In '86, I bought a new Plymouth Voyager mini-van. The carburetor on the Mitsibushi engine went bad. Everytime you left your foot off of the gas the engine would stall. Seems there was a part that had paraffin wax in it. The wax had flakes of metal in it. There was a manifold heat tube that ran to it. The heat would liquify the wax when the engine was hot. Long story short, this was the part causing the engine to stall. Couldn't just replace the part, had to replace the entire $500-700 carburetor. The vehicle was well within the warranty period, but the carburetor wasn't covered. I called Chrysler and they said that they didn't consider this a safety hazzard. What? You're going around a corner, you leave your foot off of the accelerator, the engine stalls and there goes the power steering and power brakes. You don't consider this a safety hazzard? His reply? Most people wouldn't drive a vehicle in this condition. Why not? You said it was safe. I spent the money for the carburetor and swore off Chrylser. Until I bought my 2001 PT Cruiser. Now this is a small gripe, the tape marks on the rear bumper. And from this group I find that it is common and the owners aren't thrilled with it. But, Chrylser will have nothing to do with it. Hell, Ford (and Chevy too, I believe) repainted hoods when there was a paint flaking problem. Chrysler could instill good faith with their customers and correct this.
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19 years ago