pcrmike

Mostly city driving I presume? Just returned from a trip to Arkyland. 28.1 going (5 people and luggage) and 26.4 return (five people and stacked ot the roof in trunk). Set it on cruise. Lots of freeway and some mountains. 2.4 2012. Gentle acceleration helps a lot for city numbers, BTW.

Also, many of the engine components are coming back here. The Daimler days moved things like camshafts and connecting rods and more to China and such, but the new admins are moving more parts back here. :-)

Clicking is relays relative to the computer activating and deactivating components. Pretty cool electrical system on these.

Okay. Six months in, 16K miles and absolutely zero issues except for the known fuel gauge reading empty early issue. 2.4 SXT with 4 spd. Incredible braking for a vehicle this size. Luvvit.

My dealer is already scheduling me at my next oil change. :-)

Thank you for your diligence in this matter. The problem just really was noticable on teh last two road trips we took. I will have it taken care of. Only flaw so far in my favorite vehicle I have ever owned.

Now I just gotta find 2 -4 crossbars. Thank you!

Wondering if I need the roof bows to mount one or if there is one that will mount straight to the rails.

10k miles here and no vibe.

On a long trip to Michigan I was able to have the nozzle pop and fit another 4-5 gallons in slowly.

Carbon build up is from running rich. Sensor is not working right or dirty injectors one or the other. Now the why....?

I tried teh slower fill and it worked fine. Wierd.

Ditto on the fuel consumption. Ours has gone up 2.1 MPG in 3500 miles.

Let me correct myself. I knew that GM makes a bunch of engines there in China, and Chrysler (under dumbler) made a bunch of parts there, such as camshafts, etc, and I thought I was told that back then, some of the brake hardware was. If I am mistaken in that, I apologize. I can stand corrected, as I have no firsthand knowledge. I do have the big brakes. Mine is an SXT 4 cyl, 4 spd, FWD. Built in May I think. Maybe they have fixed the issue. As for the retrofit, is it doable for those with the old style brakes?

My SXT brakes are big enough to barely fit inteh 17" wheels. The problem is Chinese steel of the rotors and high friction, low wear coefficient pads. A rotor upgrade is due. The pads also. I am not familiar with the slider setup on these calipers, but a little insight would be nice. Chrysler has been bringing a lot of the parts manufacturing back to the US, but I do not know about the brake rotors other than Daimler and Cerebrus had the stuff made in China.