It seemed like a dream but it was only a nightmare.

Ain't that the truth.

Nothing like driving 30 miles on Forest Service mountain roads only to get there and find that your Jeep won't shift past Neutral for no explicable reason. Hope no one steals the Jeep while I hike for two days since the key won't come out. Although I guess the joke would really be on them.

Or how about that morning when I cranked it 2 miles deep in the forest only to discover that the rockers had completely failed. Oh, did I mention that we were on our way to our engagement photo shoot?

Oh, oh! How about that time the CAC hose blew on an interstate one ramp!

Don't forget to press the O/D off button when climbing a mountain, otherwise your teeth might shake out of your head.

A grand here , a grand there. Oh, but I got 27mpg!



For some stupid reason it still puts a smile on my face when it works.

This vehicle is one of the best I've ever owned.


I believe that the engine will last for hundreds of thousands of miles more if maintained properly, same as other diesel engines do and clean fluids are the key to keeping it in top shape.

You are aware of the reports of cracked heads and blocks occurring in the late 100k's, right?

If the people of the 1970's and 1980's had to deal with the same crap I'm having to deal with now, then the USA has every right to despise diesels.

Maintenance is changing the oil, filters, brake rotors, and dampers as required. Not valve train repair, cracked head replacement, or transmission replacement before hitting 120K.

Anyways, all that to say that this is hands down, the worst car I have ever owned in my life. No joke, my 1967 Mustang was more reliable than this Italian POS.

What about those CRD owners that still have less than 100,000 miles on theirs?
Do they not like driving it?
Thats just crazy

Owning a CRD requires you to be a good mechanic, capable of doing thorough reseach before rushing into diagnosis and repair.

That said, I am more concerned about all the CRD owners that are not active on this forum.
Do they know what they are doing?
Have they not had any problems?

There are at least two CRDs that I see often driving around in my local area and neither of their owners are active on this forum.
One of them, a red limited, appears to be bone stock.
The other one, a silver limited with red pinstripes, looks like it has a lift and has a sticker on the tailgate indicating a GDE tune. It would seem that this guy/gal knows what they are doing. They are also completely oblivious to the crazy guy in the black CRD (Me) waving at them from the next lane over

I've had several small problems, but my one big expensive repair was the cracked cylinder head.
I could have sold it or traded it in, but fixing it was more cost effective.
Its a lot of fun to drive.

What about those CRD owners that still have less than 100,000 miles on theirs?
Do they not like driving it?
Thats just crazy

I bought mine with 20k about 2 years ago and then spent 15 months deployed. Its at almost 36K now. I plan to keep this one as long as possible. Part of the issue is that I have yet to find a vehicle that can replace it.

I am glad I got out of mine, but is was addicting and lots of fun. I just could not justify the extreme costs, the lack of reliability, and the poor parts availability. I wanted an expedition style vehicle that was serviceable, and this one did not live up the the promise of a diesel 4x4. The question for me was, what to replace it with?