should i buy a new chrysler grand voyager?

should i buy a new chrysler grand voyager?

Asked by: Alan @ 2009-04-28 06:35:31

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That depends on what you intend to use it for and whether it fits your needs.
Could be the best or worst car for you to buy personally but we need to know more to advise

Timbo is here

It sounds like a good idea, but then again maybe it's not such a good idea.

The Phantom Pan Splatterer

Yes.

Away With The Fairies

No, you should buy a bike.

The Stump

If you Childs school is half way up a mountain then yes

johnsy88

Why would you want to? In the current economic recession we are going through, rather "sweat" your asset (current car) for a bit longer. And in any case, the new CGV is a gas guzzler!!!

nah, forget it.

ma8xz

I think you will find the new road tax for said vechile is £400 per year thats one reason to say no.

G W

why does the serpentine belt keep shredding on my 1996 chrysler town and country?

I have had my van for 4 years now. It just hit 200,000 miles about 4 weeks ago. Within 50 miles my serpentine belt broke into shreds. we replaced it but still heard noises. My husband replaced it and removed a guard near it thinking that the guard was bumping the water pump and it was cutting it. It drove fine for a few weeks, then today it shredded while I was driving.

Asked by: avonmom @ 2009-04-27 14:46:21

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Idler or tensioner pulley is bad.

jumbobret

could be a bad idle tensioner, or maybe some other type of pulley. Maybe you have a bad water pump, somehow wearing the belt down quick, or something. Check the tension of the belt when cold. That might show or eliminate something wrong with the tensioner.

musicalgreasemonkey

look for the roughness now/examine all surfaces/they have to be smooth

ken k

Check the belt to be sure it is running true on all pulleys, if the belt is "walking" on a pulley, especially one that is ribbed, it will be more apt to destroy itself.

And by all means check the tension idler to be sure it is keeping the proper tension on the belt and is moving freely as it should.

Don't know everything !

check all the pulleys to make sure they are turning freely.

paschal d

Remove the belt and manually turn each pulley by hand. This will tell you if one of them is sticking, grinding, or wobbling. Also make sure the pulleys all line up straight with each other. Make sure one pulley isn't sticking out further than the rest.

Allan C

How good of a brand is Chrysler?

I'm looking at getting a Chrysler Crossfire, it's used with 59k miles on it. I'm just wondering, how good of a brand/company is Chrysler?
Forgot to mention, it's a 2004.

Asked by: Matt G @ 2009-04-27 15:41:20

[Best Answer]I have owned all Chrysler vehicles since 1987 and never had any problems with them.I had a Dodge Ram with over 400,000 miles on it and still running good when I sold it.I just purchased a 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 and love it and got a great deal on it,no other company could come close to matching it.Every company will build a lemon at some time,don't let that other answer scare you.When people have trouble with a vehicle they will tend to stretch the truth a bit and a minor problem will end up being a major problem,like the rear axle falling off the 300,it just can't happen that way.

By : toledojeeper @ 1240880331

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they are great/dont worry about all the hoopla/that korean car co went out of business in the us/ and when they quit they packed up and left/left a lot of people stranded. if you start listening to all this flap from the drive by media you are going to go mad

ken k

The Crossfire is actually a rebadged Mercedes. It was made in Germany by Mercedes with 0% American parts. So its not really that relevent how bad/good Chrysler is in this situation.

But since you asked...

Chrysler is the most horrible god-awful disgrace of a motor vehicle manufacturer to cross this earth since the car was invented way back in the 1800s. I have never known any Chrysler to perform reliably, and I live in Michigan where everyone owns them! My friend has a PT Cruiser and he took it in 11 times for 11 different issues under his warranty and it has been nothing but trouble ever since. My uncle has a 300C, and the rear axle actually dropped out of the car when it was under warranty. My neighbor bought a new Sebring, brought it home and found it wouldn't start. It had to be towed back to the dealer twice, and when they brought it back, it still didn't start. They gave her a new one (a different color, so i know it is definitely a different Sebring) and two mornings later... CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, the damn thing would not start. She had that one towed back twice until she said "thanks, but no thanks" and left it there, opting instead to order a Fusion.

