Hi Chris


Thanks for your comments. I am sorry to hear about the trouble you are having with the Wrangler - must be awful. The dealers do dig their heels in and try everything to try and make you think you don't know your rights.

In my case, as the car was so new I just kept stating, that I was aware of my rights under 'the sale of goods act' and that if an amicable agreement could not be reached to replace my car then I would officially reject it and pursue a full refund.

I didn't really want to do this as it can be a long winded affair in the UK and often hard to win if it goes all the way to court, not to mention the cost and being without a car.

Fortunately the manufacturer helped the dealer out by agreeing to buy the car back and I had a happy ending. If they hadn't done this I would have probably have given in and accepted a new gearbox reluctantly.

I know you have 'Lemon Laws' in the US which are supposedly a lot better than the protection we have over here and surely, after 5 repair attempts, you have a good case.

After the customer loyalty you have placed in the brand over the years, you would think the dealer would have been more sympathetic - Good luck !!!

Sean,

Regarding the old stock - I was surprised to find my car was made in Oct 04' (after reading a thread on this forum) as it only arrived at the dealers the day before I bought it. I assumed it was 'fresh' and never thought to check.

Going off the 'build date' thread I am estimating that the replacement 56029 will have a build date of Jan/Feb 2005 and hopefully a different batch of manual gearboxes!

Will look out for this in the future when buying a 'New' car.

Thanks again for the replies.

Andy