I have a 2022 Jeep GC 4xe Trailhawk with 16,000 miles on it, and for the first 16 months I owned it I had no complaints whatsoever. On paper it is the perfect vehicle for me. In April I had a CEL for a bad electric coolant heater. This is a pretty common part failure, and it was in the shop for three days to be repaired. On Saturday morning I was driving home from running an errand and it overheated. I pulled into a parking lot and the coolant reservoir was bone dry. I had it towed to the dealership and they told me that the code was the same as before (bad ECH), but there was also a leak in the water pump. They're replacing the water pump first to make sure there are no other coolant leaks. My experience has always been that once you start having these types of issues they become persistent.
As much as I'd like to trust that the repair under warranty will solve the issue and allow me to get a few more years out of the vehicle, I'm not sure I'm there. When I bought this one, my second choice was a Bronco, but they were still going for at to slightly over MSRP. It looks like they've come down a bit, and TV appears to have one on the lot that would fit what I'd want. Based on the Carvana offer, I'd need to come up with around $30K to trade out of the Jeep into the Bronco. I'm not excited to take the hit, but at the same time the Jeep will never be worth more than it is worth today.
As much as I'd like to trust that the repair under warranty will solve the issue and allow me to get a few more years out of the vehicle, I'm not sure I'm there. When I bought this one, my second choice was a Bronco, but they were still going for at to slightly over MSRP. It looks like they've come down a bit, and TV appears to have one on the lot that would fit what I'd want. Based on the Carvana offer, I'd need to come up with around $30K to trade out of the Jeep into the Bronco. I'm not excited to take the hit, but at the same time the Jeep will never be worth more than it is worth today.
