Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Anyone know of a GOOD Chrysler service department & heavy tech (engine/trans/rear end) in the metro Detroit or Flint area? I think my Challenger Scat Pack needs a new rear diff, & my 300 may have trans & possibly rocker issues. I just do not know a good dealer to go to for service like this. Thanks.
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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04/20/22 07:56 PM
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Thanks, but let me be more precise: I need a good Chrysler or Dodge dealer to go to. I think I need a rear end in my Challenger, & another transmission n my 300, plus my 300 may have a rocker arm issue going on with the 3.6 motor. The vehicles are both still under warranty.
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Good luck at the dealership...
I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Good luck at the dealership... Frankly, any sizable dealership should have several service guys more than capable of doing what the OP needs done. I think it’s a little weird to assume they wouldn’t
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Good luck at the dealership... Frankly, any sizable dealership should have several service guys more than capable of doing what the OP needs done. I think it’s a little weird to assume they wouldn’t Not strange at all if you've been what I have been through 2x now, plus a few other guys I know & what they have been through.
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Try Serra in Grand Blanc for the engine. My son just had his 3.6 taken care of there. Quick and no foolin around.
Used to be a good tech at Palace a few years back doing transmissions. Not sure if he is still there.
Thanks - I will probably try Serra.
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Try Serra in Grand Blanc for the engine. My son just had his 3.6 taken care of there. Quick and no foolin around.
Used to be a good tech at Palace a few years back doing transmissions. Not sure if he is still there.
Thanks - I will probably try Serra. Unless things have changed in the last 5 years since I left Chrysler - 8 speeds get replaced if something is wrong inside, unless it needs just a mechatronic.
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Try Serra in Grand Blanc for the engine. My son just had his 3.6 taken care of there. Quick and no foolin around.
Used to be a good tech at Palace a few years back doing transmissions. Not sure if he is still there.
Thanks - I will probably try Serra. Unless things have changed in the last 5 years since I left Chrysler - 8 speeds get replaced if something is wrong inside, unless it needs just a mechatronic. I think you are right - I had talked with the service manager near me last fall & he said the same thing - they won't go in & try any surgery - they just put a new one in. He is a good service manager, it's just that I don't trust their mechanics there requiring any "involved" repair issue. I dropped the car off at Serra early this afternoon. It'll be interesting to see what they determine. They're looking at the rocker tick & trans issues. I'm nervous - I love this car & plan to keep it for a while!
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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UPDATE: Got a call finally today from Serra (I was waiting for them) & the service writer said their mechanic took the car for a test drive & listened to the 3.6L - he thought the motor is fine. (I hear rocker noise for at least 10 minutes when it is cold - sounds like a BOSS 302 valvetrain!). Then he said the tech checked out the trans, the fluid, & pressures - he felt all was fine with that too. BUT, he said the tech found the driveshaft "coupler" was almost total failure & it was covered under the drivetrain warranty, so they are going to fix that. I asked the service guy if it was a U-joint, or if the driveshaft was a 2-piece - he really didn't know anything about it. Anyway, I'll pick the car up on Sat. - heading out-of-town for business tomorrow-Fri. Now I gotta check into this driveshaft assembly & see what failed & why, & keep an eye out for this in the future.
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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Picked the car up today. They replaced the driveshaft assembly - the center section is not serviceable. From the research I did on this, this is about a $2,000 repair, and looking at a few videos, I would say this is a known defective design & that ALL Chargers & 300's will need the driveshaft replaced, so BE AWARE & LOOK FOR THIS! My car has 70,000 miles & I would estimate I have been noticing the shimmy & something strange feeling & sounding from this for 5-to-7,000 miles. There is NO WAY one of these driveshafts could go much longer than this without a major issue! Check this out: https://youtu.be/jqG-EmL-Wzk
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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05/01/22 11:03 AM
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GOOD GRIEF! I wonder if the max care warranty covers it?
CPO warranty which is still valid for another year, and I learned that the "Drive Shaft" is not included in the "Drive Train" warranty... Go figure...
Excellent video BTW, thanks for that.
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Re: Metro Detroit Area: Looking For GOOD Mopar Dealer Heavy Tec
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05/01/22 08:18 PM
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I bought this 300 (it's a 2016) 3 years ago later this month with 20,000 miles on it - it was a certified vehicle, so 7 years / 100k drivetrain warranty. This driveshaft replacement was covered - cost me $100.00. This IS a very faulty driveshaft design & part & Chrysler knows it. There's no 2-ways about it. Next time you get your oil changed, check it out.
PLUS, I'll bet there is a TSB out on this.
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