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Really ?
- Thread starter jorogi
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Nope, not me. It still has an auto stop/start. Even worse, my wife would be constantly playing with it.....
DPittman
Ultra Member
And dry at that!
KeeponDragon
no problems... just challenges
I'll chime in on modern car things ...
the better 3/4's 2013 Dart...the brain in it that handles Bluetooth, rear camera and some other functions...randomly just stopped functioning about 3 or so years ago...first we lost connection of our phones, then the backup camera would either not work, work, display upside down, display upside down scrambled (like 80's satellite porn video's) or just scrambled...I was quoted over 500 from the dealer for it....yeah no...it can stay broken...
Then...there's this need to "improve" the guts of the engines....
This car is equipped with a 1.4L turbo fed gas miser that makes 160horsetorques...but it has oil pressure powered valvetrain, on one set of valves, the other set is mechanical. The "multiair brick" as they're known...is sensitive to dirty or contaminated oil...so much so that if you're the type of owner who forgets or misses regular service intervals...the "brick" can collect gunge and cease to function normally...this results in bent valves, no starts and general abject frustration...what REALLY pisses a guy off...is in the owners manual there is no mention of the filter screen thing that is installed in the side of the cylinder head...it also gets plugged up, resulting in lower oil flow and of course, damaged parts...
The car left my bride stranded, 70 kms outside of the destination she was heading for. No cell signal. And very light traffic...the engine lost compression in #3. And she was all by herself. Luckily she was in a spot where it was safe to pull over. Within 20 mins, some one was good enough to pull over and help.
But what a fuckaround.
Near as I could see with a scope, one of the exhaust valves let go and contacted a piston...so with 180 plus kms on a 12 year old car...we decided to just replace it.
I had intentions of doing something stupid with it...like gutting it and converting it to RWD...but we're planning on moving next year. No point dragging it with us when I don't know if we'll have the space...
the better 3/4's 2013 Dart...the brain in it that handles Bluetooth, rear camera and some other functions...randomly just stopped functioning about 3 or so years ago...first we lost connection of our phones, then the backup camera would either not work, work, display upside down, display upside down scrambled (like 80's satellite porn video's) or just scrambled...I was quoted over 500 from the dealer for it....yeah no...it can stay broken...
Then...there's this need to "improve" the guts of the engines....
This car is equipped with a 1.4L turbo fed gas miser that makes 160horsetorques...but it has oil pressure powered valvetrain, on one set of valves, the other set is mechanical. The "multiair brick" as they're known...is sensitive to dirty or contaminated oil...so much so that if you're the type of owner who forgets or misses regular service intervals...the "brick" can collect gunge and cease to function normally...this results in bent valves, no starts and general abject frustration...what REALLY pisses a guy off...is in the owners manual there is no mention of the filter screen thing that is installed in the side of the cylinder head...it also gets plugged up, resulting in lower oil flow and of course, damaged parts...
The car left my bride stranded, 70 kms outside of the destination she was heading for. No cell signal. And very light traffic...the engine lost compression in #3. And she was all by herself. Luckily she was in a spot where it was safe to pull over. Within 20 mins, some one was good enough to pull over and help.
But what a fuckaround.
Near as I could see with a scope, one of the exhaust valves let go and contacted a piston...so with 180 plus kms on a 12 year old car...we decided to just replace it.
I had intentions of doing something stupid with it...like gutting it and converting it to RWD...but we're planning on moving next year. No point dragging it with us when I don't know if we'll have the space...
I’m renting a Kia Sportage PHEV and touring Ireland with it.
This car needs a lobotomy to be driven. Lane keeping assist that fights you for control, beeps at you every which way if someone is too close front back or side which they always are on the roads over here. Have to disable it every time I start the car. Locks you in the car, screams at you if you take the key with you to get out and snap a picture, and is otherwise just miserable to live with in a digital way. Drives nice otherwise and gets good mileage. I’m have a full rant brewing for the integration of nice to have features with basic car functionality, but will save it for another day.
This car needs a lobotomy to be driven. Lane keeping assist that fights you for control, beeps at you every which way if someone is too close front back or side which they always are on the roads over here. Have to disable it every time I start the car. Locks you in the car, screams at you if you take the key with you to get out and snap a picture, and is otherwise just miserable to live with in a digital way. Drives nice otherwise and gets good mileage. I’m have a full rant brewing for the integration of nice to have features with basic car functionality, but will save it for another day.
Elektrishun
Ultra Member
The first time I was near a vehicle with that feature I thought they had mechanical problems. Eventually, they will when the starter wears out.
wait I got another.......
On my wife's 2015 forester the hatchback hinge gap collects snow and ice that is impossible to remove!
Then once the inevitable ice-berg forms in that space you cannot open the hatch completely.
If you just unlatch and let it spring-up it only goes about 3/4 of the way open.
If you force it to go further, then you start bending sheet metal!
NOT made for our climate!
Brian
'07 Avalanche. Oil pressure sending unit has a screen to stop gunk from getting into the sending unit & rendering it inoperable. 'Course, every so often the screen plugs up, the warning lights & audibles on the dash power up for no pressure & you have to go buy another sending unit anyways. Twice now in the last 3 years.
Elektrishun
Ultra Member
Are you sure you didn't rent a marriage simulator?
We’ve had automobiles for around 125 years. So a century+ of damages, injuries, and deaths caused by a simple mechanical issue common to every motor vehicle I’ve ever driven - the brake pedal is closer to your foot than the accelerator pedal.
That old guy that plows through your fence and into your living room? Typically, he looked away from the road for a second, got confused, and his car jumped the curb. When he realized what was happening, he slammed on the brakes. Except, because the brake pedal is higher than the accelerator, when his foot slipped off the brake pedal it went in the only direction possible and floored the gas. And now he’s parked on your couch.
That old guy that plows through your fence and into your living room? Typically, he looked away from the road for a second, got confused, and his car jumped the curb. When he realized what was happening, he slammed on the brakes. Except, because the brake pedal is higher than the accelerator, when his foot slipped off the brake pedal it went in the only direction possible and floored the gas. And now he’s parked on your couch.
DPittman
Ultra Member
What engine does your Avalanche have? I have a 07 Sierra with the 4.8Litre and have not had that problem (yet)
5.3
Na, it thinks it was made for North America driving as I think they drive on the wrong side of the road over there.
It gets really confused when there isn’t any side of the road- 1 lane and two way traffic roads with rock walls 6” off to the sides. It oscillates between the two sides and it can get a feedback loop going between me and it, kinda like a 737-800 Max! Guess I need to read the users manual?
But like the Max the problem won't even be in the manual.