My best friend is an electrical engineer at Chrysler's Auburn Hills headquarters and he told me never ever to buy one, as did my cousin who works at Chrysler's logistics department. They have seen first-hand the "lowest bid wins" mentality of the purchasing department that has whisked away any resemblance the new Chrysler of today has to the wonderful, storied legacy of Chrysler in the past.

ibinubu12

Drove a lot of Chryslers , nice cars

Tommy

I have owned all Chrysler vehicles since 1987 and never had any problems with them.I had a Dodge Ram with over 400,000 miles on it and still running good when I sold it.I just purchased a 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 and love it and got a great deal on it,no other company could come close to matching it.Every company will build a lemon at some time,don't let that other answer scare you.When people have trouble with a vehicle they will tend to stretch the truth a bit and a minor problem will end up being a major problem,like the rear axle falling off the 300,it just can't happen that way.

toledojeeper

Are Chrysler's Poorly Built Cars?

I like the way chrysler's look and I like their frames but most american cars are poorly built, so is Chrysler one of the poorly built american cars. I mean I see them everywhere, I can't turn my head without seeing a Chrysler (I see tons of PT Cruisers and Town & Countries) but are they poorly built?

Asked by: facethemusic364 @ 2009-04-28 19:36:18

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yes they are. I had 2 Chrysler cars and would never buy one again.. I had nothing but trouble with them and my mother in law worked for Chrysler and you don't even know what the workers do with the cars.... . My husband had an accident in a Chrysler car and he just hit a tree... The car looked like it had gotten smashed by a tank.

samakāmitā

check the reliability ratings at consumer reports. They were pretty bad cars in the 80s and 90s. I think the newer ones are much better

timothy p

Chrysler are well built cars, that is why you do see a lot of them. Yes the imports are better. because of electrical and the QC standards they put on the final assembly. As far as SAMS comment on how they bend so easy when her husband hit a tree, there is a thing called crumple zone so that the car absorbs the energy of impact so her husband is not a quadriplegic, all cars are designed to crumple to protect the driver and passengers. And the other guy quotes the 80-90 consumer report, Hummmm so why does all of the chrysler products including Jeep have more 5 star crash ratings on Chrysler models than any other car manufacture other than, MBZ, BMW, and 2000 cooper model line? But he is right about the newer cars getting better, and yes Chrysler could do better, but then they all can
And almost all Chrysler cars other than the trucks and viper the frames are uni body.

rick b

"just hit a tree" ..I like that one. I've had good luck with chrysler products, and I tend to beat the snot out of them. Keep up on the maintanence, oil changes etc.

done wrenching

My 2001 pt cruiser is running hot what is it?

I have a 2001 pt cruiser... it has like 85,000 miles on it... I had to get a new radiator put on it a few months ago because my daughter hit a raccoon and it put a hole in the old radiator...My brother and husband put the radiator on it because it was too expensive at a shop. Now it is starting to make bubbling noises and it acts like it wants to run hot...My brother told me to out water in it and it helped a little....and now its bubbling and going all the way near the hot temperature.....And it started making a ratteling noise and then it just quit and has a burnt smell but that time it didn't overheat....What could this be????? What should I do????? Some people say the radiatior needs flushing. Idk???? Any Clue?????? PLEASE HELP

Asked by: Kay @ 2009-04-27 13:23:47

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Just straight water is in it? Sounds like it is overheating.

Joe

I'd buy yourself a anti-freeze tester , it tell how good the quality of the anti-freeze is and also you'd know how much distilled water and anti-freeze to put in it.Be sure you use the factory recommended coolant and don't mix it more then 50/50.

The bubbling issue etc could be from an air bubble in the system there should be a air bleeder valve by the rad hose by the thermostat housing. Once you've the proper coolant level and mixture in it start the engine watch the temp gauges on it while you wait for it to warm up , then open the bleeder valve until you see only coolant coming from it, plus do that a few times once the coolant has circulated.

You should make sure that the thermostat is checked on it , plus when replacing a rad you really should change the coolant and the thermostat on it.Be sure once it sitting idling to watch and listen for the fan to engage , if it doesn't it could be a fuse or relay or temperature sensor or fan problem or a wiring issue.


Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way be extra cautious when dealing with this stuff and another way to bleed the system is to leave the rad cap off watch stand back and wait for the air bubbles to be forced out then shut the engine off , wait a bit put and allow the coolant to settle , and cool down , then top it off again etc.

helpful bob

I am going to let you know I am no expert however I have had my PT for about 4 years now. I had to replace the radiator also. I did the same as you I knew someone who could do it and they replaced it for me. Make sure you 'burp' the radiator to get all the air bubbles out. The air bubbles can cause that noise when you power the engine off. Also, your radiator probably does need to be flushed, asking the person you trusted to put the radiator in, ask them to flush and redo the coolant and all that. Make sure you don't put the coolant in the engine when it is warm, that could also cause more air bubbles.

Colleen