Love the GenV But 3 Things I don't Like Hearing

v10enomous · Sep 3, 2013

There are 3 things I think would really bug me about owning a GenV that seem to be a recurring theme in a lot of posts so I want to understand what the status is in terms of the degree of the problems and what is being done by SRT and/or owners ?

1) Cabin Heat... I would have probably sold my GenII if I didn't remove the cats so how does this compare ? Does the AC keep up in hot weather ?

2) Paint Melting... I had to have my sills re-sprayed because of this but I would be fuming if that happened on a brand new car at this price. How bad and where ?

3) Passenger side interior rattle... So what is this and has anyone had it corrected ?

Hopefully this thread stays positive and informative. Thanks

Smog Dog · Sep 3, 2013

Cabin heat is not an issue. Paint melting is not an issue. The rattle is probably the seat belt and can occur when you don't have a passenger. All you have to do is rout the belt through the strap provided on the side of the seat. All these are just my own personal experiences.

Bill

Viper808 · Sep 3, 2013

Smog Dog said:
Cabin heat is not an issue. Paint melting is not an issue. The rattle is probably the seat belt and can occur when you don't have a passenger. All you have to do is rout the belt through the strap provided on the side of the seat. All these are just my own personal experiences.

Bill

I agree Bill

The car is absolutely the best Viper Yet.. I had em all......The AC Cranks..The cabin heat is less than any Viper ever, The side sills burning the paint I guess is possible ..and I would love to know the conditions that this happened under....
Besides, its under warranty..... Also, Im sure the white paint is more suitable to this...Heck the 98 GTS-R's had that issue also, But they all sold out last time I checked...

Your going to hear things about this car no matter what SRT did...

If you take care of the car , and use common sense..many of theses myths are avoided....

The Gen V is phenomenal.... the performance pages are cool too

The only issue I have is there are no goodies to buy yet.. that's the biggest problem..

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Voice of Reason · Sep 3, 2013

1 Cabin Heat - I've had one time in 3.5 months and 3,700 miles where heat was an issue. It was 94* out and I parked the car at a cruise in for a couple hours. The starting temp inside the car was HOT when I got in to leave and it struggled to cool it down during the 20 min drive home. I know if I would have driven longer it would have eventually cooled it down. I had the back hatch window tinted 20% to help fight this. Otherwise I've never ever had an issue with heat. The footwell a simply do not heat up. And this was a major complaint that I had of the Gen 2 that I rented for a weekend 11 years ago.

2 Paint Melting - non issue in 3,700 miles. I'd like to know the conditions where this happened. Maybe in the desert on a 110* day hot lapping the car.

3 Interior Noise - I have a intermittent noise around the center console I need to chase down. But it's not bothering me enough to stop driving it to find it yet.

ViperSmith · Sep 4, 2013

No paint melting. I have a slight bit of yellowing 1/4" that ill have the dealer note and get fixed in the future. I only noticed detailing.

Timnineside · Sep 4, 2013

This just makes me want a Gen V more...... Someday!

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