New transmission at 2,400 miles.
New drive belt tensioner due to cold start groan.
New front door seals at 34,000 miles, though it was the rear ones that needed replaced. I fixed the rear ones myself due to the dealership being rather useless.
Transmission shipped from factory with a cracked case casting that failed soon after new. Chrysler installed a new factory transmission since the car was new. Since then, no problems.
I've had a few intermittent minor problems. The key-less entry and power door lock quit working for about 2 weeks about 6 months ago, but it "healed" itself.
I get a squealing sound when I first turn on the a/c for a few seconds, but when I took it to my mechanic, it wouldn't do it for him.
The car is seriously roomy, handles well, is fast, and gets decent fuel economy.
I also fixed the door seals myself, as the dealer was too indifferent to the issue. It took all of 30 seconds to fix.
In summary, no major problems, a few minors ones, but it has been generally trouble-free, fun to drive, and cheap to keep.
How can you give a (rather useless dealer) a 5/10. And a car that has had 2 bad transmissions a7/10 on reliability!
I sure would like to know how you fixed the door seals in 30 seconds. Mine are shrunk, and the only way to fix them would be if could magically make them longer again.
Well - it had one bad transmission from the factory. The car now has 53,000 miles, and has had no transmission issues since then. I must have been unclear in my review to suggest it has had two transmissions. The rating was such due to Chrysler offering to replace it rather than try to fix the old one. They gave me no hassles on the repair.
On the dealership rating, I should have been more harsh. I have not been back since the warranty ended, and I don't see myself going back. I hate dealerships anyways, regardless of make, so maybe the rating is okay from that sense.
On the door seals, they connect under the door sill plate. All I did was separate them by about an inch - gave enough material to reseal the doors. I don't suggest removing the door sill if you don't have to, as they are impossible to reinstall correctly without the proper tool (which I don't have)
My 2000 Intrepid door seals (all 4 of them) were hanging down at the corners and water and wind was getting in. I noticed that the black rubber was attached to a stiff plastic, which matched the interior color, and I'm just guessing here that the expansion coefficients were different and messed things up. I went to the junk yard and pulled 4 seals off a 1999 which had no plastic. Taking the seals off took about 1 minute each. Putting the new ones on was a little longer but not by much. The plastic trim at the door sill was the hardest part but it just popped off. I did the corners first and used a rubber mallet to gently tap the seal into place. No problems since. The dealer wanted $100 per door and I got them for $5 each at the pick-n-pull with a money back guarantee if they didn't fit.
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