Hello! If I may ask a honest opinion altho I have a Camry V6..its about our 19 Jeep GC 3.6 V6. We leased it new 3 years ago have had zero problems and it has 37k on it, oil changed every 6 mos. I can buy it for 19k or turn it in. What is your opinion on the long term reliability of that engine? Considering car prices now, should I buy it or am I asking for problems if I keep it? Thanks so much! Appreciate all feedback!
Welcome new member. My wife has a GC that is the same generation but a little older than yours (2013). It has the 5.7 hemi V8, which is a great motor, but the recent 6 cylinder engines are solid too (both the 6 and the 8 are naturally aspirated, reliable engines). So I would not be particularly concerned about the engine or transmission, especially since you obviously didn't get a lemon and have been maintaining it.
But on the other hand, Jeep (and FCA/Stellantis generally) tends to have problems with electrical systems. Not typically anything catastrophic, just annoying.
So you would be right to get rid of it now before it starts to have problems. But you would also be right to keep it, especially since you know its service and maintenance history. The "devil you know", and all that. Besides, anything you get for the same $ probably won't be as nice.
Maybe I would make the decision based on local factors. If you have a local dealer or independent shop that you trust and has good customer service, and taking it in for minor repairs won't be too onerous... then keep it. But if your local service options are not good, you'll be in for a lot of headaches... get rid of it.
My 2 cents.
Thanks so much for your advice! I really appreciate it!
According to what I read here and hear from Scotty's videos about Jeeps, I don't recommend you buy it. Leasing was better idea.
Thanks for your feedback!
You are welcome.
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Manual transmission may crack in half.
The 3.6L Pentastar is a remnant from pre-Fiat Chrysler if I remember right, so it's not so bad. The early ones had issues with warping heads, if I remember Scotty correctly. A couple years ago I found a 2010 Dodge Journey in the junkyard with the 3.6 completely torn apart on the ground, missing the heads. I scooped up one of the pistons and an end cap and made it into a garage ornament. Haha. They put those engines in the V6 Chargers and Challengers. They probably also put them in Dodge trucks.
I would tend to agree with @Dad2LM2, they've probably worked most of the kinks out of the engine itself, yours is 9 years newer than that Dodge Journey's. You might look into selling it. On the other hand, that generation was also primarily designed by Chrysler LLC before the mergers, so they also had almost 10 years to work out the kinks. If you plan to get rid of it at 100k miles or so, it will probably last that long without serious hiccups. It won't be a Toyota Land Cruiser and run forever, that's for sure.
