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#11 of 1833 They are JUNK by ttherold Aug 13, 2000 (1:52 am)
I have a 94 PGV, new trans, new air, new powersteering, good thing I had the extended warranty, it saved me thousands of dollars.
#12 of 1833 Weird Transmission Behavior by yogi_ Sep 10, 2000 (11:55 pm)
I have a 95 Plymouth Voyager with the 4 SPD transmission. When I drive at level speed, over a level road, there is a bit of vibration and the car seems to be holding back. I later discovered that when I coast (just remove my foot from the gas), the car will DROP DOWN a gear from 4'th gear (drive gear) into the 3'rd gear. This makes highway driving irritating. I never had this problem when I owned a Caravan with the 3 SPD version. Has anyone out there experienced this and could tell me a what's wrong?
#13 of 1833 This is my biggest fear by swobig Sep 18, 2000 (9:14 pm)
with my new DC minivan. Thinking of having it serviced at 20K miles, while still under warranty, just for safeties sake. Overall, it's a nice van. Have a 97 Dodge Intrepid w/60K miles and just had the tranny serviced. It showed no problems, actually looked very good and I think they use the same tranny - hopefully it keeps going and the new van follows suit...
#14 of 1833 RE: Wierd Transmission Behavior by bbunch Oct 14, 2000 (9:27 pm)
Hey Yogi,   I thought we where going crazy. We had a 1995 Voyager and the tranny went last year. Had it replaced. The dealer replaced tranny started doing the exact same thing you described a couple of months ago. Dealer said they couldnt find a problem. It felt like it was fighting to maintain speed on the most level of freeways. Then the mileage dropped to about 12-14 mpg (normally 21-22). We said thats it, since it was paid for, we traded it for a new Astro. Wish I could be more helpful. My advice is to sell it will it still runs. (or risk a $2,000+ repair in the near future that will only buy you time).
#15 of 1833 Picking Up Bad Vibrations by bill197 Oct 15, 2000 (12:37 am)
I too have a 95 Voyager that lost the transmission last November at 58,000 miles. After talking with the dealer, Chrysler agreed to pay for half of the $1,800 repair. I now get a bad vibration in the front end at 45-55mph and around 70mph. New tires, balancing, alignment, new rotors and new struts have not cured the problem. Dealer cant find any problem. Could this possibly be the torque converter locking up and setting the stage for a second transmission failure? If anyone has any ideas on what this problem could be I would appreciate it. It seems the best advice is to sell this thing while it can still move without the help of a tow truck. Replies to this message: rap16992 (Jun 11, 2007 12:00 am) shipo (Jun 11, 2007 1:41 am) rap16992 (Jun 12, 2007 5:58 am) and 5 more... reddog607 (Feb 07, 2009 6:56 pm)
#16 of 1833 bill197 by rbacsafra Oct 15, 2000 (8:01 am)
perhaps you should get your front axles checked for they can be bent.
#17 of 1833 That questions and technical advice web site... by abalto Oct 17, 2000 (11:26 pm)
That questions and technical advice web site... I have also looked for a good Dodge web site to ask questions and technical advice, opinions, etc. The best site I have found is www.moparchat.com This site is clearly the best in quality, with over 60,000 posts! Good luck either way Trevor!
#18 of 1833 Voyager transmission sometimes stays in second by voyagervictim1 Oct 24, 2000 (5:27 pm)
My 1996 Voyager minivan had the transmission completely fail in February 1999, one month before the 3/36 warranty expired. The dealer replaced the transmission with a new one.    Then in June of this year, I noticed that about one of every three times I drove it, the transmission would not shift past second. Driving at highway speed would have the thing noisily revving at 5000 to 6000 rpm. Turning the ignition off and restarting would "solve" the problem.    I had the system diagnosed at an independent garage in July. They got an error code, which I've forgotten, and said that that error code was linked to a long checklist, the final step of which would be to overhaul the transmission. I instead just had them drain and replace the transmission fluid (which had less than 15k miles on it, since it was an 18-month old transmission).    The van performed fine until late last month, when it again started revving high and not upshifting around 20% of the time.      Could someone walk me through what I need to do to have Chrysler fix my transmission - correctly - on their nickel? Feel free to email me directly at atkinsonpaulhotmail.com
#19 of 1833 by eneth Oct 24, 2000 (6:32 pm)
Presumably they did the service with the proper fluid and filter. If they did and the unit is still failing, see below for one site with information on what is known about these units, and for some links to sites with info on how to deal with DaimlerChrysler's service departments: http://badtrans.webprovider.com/home.htm
#20 of 1833 question by mcwhopper Oct 29, 2000 (2:57 am)
Have a friend with a 90 Voyager that has only 35,000 miles. Is this a vehicle to avoid because of the tranny problems I see here??? Replies to this message: doitmyself (Apr 21, 2004 5:18 pm)

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