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Originally Posted by bturner2

It's hard to argue about how long it's taken to get (or will get) this issue resolved. Believe me it will effect my decision to keep my car longer or move on to something different as well but let's be truthful here about the Challenger. Unless you're buying at the very top of the food chain there is very little, if any cutting edge technology engineered into this old platform. All Chrysler's products have suffered quality issues and the chances that the company will even be around in 5 years is split about even.

To suggest that the Challenger is a zero issue vehicle is misleading at best. All one need do is go to their enthusiast page and start reading the posts. With the exception of the signature cars Chrysler tends to be at or very near the bottom for quality about anyway you want to look at it so please don't try and tell everyone that the Challenger is some hand crafted jewel that you'll have zero issues with.

The truth is that just about any car you buy today will have less issues than cars from 10 - 15 years ago. All manufactures have their issues. Even the flagship vehicle of the non car person, the Suburu is seeing a recall of 640K cars across their entire product line. And if you think you can go out and buy an Audi which can cost you nearly twice as much as a Camaro think again. Consumers Affairs have them rated at 2 stars. Mercedes is there as well with a 2.5 star rating.

None of this helps us with the infuriating issue we're experiencing but be aware that unless you plan to move to a Honda Accord or a Camry you'll have to suck it up and wait for the fix. It's just part of the deal with cars that push the edge of technology that they'll suffer from time to time with that new technology.

I do want to reply about the cutting edge technology, I miss my GPS / radio in the Dodge, I am not trying to sell everyone on Dodge. that's not my agenda at all. I am just giving my experience with the brand. I have and still own a lot of different brands Chevy included. I just do not like what I am seeing now with this issue. If you want to say making 797 HP out of a 6.2 is not technology I don't know what is.