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  2. Posted · Edited by cwswine · Report reply

    On 10/8/2023 at 5:47 PM, donjlong said:

    Sorry for the delayed response Mr. "Swine".

    First, TSC is alive and well sometimes saving us close to a dollar a gallon at some TA truck stops. We average 30k+ miles traveled each year @ 8+- mpg; you may do the math yourself.

    From what I can remember, we saved close to two thousand dollars on a full set of Michelin tires on our Freightliner. Guess you are technically correct; less than two thousand isn't "thousands" but it was more than hundreds; forgive my unintentional exaggeration. 😜

     

    Just an FYI... We don't "Save Thousands with Geico" either....  lol

    I don't understand why anyone would pick the TSC card over the TSD card.  I guess some don't do thier research and end up on the short end of stick.

    My Michlelin discount from FMCA save me 800.00  but the dealer laughed and said I will honor that or I give 1400.00 without hte program.  I though long and hard and decided the FMCA Tire Discount was not for me LOL

    My last year with FMCA after issues with the Road Side Assistance.  

     

  3. Posted · Edited by cwswine · Report reply

    I just got an error code with my Watch Dog about two months ago that said my surge protection was used up and it was about 3 years old.  I pulled out my trusty screw driver and my extra surge protection board and replace it and was back on line in about 30 minutes.  Then I order another 35.00 board from Amazon.

    In other words, eventually, your surge protector will absorb so many surges that it stops functioning as a surge protector and starts functioning as a dumb power strip that'll let everything through to your devices. (For safety, some surge protectors may disable themselves at this point and stop even functioning as power strips.)

    Their Lifespans Are Measured in Joules

    Surge protectors are rated in joules, and this tells you how much protection they're designed to provide. For example, you might get a 1000 joule surge protector. This is a measure of, roughly, the total amount of energy a surge protector can absorb before the protection wears out and it stops absorbing any extra voltage.

    Every power surge your surge protector absorbs decreases the amount of future joules it absorbs. if that 1000 joule surge protector takes a 1000 joule hit, it's done for. But it's also done for if it takes ten 100 joule hits -- or if it takes a thousand one joule hits. It's all cumulative.

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    On 5/25/2023 at 7:54 AM, popeyeisme said:

    I’ve been towing a 2017 grand Cherokee since 2017. I’ve only had it happen once making a right hand turn at a slow speed when I first started.  
    I follow the instructions but since then also leave the key farb in the center cupholder. It makes the car think I’m in it. Of course I take it out when we stop. I use the invisible brake system. For me, it works.

    It is their luck of draw I guess.  I also had a 2017 and towed problably 5000 miles and never had a problem but in the same day it did it twice within couple hours.  The month later it did it and the guy behind pulled over and said that was shifting side to side and lifting the wheels off the ground.  I brough it to Jeep and they found cracks in radiator shroud and suspect possible frame damage and  they called Jeep and Jeep said to stopping towing it 4 down and tow with all wheels off the ground.  They noted that in the maintenance records of my Jeep.  I stop towing it.

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    On 5/24/2023 at 8:14 AM, kwelp said:

    Has anyone flat towed a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland?  Is the "death wobble" something to be concerned with on the 2023 model?  Any and all comments would be appreciated.

    The 2023 has the Anti Wobble Harness built in so no you won't get the wobble.  The bad news is it has host of other problems towing too many to discuss here.  I would head over the IRv2 and there is a thread on there with hundreds of messages about the problems towing the 2022 and 2023 Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L.  I had a 2017 and had the wobble and now have a 2022 that the wobble has been fixed and after reading the thread on IRV2 I will not even set mine up to tow just not worth the hassle.  I picked up a Jeep Wrangler for towing.  Here is the thread on IRV2 with 350+ comments and does say the "L" but the NON "L" is having the same problems.

    https://www.irv2.com/forums/f85/new-grand-cherokee-l-flat-tow-547326.html

  7. Posted · Edited by cwswine · Report reply

    Instead of going though FMCA I went down to AT&T and signed up for the business plan for $65 that's capped at 25MB and they setup it up to work in my Pepwave Balance 20X with CAT 7 modem.   I don't know which Pepwave you have but if it has a Cat 7 or 12 modem you better putting in the router.  I spent about 20 minutes  AT&T and done and out the door.

