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widowmaker · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:30 pm

We are now a 3 liberty family. The middle daughter is driving my 02 libby that has 210,000 miles on it. The transmission was rebuilt at 175,000 miles...other than that everything is like is was when new. I just purchased the 05 CRD used yesterday with 17,000 miles on it. Honestly, if I had read this board before, I might have been scared away, but it's too late now. I love everything about it and I'm sure I will be glued to the forums for a while. Honey, bring me some pepto bismol. :wink:

I just traded an Audi A-4 in on it, so I know a little bit about living on the edge with reliability issues. I was just hoping to get similar service on this that I got on my 02...if not better because of the diesel.

I drive 65,000 plus miles a year, so I'll probably be a pretty good guinea pig for high mileage crd reliability. Nice to meet all of you...back to reading the forums.

kb61751 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:32 pm

Welcome aboard!

DnA Diesel · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:39 pm

Welcome! Well, once the teething pains get worked out, we'll be good to go with the CRD...

Cheers,
Duey

Joe Romas · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:45 pm

Welcome

We need a high mileage driver to let us know what's in store :roll:

I've owned many VW diesels including 2 tdi's and have been through the dealer's learning curve but DC does not have a clue. Several people have had their cars at the dealer broken down for over 2 months :roll:

I don't think VW was ever that bad :oops:

Have you been to the jeep site and checked your vin for outstanding recalls :?:

Yours was traded for a reason, see if you can learn it's service history. Most drivers who drive a lot of miles seem to get better service. Mine is a later 06 that came detuned from the factory

midwest · **Joined:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:03 am **Posts:** 173

Welcome aboard! I have had few problems,, don't let the chicken littles scare you. Joe, the previous owner of her CRD may have traded for any number of reasons from service problems to a gambling habit. But as usual, some here always assume there is some hidden catastrophy lurking just beneath the hood.

BVCRD · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:17 pm

midwest wrote:

Welcome aboard! I have had few problems,, don't let the chicken littles scare you. Joe, the previous owner of her CRD may have traded for any number of reasons from service problems to a gambling habit. But as usual, some here always assume there is some hidden catastrophy lurking just beneath the hood.

I'm with you. Maybe they drive mostly stop and go city, and didn't like the turbo lag. Who knows?

MoLibertyCRD · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:25 pm

Joe Romas wrote:

Welcome

We need a high mileage driver to let us know what's in store :roll:

I will make a bit of a point on the high mileage thing... Just my opinion, but most engines (and specifically diesels) don't do as well until they are on the road. I think long trips could be one of the factors why there are those of us with an 05 with the original EGR and FCV. My commute is 30 miles one way, so the engine gets warmed up and I get an opportunity to "poar the coals to it" a time or two. :lol:

For most of my trip the TC is locked up, and that helps keep the mileage good as well. (although the cold weather keeps it from locking for the first few miles)

Welcome to the group! Do we still need a goat for the initiation ritual??? :-)r

widowmaker · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:56 pm

Joe Romas wrote:

Have you been to the jeep site and checked your vin for outstanding recalls :?:

Yours was traded for a reason, see if you can learn it's service history.

Thanks to checking this board, I checked the vin "No Incomplete Recalls or Customer Satisfaction Notifications Exist"

I try to do most the maintenance on my cars. The audi was such a pain to get to for oil changes that I used a vacuum pump to siphon the oil out through the dip stick tube. Actually, I was very pleased with the results. Anybody discussed that here? I'll keep checking the forums for that issue. I used Mobile1 0-40 in the audi, so at least my left over oil wont go to waste.

400 mile road trip tomorrow, followed by 700 more by Friday.... crossing fingers and saying a little prayer

Thanks for the welcome guys.
By the way, you seem a lot nicer than the audi forum peeps

vtdog · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:27 am **Posts:** 640

Welcome aboard. Just don't listen to those not manly enough to drive the crd and are scared by every little noise (eeek a mouse!!!, etc). Drive it as you want. I have 42k miles. It starts every time, goes through the snow easily (when you change out the awful oem tires), handles mild off roading, and is everything a Liberty is, or is not.

widowmaker · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:10 pm

MoLibertyCRD wrote:

Joe Romas wrote:

Welcome to the group! Do we still need a goat for the initiation ritual??? :-)r

I should of mentioned, I'm in North Carolina. We're partial to sheep

Goglio704 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:22 pm

vtdog wrote:

Welcome aboard. Just don't listen to those not manly enough to drive the crd and are scared by every little noise (eeek a mouse!!!, etc). Drive it as you want. I have 42k miles. It starts every time, goes through the snow easily (when you change out the awful oem tires), handles mild off roading, and is everything a Liberty is, or is not.

vtdog,

Didn't you used to defend the OEM tires?

Widowmaker,

Welcome to the group.

DZL_LOU · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:39 pm

widowmaker wrote:

Thanks to checking this board, I checked the vin "No Incomplete Recalls or Customer Satisfaction Notifications Exist"

By law the dealership is not to put a car on the used car lot if there is an existing recall pending on the vehicle. The fact that you found it to not have any pending recalls is good.

BVCRD · **Posted:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:55 pm

DZL_LOU wrote:

widowmaker wrote:

Thanks to checking this board, I checked the vin "No Incomplete Recalls or Customer Satisfaction Notifications Exist"

By law the dealership is not to put a car on the used car lot if there is an existing recall pending on the vehicle. The fact that you found it to not have any pending recalls is good.

Says something for the dealer too.

vtdog · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:27 am **Posts:** 640

I have never defended the OEM tires. I junked mine at 12k (which would have been oct/nov '05-before most even bought a crd) after first slipping in the rain and then being unable to get out of a parking lot in 4wd with about 2 inches of snow when others with fwd were having no problem.

jinstall · **Posted:** Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:58 pm

15K and I dumped the OEM tires as they had 2mm tread left. I know have Kumho 798 that are H-speed rated. I am the resident US spec owner in europe. I have had no EGR issues todate. I had the tranny shudder a few times but that was it. I love mine and tow and drive autobahn speeds with it. Welcome, but I question you trading in a A4 for a Jeep.

no-blue-screen · **Posted:** Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:19 pm

Welcome to the group! Happy dieseling!

TDI4BY · **Joined:** Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:56 pm **Posts:** 644

Welcome, You will love your CRD.

widowmaker · **Posted:** Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:18 pm

Just checked into the hotel. 429 miles today with average 26.7 mpg and yes, I love the crd.
I did notice a shudder on several occasions when decelerating at 55-60 mph, but I would accelerate and it would go away. Not a great surprise. The gas gauge took forever to move from Full...I was afraid it was broken.

As far as OEM tires...I will speak with experience and authority...THEY SUCK, if they put the Goodyears that I had on my other 2 liberty's. Luckily, these have already been replaced.

BVCRD · **Posted:** Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:20 pm

widowmaker wrote:

Just checked into the hotel. 429 miles today with average 26.7 mpg and yes, I love the crd.
I did notice a shudder on several occasions when decelerating at 55-60 mph, but I would accelerate and it would go away. Not a great surprise. The gas gauge took forever to move from Full...I was afraid it was broken.

As far as OEM tires...I will speak with experience and authority...THEY SUCK, if they put the Goodyears that I had on my other 2 liberty's. Luckily, these have already been replaced.

Mine gets down to the Full mark at around 90 miles.

BCool · **Posted:** Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:48 pm

I drive alot, 42000+ in less than 2 years and I am on original EGR FCV. I agree that you will probably see fewer problems with all over your mileage. I commute about 60 a day and travel high speed 70-83 for long periods of time ( to salt lake city and sacramento)

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