what it’s worth…

 

[Smess]

So my Jeep was pulling to the right before I left the dealership, the tech told me to go exchange the rims and tires and then bring it back. It was aligned perfectly. They changed the steering box, relaxed the lift then retighten it. This all helped some, the pull became more of a rightward drift but I couldn’t keep my hands off the steering wheel for more than a second or 2. My tires were Toyo MT 37x13.5R20. My sixth set of Toyo MTs. The engineers at Jeep suggested changing the tires. I’ve read on some forums that Nitto tends to pull left while Toyo tend to pull right. Exchanged them yesterday for the same size Nitto Trail grapplers MT. It drives perfectly straight now. Take it for what it’s worth…

sorry I joined so late I would have told you to take it to a tire shop that has a machine that has road force option. If road force is too high this can happen or of course rotate that tire to the back.

Never had a bad Toyo but I guess it happens.

 

[Smess]

Awesome. I had the same problem this weekend after installing 35’s Thannks for the fix.

Me too but didnt notice if it started when I changed the tires. HMMM easy enough thing to check thanks

 

[Meradin]

I've had mine for a week and it was 90+ for most of it and I didn';t have any heat related or other problems so I hope the issues experienced with others are few and far between.

 

[Shortcut]

Okay... got my first recall notice today about an issue with "Intermitant Starting" problems concerning the 392 model. Has anyone experienced such a problem or received a notice from FCA?

 

[RonsAV]

Anyone having the 6.4l chirp on cold start idle? Mine chirps for a few minutes until warmed up.

 

[Shortcut]

Anyone having the 6.4l chirp on cold start idle? Mine chirps for a few minutes until warmed up.

I have a constant 'chirp', very high pitched, almost undectable and it doesn't go away.

 

[byhumba]

Okay... got my first recall notice today about an issue with "Intermitant Starting" problems concerning the 392 model. Has anyone experienced such a problem or received a notice from FCA?

First time I read about this recall. Let us know what they tell you.