Timing chain failure on the Dodge Challenger

[pdx.challenger]

Originally Posted by raVenX

A lot. Likewise, a lot of minor mods like cold air intakes and cat-back systems as well.

No offense, but if we're going to truly study the issue to find an answer, we're going to need to come up with more specific answers than "a lot".

[raVenX]

Originally Posted by pdx.challenger

No offense, but if we're going to truly study the issue to find an answer, we're going to need to come up with more specific answers than "a lot".

Go to page one in this thread and click on each incident. It will take you to the individual report where the person reports, in most instances, what he or she has with regards to mods. You might have to wade through a few pages for each instance.

If the question was simply an attempt to find a correlation to the timing chain failing, I can tell you stock or modded, still happens.

[aarcuda]

i thought we counted something like 30 cars?

[72/340]

Well it's looking like I'm the latest timing chain victim right smack in the morning rush hour. She's on the flat bed headed to the dealership, 2010 R/T auto with 42,559 on the clock. Cruise was set in the left lane...a few pops and she cuts off. Spins over but the whole car shakes. This is my second issue with the MDS and I am not impressed!!!! The first was the oil pressure valve under the intake that controls the MDS. Glad I bought the extended warranty but this is getting old fast!!

[Dodgeballz]

Out of these 30 or so failures it would be nice to get a new list going on of
1) how many 09's 10's or 11's
2) how many had mods
3) MDS on or off at the time.
4) highway cruising or stop&go traffic.
5) built date.



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[Dodgeballz]

72/340 sorry to hear that, adding another to the list is sickening. 1 question --- we're you on schedule with oil changes. Just curious as to your problem with oil pressure sending unit. Hang in there brother.


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[72/340]

Thanks dodgeballz, it is sickening!!.....Yes stay all over the oil changes. I have been running Mobil 1 extended performance since 20k. The oil pressure valve that control the MDS they say broke internally. I would think this is a common issue as the valve was on national backorder. Also I read somewhere it is common on the police Chargers.
To answer your above questions........I have a K & N CAI and Flowmaster cat back. The cruise control was set and the MDS was engaged. The date on the EVIC display is 03/2009 but the car is a 2010, purchased in late February.

[cannonballcobb]

72/340, sorry to hear you're the latest TC failure casualty.

There is NO WAY these failures can be considered within "a normal component failure rate percentage". Not when it comes to a major engine component.

Dodge, are you listening? Why aren't you addressing your flawed timing chain design?

[19johned53]

72/340, hate to hear this, but keep us posted.

I'm hoping that I never have to post that I've joined the TC Club, but if it happens, it happens. 24k on mine now.

Besides the "issue" of why there are failures, I'm most disappointed on how Chrysler is handling the repairs.

I believe that a new crate motor should be installed, but it would be the same engine, with the same potential for failure again.

Chrysler is staying "mum" on this issue, so we don't know what, if anything, that they are doing to eliminate this failure.

Yes the failure numbers are "low", but the headaches and mayhem are high.

Please keep us updated on the repair progress

[STINGRAY]

Originally Posted by pdx.challenger

No offense, but if we're going to truly study the issue to find an answer, we're going to need to come up with more specific answers than "a lot".

:g uiness: