No Problems To Report after 7000 very happy miles.

 

No problems to report also. 4873 miles. 10522

 

I'm having issues with what I'm thinking is the Voltage regulator. I'm sure everyone has been hearing about issues, that when your driving and coming to a stop. The lights on the dash as well as the headlights dim. Ex: Your stopped and your AC Compressor, or the fan turn on. However, its not the A/C Compressor, or the fan coming on. I don't know what is causing the power drop. That's why I'm thinking it is the voltage regulator.

 

Saskins I too have that problem and have had the car stall while sitting at a stop light (not me as its autostick). Sat there for about one min last Sunday and it just died. Like i said before my voltage reading goes down from between 13.4-14.0 to 12.6 and the lights dim then after a couple of seconds it recovers to 13.4-14.0V. I tick over just at .5 so when everything dims it drops a little and this is why i think the car stalled.

I have spoke to a dealer,no clue and also spoke to D Chrysler with no solution or acknowledgement that its the same voltage regulator problem that's been recalled for the SLK. My warrantee is about to expire so im basically gonna live with it till there is a solution or they recall.

It sux but that's where i am.

 

Britt1,

Yesterday, while driving the car, I paid close, close attention of when it would drop. So I tried to see if there were any patterns, or any one/ two things combined at the same time that would cause it to take a hit. I discovered that my power steering would cause it to drop pretty good. I really noticed it when I was backing out of my driveway, and was fully turned to the right. So I turned it all the way to the left to see what would happen. And actually it dropped when I turned it at all. I moved the wheel back and forth, and it would drop,...drop...,..drop. It stalled on me when I was pulling into my drive way, which is a sharp turn. I think the combo between the to the hard turn ,and hitting the brakes. Was enough of a power pull to kill the engine.
I also noticed when it starts to idle like crap, I loose pressure in my brake Pedal. No matter how many times I pump on it, it will not stiffen up to save the life of me. But if I turn the car off, and re-start it, then I have a fighting chance of it coming back up to normal pressure again.