2009 Jeep Wrangler Overview
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Vehicle
Unlimited Rubicon 4dr SUV 4WD (3.8L 6cyl 6M)
Review
I bought my 09 Wrangler Unlimited Sahara in June of 2009 and will be honest for the most part it was a great vehicle. It did what I needed it to do getting me wherever I needed to be, protecting my children and I when we were hit by a drunk driver from behind at nearly 40 miles per hour, and the touch screen radio with GPS and HDD were wonderful to have for getting to places and not having a vehicle cluttered with CD's. I rarely took my front top panels off but when I did everyone loved it (cant say how heavy or difficult the back portion was as I never removed it). My torque converter did go bad at 42K miles (thankfully I bought the lifetime warranty on the vehicle which in and of itself paid for the tranny issue), I had to replace the brakes at 65K miles with the rear passenger side shoe sticking and needing a-lot of work, the door hinge bushings were starting to go bad, and finally the O2 sensors (which there are 4 of) went bad twice. I did truly love the vehicle. Visibility was great, the ride was smooth for a 4x4 and it was easy to handle. My main reason for getting rid of it is that the gas mileage is lower than I would have liked and I travel a-lot. I never got more than 21 mpg on the highway (and roughly 50k of the 75k miles I put on it were highway). If you want a fun 4X4 and can get past the lack of mpg and a little less than desirable power the 2009 was a good vehicle (at least for me).
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Available Jeep Wrangler 2009 Submodel Types: SUV
Available Trims: Unlimited Sport, Unlimited Sahara, Sport, Unlimited Rubicon, Sahara, X, Rubicon, Unlimited X, Unlimited Rubicon Recon, SE, Unlimited Rubicon Hard Rock, Unlimited Smoky Mountain, Unlimited, Unlimited Winter, Willys Wheeler, Unlimited Chief, Unlimited Willys Wheeler, Unlimited Altitude Edition, Unlimited 75th Anniversary, Unlimited Freedom, Unlimited Sport RHD, S, Unlimited 70th Anniversary, Unlimited Big Bear, Unlimited Freedom Edition, 75th Anniversary, Unlimited Backcountry, Base, Black Bear, Freedom Edition, Unlimited Black Bear, 70th Anniversary, Rubicon Hard Rock, Winter
Exterior Colors: Black Clear Coat, Bright White Clear Coat, Billet Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Black Clearcoat, Granite Crystal Metallic Clear Coat, Firecracker Red Clear Coat, Rhino Clear Coat, Bright Silver Metallic Clearcoat, Anvil Clear Coat, Flame Red Clearcoat, Gobi Clear Coat, Chief Clear Coat, Hydro Blue Pearl Coat, Red Rock Crystal Pearlcoat, Bright White Clearcoat, Xtreme Purple Pear Coat, Tank Clear Coat, Natural Green Pearlcoat, Flame Red Clear Coat, Steel Blue Metallic Clearcoat, Stone White Clearcoat, Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearlcoat, Jeep Green Metallic Clearcoat, Rescue Green Metallic Clearcoat, Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearl Coat, Baja Yellow Clear Coat, Black Forest Green Pearlcoat, Light Khaki Metallic Clearcoat, Hypergreen Clear Coat, True Blue Pearl Coat, Mango Tango Pearlcoat, Moss Green Pearlcoat, Amp'd, Copperhead Pearl Coat, Cosmo Blue Paint, Sunset Orange Pearl Coat, Commando Green, Crush Clearcoat, Deep Water Blue Pearlcoat, Detonator Yellow Clearcoat, Midnight Blue Pearlcoat, Copper Brown Pearl Coat, Dune Clear Coat, Mojave Sand Clear Coat, Patriot Blue Pearlcoat, Sahara Tan Clearcoat, Deep Beryl Green Pearlcoat, Dozer Clearcoat, Gecko Pearl Coat, Flame Red, Rock Lobster Clear Coat, Sunburst Orange Pearlcoat, Surf Blue Pearlcoat, Crush Clear Coat, Dark Charcoal Pearlcoat, Flame Red CC/Black ST, Patriot Blue Pearl Coat, Rugged Brown Pearl Coat, Shale Green Metallic, Solar Yellow Clearcoat, Electric Lime Green Pearlcoat, Shale Green Metallic Clearcoat, Sienna Pearlcoat, Stone White, Winter Chill Pearlcoat, Anvil Clear Coat (Late Availability), Chili Pepper Red Pearlcoat, Dozer Clear Coat, Forest Green Pearlcoat, Gecko Pearlcoat, Intense Blue Pearlcoat, Light Graystone Pearlcoat, Solar Yellow CC/Black HT, Steel Blue Pearlcoat, Steel Blue Pearlcoat/Black HT, Stone White CC/Dk Tan HT, Black, Black CC/Black HT, Bright White, Bronze Star Pearlcoat, Colorado Red, Deep Amethyst Pearlcoat, Emerald Green Pearl Metallic, Impact Orange Clearcoat, Jewel Blue Pearl Metallic, Lapis Blue, Medium Fern Green Pearlcoat, Poppy Red
Interior Colors: Black cloth, Black leather, Dark Slate Gray/Medium Slate Gray cloth, Black leather/cloth, Dark Slate Gray/Medium Slate Gray leather, Black/Dark Saddle leather, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Slate Gray/Medium Slate Gray vinyl, Dark Slate Gray cloth, Dark Khaki/Medium Khaki cloth, Black/Dark Saddle cloth, Black premium leather, Khaki, Agate, Dark Khaki/Medium Khaki leather, Khaki cloth, Black, Black/Dark Olive leather, Dark Khaki/Medium Khaki vinyl, Freedom Edition leather/cloth, Black/Red premium leather, Black/Dark Olive premium leather, Camel, Camel/Dark Green, Dark Saddle premium leather
Popular Features: AWD/4WD, Fold Flat Rear Seats, Rear Bench Seats, Stability Control, Tire Pressure Warning, Aux Audio Inputs, Audio and cruise controls on steering wheel, Post-collision safety system, Alarm, 3500lb Towing Capacity, USB Inputs, Bluetooth, Trip Computer, Hardtop, Soft Top, Towing Hitch, Navigation, Heated seats, Remote Start, Upgraded Stereo, Auto Climate Control, Leather Seats, Upgraded Engine
Engine/Mechanics: 6, 4 cylinders
Transmission: AUTOMATIC, MANUAL
Fuel Types: regular unleaded
Drivetrains: four wheel drive, rear wheel drive
