Re: Sometimes Sluggish acceleration
Well gang, it is now JIMBOO's turn to relate his SUPERCHARGER COOLANT PUMP EXPERIENCE...It all began in the early weeks of July past; buzzing home on I-95 here in deadly Ft.Lauderdale in the middle of a surface of the sun day. Nail passing gear...FLAT response, wait a half a mile...ZOOM! Sooo, on to the FORUM "SOMETIMES SLUGGISH ACCELERATION'' topics...oh no,me too! WOW 14,500 miles and here it comes. To the dealer...Couldn't replicate the problem; but the techie was nice, and we went out and, LO AND BEHOLD, THE PROBLEM APPEARED! Long story short, 2 weeks at the dealer (waiting for part), repairs under warranty with no charge, and all is well again. I now quote from the labor invoice sheet:
DRIVABILITY-VEHICLE LOOSES POWER ON ACCELERATION; COOLANT PUMP INOP AT TIMES CAUSING HIGH TEMP AND SUPERCHARGER TO SHUT DOWN-AIR SENSOR OUT OF SPEC'S (PO111) REPLACE COOLANT PUMP AND AIR INTAKE TEMP SENSOR; ROAD TEST VEHICLE.
PARTS ... QTY ... FP-NUMBER ... DESCRIPTION ... UNIT PRICE ...
1 - 5080343-AA - SENSOR TE - WARRANTY
1 - 5135368-AC - PUMP, WATER - "
1 - 5066386-AA - COOLANT C - "
OK Gang, that's the end of the story. If you have this problem, as some will, the best way is to have the Techie ride with you and experience the malfunction. Unless you are fortunate, you will wait for the part to arrive. My Dealer is EDDIE ACCARDI CHRYSLER JEEP MAZDA OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA; THE TECH THAT IS CERTIFIED ON SRT'S IS GEORGE SEMAKOVITCH. I can state that they treated my problem with all due respect and consideration. THE BIGGEST THING OF ALL is that the car was returned to me in absolutely PRISTINE condition...not one errant fingerprint or grease spot ANYWHERE...
JIMBOO.