mines identical to yours, if you were to unhook that tube that connects the box to the sporty intake hole. this would solve the problem. im sure this feature would be great on a sports car, but not an offroad vehicle, no other jeep to my knowledge, based on walking around the lot looking at the sport cherokee, to a wrangler and grand,.. its that extra tube, im telling ya.. if ya dip the nose a little on a rough trail with current design.. your ride will take a drink..
aint nothing to stop it or divert it under current design.. not even a splash guard..
so.. be careful.

 

this is why people shouldnt smoke crack and eat paint chips..

 

[QUOTE=Outlaw Star;2856242]Just a thought, why not be the first to mod the part? If successful, share it.[/QUOTE

their is an extra air tube on the trailhawk. i see what happened now. for sure.. none of the other models i have seen have this extra piece of tube that goes into the air scoop.

had i seen this before, i would have disconnected that 1 thing.
but also..
no splash guard of any kind..
only the fascia hole..
I made that FLAW call yesterday i may be the first, but i wont be the last unless they fix it.
im sure busting a water hole or 2 isnt that bad.. but when someone takes one of those mean dips and tilts that nose down.. deep or not..
say good buy to a motor and hello to hydrolock..
trying to save everyone a wtf moment..

 

Your pics and/or video don't seem to be... working?
What has Jeep CS done to help you with this matter and are you satisfied?

 

I'm not sure, I don't remember, but I think I have done both of these things?

 

ive seen a pink one

 

its all being investigated, im in the process of getting a Jeep rep down to the dealer.. I reported all known issues to Jeep.
I guess you can say im pioneering this. Definate cherry pop for me.
i just cant believe that the standard models are better protected than a Trailhawk.. Go compare em on the lot.. all of them.. Wrangler & Grands.
the Option has been tossed around by my dealer to put me in another ride.
Just be warned.. it wont take much to drown out a Trailhawk. not with the current ram air style intake on the 2.4 and no splash guards.. plenty of skid plates for when your skidding over a steep embankment.. but doomed if the nose dips.. lol slurp no water

 

I still want pictures WTH. I don't own a TH so i would like to be able to show people this for their protection. Least you can do pioneerer

 

Pics would be great. I'm sure they would have to have been taken already for documentation....Come on..

Maybe we are being trolled..........

 

I still can't remember, was it the paint chips or the crack?

 

yes, im not moving at the speed of sound right now, a death and a funeral of a friend came about unexpected. on top of everything else..

Insurance is fixing it.. when i get to go to the dealership ill make a pic..

 

Just began thumbing through the sales brochure. About 5th or so page in, I read this:

"WATER FORDING:
Additional electrical and body seals, plus a high air-intake location, let you traverse bodies of water up to 20 inches deep.

TRAILHAWK TRAIL-RATED* CAPABILITY

WATER FORDING DEPTH 20" @ 5 MPH."

 

Hmm i haven't unsubbed this yet lol. That's a good find. So in theory if someone gunned it through water with his nose pitched down, he may be asking for issues then

 

Maybe. I'd be curious what the operator's manual says............

 

5 mph as in IDLE through the water NOT blast through it or deep six it.