72k and major engine work is unacceptable in my book. If this was a 2013 model it would have had an extended warranty because of this problem. You would assume there were some upgraded parts that were not supposed to fail as on previous model year engines? Apparently not! This Wrangler has a lot of highway miles and no off-road use, so that cannot be an excuse. It has been well maintained with scheduled oil changes at the dealer.

I own a Grand Cherokee diesel year 2014. That has an extended warranty so I will keep it for a while but stay away from the 3.6 Pentastar engine. Just dropped $2900 for the valves, oil housing, power steering leak. Rear brakes are in there but replacing original rear brakes at 72k is pretty good and the front are still ok on a positive note.

My next auto will be something other than a Chrysler Fiat model. Guess Honda or Toyota is the way to go, though I really don't like their styling, especially the Toyota and Lexus front ends.

I went to several shops and was told that Jeep should cover this because its a known problem with the penstar 3.6l v6 engine. Engine warranty ran out at 60k miles and 5 years. Jeep refuses to cover it. I see class action lawsuits are filed for 3.6l v6 penstar engine issues. Anyone have a way to join these suits? If not, let's file one about the rocker arm and lifter ticking issue that seems to plague Jeeps using this engine. I am going to file an official complaint with FCA and see it I can get it covered (for all the good it may do). The dealer shop want $6500 to repair. That's b.S. Cause other shops will do for $3500 and are certified Jeep repairs shops that will do under warranty if covered.

A ticking noise - just a ticking noise, they said, don't worry about it. It seemed to get louder so I did worry about it. I read up on it in the jeep forums and saw that is was likely a lifter. The mechanics traced it to the right front and ended up replacing camshafts, lifters, rockers and when the right side was no longer noisy, they heard ticking in the left side too. You guessed it - they replaced the same on left side. It cost $2846!! I had serviced regularly and consistently with synthetic oil. I've owned jeeps my whole life (and I am 68). I expected this vehicle to be dependable. If I had known I would have to spend nearly $3000 on what is obviously a manufacturer defect, I could have spent that much on my previous vehicle and not bothered spending $30,000 on an undependable jeep!