[John A Howard]

At 8800 miles, the MIL light activated. Was told the SCR Catalytic converter was the problem and would be replaced under warranty. It is on back order. There is a Technical Service Bulletin warning of possible failures and instructing dealers to replace the item. John A Howard

 

[William George]

At 8800 miles, the MIL light activated. Was told the SCR Catalytic converter was the problem and would be replaced under warranty. It is on back order. There is a Technical Service Bulletin warning of possible failures and instructing dealers to replace the item. John A Howard

 

[William George]

John I have had this problem since Sept and this week I was told after my 7 th trip to the shop they would have to order a new SCR catalytic converter .

14500 km or 9010 miles . What is the upgrade to the converter ? And do you know why so many originals failed .

Thank you , William.

 

[John A Howard]

John I have had this problem since Sept and this week I was told after my 7 th trip to the shop they would have to order a new SCR catalytic converter .

14500 km or 9010 miles . What is the upgrade to the converter ? And do you know why so many originals failed .

Thank you , William.

They referred to this back order as the "new converter," but it may be, that the failed converter was also the new converter - I don't know if this back order is an upgrade. I think that Bosch is the entity that supplies the SCR. I saw that Chrysler had selected Tenneco to supply SCRs for some its larger trucks. My research also indicates that Urea can degrade very quickly under high temperatures - which is apparently why some owners have elected to carry no more than 50% in order to replenish fresh Urea more frequently. The TSB suggest that only a small percentage of owners will experience a problem - but again, I don't know the answer to your question. John

 

[William George]

Very interesting . I e mailed Blue Def ; I had corresponded with them in Sept regarding their product and they answered then by saying it was possibly the SCR that was at fault .

My question to them this time was how long did the product last ?

Do you know if Mercedes owners have the same problems ?

Thank you ,

William.

 

[John A Howard]

Very interesting . I e mailed Blue Def ; I had corresponded with them in Sept regarding their product and they answered then by saying it was possibly the SCR that was at fault .

My question to them this time was how long did the product last ?

Do you know if Mercedes owners have the same problems ?

Thank you ,

William.

I do not know if Mercedes owners have a similar concern. Of Course, at one point Chrysler had a relationship with Mercedes and I understand the Jeep has some Mercedes technology incorporated into the design. I seem to remember reading Mercedes had supplied Audi with SCR technology for its diesels.

 

[William George]

I do not know if Mercedes owners have a similar concern. Of Course, at one point Chrysler had a relationship with Mercedes and I understand the Jeep has some Mercedes technology incorporated into the design. I seem to remember reading Mercedes had supplied Audi with SCR technology for its diesels.[/QUOT

John I have heard nothing in two weeks how long is the back log on the converters did you hear ?

 

[John A Howard]

How long is the back order?; I have no clue. My assumption is that the converter is probably working near spec, but not enough to keep the MIL from being activated. I am not going to worry about it for the short term. I am going to buy the Chrysler Extended warranty (7yr/85K) tomorrow. I'll take her in for an oil change in the next month or so, and will poke the issue. JAH Sr

 

[William George]

How long is the back order?; I have no clue. My assumption is that the converter is probably working near spec, but not enough to keep the MIL from being activated. I am not going to worry about it for the short term. I am going to buy the Chrysler Extended warranty (7yr/85K) tomorrow. I'll take her in for an oil change in the next month or so, and will poke the issue. JAH Sr

Thank you for the reply .....I have an extended warranty too but yours looks longer my being 5 years .

 

[PatFisher]

I'm now waiting for my cat....1-6 months is what my dealership told me.....*sigh*

 

[William George]

I'm now waiting for my cat....1-6 months is what my dealership told me.....*sigh*

Oh ! I was hoping by spring all would be resolved !

 

[John A Howard]

Thank you for the reply .....I have an extended warranty too but yours looks longer my being 5 years .

Check out All Par.com for interview with Eric Mayne, media relations manager for FCA on subject of SCRs - says "issue has been corrected."

 

[William George]

Check out All Par.com for interview with Eric Mayne, media relations manager for FCA on subject of SCRs - says "issue has been corrected."

John from this I understand a wait of months to correct the problem !

Thank you for forwarding the info ,

William.

 

[Casper2]

I waited the six weeks..... not months. This is what I was told and this is what it took. And I had a vehicle for the day it took to change it. The only inconvenience so far has been the trip to the dealer to drop the vehicle off. To date not a penny out of pocket. Perhaps it's the dealership...... maybe that's the difference. My dealership Planet Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Franklin, MA has stood by me and I would highly recommend them. Would I recommend this vehicle to anyone else....... not unless they were looking for a tow vehicle for a trailer under 5000 pounds. I mean seriously..... what else is out there.

 

[ericlakin]

Check out All Par.com for interview with Eric Mayne, media relations manager for FCA on subject of SCRs - says "issue has been corrected."

Here's the direct link to his comments:

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2015/02/jeepram-diesel-issues-fixed

 

[rcsimon]

This is the second time that mine has failed. I don't know what the cause is.

 

[Al.]

This is the second time that mine has failed. I don't know what the cause is.

I had my Converter changed at 15669 km Mar 15 2015.

My km reading now is 17901 .....so far so good . And hope to do a long trip in Aug but rcsimon has me worried !

 

[William George]

I had my Converter changed at 15669 km Mar 15 2015.

My km reading now is 17901 .....so far so good . And hope to do a long trip in Aug but rcsimon has me worried !

Today I had the occasion to speak with a woman parked next to me at Costco.

She was driving a new [ 6 months old Tourag ] I asked her had she had problems with her VW with regards to DEF .

No and it seems the dealer on her last service put BLUE-DEF in the DEF tank .

I was cautioned yesterday whilst at my JEEP dealer not to use other than MOPAR so my two jugs will have

to go to recycle . It does not keep . We are in the middle of an heat wave 32 c 100 f ?

So I asked what about the DEF in the cars tank , a shoulder shrug was the reply .

I have half a tank and plan on doing a long trip in Aug .

Hopefully it works out .

Now at 19400 km.

Al.