Is it my imagination or...

[Gussie2000]

The VX is one of the most cool looking vehicules with the bad luck of having one of the worst drivetrain ever made by a jap automarker.

We cannot deny or try to ignore that the VX is one vehicule that even with the best maintainance can go bad.

[89Vette]

The VX is one of the most cool looking vehicules with the bad luck of having one of the worst drivetrain ever made by a jap automarker.

After driving Jeeps for 20 years, I disagree. With the exception of not having a 2x4 [selectable] option, I prefer this drivetrain to the more popular Jeep stuff. Their diffs are the trash.

[Mile High VX]

Well I've had mine for almost three years...and it's been GREAT!

Only thing in 25K miles that has been done, with the exception of regular maintenance, is my serpentine pulley that the bearing disintegrated on. I got one CEL once but it went away and never came back...

I take care of it well with oil changes every 3K with Mobile 1 High Mileage 5W-30, new WIX filter and new PCV valve. I've changed the diff fluids, plugs, cleaned the MAF, cleaned the TB, keep the zerks filled on the driveshaft, put in a new battery, and have done a few mods that I wanted. I love this vehicle and it's never let me down.

I'm blessed that all of the POs have been forum members and it was well taken care of before I purchased it.

God willing I'm in it until the kids inherit it!

[VXorado]

Their diffs are the trash.

(Rubicon exempt)

[nfpgasmask]

I think a lot of what we see is cyclical. People own a vehicle and after 5-7 years they want something new.

Bart

[Gussie2000]

After driving Jeeps for 20 years, I disagree. With the exception of not having a 2x4 [selectable] option, I prefer this drivetrain to the more popular Jeep stuff. Their diffs are the trash.

Sorry but you probably didn't understood my statement

I wasn't making a comparison of the VX and the Jeep.

My point is that the Vehicross has a awesome design,but its drive train is unrealiable
and not dependable as we all wished.

I mention that isuzu's 3.5L engine is probably the worst japanese engine ever built and unfortunately ended up in the VX.

[89Vette]

Sorry but you probably didn't understood my statement

I mention that isuzu's 3.5L engine is probably the worst japanese engine ever built and unfortunately ended up in the VX.

No, I understood. When something goes wrong, everyone tends to think they bought the worst POS imagineable.

Ask me about the Sumitomo tires (made by Goodyear/Dunlap) on my Vette. They work, but they're crap because I had two sets in a row with more than one tire having a factory imbalance. I'll blast them from now on.

Gotta say that 270k VX we've seen in this forum proves the drivetrain can last. Plus, every differential is NOT a whiney piece of crap -- like 1999-2001 Jeeps. Wanna hear about their "hidden" alum head problem in those years? What about failure rates of the V8's in the 100-120k mile range.

It's all he-said, she-said. This forum can't even come to a consensus on what the issue is. Kinda means there's not one in my book.