Just some things to help you understand what went on there while you were away.

1. The woman you dealt with is a service writer. Her job is to lie to you, and lie to the tech to make sure she makes the most of her commission and the least of the mechanic's pay.

2. Chrysler does not pay their techs to diagnose problems. They are expected to magically know what's wrong with a car the instant it arrives in their stall. This leads to a lot of resentment with techs toward people who waste their time with stupid little operator errors.

I understand this doesn't apply to you specifically, but they see it every day.

3. The test required to find a leak like you have is time consuming and labor intensive. Nobody wants to do it, and certainly not for free.

I feel for you. I really do. We had similar problems with GM, but they paid 12 minutes for any diagnosis. That's more than Chrysler and we still resented it. My service manager would cover our time for extended diag's if we asked, then go to GM and try to recover the difference. You should try to find a shop like that. You'll get your stuff fixed by happier techs.

Good luck, and next time, don't buy a Chrysler product.

They sure look cool though <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> I wouldn't mind having a Rubicon or one of the new 4-door Wranglers.