so this may be a stupid question but on the first start of the day it makes a noise like something is winding up or pumping up er something when you first start it everyday, but only the first start of the day. im assuming it is supposed to do this for some reason or another for the fact that it is only the first start of the day and it only does it for a few seconds and then thats it. i just bought this car used, but with only 2,000 miles on it. it is v6 and i believe 3.8 engine if that helps any. thank you for any answers to this

 

How cold is ur weather? maybe is a cold drive belt squeak.

 

its 80 degrees outside here in florida and its not a belt sound, im not exactly sure how to explain it other than in my original post

 

Don't know if you are still interested....I just found this forum.

I've got a 2010 SE with 3.3l, 4200 kms, same noise. Kind of like a low pitched turbine spooling up, and only when cold. Just got it back from the dealer for service (that's a whole 'nuther story), and the official response is "talked to engineering and they know that there is a problem but will take about 4 weeks to have TSB out".

Regards....Randy

 

funny cause mine no whining sound but on first cold theres like a screatch, bang sound for just a second or less, not even pickable if someone looking into the engine compartment,

 

good to know im not the only one with the problem and cant wait to see about the tsb did they say what the actual problem is?

 

I bought a 2010 in march of this year and noticed that same noise at start up about a week after. Only a few hundred km's on it. Thought it might be belts working in but keeps doing it still with 8000km's on it. Took it in to the dealer and got the response " that's a known issue but there is nothing they can do just an inherit thing with this year van, there is no problem they just do that". It does not make the sound at every first start up but maybe a few times a week sometimes more. It's nice to hear there maybe a TSB. . It kind of sounds like power steering pump air in the lines or something pressurizing. Can get quite loud, just for approx 5 secs or more. Not enough time to troubleshoot.

 

Seems things haven't changed from the 3rd to the 5th generation vans. There's always something the dealer says "it's normal, you just have to live with it" when confronted with something they don't have a clue about. I'd bet they're living well on the $25,000+ we pay for these vans. Meanwhile we make the payments month after month and "live with" Chrysler's verion of quality.

 

Has anyone found a solution to the cold-start whining noise? The dealer has replaced the serpentine belt and steering pump on my 2010 GC and the noise is still present. Van has done it since brand new.

 

I don't have that noise anymore, and haven't heard it for several months now. I don't recall exactly when it stopped happening, and there had been no service work or anything that might have "fixed" it. Currently have 9200 kms on it.

Sorry, that's probably not much help.....Randy