How you feeling now about reliability?

[Mountain4x4]

Now we are a year in, and I tried to work out where we are at. To be honest I am impressed. We live in an era where Toyotas and GMC vehicles are designed to make it off the lot. At this point its the 2nd most reliable new vehicle I have owned since 2005. Problems have been a check engine light that needed a flash, a broken key fob and bad mirror switch. One recall only, door locks...this is where it things get crazy, they came to town to do the recall for everyone and discovered the mirror switch issue. Not able to get a replacement over night they took one off one on the show room floor and over night shipped it. Excuse me? Good luck asking any other manufacturer to do that....and we did not ask. So 1 recall so far, probably 5 on my 2005 Nissan Titan and 6 on my 2018 Ram at this point, maybe 3 on the 2005 Xterra( exploding diffs and transmissions were not recalled lol) Design flaws? Not a lot that are mission critical aside from the terrible front drive shaft that vibrates and screams for a better fix then a Terra Flex high angle CV. I chalk this all up to a focus on quality and DURABILITY vs planned obsolescence. Yes, Ineos has no experience, but if you focus on quality it turns out you have less to worry about. As I prepare a 2026 Power Wagon order and reflect on the new 100K warranty, the fact it has the same over built durability, a ZF transmission, same gearing, ect....I see a trend. Add to that the assurance most things will not be breaking off road...dang. Who would have thought?

Full disclosure I have 2 Fords for work with only 2 recalls each and not much else, other then a broken lock they made ME pay for. However, I dont drive those over boulders!

 

[Jiman01]

I’ve had pretty good luck so far. I had the fuel fill msg which required a OBD purchase to reset but that's about it.

With that said, I’ve had pretty good luck with every car/truck I’ve owned, so I can’t say the Grenadier is better…not yet anyway. I can say it’s the vehicle I’ve liked the most. The design, solid build, and ability to customize set it apart from any vehicle I’ve ever owned.

 

[ryanjl]

they came to town to do the recall for everyone and discovered the mirror switch issue. Not able to get a replacement over night they took one off one on the show room floor and over night shipped it.

When you say they "came to town," do you mean they came to Albuquerque to fix the door locks?

 

[MileHigh]

It seems there’s no inherent catastrophic, short term flaws in the Greta deer Grenadier. It hasn’t been perfect, but our 2024 Jeep Wrangler four-door has spent 10% of its life at the dealer.

Door handle buttons that stick, rear passenger doors that hold water after a car wash, the kickplate on the driver side door coming off from the adhesive that holds it in place. To me those are all small things. When I think of the word “reliability“ I’m thinking more of things that will strand you in the middle of nowhere. I do know in the two services I’ve done there was at least least one maybe two recalls on examining how wires were routed, in the potential for them to rub and cause failures. That’s kind of scary.

 

[Mountain4x4]

yes, they came in to Albuquerque, called all the customers and set up appointments. Was amazing. yes, it was the fuel check engine light. However, most never encounter it except off road, but there was a steering failure false light as well. Hit me in Moab. Seems to be all done now, but the fuel implausibility took a couple of flashes.

 

[MileHigh]

yes, they came in to Albuquerque, called all the customers and set up appointments. Was amazing. yes, it was the fuel check engine light. However, most never encounter it except off road, but there was a steering failure false light as well. Hit me in Moab. Seems to be all done now, but the fuel implausibility took a couple of flashes.

Red Noland?

 

[TheDocAUS]

The Grenadier has been reliable so far and I am happy.

I have always had mechanical sympathy for my cars, especially the 4X4s. I undertake regular service and preventative maintenance. Why? So, when I ask them to work really hard off road, they do. When that is not needed, I do not deliberately try and flog my car.

Every car is slowly working towards the next break down or failure, so I try to minimize the risk. I will never get a job on 4WD 24/7.

 

[Tazzieman]

I will never get a job on 4WD 24/7.

You'd be forced to drink XXXX, and life's too short to make those sorts of compromises!

 

[Jackattack13]

My experience hasn't been great. Spent almost 4 months in the shop the first year of ownership for bad modules and electrical gremlins. I still get weird messages.

The worst was "Engine Oil Low" message in the middle of nowhere late at night. I didn't know if it was a real message or false alarm due to the history of the truck.

Some small stuff, door seals falling off, sticking door buttons, failed rear seat frame. But no mechanical issues that would leave me stranded. I think we all know the electrics are the Achilles heel of this truck.

 

[Tenac]

Engine wise solid but everything else totally questioning specially the software and compute power of the head unit.