Is there a reliablity problem with the Hemi?

This month's Consumer Reports says that the V8 in the 300C is very
unreliable. I haven't had a single problem of any sort with my 300C but
I only have 8000 miles on it so it's a little early to tell. The Hemi is a
cast iron engine and it's working at a much smaller percentage of it's
maximum power then a small engine so I would have thought it would be very
reliable. Is there really a reliability issue or is Consumer Reports wrong?

 

I wouldn't worry about it. The hemi also came all optioned up including a
new designed transmission. All it would take is one mistake affecting just
the hemi in early runs and the hemi ends up with a poorer survey result than
the 6 cylinder. In fact, wasn't the factory stopped a few times shipping
hemis? If a few bad ones got to customers before deliveries were stopped to
correct the problem, that could be enuf to mess up the numbers.

It will take a couple of years before you really know what you got,
reliability wise. Of course by then, Chrysler will probably have a brand
new design based on a clean slate. Now wonder they can't get their quality
up to Toyota and Honda levels. Those guys use evolution to design vehicles.
Chrysler uses revolution design techniques.

 

Consumer Reports: New = Untested = Unreliable

 

Condemner Retards says all kinds of stupid crap.

But...but...but it *must* be true! Consumer Reports _said_ it!

 

I work at a chry/jeep dealer and have seen ZERO problems with this
engine.

 

Just dont over rev them, notorious for valve float...crunch!..super chips
allow for over rev.. thats a big problems with them

 

What do you mean by super chips? Is this some third party firmware
modification for the engine computer?

When you say over rev are you talking about something that you can do just
by flooring the accelerator pedal or is it something that only happens if
you've hacked the car's firmware?

 

No, Consumer Reports: American = Unreliable

 

Having owned an Avalon and a 300M, I am always looking at Toyota and
Chrysler newsgroups. Judging by the number of questions here and the number
of questions on the Toyota groups, it sure looks like Chryslers have a lot
more problems, or Toyota owners don't know how to use a computer.

 

Or maybe Toyota owners don't even bother themselves with talking about
technical problems with their cars on web-forums/usenet, but instead
they simply shlep themselves over to their dealer and have a latte
while their car gets fixed.

 

You can throw European cars in there as well since none made their recent
list.

Ken

--
"Now Phoebe Snow direct can go
from thirty-third to Buffalo.
From Broadway bright the tubes run right
Into the Road of Anthracite"
Erie - Lackawanna

 

I believe they rather discuss Politics ;-)

The Avalon, while nice, has not made the mark in reliability according to
those experts at CR.

Ken

--
"Now Phoebe Snow direct can go
from thirty-third to Buffalo.
From Broadway bright the tubes run right
Into the Road of Anthracite"
Erie - Lackawanna

 

latte?

At the Lexus dealers only ;-)

Ken


--
"Now Phoebe Snow direct can go
from thirty-third to Buffalo.
From Broadway bright the tubes run right
Into the Road of Anthracite"
Erie - Lackawanna

 

My Toyota dealer built himself a showcase building and has free bottled
water and pastries for everyone coming thru for service and sales.

 

First year is average in each new model, second year was better than
average. When I filled out the Consumer Reports surveys on the Avalon I
destroyed it. Notwithstanding, most people must have been positive about
it.

 

Um, it was completely designed and built in the US.

It was the first Toyota made that way.

The MR2 was desined in the US (all versions) but made in Japan (all
versions).

US made Camrys have more problems than Japanese ones.

Not trying to knock anybody, just my observations (I used to work at a
Toyota dealer. The Jap made cars would mainly come in for maintenance, the
US made cars were coming in more for repairs...)

 

<AHEM>

Well, I try. there are a few knowledgable people there, but the few that
REALLY knew their stuff have gone. A couple check in once in a while, but
most have left.

 

Well yeah! The Japs said to themselves "Hey - we've got some design
problems on this one - we better send it over to the U.S. to be built so
they will get the blame for 'poor build quality'".

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

 

He was also talking about Camry's..... some of which were made in the US and
some were made in Japan. The US ones required more repairs in his
experience. Consumer Reports has disputed this in the past.