FCA Proposes a Merger with Renault

Lessmore wrote:

wilber1 wrote:

Lessmore wrote:
Wilber1,

I didn't know that the Jeep Cherokee, Compass and Renegade are based of Fiat platforms as are their four cylinder engines.

A family member bought a new 2014 Jeep Patriot Trail Rated(similar to Compass, but different body) with the 2.4 liter engine which was used by Chrysler, Mitsubishi, and Hyundai. I wasn't aware of the Fiat connection to the engine.

The engine was ok, but underpowered for the weight of the vehicle. He did have lots of issues with many other components of this car, particularity the transmission (CVT) and suspension, so much so that he traded it in on a new Nissan Pro4 X Frontier pickup, 4 liter V6, which touch wood, has had not one issue since purchase a couple of years ago.

Les

The Patriot was discontinued in 2017. It has been replace with the second generation Compass. The CVT is gone. The current 2.4 Tigershark is a Chrysler Fiat co designed engine as is the 2.O Turbo. It also depends on the country. European Compass and Renegade also use 1.4L and 1.6L turbos and 2.0L diesels from Fiat.

He had the CVT transmission...boy was that a huge ongoing issue...and we found out afterwards a known issue for Chrysler.
Thx for the info on the new FCA engines. Wonder how reliable they are.

We tend to look at these things from a strictly North American point of view. These companies are looking at world markets.