NEW......T36 Alternator Recall

[Benn0]

Originally Posted by imaz

I believe that is correct. I definitely DO NOT have the Novimat rear shocks and I do not have QL. I have posted the sticker of my rear shocks and confirm their not load leveling.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kwXj8xrSDSb93bp93

Ok, looking back through the nivomat rattle thread it looks like it may have just been the diesels that got the self leveling shocks....? Dunno.

[imaz]

Originally Posted by Taprod

Got my Jeep back today with the aftermarket alternator. They told me it came from CoolDrive, but I am waiting on a model number. I’ll see if I can work it out by having a look tonight.

It also appears to have fixed my intermittent starting problem which is good


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That's good to know, let us know which aftermarket was installed.

I'm still on my loaner vehicle, so enjoying it while i can

[Barboots]

Cool Drive sell Bosch, Denso, etc and so on. It probably just means it didn't come from Jeep Australia stock.

[Taprod]

Originally Posted by imaz

That's good to know, let us know which aftermarket was installed.



I'm still on my loaner vehicle, so enjoying it while i can

I can’t overstate how happy I am to have my Jeep back. A week of driving a kluger reminded me how much I love my Jeep


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[imaz]

Originally Posted by Taprod

I can’t overstate how happy I am to have my Jeep back. A week of driving a kluger reminded me how much I love my Jeep


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You sure got it back relatively quick.

Mines been in for a good 2 weeks. I can only speculate there are more issues/parts that need replacing other than just an alternator and PCM.

With the amount of emails and phone calls between myself - dealer, myself - FCA, dealer - FCA, I think I will just let them sort it out and do what they need to do at their own pace. Its quite heart breaking to know things can fail so easily or stupidly, so if it was to break, let it be in their hands.

Just glad I'm not out somewhere remote when it happened. It was only 1.5 weeks before it happen that we were out travelling.

[SouthernComfort]

Originally Posted by Troutman

They will be the same sub standard part mate, Jeep simply do not rectify design faults on existing vehicles. My WJ was the same, I had broken drivers seat base replaced several times under warranty.....with same shit design and same result for the life of the car. Same goes for the equally shit power steering pump hose leak.....utterly dickhead design with single use fittings and they persist with the same shit part to this day.....you have to go aftermarket for a simple and cheap fix. Same goes for the equally shit plastic cable anchors in every door that go brittle and stuff the power window motors....etc etc.

Agreed. I'm under no illusion that the oem replacement about get fitted to my diesel at my expense will be any different to the original - just newer. My objective is to get rid of a 5 y/o original which is more likely to be a candidate for failure, and buy some time before the new modified version alternator is available and a recall is issued on the diesel. Then I'll be after my money back from FCA for this interim measure (which they've already agreed to).

[Barboots]

For preventative measures, make sure that your battery is in good condition. The less it is able to deliver to spurious loading, the more the alternator will be required to supply.

Whilst keeping an eagle eye on the EVIC voltmeter over the long weekend's travels, I was wondering about adding a lithium jump pack in the alternator circuit to smooth out peak demands on it.