The cheap STOW-N-GO cup holders broke at 43,500 miles.
The check engine light came on at 51,500 miles.
When I purchased the car, my 4 year old daughter easily broke the "cheap" second seat cup holder. This is a very flimsy design.
I love the STOW-N-GO seats though. The driver's seat is very comfortable as well. At 51k the check engine light came on with a p0138 code. I replaced the O2 sensor and reset the light, but after a day or two it came back on. I will have to let dealer fix.
I've had the car for about a year now. That's the only major problem I've had with it yet. This is a good long distance cruiser.
Previously, I owned a 1997 Dodge Caravan. That car was a major money pit for "little" problems, sway bar bushings, links, starter, battery, radio stopped working, and tie rod ends. The transmission "died" at 145k, not bad. I put 189k on that one before the engine gave up the ghost. I guess that's why I bought another one.
Just curious why you won't buy from Chrysler again. Your old one nickel-and-dimed you, but this new one hasn't... at least not yet. So what are you thinking about that you haven't written?
I've had Chrysler's cars since the 80's. I'm finally getting tired of the trivial problems with their products. I will probably go import, although that term is relative these days as most makes are assembled in the USA.
Thanks for the reply. A couple of thoughts about Japanese minivans:
Honda has had so many transmission problems on the Odyssey that they extended their warranty to cover them. It's a nice thing to do, but a hassle if you end up stranded; worse than a hassle if it dies just after warranty coverage expires. The newer ones have a cooler mounted too low and exposed so that rocks put holes in them too easily (but no tranny trouble).
Toyota has had troubles with the vans sold with the run-flat tires (the AWD Siennas). CR has had numerous complaints about these. The worst thing is that there is no place to store a spare because the run-flat tire was supposed to supercede the need for one. So if I wanted to buy one, I'd get a Toyota without the AWD or a newer Honda Odyssey and jerry-rig some kind of protector.
It could be that Honda and Toyota have addressed these issues on the new ones, but I haven't heard. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
I've had the same problem with the check engine light but have come to a very simple fix/conclusion; when the light comes on, fill the tank with the highest octane fuel you can find (typically ultimate premium). The light has always gone off and stayed off for quite a while... when it comes back on, I refill with high-grade fuel and the problem takes care of itself. I don't think it is an issue of a faulty sensor, rather a 'sensitive sensor.'
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