My husband and I bought a 2007 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon from Kingston foreign auto in anticipation for an upcoming road trip. According to the ad it was going to have a new sticker on it. We looked it over and loved it. We bought it and went on our way. Got back to Maine and it popped a code and the check engine light. We checked the code and it was the cat, no big deal as our county doesn't check emissions. Unfortunately they didn't sticker us, and as we weren't going to have the title before our trip we couldn't register and I had to drive back down and have them sticker it. They finally got the light off by putting 02 spacers, but told the inspector who then refused to sticker it. I leave and by the time I get to Maine again the check engine light is back on. Same code, so it is irritating but not a huge deal. One thing I had noticed driving the jeep was a gasoline smell, but assumed it was due to a known jeep overflow issue. Took our trip, got back, registered it, and took it in for an inspection.
IT FAILED HORRIBLY.
It failed due to the following plus a few others:
- Fuel leak from the tank, only evident when the tank is full and the actual reason for the smell.
- All of the axle seals are faulty.
- Leaking differential fluid.
- Leaking coolant.
- Broken water pump.
In short, we are now going to have to pay thousands of dollars on top of the 17k we already paid for the vehicle. Unfortunately as it was sold 'as is' we are stuck with it. read more