My first guess is melted engine mount. Just kidding.....

The slippery road light is for the electronic stability control I believe. My guess is the check engine light and that and the noise could be that failing.

 

I haven't heard anything about the check engine light other then the code that showed up on someones car that had a cam shaft something or other code show up. That persons car just needs a new sensor. So good chance the check engine light is on because of a sensor. As for the chirp sound, I have no idea. However, when I took my car in because of a sound and loose bolt in the engine compartment, they found the sound was due to loose bolts on the suspension. They went over every bolt and checked or re-torqued every bolt and the noise went away. Best bet is to take it in, take a service tech for a ride, and let them hook up the code reader to find out about the check engine light. It does suck that the service department is closed till Tuesday. I know how frustrating these little things can be on a brand new car. Hang in there.

 

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The code showed it was the cam placement sensor and the mechanic felt it was bad and was the cause of my car sputtering when I was trying to start it up. No other errors appeared when he brought up the data so he was pretty confident it was just a bad sensor.

 

check fuel cap tightness

 

CEL can be anything; most of the time it's just a sensor, but if it's not, at least your car is under warranty.

 

I've been trying extra hard to get the "slippery road light" to come on!!! (I refer to that as Mr. Squiggles)

Just haven't found the right road to attempt some ass waggin oversteer!

Good luck...let's hope it is minor!

 

I've been trying extra hard to get the "slippery road light" to come on!!! (I refer to that as Mr. Squiggles)

Just haven't found the right road to attempt some
ass waggin oversteer!

Good luck...let's hope it is minor!

How does that work out in a from wheel drive car? :shocked:

 

The ONLY reason the chck engine light ever comes on is because a sensor, somewhere at some time detected something out of the ordinary (so it could literally be just about anything). His symptoms are completely different from what Mopargal posted about her car. The fuel cap being loose or crooked can make the chck engine light come on in newer vehicles.

As far as the chirp and the traction control light:
1. When does the chirp happen? i.e. acceleration, cruising, any time regardless of speed and or acceleration?
2. Does the traction control light come on right after a chirp or do they come on at different times?

You can break the tires loose, iliciting a chirp from the tires, easily from 1st to 2nd and also without too much effort from 2nd to 3rd (I haven't tried it in any higher gears yet). I have also managed to get my TC light to come on briefly when "laying into it" from a standstill. Got a little tire spin and the light lit up at me for a few seconds and went back out.

Not sure when you're lights and sounds are happening, or for that matter how long you've driven a stick (any length of time and you'll know all that stuff anyways ). I could see though if someone were to regularly hammer down while accelerating that they migh experience many episodes of chirping tires and TC lights being lit up from aggressive driving habits.

 

I could see though if someone were to regularly hammer down while accelerating that they migh experience many episodes of chirping tires and TC lights being lit up from aggressive driving habits.

Guilty :saint:

 

or intertia and transitional forces in the suspension xD

 

^ during the slalom you can see its a little more rear happy that I'd expect in a FWD. Very tight turn in.

 

The chirp is constant driving ,shifting ,anytime even when you are parked and turn off the key as the engine is shutting down at the very end it chirps . Very annoying !! As for me driving a manual transmission I have since 1994. The slippery road light just comes on and stays on randomly , no flashing no wet roads. The drive from Minneapolis to Milwaukee was great very smooth great ecceleration good gas mileage .. Avg about 34 mpg I was also going about 85 mph . As soon as I get back to Minneapolis this dart is going in . I wonder if they did not set it up right meaning: they just got the car off the truck and said they needed to program it and get it ready .. That only took them about 30 min.. My buddy thinks they did not go over the car they just filled it up with gas washed it and away I went. I only say this because it took them a day to prep my charger and no problems at all. Well I will have to see what happens on Tuesday . Thanks for all the feedback.

 

The chirp is constant driving ,shifting ,anytime even when you are parked and turn off the key as the engine is shutting down at the very end it chirps . Very annoying !!

Thats sound like a slipping belt or a pully noise.
Maby the alternator belt is slipping causing the Check engine light to come on.

 

Very nice videos I definetly enjoyed watching them.