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    I had the Blue Ox on my 2017 Jeep Wrangler and used Blue Ox wiring kit.  After hooking up I would do a light check doing brakes, left signal, and right signal and called it good.  I was told by gentleman at the campground that I should check turn signal on and step on the brakes and sure enough the blinker quite blinking when you step on the brakes.  I figured something was wired incorrectly so I called Blue Ox and the tech said that's known problem and ask me "How Often Do You Step On the Brakes With The Blinker On".  I said all the time and he said I was the only one that does.  Roadmaster made a kit called the Blue Ox Fix and that fix the problem.  

    When I bought my Jeep part of the sale was free install of the lighting kit by the Jeep dealer and he used one with the diodes on my 2020 Jeep with LED light option.  He stated it didn't void the warranty. Yep, I can put the brakes on and blinker keeps blinking.

    If I remember correctly Jeep makes a harness that plug and play for the Wrangler but the cost is quite high. 

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    On 1/8/2023 at 11:55 PM, wayne77590 said:

    Ray, it's okay to use them as a reference but I agree that the only true way is the Mfg's manual, and even then it's a crap shoot.

    I called a Mfg for a specific car when I was getting different answers. The vehicle was not towable and they said it was a cut and past from an earlier manual and they were putting out a revised edition. 

    Best way besides manuals is to see if anyone else is towing the vehicle and if they have problems. Then the manual again.

    I do agree that the guide and even the Mfg's manual is a crap shoot.  I purchased a 2017 Grand Cherokee Limited after checking the guides and the Mfg's manual said it was 4 down towable.  I had three cases of the death wobble and twice in the same day with lesss than 7,000 miles on the GC.  Call Jeep Cares to looking for a solutions and they said "Don't Tow 4 Down and only tow with all 4 wheels off the ground" not only they told me they also put in the records under the VIN number of my GC.  They also sent me a letter stating the same thing. The dealer ship said is was a CYA incase I ever got in accident.

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    On 11/14/2022 at 7:15 PM, rayin said:

     It depends entirely upon what browser the  programmer writes the software for.. For Instance, the DoD says they do not support FireFox web browser, yet when I use FF to access the website it works,  just not as well as Chrome, for which, the software was written.

    You need to write webpages to support all browsers.  I was ISP and developed many websites between 1996 and 2002 and used a program called Dreamweaver that had function to test you code against all browsers and did a great job of find incompatibles between browsers.  If anyone is writing html code for commercial site I surely won't follow the DoD example. LOL

    It does seem that an upgraded version of Safari was the problem.  I pulled out an older MAC Book it run fine.  

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    Tried to update my Membership and this is the error I got. "SQLSTATE[HYT00] SQLDriverConnect: 0 [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server]Login timeout expired".  I got this on the last page after submitting my Credit Card info and I received a Email from my credit card company that my card was charged.  FMCA website next to login says "RENEW" and still says I expire in Feb 2023. I call in the morning and get sorted out.

    The first  problem I believe it is a Safari problem since now I have tried two different browsers and they both worked fine include using Chrome to renew.

     

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    Just found that the Towing page does the same thing.  It displays the top half but not the bottom half and if you let sit long enough it gives a Java script error.  I switched to Chrome and runs fine.

     

    I'm looking for the date that our FMCA Towing expires and can't find it.  Anyone know where to look?

     

     

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    I just spent 15 minutes trying to find the price of Towing Assistance and the page just showed the top graphic and all the information under that did not display.

    Im Using Safari Version 16.2 (18614.3.4.11.2) and there is other pages that don't display correctly or are incomplete.

    I switched to a different browser and all pages displayed correctly.

     

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    On 11/2/2022 at 7:25 AM, donjlong said:

    Since joining, we received information regarding the TSC card that has saved us thousands on fuel. We also used the tire program on a full set of Michelins and again, saved thousands of dollars. What exactly are you expecting??

     

     

    First I thought the TCS card had been discontinued?  You saved "Thousands" on tires?  I have heard in the hundreds but not in the "Thousands" of dollars.

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    On 11/2/2022 at 10:16 PM, dbh100 said:

    I purchased a new 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee summit reserve to tow behind my motorhome. I towed if from my home in Orlando to Petoskey MI in June without issue except for some problem codes regarding tire pressure, etc.

    I left Petoskey traveling just to west of Philadelphia in late September. Stopped at service plaza and had to disconnect toad.(long story). Hooked toad up following manual instructions to the letter. Checked at least twice to be sure the park assist did not activate parking brake. It was definitely not on when exiting car.

