As more great luck this summer, I have the Jeep in for minor recall work and to fix a leaky tire. The good news is that the tire itself is ok. It will only cost $200 to fix the tire stem and replace the air pressure sensor.
The bad news is that I need both front ball valves and new brakes - another $1100 worth of work.
Oh yeah, and since i have 2 more days of vacation, it is going to rain all those days too. I just cannot get a break at all!
MFL!
Bogie--Sorry. How many miles are on the Jeep, now? If you only had time for the ball valve and brakes to be a DIY project! (Some of us would need more patience than we have available too. Who, me?!)
Roll those Karmic dice.
Posted by: Cop Car | September 04, 2013 at 09:43 AM
67k miles - bought new 12/2009. Am getting an estimate from a local guy. Brakes are probably normal - I use them more than I did when I worked in the Nashua/Milford area. Ball joints - the local guy says the Patriots are famous for the lower ball joints going early. He's put some on for other people in the area and knows of a better aftermarket brand to use that will last longer.
I must have been a really, really, really bad child judging by the karma that I've received this summer!
Posted by: bogie | September 04, 2013 at 10:02 AM
They didn't fix the leak; I had to add air the very next day, and 2 days later. Guess they never looked at it again after changing the valve stem. However, the stem did need to be replaced, so the effort wasn't a total waste.
Posted by: bogie | September 15, 2013 at 08:12 AM