How much longer will Chrysler last?

[OilPatch197]

Possibly...

Quite possibly IF Chrysler does like GM did, just shut down entire divisions, spin them off to another seller. Really Chrysler needs just TWO divisions, a truck division and a Car division. Slap Jeep and Dodge into one division, and the cars/vans in another, and do their best to hide the "Chrysler" name.

 

[zukirider21]

I don't ever see them. Ever see a Dodge tow truck? Or a Dodge with a dumper on it? Or a rack body? Or even a snow plow? I don't. Great motor. Crap everything else.

AMEN!!!

 

[Hopman]

BMA, Yes I HAVE seen a Dodge /w dumper on it.

 

[zukirider21]

Ever see a Dodge tow truck?

hardly ever, but I've seen many on tow trucks hahaha

 

[bigcountry]

Wow, some of the abuse that gets kicked around here on behalf of Dodge Trucks.

My Dad has had fullsize Dodge Trucks ever since '93 when they first came out with the 'new Ram'. They're not actually 'work' vehicles, but he stresses them none-the less, pulling his fifth wheel, his boat, or putting his camper in the bed. And he's never had a real mechanical problem.

Oh, sure, with his latest one (an '03 2500 Hemi), he's had a couple of electrical problems. One time the immobiliser crapped out and he had to have the truck towed to the dealership...where it was covered under warranty. But he's had nothing MAJOR and nothing MECHANICAL break on any of his trucks. And he's only had two incidents with it.

And for all you Ford fan-boys out there, my Ranger needed the U-Joint on the rear diff replaced three years after it left the dealership. Also, the dash light behind my temp and fuel gauge just burned out. Now, I love my Ford, but it seems to me that the vehicle built by Ford is less reliable than the vehicle built by Dodge.

Just saying, is all...

my aunt owns a autorepair shop and a majority of the vehciles that come in are dodge and chrysler cars and vans. the rest are old cars that have been beatn and thrased. and the dodges that do come in and need things like fuel pumps and sending units and things like that and the truck is in good running order the people or person has taken good if not great care of them for example like chaing the oil every 3,000 miles and regualr and basic tune ups. and the guys that work there agree that the only way to keep one running over 100,000 miles are not doggin it being very gentle on it run good gas not the cheap stuff. with other trucks like ford toyota and maybe gm(not so sure about) you can rag the ever livin crap out of and change the oil whenever you remeber and over not really taking good care of them

 

[Ozwynn]

my aunt owns a autorepair shop and a majority of the vehciles that come in are dodge and chrysler cars and vans. the rest are old cars that have been beatn and thrased. and the dodges that do come in and need things like fuel pumps and sending units and things like that and the truck is in good running order the people or person has taken good if not great care of them for example like chaing the oil every 3,000 miles and regualr and basic tune ups. and the guys that work there agree that the only way to keep one running over 100,000 miles are not doggin it being very gentle on it run good gas not the cheap stuff. with other trucks like ford toyota and maybe gm(not so sure about) you can rag the ever livin crap out of and change the oil whenever you remeber and over not really taking good care of them

I don't know anything about the Rams .... but I can tell you I will not knock any of the MOPAR pushrod engines........ The problems I was having with my Chrysler was related to the build quality of the vehicle itself land the fact that some things should have been recalled ...... like some of the sensors in the transmissions that lead to premature failure on the late 80's to early 90's models ........ or the sensor for the park pawl in the grand cheroke that allows it to shift into reverse on its own...... they should have used things like a park gear shift interlock on the brake pedal (something that other manufacturers were using in the 90's) and doing things like not owning up to problems such as the fuel rail problems that caused some deaths ........ or other things like cheating on their seatbelt tests and not redesigning a faulty tailgate latch that likes to pop open in an accident........... or recalling 25% of the 97-2000 minivans because of poor workmanship and design on the strut towers...... or having an unofficial policy of "assume the customer caused the damage" for warrant claims and the use of patch work and cheap fixes on other warranty issues (my mom blew the hp powersteering hose on her 97 Dakota at 20,XXX miles and Dodge refused to fix it under warranty and then charged her for the Tow)....... things like this is the reason why Chrylser fails ....... not because of crappy engines .......

I went way to long inbetween oil changes, I used the cheap gas, I don't know if the fuel filter has ever been changed....... I can tell you that most of the transmission failures are directly due to people using the wrong transmission fluid.

 

[Sevensecondsuv]

Like everyone else keeps saying about the Rams... Great engine! Terrible everything else!

My uncle has on '08 Hemi 4x4. He tried putting a plow on it this winter, after the 2nd snow the entire front end, front diff, and transfer case were shot. $2500 later he is looking to ditch it off and get a Ford.

I hear about rampant front end trouble all the time from literally just about every newer Ram owner I know.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I went to the Mid American Autoshow yesterday to scope out the new vehicles. I noticed nowhere on the "Dodge" trucks did it actually say it was a Dodge, just Ram with the sheep head emblem. The "Ram" trucks also had a seperate brochure with no mention in the Dodge brochure of a truck of any kind.

Dodge has improved in leaps and bounds in the styling and interior feel from the last bodystyle of truck, I will give them that.

 

[Frank The Tank]

Oh crap......... Dodge teamed up with International.

Dragging down yet another fine company.

Frank

 

[Shran]

I will say that the ONE thing my Town & Country van has going for it is the motor. I have been out in the middle of nowhere TWICE and had the serpentine belt break. Both times I had to drive it back to a town to get cell service for a tow. The first time was 40 miles, second time was 25 miles...with no water pump! Any engine that still runs after being severely overheated for 65 total miles has my stamp of approval.

 

[Sevensecondsuv]

Yeah, but the fact that the serpentine belt broke was what caused you to have to overheat it. Holding up to self-afflicted abuse doesn't score any points in my book.

 

[Ozwynn]

Yeah, but the fact that the serpentine belt broke was what caused you to have to overheat it. Holding up to self-afflicted abuse doesn't score any points in my book.

yeah but the serp belt can break on anything. the 96-2000 Town and Countrys have a problem with slipping the belt off unless you got a splash guard around it or have the updated pulley set.

I broke 2 belts on my Suburban. Second one was my fault.

 

[exbass94]

I went to the Mid American Autoshow yesterday to scope out the new vehicles. I noticed nowhere on the "Dodge" trucks did it actually say it was a Dodge, just Ram with the sheep head emblem. The "Ram" trucks also had a seperate brochure with no mention in the Dodge brochure of a truck of any kind.

Dodge split Ram off into its own brand. "Dodge" doesn't make trucks anymore.

 

[mjonesjr]

Dodge split Ram off into its own brand. "Dodge" doesn't make trucks anymore.

http://wot.motortrend.com/6565642/i...lit-off-from-dodge-brand-good-idea/index.html

That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Seems like they are making it another Chevy vs. GMC. Why can't these car companies get the clue that if they would take ALL of their spin off companies and make them 1 company, they might do good.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Dodge split Ram off into its own brand. "Dodge" doesn't make trucks anymore.

I had heard rumblings that they were going to (probably why I was paying attention to it), but was surprised that they had already done it.