HOOD FLEW OPEN AT 30MPH. CHRYSLER REDESIGNED LATCH BUT NOT RECALLED. ORIGINAL HOOD LATCH NOT APPROPRIATE WITHOUT USE OF SIDE LATCHES, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS.
2012
ENGINE
VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY (DEC 2012) AT DEALER HAVING HEADS/VALVES REPLACED (10TH DAY AFTER WAITING 10 DAYS FOR PARTS), ORIGINAL REPORT 9 NOV: IDLING ENGINE CONTINUES TO BE VERY ROUGH, MUCH ROUGHER THAN WHEN REPORTED TO DEALER ON NOVEMBER 9 2012, DEALER DID PCM REFLASH/UPDATE AS STALLING MANEUVER, AFTER WHICH PROBLEM WORSENED AND MIL CAME ON VEHICLE IS VIBRATING ABNORMALLY WHEN STOPPED AND IDLING, ALL PASSENGERS FEEL THE CAR SHAKING, ALMOST STALLS AT TIMES IDLING ENGINE CHANGES SPEEDS AND SOUND INTERMITTENTLY AND IS RUNNING VERY LOUD ENGINE ALWAYS HAD SLIGHT TICKING ON LEFT SIDE SINCE NEW BUT WAS NEVER LOUD OR ROUGH LOSS OF POWER FELT AT ACCELERATION AT TOP OF GEARS (MANUAL) WHITE EXHAUST EMISSIONS AFTER COLD START, THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE ENGINE LIGHT MIL IS ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY - READS P0306 CYLINDER 6 MISFIRE GAS MILEAGE SEVERELY AFFECTED (APPROX 25% WORSE), CAR NOW HAS 18K MILES; DEALER SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE IT - HOWEVER DRIVING IT MAY CAUSE OTHER DAMAGE THIS IS 3RD VISIT TO DEALER - WHEN PROBLEM FIRST REPORTED DEALER SERVICE DEPT SAID I MIGHT HAVE PUT WATER IN THE GAS. I HAVE HAD TO PUSH THE DEALER TO FIX THIS AND THE GENERAL ATTITUDE HAS BEEN ADVERSARIAL AND NOT HELPFUL. *TR
