It's not like this is the first report of a 3.5 doing this. Jack swears he had a full crankcase of oil... and then... all gone! It has been a discussion among VXers for a while. Joe Black calls it a rumor while others fear it will happen to them. People have claimed to have discovered the problem and cure - I'm skeptical on that one. There is even a poll here asking which model year VX has gone boom... more than half were '99's. The Moab checklist even lists a case of oil as an inside joke amongst VXers! It sucks it happen(s)(ed) but I don't really find it surprising at this point. It is even one of the fears that convinced me to sell my VX.
Oh, I drive a Jeep and own a few Chevys right now... I know that's important to know.