A woman has taken to TikTok to discuss a problem with her Jeep SUV that has been to three different dealerships in just a few months, with none of them able to fix the problem with her SUV. Dani (@daniglows_84) recounted the story in a viral video.
Hailing from New Jersey, Dani said that the saga has so far cost her thousands of dollars. The problem started several months ago, when her Jeep began to ‘buck,’ and it was causing her great alarm while she was driving. This prompted a visit to her regular mechanic.
However, her regular mechanic gave it a look and said that she should take the car to a Jeep dealership. So Dani did so, but the first one said there was nothing wrong with the car despite keeping it in all day. Dani did confirm that they did give her car an oil change, however.
That actually cured the problem, and Dani seemed happy with the outcome. However, just a few weeks later, the bucking started again, and the TikTok user was back to square one. This is when the saga around the SUV really began to unfold.
What Happened After the Jeep Started Bucking Again?
@daniglows_84 If you are @Jeep maybe you can help me out? What am I supposed to do now? #jeep #carissues #help ♬ original sound – Dani
Dani then had to get the Jeep towed around 40 minutes away to a second dealership. Not only had the car begun bucking again, but the dashboard had lit up like a Christmas tree with warning lights. A week later, the dealership told her she needed a new module for the SUV and five other things to be replaced.
She duly paid $1,600 for the repairs. As the car had done nearly 100,000 miles, she wondered if deferred maintenance had just caught up with her. But the problem then came back, and the dealership charged her $1,200 to replace something in the EVAP system. One week later, the engine warning light came back on, and she then took the car to AutoZone for a free code reading.
The Jeep was taken to a third dealership, which told Dani they would replace everything under warranty at no cost to Dani, and she thought the ordeal was over. But within minutes of driving away from that dealership, the bucking problem returned. “Three dealerships, and the car is still not fixed,” Dani said. “Jeep, what am I supposed to do now at this point?” she asked in her video. She even turned to viewers of her video to see what they would suggest.
What Could Dani Do With Her Troublesome Jeep?
Clearly, the situation was frustrating for Dani, and she was hoping to finally get a solution in place. Her car could qualify under a New Jersey lemon law, which effectively means that an owner could be entitled to some relief, depending on its age, the miles it’s down, and when major defects such as Dani’s are reported. Used cars, for example, that were bought for more than $3,000 from licensed dealers, and are fewer than seven model years old and with 100,000 miles on the clock or less would qualify.
Unfortunately, we do not know if Dani’s Jeep would qualify. We know that the SUV was approaching 100,000 miles, but we do not know the age of the car, when she bought it, or how much she paid for it. However, it is easy to sympathize with her, as anyone would be frustrated after taking a car to three different workshops without any success.