Summary:
Amazing car, expensive, and a pain in the ass to work on
Faults:
Bought with bad driver's side window motor. After a couple of months, the passenger side went bad.
Leaks clutch fluid.
Harmonic balancer is shot; cost 300.
ECS doesn't work, because the struts aren't in the best shape.
Leaks gas.
General Comments:
First off, let me say good luck trying to find parts for this car. That is the one thing I do not like about it. No stores ever have parts for these cars... understandable though, as it was only made for 6 years.
The window motors aren't terrible; they get old and break; some before others.
As far as my clutch fluid leaking, I'm not sure where that's coming from. Planning on putting in a new slave cylinder.
Harmonic balancer is 300 from a parts store with a discount.
Struts are ridiculous. No parts stores sell the ones with ECS; you have to get those through the Dodge dealership for the amazing price of $430 each!! I went with the used ones from a junk yard for 135 each...
Other than that, the car is amazing. I live in Michigan, and the car handles great in the winter. Any car will; you just need to know how to drive it.
The car is fast and handles great... gas mileage is OK; about 20-21 on the highway... I expected more... The other downfall is having to burn premium, which is now 3.40 a gallon... basically I'm paying as much as I should for having a full size truck.
Also, the engineering into this car is ridiculous. To change your spark plugs, you need to remove the intake manifold... Ridiculous! And you have about 2-3 inches between your belts and the side wall of the car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 6th January, 2011
