johnnyrotten

Has anybody considered a class action suit against aftermarket flexplate manufacturers ?????

tech

Stop getting cheap flexplates because you get what you pay for .

fb97xj1

What did you buy, where did you buy it, and what went wrong with it?

cruiser54

We need someone to spearhead this effort.
It appears nobody has taken this task on.
JohnnyRotten, you have received the official nomination.

All in favor, Post "aye"

89build66

[QUOTE=cruiser54;3616563]We need someone to spearhead this effort.
It appears nobody has taken this task on.
JohnnyRotten, you have received the official nomination.

All in favor, Post "aye"[/QUOTE

Aye! I’m not a victim of this problem with the flexplate yet, but have read a lot about it. Someone should be held accountable for a product that is listed as fitting, yet does not.
I ordered a part from a very well known supplier and when I received it. It was not even close to fitting. I called the supplier and advised them that it does not fit an 89xj as indicated on their website. They insisted that it would fit. I ended up calling the manufacturer and got the correct part number and the Manufacturer’s reps name and called the well known supplier back. I advised them of their mistake and gave the reps name and number and they sent me the correct part. That took close to a week to resolve and another 3 days waiting for the correct part to arrive. It took almost 3 weeks for them to refund the credit charge on my card as it cost less than the wrong part they originally sent me.
Most companies are pretty good about making it right, but sometimes you end up waiting days to get a response back. Not to mention repackaging, postal fees and restock fees (Sometimes). Then you have to track down another part and it’s the same problem. False advertising if you ask me. What’s even worse is these parts remain on the market and continue to be advertised as being the correct parts for your year and model!
Many of us spend a lot of time, money and effort to work on our Jeeps and end up ordering and receiving a part that is not up to specs or a completely wrong part at no fault of our own. Very frustrating.

lawsoncl

I've seen listing for parts claiming 1986-2001, when I know damn well that there were changeover years. For example, flexplates.

89build66

Yup! Its malicious in my opinion. Those dang flex plates that are out of spec are still being sold.

fb97xj1

Im still curious what issues the PO is having. Asking a question like that with no details? Did the flexplate not fit? Did it break? Did it cause damage to another part? What did they do (or doing) about it? Who did they contact? What did they say?

Details!

johnnyrotten

You have an incredible grasp of the obvious. Just how many do you think I would replace after finding out the first pioneer Chiney piece of crap wont work with any crank sensor. The metal ring is crooked and to thin to generate the magnetic field needed to get even .35 ACV You an armchair idiot with borrowed hindsight.

fb97xj1

I see your frustration, but you asked a question with no details. I had no idea what happened to it, why, what you tried to remedy the situation, what brand, etc.. Hence the questions. I thought i could help, but i was mistaken. Thanks for sharing, and belittling someone who was simply trying to figure out what was happening. Remember, you provided us with nothing. Until now. Good luck with your lawsuit, or whatever.

I no longer care. Have a nice day.

johnnyrotten

Hey I havnt been on in years but I still owe you an appology I was wrong in lashing out at you but you have to understand that you never know which aftermarket parts are junk until you find out the hard way that when it comes to something like a flexplate you should always go wrecking yard. The aftermarket ones are too far off center with the pick up electrode on the crank sensor. When someone is clearly frustrated a smarty pants comment can push thier limits. Again I am sorry and it will not happen again. JD

johnnyrotten

The culprit was a Pioneer flex plate. The company will replace or refund but you dont get get a plug nickel for what you paid the shop or mechanic for dropping the transmision not once but twice. Like I said in the first post on aftermarket flexplates they do not line up on center with the crank sensor electrode, it is picking up the solid metal next to the slots therefore the computer might make sense out of it for 2 days two weeks two months or not at all. Mine only ran for two weeks then I put a little mirror in there and could tell right away the crank sensor was reading mostly the solid metal to one side of the slots in the flex plate. I am sorry to all forum members for losing composure. After research I realized that the manufacturer would have a way to gold brick the suit and then claim the problem was solved so you would end up spending money to file the suit for nutin. Thank you for not black balling me

lawsoncl

A bad new flexplate is probably one of the worst, considering the effort required to replace it only to find out it doesn't work right. I usually try to buy high quality for parts that are labor intensive or a bugger to replace. I've been burned by cheap chinese parts that are in worse shape than what I'm replacing or it fails within a year. But there simply aren't any high quality new flex plates being made and I'd hesitate to use a 30-yr old flex plate from the junkyard.