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When Trail Hawk?

Waiting

Active member
Have no idea.

Just hit 5k miles. Averaged 21 MPG (highway 80%/city 17%/offroad 3%).

I'm getting less satisfied with it. Issues so far:

1. 4WD service alert - had to turn it off and on, disappeared.
2. Really loud sound from the engine/exhaust/air intake - took it to the dealership, they reset it and was fine (thank god dealership was nearby).
3. Sunroof seal got loose (that's just my guess), and I have windy ass noises inside on highway speeds.
4. Forward collision alert still doesn't work.
5. Due to temperature (wasn't that high, about 95 degrees maybe) some plastic sticking out on the dashboard, looks like my car is 15 year old already.
6. Cameras on passenger screen are messed up (only see about 25% of it).
7. Hands free trunk release doesn't work too, tried like 200 times and trunk opened only 1-3 times.
8. Rain sensors are stupid, one day it works just fine, the other they suck di**, it's raining and they don't really care lol.

Taking it tomorrow to my dealership to have it fixed/explained. Writing it here because maybe someone is interested in it. I like my Jeep, but I'm not 100% satisfied, it's just 5k miles and had many issues.

I miss my hyundai :C literally had 0 issues with it and drove 120k miles, only oil changes lol.
Hate to say I told you so but...

I have been impatiently waiting for these new GC's for 3 yrs now but given all the clusterf***s with chip availability and delays, my confidence in these vehicles being problem-free is ZERO. If they couldn't get the chips and parts to build them, what makes you think they'll be able to get the parts to FIX them? Now, we hear that Trailhawk will be not even be available in 2023 so it's essentially a one-hit wonder on the new platform. That means they don't anticipate being able to get parts to build that trim level. And for those who have problems with theirs, good luck getting parts and service to repair them. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this is the reality for anyone willing to OBJECTIVELY see what's going on.
 

RoyHobbs

Well-known member
Hate to say I told you so but...

I have been impatiently waiting for these new GC's for 3 yrs now but given all the clusterf***s with chip availability and delays, my confidence in these vehicles being problem-free is ZERO. If they couldn't get the chips and parts to build them, what makes you think they'll be able to get the parts to FIX them? Now, we hear that Trailhawk will be not even be available in 2023 so it's essentially a one-hit wonder on the new platform. That means they don't anticipate being able to get parts to build that trim level. And for those who have problems with theirs, good luck getting parts and service to repair them. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this is the reality for anyone willing to OBJECTIVELY see what's going on.
The Trailhawk WILL be available in 2023, only as a 4xe.
 

Gremluc

Active member
Hate to say I told you so but...

I have been impatiently waiting for these new GC's for 3 yrs now but given all the clusterf***s with chip availability and delays, my confidence in these vehicles being problem-free is ZERO. If they couldn't get the chips and parts to build them, what makes you think they'll be able to get the parts to FIX them? Now, we hear that Trailhawk will be not even be available in 2023 so it's essentially a one-hit wonder on the new platform. That means they don't anticipate being able to get parts to build that trim level. And for those who have problems with theirs, good luck getting parts and service to repair them. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this is the reality for anyone willing to OBJECTIVELY see what's going on.
Took a test drive in a GC TH last week - white & black - looks really great in real life. My GC TH 4xe is scheduled to be built next week. Anyway a great vehicle. Stay strong & don't pay attention to ********.
 

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MiamiJeep

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I have 8500 miles on my 22 TH. Drove it from Florida to Oregon and back with no real mechanical issues, but logistical issues are a problem for Jeep.

1.) Air conditioning on auto never seems to drop fan speed slower than “4”. Constantly blasted by cold air.
2.) Unfixable flat tire in Louisiana, resulting in no dealership in the state having any good year adventurer at tires in stock - and the two closest dealers to cane river, LA., didn’t even have any tires. Also called the local good year shop, and they didn’t have any available either. I had to buy a new set of Bridgestones from a tire shop so I could continue my trip and that really pissed me off.
3.) CarPlay doing some weird disconnects occasionally, seems to reboot then works fine.
 

PiotrB

Well-known member
I have 8500 miles on my 22 TH. Drove it from Florida to Oregon and back with no real mechanical issues, but logistical issues are a problem for Jeep.

1.) Air conditioning on auto never seems to drop fan speed slower than “4”. Constantly blasted by cold air.
2.) Unfixable flat tire in Louisiana, resulting in no dealership in the state having any good year adventurer at tires in stock - and the two closest dealers to cane river, LA., didn’t even have any tires. Also called the local good year shop, and they didn’t have any available either. I had to buy a new set of Bridgestones from a tire shop so I could continue my trip and that really pissed me off.
3.) CarPlay doing some weird disconnects occasionally, seems to reboot then works fine.

