I have only owned our x-fire for less than a week, all is good, however I have been reading on the site about Crank position sencors and am just curious is this a typical failure part and should I cary a spare. We are planning to go to Deals Gap in October and I sure do not want to be stuck!

Also what do you do if you get a flat tire?

Do these cars have run flat tires and if so do you replace them with the same, I did notice a small compressor and some Tire Goo is that standard equipment?

Dumb questions I know but did not purchas it from a Chrysler dealer or an enthusiest.

Thank you.

 

On a long trip, outside the range of AAA to tow me home, I carry a CPS and Relay Control module and the tools to replace them. Do a search and you will find a lot of info on this site in regards to symptoms and repair of these issues.

In regards to spare /flat tires. many of us carry a small repair kit from Wal-Mart and a pair of needle nose tires. DO NOT use the fix-a-flat stuff from Chrysler or from the store. It will screw up your sensors in the wheels. Buy AAA tow coverage. Use the tire inflator in the trunk after tou use the repair kit.

Make sure you read in advance how to tow this car and check for your multi-use tool to truck.

I keep a spare 18 and 19 inch rim and tire in the garage. In case I really get stuck someplace.

Other may have other suggestions. This has been discussed often in the past. Try a key word search on this using the bold words.

 

Are these all-season?

 

180 I have not had to replace tires so I have Conti tires on the cars. These were OEM standard tires on both cars. When I do replace them I will probably not go with all season tires since neither of the Xfires drive in the winter or rain. I will be changing out the 2005 tires next Spring since they are getting old age wise.

 

You missed my joke, you mentioned in your previous post "needle nosed tires".
Not a funny joke really I must admit.

 

Ok I am a little slow this AM. Trying to rush and get Poppy toast (French Toast) done for the grandkids.

 

Thanks Hawkmonster the tires are the OEM and not sure if there All season, I would think they are as it is a Canadian car, I have maybe enough tread to finish the seson and will replace them with summer only, I'll check some of the other posts regarding ther best tires. I have CAA, which transfers to AAA when south,

The oter part required I will have to do reserch on, I sure don't want to be stuck then hate the Crossfire experiance! I hope these are not troublesome.

Angelo

Thanks all for the other replies I will dig in and read up!

 

I carry those parts and a shop manual or copies of what is in the do it yourself sections of this web site because even most Chrysler dealers really can't work on the Xfire. I have learned from others experiences that these are the the three most common issues causing side of the road brake downs. I think you will find the Xfire to be relatively bullet proof as long as you don't abuse it. Good luck with it and welcome.

 

All I carry is my camera and change of underware....haven't been stuck yet...just do a good pre-trip, and you will be fine...most of the 12k miles I put on the roadster have been these get togethers...