 

Maul- well nevermind about my amateur idea then :big smile:

I watches that review. Didn't Lammy post 14.7 in the quarter mile? Thats a full second and a half faster than their guy.

 

I usually don't like Motorweek but he actually did a good review for once. Usually he is pretty harsh on other cars he reviews.

 

Well you can't only agree with a publication if it happens to agree with you. Either they're honest or they aren't.

 

Totally agree. There are certain publications that you can trust/respect. Wtih those, you take what they give you, good or bad. For me, the rest are useless unless they provide me with new info.

 

You wouldn't happen to have the code number by chance?

 

No, they didn't give me the code number-sorry.

 

I found out today that the chirp sound was my engine mounts .. They were bad and I can't believe with only 1000 miles on it.. The check engine light was caused by a rock going through the grill and damaging the electronic shutters ... The dealer is trying to make me pay $500 to fix the shutters. I think it is a flaw because if something as simple as a rock can damage the active shutters that is bad design. I'm trying to fight them but it looks like I'm gonna have to pay. The general manager of the dealer said I must have had a rock hit my car, my response was "who doesn't ". I'm calling corporate dodge tomorrow.

 

Engine mount, go figure.....

Tell him you have pliers at home for the grill.

 

Let me know how you make out cause that's just bullshit.

 

The manager said he looked at it and can definitely say it was a rock that broke it.. I said it was bullshit and I have never had a car that you wouldn't warranty because of a rock its not something that i did to break it. He said he would give me 10% off parts and labor but still would come to around 470$ ..... I told him that I will be calling corporate in the morning and if that is not a covered issue than they can have the car back and give me back my Charger! I will let you guys and gals know what happens tomorrow!

 

Jeez. I would love to know what scientific data they had that proves it was a rock that hit the shutter. I would think it'd be a relatively heavy hit to break one of the shutters. I wonder how badly it's damaged. I'm sure you've looked at it yourself, since you can see them through the grille. You may be able to fix it at home.

Unfortunately, the warranty only covers a malfunctioning device, not a device that was damaged during use, iirc. - Same thing for Jeeps going off-road. You damage something because you were going off road, it'd not covered. Whatever was damaged during use, not due to a mechanical malfunction & it just stopped working.

 

OP: take it to another dealer after you call corporate.

 

would you be seeking warranty coverage if the rock had cracked your windshield? just sayin'.

 

I'd be using comp for that. But I get your point.

For me it sounds like a possible design flaw. If I ever get my car, I can decide for sure on that. Maybe they need a screen infront of it or need to use better materials. People are going to come across stuff in the roads.

 

Thanks I am waiting to hear on this cause if they treat you bad over this I'll go else where for a new ride.

 

Then in my opinion it's a bad design chicken there's a difference between something like a windsheild that would probably get hit compared to a grill shutter that's shouldn't accorrding to the pictures I have seen of them.

 

If enough of them get damaged, they may redesign or use different material.
Until we see pics of the damage, all we can do is speculate.

 

After picking up the car the chirp sound is gone they also replaced a broken rear mount on the trans. WTF... also this slum dealer charged me $420 just for labor to replace the lower grill that cost 29.95. I kept the old one and it did have a small crack about the size of a quarter. I personally know I did not hit anything and they are sticking with that story " I must have hit something". Dodge corporate did not help at all!!! Next step is I called wanting to speak to the general manager and am waiting on his call back. I spoke with the dealer this morning after I picked up the car and it sill makes rattle noise going over bumps. The service gal was a rude one! I can't believe I'm saying this but I am Losing my faith in MOPAR all my vehicles are Mopar and I hate when dealers talk to you like you know nothing about cars.

 

I am just curious if the dealership you are going to is a 5 star one? I've heard from others if it's not a 5 star dealership you're taking a big chance. I've owned several new Jeeps and Dodges over the years and have only ever dealt with 5 star and they've always made good on most things. The only thing I can remember them not honoring was when the "chrome" step rails on my husbands Ram started to peel. We had them put on by the dealership when we bought it so it wasn't factory installed and we were SOL. But I have a feeling if I was to go in with something like your grill issue they'd take care of it even if it was just for the sake of a good customer/dealership relationship.