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Hello all, First time poster... new P1K5 LE owner.
Long story short I picked up a 2021 P1k5 used from a guy in late december 2021 with 1400 miles on. I was on an order list, this one came up, appeared well cared for and serviced records checked out. I pulled the trigger.
When I purchased, I looked it over top to bottom, all looked good (clean). Guy i bought from claims he rode with wife and friends in the UP, kids moved out and he's looking for a jeep. Fast forward to last week, was using for some yard work, went to back out of garage and heard a wheel screeching on concrete and what felt like I backed over something that wedged under the tire and i was dragging it (2 feet). Stopped immediately and got out to investigate and to my surprise, the wheel was frozen and locked (wont turn more than 1/4 turn) and dragging on the crete. I immediately went to the front diff and its leaking fluid from the drivers side seal.
I jacked the front end up and put the wheel on a dolly so i could move the machine without straining the front end any more than needed. Walked out the door for work trip and haven't gotten back to look it over yet.
I called the dealer, they never heard of front wheel freezing up. He's telling me I'm out of warranty by 50 days and started lecturing/reading me book on maintenance, which I am typically very diligent on, and wants me to drop it off for inspection. Unit made no noise or gave indication of something about to fail. Sits on a new garage floor and never dripped a drop from the leaking seal. I haven't had the chance to check the level yet.
Being this is an LE, I'm looking for input from the group, whats broke or could be causing the front passenger side tire to freeze up. At minimum the seals need to be replaced, and fluids changed all around for piece of mind at this point. I put just over 100 miles on the buggy thus far... can't believe its come to this already. New front diff is $1200 for entire unit.
I'll get some photos up when i get a chance. Been scouring the forums for anything that could point me in the right direction and nothing really fit my search criteria.
Thanks for reading...
Long story short I picked up a 2021 P1k5 used from a guy in late december 2021 with 1400 miles on. I was on an order list, this one came up, appeared well cared for and serviced records checked out. I pulled the trigger.
When I purchased, I looked it over top to bottom, all looked good (clean). Guy i bought from claims he rode with wife and friends in the UP, kids moved out and he's looking for a jeep. Fast forward to last week, was using for some yard work, went to back out of garage and heard a wheel screeching on concrete and what felt like I backed over something that wedged under the tire and i was dragging it (2 feet). Stopped immediately and got out to investigate and to my surprise, the wheel was frozen and locked (wont turn more than 1/4 turn) and dragging on the crete. I immediately went to the front diff and its leaking fluid from the drivers side seal.
I jacked the front end up and put the wheel on a dolly so i could move the machine without straining the front end any more than needed. Walked out the door for work trip and haven't gotten back to look it over yet.
I called the dealer, they never heard of front wheel freezing up. He's telling me I'm out of warranty by 50 days and started lecturing/reading me book on maintenance, which I am typically very diligent on, and wants me to drop it off for inspection. Unit made no noise or gave indication of something about to fail. Sits on a new garage floor and never dripped a drop from the leaking seal. I haven't had the chance to check the level yet.
Being this is an LE, I'm looking for input from the group, whats broke or could be causing the front passenger side tire to freeze up. At minimum the seals need to be replaced, and fluids changed all around for piece of mind at this point. I put just over 100 miles on the buggy thus far... can't believe its come to this already. New front diff is $1200 for entire unit.
I'll get some photos up when i get a chance. Been scouring the forums for anything that could point me in the right direction and nothing really fit my search criteria.
Thanks for reading...
