hey guys, I'm a new SRT 4 owner, I traded a mazda protege 5 for this car and it's amazing. I was wondering what are some things I can expect with this car like issues, problems that occur frequently with other cars. And this is my first manual car so I'm learning as I go along

 

Welcome.

- tell us more - what year - used...?

 

the dreaded tps problem only big culprit i know had this one my self but easy fix.

 

Congrats on the new car!! Welcome to the forums!!

~Amanda

 

Welcome to the site!!!! The only problems I've had are a air sensor that got blown away (literally) and cracked headlights all of which were fixed under warranty.

And yes, the dealer knows about my mods, they even put on the Stage-1.

Dusty

 

I have a 05 with 16,000 miles and I have yet to have a problem with mine. So hopefully you wont have any either.

 

mine's an 05 white, got it for a very nice deal and I just got tinted windows on it today, gonna put the stereo in when I get home

 

The transmission can be notchy when new, but it does loosen up after about 5000 miles. Sometimes the shifter **** comes off when yanked hard back into 2nd gear.

 

Don't know if it is still this way on '05's, but on my '04, there was a wire running behind the clutch pedal against the firewall. If you push the clutch down all the way, you will see that the arm for the pedal crushes it when fully depressed.
You can pull the box that it runs to out of the bracket by twisting it, move the wire in front of the pedal so it is no longer crushed, and affix it somewhere so it isn't loose. Then re-attach the box.

The wire is your brake lights, it could short them after repeated crushing.