shes now up to 74K...

steady diet of regular maintenance:
oil/filters, air filter re-oiling, fuel filters, cabin filters
brake fluid flush, clutch fluid flush, coolant flush
washes/waxes

big items:
alternator, did the serpentine belt at the same time
brakes, rotors

next up:
thermostat, water pump

the only item replaced to fix a problem was the alternator (bearing growl)... everything else was/is just maintenance.

 

My /04 coupe has done 77,000 km.

Problems? Small ones at first; blown speaker, catalytic converter failed (both replaced under extended warranty). Then six weeks ago the radiator fan failed, with overheating. The dealership claimed there was no recall and as the warranty ended in December "09 we paid $1100 Aus to have it replaced.

Surprise, surprise, the battery warning light came on a week ago. We booked it in for this morning, and I was called two hours ago to be told that an overflow of coolant has leaked into the alternator. When I pointed out the fan repair was part of the cooling system, and asked if they had topped up the coolant or done a pressure test etc they started babbling.

How have I done the kims? I drive my coupe everyday. I've driven it across the eastern states of Australia. I use it for work and leisure. Life is too short to not drive such a wonderful car. My other half drives the roadster every day. We wouldn't change a thing.

 

64K and some change. no problems!!!!

 

About 33k on my 04 coupe, drives like I just pulled it off the showroom floor.

 

I have 91K on my '04, and until last week, I had not had any problems. This week I had to have the upper control arm on the left rear suspension replaced, as it was bent by hitting a pot hole at speed. Also, I found the camber bolts on the lower A-arms of the front suspension had worn out since the front suspension could no longer be brought into alignment, and they had to be replaced. Those bolts came in M-B packages, cost a bunch. I put 30K a year on my Crossfire, and I wouldn't trade for anything else.

 

I easily drive 30,000+ miles per year, just driving around the Chicago area/Northern IL - not talking road trips here. The most I have done in a year is something just over 60,000 miles.

It sucks putting that many miles on a vehicle. Every vehicle I own ends up being high mileage. Now I split it up among two or three vehicles. Almost always the bike whenever the roads are dry (all year round) - pretty much only do the car in the rain or snow. ...but since I got the Crossfire, I find myself taking the car on a few sunny days as well.

 

I have 118,000 miles on my car. The only major thing I had to replace was the fan. The light came on to warn me, but the car never overheated. Still, I am glad I took it in for the checkup.

 

2004 Auto coupe with 98k on her. Had to replace the relay control module (thanks to this forum for pin pointing where the problem was) and an idler pulley. Otherwise my wife drives it every day and she absolutely loves her car. We are planning on keeping it until it reaches 200k (with a little bit of luck).

 

2004 coupe with 25775 and the last couple K was from using it to relocate and as a daily driver this summer. Thank God its back in a garage

 

81,000 miles and replaced only the battery and idler pulley.

 

I just rolled 30,000 last week. Only problem so far was the electric trunk lock (exists only on Roadsters) but I fixed that myself by moving the lock mechanism so it can't keep me out of the trunk.

I am encouraged by so many higher mileage posts - so many cars you see for sale are low mile garage queens, kinds wonder sometimes about these cars as they get miles on them.

But, Beaner and subeman have over 100K - and I've seen several over 100's on eBay and Craig's list. You just wonder why they are for sale!

 

Apparently I don't have enough miles on my car! I'm just about up to 72,000 miles. Not bad considering I bought it with 49,000 on it back in December of '09. The more I drive it, the more I love it, and I just hope it will remain as reliable as it has been for a long time to come.

 

4 years old 24,000 miles, Rear end wheel bearings, alternator, faulty air bag sensor in the passenger seat.
The wheel bearings were moaning when i brought the car of a woman in Scotland but was not worried as the car was still under warranty. i just want to say the srt6 is the most fun you can have with ya trousers on and i love it.

 

I believe that cars that are regulary drivin have less problems than cars that sit most of the time.

 

I have always BELIEVED that - and my dad swore that "an old car with few miles is trouble".

Some of the posts in this thread seem to enforce dad's words. (Just as well, I loved the guy, but he was impossible to disagree with.)

 

I bought mine brand new in January 09, and the next time I take it out, which will be this afternoon, I'll have 44,000 miles on her. I wouldn't say I've had any major problems. Minor problems, all fixed under warranty:

Improperly sealed windshield - replaced windshield trim, and removed/reseated windshield to fix the leak.
Leaking valve cover gaskets
Wind noise through both side windows.

That's all. I also did a bunch of performance mods right after the base warranty expired, and have had no problems with those either, and the car does 0-60 in 6.1 seconds now (still too slow...). That's as per a computer hooked up to the OBD-II. The 6.1 seconds that is, not that it's too slow. Best I ever got before the mods was 7.3 seconds (I live at a fairly high altitude in NJ, and run the same exact location for my 0-60 each time).

 

38K on a 2005 model, bought new in 2006.
New headlights (warranty)
New steering gear (warranty)
New heating element on drivers seat (warranty)
2 new doors because of rust problem (warranty) and a lot of consequent problems which are fixed now
New stearing damper
Rust problem on tailgate
Paint problem on central console

 

2005 Base Model. I bought it brand new. Believe it or not - 180,000+ and it's never been in the shop for anything except tires. Well and body work. I will take a pic of the Odometer if you do not believe. I'm currently having self produced problems with my intake manifold. I will figure it out. Searched the forum, but no post on intake mainfold.

 

I am coming up on 100k. This coming weekend I will be changing plugs and some of the hoses and flushing the cooling system while I am in there since I have a small amount of coolant buildup by the hose-tank area. I was bitten by the cat-weld failure but warranty took care of that. Also had a small leak on the transmission thermostat but that was taken care by warranty as well. Otherwise, flawless! There is more highway wear-n-tear than actual mechanical problems! Chryslers 'failure' is likely their best car yet!

 

I had the same door rattle issue with my '05 crossfire and when I took it in to Chrysler, it turned out to be loose window mounts. If that is the problem and the door is slammed shut, then you could shatter your window or nock it off of its track...