I was riding offroad yesterday through 12 miles of lowlands with frequent wading (fresh water) up to hub height on the way to a nice sand point on the bay. I have had 2 previous "Suspension Failures" which I associated with water crossings but the Tech at the dealer says he did not think they were and did some reprogramming on Friday. I must add, I trust this dealer and tech.
I have also had 3 previous failures while driving on the highway where the amber "park brake" came on, the red "park brake" warnig light started flashing, there was a "transmission fault - limited gears available" and "transmission fault - power reduced (not exact)" series of warnings and my power was reduced. These were all reset by pulling over and restarting the car. The parking brake never actually applied itself in these previous incidents or yesterdays incident.
Today, I had the amber and red park brake lights, the "Suspension Failure" light with no warning on the Info panel other than a "Suspension Lowered" message and the suspension lowered to acess height, DSC Warning, airbag warning light, the Service Engine Light, and the Lo Range light were also on steady. The "Brake" warning light was on and the ABS failure and DSC warning lamps were also on steady. I was in lo range when this occured and was unable to shift into high range.
I also noted the Transmission Faults for "traction reduced", "limited gears available", "reduced power" and "range change unavialable." There was also a "Park Brake Failure - To hold vehicle ....." message and a "HDC System Fault - system not Available" warning messages. There was also a big "F" in the odometer display.
I had to drive about 12 miles at 5-6mph in 1st gear in low range in access mode back through the water I had previously crossed, now at access height! I also noticed the odometer was not clicking off miles during this leisurley ride!! As I got back to the main road two hours later I noticed the truck return to normal height and the "suspension failure" warning light went out. I stopped and was able to shift into high range and drive normally. I then stopped again and shut off the truck and this cleared the park brake lights and all was back to "normal." Two miles up the main road tow truck came around the corner and I let him load it up and take it to the Mobile, AL dealer (60 miles away). And all of this in front of a local Jeep club, how embarrasing!!
Has anyone else experienced this type of failure?
I have also had 3 previous failures while driving on the highway where the amber "park brake" came on, the red "park brake" warnig light started flashing, there was a "transmission fault - limited gears available" and "transmission fault - power reduced (not exact)" series of warnings and my power was reduced. These were all reset by pulling over and restarting the car. The parking brake never actually applied itself in these previous incidents or yesterdays incident.
Today, I had the amber and red park brake lights, the "Suspension Failure" light with no warning on the Info panel other than a "Suspension Lowered" message and the suspension lowered to acess height, DSC Warning, airbag warning light, the Service Engine Light, and the Lo Range light were also on steady. The "Brake" warning light was on and the ABS failure and DSC warning lamps were also on steady. I was in lo range when this occured and was unable to shift into high range.
I also noted the Transmission Faults for "traction reduced", "limited gears available", "reduced power" and "range change unavialable." There was also a "Park Brake Failure - To hold vehicle ....." message and a "HDC System Fault - system not Available" warning messages. There was also a big "F" in the odometer display.
I had to drive about 12 miles at 5-6mph in 1st gear in low range in access mode back through the water I had previously crossed, now at access height! I also noticed the odometer was not clicking off miles during this leisurley ride!! As I got back to the main road two hours later I noticed the truck return to normal height and the "suspension failure" warning light went out. I stopped and was able to shift into high range and drive normally. I then stopped again and shut off the truck and this cleared the park brake lights and all was back to "normal." Two miles up the main road tow truck came around the corner and I let him load it up and take it to the Mobile, AL dealer (60 miles away). And all of this in front of a local Jeep club, how embarrasing!!
Has anyone else experienced this type of failure?
