Peter Dohm wrote: --
I have heard that enough times to wonder it there might be some basis;
OTOH, back when they were still current production, my local Chrysler
dealer believed they were sufficiently reliable that a 100,000
standard factory waranty was imminent.

Peter

Of course that could be because at the time word was bad enough about them
that a long waranty was the only way they were going to sell them.