Hi Scotty. Been watching your videos for years now. Watched your video where you were talking about the cheap quality of Ford broncos. Specifically the video about the torque converter going bad. It had me curious. I am from Alberta Canada and most of the police units are dodge chargers and they don’t seem to have problems with them. Now from mine and family experiences we haven’t had any problems with Chrysler products. Mom bought a brand new Jeep compass at the end of 2019 and we all together have put 113000kms on it. It has that 2.4l Multiair 4 cyl and haven’t had any issues. We also have a couple dodge trucks as well as a 2012 Dodge avenger. And we haven’t had any problems with them. I personally have a 2013 Honda Accord with 140000kms on it and I have had more issues with that then our dodge products. Are Chrysler problems more pronounced in the US than they are here. I drive Highway two a lot which is the biggest highway in Alberta other than the trans Canada and there are more Chryslers on the road than anything else. Thanks.
Scotty has 53+ years experience working on cars (many thousands, tens of thousands), and has seen it all. Not just him but other mechanics and others on this forum have seen the issues with the FCA (and other) products. Interestingly, my experience with my GM vehicles (I know it’s not FCA but gets the point across) has been the opposite of what others have encountered and say (including from Scotty), but that’s probability/statistics for you. My (good) experience does not make those vehicles or brand (in general) any more reliable, however. The same goes with these other brands like FCA, Hyundai, Kia, etc.
Well, my younger brother works for the Sheriff's Office here in town. They bought new Chargers and new Caprices as well.
Now they all drive Tahoes. The Caprices constantly had software/transmission issues and the Chargers (PentaStar V6) had oil leaks and premature engine failures. They just didn't hold up to extreme use.
And yes, it is extreme use. However, they are supposed to build those cars to take constant beatings expected of a cruiser so you can't blame the officers as they have a job to do and not exactly all day to go about doing it.
In my experience, Chrysler has not been a good brand and I do not recommend them. Even less now that they are Stellantis.
You have to take into account that police and emergency vehicles receive round the clock attention and maintenance so they seem to last a long time compared to the average homeowner's vehicle. If you checked you oil, tires, filters, etc,, every single day, and changed the oil and lubricated everything monthly, your car could probably last forever too.