3 happens for me too, but Its coming back after like 5 seconds.
 

liukai

Active member
I have 8500 miles on my 22 TH. Drove it from Florida to Oregon and back with no real mechanical issues, but logistical issues are a problem for Jeep.

1.) Air conditioning on auto never seems to drop fan speed slower than “4”. Constantly blasted by cold air.
2.) Unfixable flat tire in Louisiana, resulting in no dealership in the state having any good year adventurer at tires in stock - and the two closest dealers to cane river, LA., didn’t even have any tires. Also called the local good year shop, and they didn’t have any available either. I had to buy a new set of Bridgestones from a tire shop so I could continue my trip and that really pissed me off.
3.) CarPlay doing some weird disconnects occasionally, seems to reboot then works fine.
Great to hear, you're probably the highest mileage WL Trailhawk! I'm only 2000 miles on my TH, and similar, not mech issues. Just Occasional buggy Android auto.

I will share, I had my first experience with the auto emergency brake system, which I thought mine was faulty like many people believe. I could never duplicate it when testing it, slowing creeping up to my garbage cans or garage, but realize it's programming doesn't interpret a slow crawl into a object as an "emergency". I was behind a vehicle, with, my sensitivity distance set to 'far', approaching an intersection at a light. I was accelerating pretty hard towards the car in front of me, and the car last minute decided to brake hard and turn right at the light. At the time I was about 4 car lengths away from it. Within the split second my brain registered it, the car beeped a few times and applied brakes immediately (not full stop but enough to slow down), before I was quick enough to put my foot on the brakes. So yea, it worked in that situation, which I appreciated. My wife's 2022 mdx auto front collision system works very different, just different logic/programming. It beeps at me all the the as I get close to a car, even when I drive slow enough to brake myself,.and it will apply brakes if I creep up to an object and get very close. It's pretty conservative, while the jeep's system seems to only activate in legit potential collision with hard acceleration... which is hard to duplicate if just trying to test out. Explanation over.
 

abarreto

Well-known member
Have no idea.

Just hit 5k miles. Averaged 21 MPG (highway 80%/city 17%/offroad 3%).

I'm getting less satisfied with it. Issues so far:

1. 4WD service alert - had to turn it off and on, disappeared.
2. Really loud sound from the engine/exhaust/air intake - took it to the dealership, they reset it and was fine (thank god dealership was nearby).
3. Sunroof seal got loose (that's just my guess), and I have windy ass noises inside on highway speeds.
4. Forward collision alert still doesn't work.
5. Due to temperature (wasn't that high, about 95 degrees maybe) some plastic sticking out on the dashboard, looks like my car is 15 year old already.
6. Cameras on passenger screen are messed up (only see about 25% of it).
7. Hands free trunk release doesn't work too, tried like 200 times and trunk opened only 1-3 times.
8. Rain sensors are stupid, one day it works just fine, the other they suck di**, it's raining and they don't really care lol.

Taking it tomorrow to my dealership to have it fixed/explained. Writing it here because maybe someone is interested in it. I like my Jeep, but I'm not 100% satisfied, it's just 5k miles and had many issues.

I miss my hyundai :C literally had 0 issues with it and drove 120k miles, only oil changes lol.
😱
 

PiotrB

Well-known member
Winter tires + trailhawk is the best combo, did great!

15k miles, car overall is 6.5/10, a lot of electrical/software glitches. A lot of air suspension errors, that dissapear once restarted.

The only thing that Im happy about is that I got it cheap (lower than msrp), and that ive seen like 2 other Trailhawks, so its pretty rare to have it :)
 

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hcl

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Winter tires + trailhawk is the best combo, did great!

15k miles, car overall is 6.5/10, a lot of electrical/software glitches. A lot of air suspension errors, that dissapear once restarted.

The only thing that Im happy about is that I got it cheap (lower than msrp), and that ive seen like 2 other Trailhawks, so its pretty rare to have it :)
Do you have the latest software? Can you list the specific electrical/software glitches?
 

PiotrB

Well-known member
Do you have the latest software? Can you list the specific electrical/software glitches?
I do, just got it.

1. Android auto disconnecting once in a while (never happened with bmw I had).
2. Front collision warning still doesnt work, thats a big no for me.
3. Air suspension alerts (immidiate service required) comes up every month or so, its annoying because to get rid of it u need to restart your car, but you never know, maybe one day its gonns be serious and wont come off.
4. Had speakers checked due to rattle.
5. Its very easy to get ACC sensor dirty.
6. Climate control is annoying, auto mode should have more options, such as location and fan speed. Fan speed on auto is always 4+.
7. Sometimes side mirrors wont open when u start up the engine.
8. Gas mileage 18mpg mixed, isnt the greatest for a v6.

If I will remember anything, will add to that list, its nothing crazy but still, I dont 100% trust this car and I do a lot of miles, offroad too so it needs to be dependable.
 
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