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#939 of 958 Re: Jerky and Lost Power [guertin] by paulad Apr 22, 2008 (4:51 am)
Replying to: guertin (Apr 21, 2008 7:29 pm) no--your problem sounds just like mine---and I just pull over--and restart it-- it's fine...I did have the dealer check it out--they ran everything and couldn't find anything...I don't have much confidence in them though--my jeep had that problem with the brakes--it was in the dealership--5 times within the first three months that I had it--almost went into a tree...they told me I was nuts...A while later a recall for that same thing--hasn't happened since...so...I don't necessary believe what they tell me... Replies to this message: guertin (Apr 22, 2008 9:14 pm)
#940 of 958 Re: Jerky and Lost Power [paulad] by guertin Apr 22, 2008 (9:14 pm)
Replying to: paulad (Apr 22, 2008 4:51 am) Paulad, here's an update. I was at the dealer today. Everything checked OK except one item: the shifter assembly. Of course, they did not have the part and it was ordered. They were confident that this would solve the backup camera problem but were not sure it would resolve the intermittent loss of power and jerky motion at low speed. We will know more when I have the shifter assembly installed. I will update you then.   NOTE: to the dealer's credit, they said it the shifter assembly did not solve the problems, they would place an electronic monitor/recorder on the car so that when the problem occurs, it would be recorded. Jacques
#941 of 958 Re: Collectible SRT8? [paulad] by kec8 Apr 29, 2008 (6:22 pm)
Replying to: paulad (Apr 21, 2008 4:47 am) Paulad,   Will this car be a collectable? Probably. But you're talking 20-25 years down the before there is any appreciable increase in value. It's a limited edition car, but it won't be increasing in price for quite a while. Do you remember the people that bought Buick Grand Nationals with thoughts of them increasing in value. Right now the Grand Cherokee SRT 8's are probably dropping in value due to the gas prices.   Unless you are absolutely attached to the car love it and can't think of parting with it don't keep it as a collectible with the thought of making money on it. If you figure the cost of keeping it for 20 years (insurance; storage; maintenance), it doesn't make fiscal sense. You're better off selling the car now and then buying another one in 15 years when the value is probably at the bottom.   You can count the number of cars that can be purchased new and kept as a collectible on half of the fingers on one hand. Unless you purchased an Enzo or some other very limited model, even most Ferrari's or other exotic cars don't increase in value for many years.   A year or two ago I'd have suggested that you to put your money in the stock market or in a CD for 15 years and then go buy the car, but these days those aren't doing so well either. Maybe cars are the best investment after all....
#942 of 958 Shift Assembly for Loss of Power by guertin May 22, 2008 (8:17 pm)
An update . . . It has been a month since my dealer ordered the shift assembly for my Jeep SRT8. Why so long? The dealer tells me that it is because Jeep is likely trying to redesign the part so that it works. Apparently, at least 600 jeep SRT8s have reported a similar problem and these Jeeps need the revised part.   Meanwhile, there is some risk from loss of power at a bad time resulting in an accident. I sure hope that this issue is solved soon. Comments anyone?
#943 of 958 quertin by paulad May 23, 2008 (6:48 am)
Hi, cna you tellme what your original problem was? I had a loss of power issue...they said it was just a loss transmission wire--i no longer have the loss of pwer --but it still kind of jerks when I accelorate...can you tell me what you problem was and what did they tell you about the shift assembly? Replies to this message: guertin (May 26, 2008 11:56 pm)
#944 of 958 Re: quertin [paulad] by guertin May 26, 2008 (11:56 pm)
Replying to: paulad (May 23, 2008 6:48 am) Well Paulad, the dealer said that replacing the shift assembly should take care of the backup camera problem. But, they were not sure that it would solve the rare loss of power at low speed, including the jerky motion (again at low speed). The part is on back-order for 6 weeks! It seems that well over 100 Jeep SRT8s are needing this part. So, I suspect that it has a design flaw and that Jeep is trying to correct the flaw. (It would be useless to simply replace the part with a new one if the new one has the same flaw.)   Meanwhile, the problem has not recurred since the part was ordered. I will try to keep everyone informed. If you don't hear from me, it is because I have no new information. While waiting, I will continue to discuss the problem with Chrysler-Jeep. Jacques
#945 of 958 Re: Jerky and Lost Power [guertin] by jmae Jun 19, 2008 (1:45 pm)
Replying to: guertin (Apr 20, 2008 10:40 pm) This actually happend to me this morning, but I had some other things follow that. My MIL came on (engine looking symbol on your display panel), then my screen showed that I was apparently in P, R, N & D all at the same time. I would give it gas and it would go about 10mph and then jump up to about 30mph. It jerked etc. I had to stop 3 times on my way to work, never turned the vehicle off just put it in park. Every time I got back in to drive it, ti did it again. I parked it until lunch. At lunch it did not jerk, but my MIL was still on.
#946 of 958 TO IMAE by paulad Jun 20, 2008 (4:56 am)
same thing--mine turned out to be just a loose transmission wire---works fine now,,, Replies to this message: guertin (Jun 20, 2008 10:58 pm)
#947 of 958 Re: TO IMAE [paulad], tranny wire? by guertin Jun 20, 2008 (10:58 pm)
Replying to: paulad (Jun 20, 2008 4:56 am) Gosh Paulad, only a loose transmission wire? That's an easy fix (once you ID the problem). But, what about the flack that has caused Chrysler-Jeep to redesign the shift assembly? Maybe they are wrong and there is nothing wrong with it. Just a loose transmission wire! I will have to revisit my dealer with this new information.   Thanks much for the insight. I will let everyone know what happens. Jacques
#948 of 958 imae- by paulad Jun 21, 2008 (5:13 am)
yeah I thought mine was going to be something major--but they found it right away--I haven't had problems with my shifter

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