service engine soon light

Sounds like you're the one guessing now!

First Chrysler product I've own and likely the last in 35+ years of owning cars, mostly GM. Actually it was a choice between a GM and this Dodge. Unfortunately, the Dodge won...

 

Funny, I've NEVER owned a General Maintenance product in 30+ years of owning
cars, and never will own a GM product. For me, there has only been one
choice, a Mopar. And, they've always been good to me. Just like, I guess, GM
cars have been good to you. If you're happy with them, then stick with them.

Larry
Behold Beware Believe

 

The make of car wasn't even an issue till the other poster decided to make it an issue, due in part to me trying to be 'informed' prior to taking my car to a shop and asked too
many questions. Now, knowing just how some folks behave when they're favorite make of car is being questioned, in this case relative to maintenance issues, leaves me thinking they
might not be very well adjusted or feels everyone should just take it to the shop and hope they don't screw you.

For the record, I've owned a number US manufactured makes manufactured since 1967 and a number of foreign makes. My stable currently has three different makes, all domestic makes
at this time, (total of 4 vehicles), (although the Dodge Stratus has Mitsubishi stickers all over it). None of which would make me 'sing the party line' hence I purchased the
Dodge.

This car has had three visits to a dealer's shop under warranty for SES issues, all different issues, one visit when the air conditioning compressor went bad @ 30,000 miles, and
three visits for noisy air leaks through the weather seal in the passenger side speaker mounted in the window when the car was less than 2 months old, they had a hard time finding
where the leak was coming from, (total of 7 visits for 5 different issues under warranty) and three visits for different issues since the 70,000 mile wrap-a-round warranty expired
(now at 85,000 miles) for a total of 10 visits to a Dodge dealer with another trip now needed to someone's shop for what might be the O2 sensor. No other vehicles I've owned has
had that many trips to a shop for maintenance issues, not even two vehicles combined.

 

No shit. Are you anything less than 100% certain that we've ever
met?

You come across like a 16 year old when he first discovers that
the fuel tank goes empty and the money you were going to spend on
Pokemon cards has to be spent elsewhere...

Slash lengthwise you poor traumatized person.

 

Can we get Gordon a group Awwwwwww ;-(

 

bank one is the cylinder head that has number 1 cylinder and sensior 2 is the
downstream o2 sensor. you can find bank,
if you look down on the engine at the front of the engine the cylinder head most
forward is bank one if that helps ya

 

So, you're saying you'd buy my car knowing it's history?

 

Certainly. You bought it -without- knowing its history so; which
one of us is capable of making a more rational decision?

But if you were trying to sell your car here, you should have
simply stated as such.

 

You have some obsession with 16 yo boys or something?

 

You using the word "rational" just pegged my irony meter.

The car had -no- history, it was new when purchased.

But thanks for playing just the same, Bubba.

 

No, but apparently you wish I did.

 

The "car" has been available since 1995.
The engine has been available since 1987.
Simple concept... Check their reliability, especially the engine
since it's probably the worst example of automotive engineering
from Japan yet.

That pegged my irony meter.

 

front is meant were the crank pulley is