    Had window down on coach and watching camera to be sure everything ok. Got about 1/2 mile on Penn turnpike with Barriers on both sides and no shoulders. Heard loud tire screeching and heavy black smoke coming from toad. Had to stop in active traffic lane and get out. Discovered the parking brake on. Released it and towed another 50 miles without incident.

    While unhooking I noticed the Jeep sitting very low on the driver side. Took to Jeep store and learned air bag had exploded from the heat and rear tires were flat spotted. They did a 4 wheel alignment and said it was good to go. Left there with car pulling badly to right. Obviously there are more serious suspension problems. Will resolve when I get home.

    Reason for this post is to share what I learned the hard way. Most likely this problem was caused by the forward collision control malfunctioning applying the parking brake or the parking assist.

    I learned the hard way before towing:

    A. Be sure forward collision control is turned off in settings.
    B. In order to defeat parking assist when you start process attach the driver seatbelt and leave it attached until you are unhooking car. This turns parking assist off
    C. When getting the transfer case into neutral keep driver door shut until car is fully turned off. Opening door could activate parking assist which in turn activate the parking brake.
    D. Watch for the red brake light on instrument cluster. If lit be sure to release

    update:

    Found out why Jeep pulled hard to right and dived left when braking. There is a large crack in the frame that is easily visible. Amazing the Pennsylvania dealer did not say a word about this. Fortunately the area cracked is a bolt on subframe. Will be an expensive repair, but worst part will be frame damage repaired on the car fax when I want to get rid of It. Sure wish I had chose a different tow vehicle.  Even though this is no fault of my own Jeep said they will not warrant this disaster. This is my last Jeep 

    Yes sir, we also own a 2022 GC Summit after owning a 2017 GC Limited with all the wobble problems.  My wife loves Grand Cherokees so that is her car and we won't be setting it for towing since all the problems towing 2017 and wobble.  We had 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon we tow and never had problem with it.  

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    We had our Tire Minder for three years and had a sensor would only read 10PSI when the tire had 120 PSI and replaced it with one of our extra sensors.  Call Tire Minder to order my free batteries and mentioned the sensors went bad and when I received my batteries and o-rings to my surprise  there was a new sensors in the package with the free batteries and o-rings.  

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    5 hours ago, Jcapps said:

    You should get it shortly, however by telling them you want to use your own device, you may have thrown a wrench in the works. Unless something recently changed, they are not doing that so far at this time. Plus they do not assign the  SIM to your device. If anything, get their device and try the SIM in yours. Others have tried. You need the same size SIM as the Moxee takes.

    I think you referencing the old Sprint/T-Mobile plan and not the New AT&T plan.  I talk to them at the Lincoln Nebraska rally last week and that's one of the questions asked was can it be used in Pepwave BR1and I need the Nano sim and he said it wasn't a problem.  I would need to get him my IMEI off my Pepwave and he said they overnight the SIM to me.  If you haven't heard from them I would try to contact them.  

  22. Posted · Edited by cwswine · Report reply

    We live within couple hours drive of the Nebraska show and thought about driving up and going to show as walk in.  I can not find any information of the Rally on the FMCA website.  Things like vendors, RV show and etc.  Doesn't FMCA post anything about there shows other than the place and date?  If there is more info on the website can some link to it?  I sure can't find it.

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    I'm courteous why you have problems with Pepwave and Data Sim.  I know people are having to do some magic to get those 20 dollar unlimited  iPad Sams to work sometimes but a AT&T data plan should come up running.  I have the new Pepwave BR1 5G  and have put my Calyx T-Mobile, My Verizon Unlimited data sim and even my 20.00 iPad AT&T time and they all worked without changing settings.  Yes, I know the AT&T and the Calyx sim moving is against the terms of service but I just see if they would work, I have my Verizon Unlimited Sim in the Pepwave.  I know the Pepwave is pricey but I have spent more money trying to find something cheaper that works as well as the Pepwave.  I got some help from the guys on https://rvforums.com and several are longtime uses of Popwave.

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    10 hours ago, RGSimmons said:

    Hi, I am using a SIM card that TechConnect sent me that is set up for my router and it does not connect. I may try the AT&T store to see if they can help. 
    Thanks for your advice. 

    I believe that the AT&T plan is from Tech Connect and AT&T can't/won't help with it.  You need to call FMCA Tech Tech and they will need information about your router/hotspot.  The good news is most other plans say in the TOS that you must use it the device provided but I have read the AT&T card can be moved to a different device.

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