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How reliable is a jimny
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Ours is a 2011 version, what are main problems if any . It's done less than 20000 miles, engine seems brilliant although on start up seems slow to turn over. Battery is tiny not surprised. Drives well no wheel wobble only other thing is high clutch pedal biting point, is this normal.
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Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Mine is an older 2006 vehicle and has given me no real trouble (I've owned it almost a year now) and as others have said, proper/preventative maintenance keeps you moving.
I've had some issues which were brakes shaking me to death (has been for many months) but fixed that with a disc and pad overhaul and changed the caliper sliders which I think were the real cause of the shaking, (I'm now preparing to cx the track rod ends and any front suspension bushes I suspect of being worn).
I had a small leak from the ill-placed thermostat housing - a really horrible job.
My battery is noticeably slower turning the engine over in the recent cold weather - just as it was last winter, but it isnt struggling to light the fires, yet, so I'm monitoring that for now.
Finally just a couple of weeks back had the clutch cx'd by Mr Clutch of Swindon.
They're Nationwide outfit, and the job cost me £255. I was very very pleased they seem quick but thorough. The reason I had the clutch done was the biting point was high, AND if I so much as touched my foot on the clutch will driving I could perceive it was slipping. It transpired it was indeed very worn.
IF IT AINT BROKE, KEEP FIXING IT UNTIL IT IS
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They just suffer with rust. Regular washing down and proper under-sealing is key.
Other than the kingpin bearings needing changing sometimes and may be the odd wheel bearing as they get more miles on them, they're fine. None of this will mean it will let you down.
Get manual free wheeling hubs though as you sound like you'll rely on the 4wd working.
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The clutch cable is adjustable so if the bite point is high get underneath and slacken off the adjuster nut until you have 10mm of free play at the pedal.
If your battery is getting weak it needs replacing. It's probably the original, and at 7 years old and on a low mileage car it won't have had the easiest life. I wouldn't count that as a reliability issue though.
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.jimkyx wrote: Mine is a 2012 had it from 6 months old. Only ever let me down once. It was Xmas and I had to move it up the drive to make some space. It was a start stop move and afterwards I could not get it to start for the next 4 days. My start up is just the same it cranks over several times before firing up. Never had a problem with hot start.
I had the same problem with a two year old Jimny, I just moved it a few yards and then couldn't start it afterwards. I called out the recovery service and the guy knew what the problem was. To start it he put his foot hard down on the accelerator and the turned the key. He said that this scenario was a common problem for modern cars.
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We just dont expect this with fuel injection, but it does happen from time to time when the sensors are half warm / cold and the ECU picks the wrong map.
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You should never run a "modern" car for less than a couple of minutes or it won't start again.
It will be in the handbook.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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If you are going to move it only a few yards though, rev it slightly before switching it off so it slows down without the injectors squirting fuel. The revs it takes to stop without fuel still draws air through to clear any excess fuel out of the combustion chamber and dry the plugs. Not too good for the cat but don't do it too often and it'll be ok.
I have my garage keys on a clip so I can take them off the ignition key to lock the garage with the Jimny running. I avoid moving it just a few yards and turning it off this way. My garage is set back far enough on the drive for me to not risk someone jumping in it and nicking it and I live in a nice area. It's also on my land, so I'm not breaking the law.
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Used daily for commute for 6 years.
Utterly bullet proof.. can take any abuse
Only failure was a pulley damper collapsed.
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