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#1147 of 2067 Re: 1998 plymouthvoyager [chowbuick] by shipo

Jul 17, 2006 (6:53 am)

Replying to: chowbuick (Jul 17, 2006 6:28 am)
...what a lemon and a major mistake purchase a 1994 buick century if far better then dodge chrysle plymouth i own one and am darn proud of it
 
Didn't you post sometime back that you bought this van with over 120,000 miles on it, and with an unknown and/or questionable maintenance history? If that's the case I honestly don't understand how you can come to the conclusion that your car is a "lemon". FWIW, any car that is poorly maintained for over 120,000 miles is going to be fairly unreliable, regardless of whether it's a 1998 Voyager or a 1994 Century.
 
As a contrasting point, we have a 1998 DGC and it has suffered only three squwaks in its nearly 120,000 miles of service life to date. Given that we bought it new and I know how well it's been maintained, I have absolutely no doubt that we can get and easy 200,000 to 250,000 miles out of it before it's ready for the bone yard.
 
As far as your issue with the "oil filter gasket", ummm, which engine do you have? The filters for the 3.3 and the 3.8 liter V6s (and presumably the 2.4 liter I4) are made with a built in gasket. Hmmm, that only leaves out the 3.0 liter Mitsubishi mill. Does that thing use a separate gasket for the oil filter? I'd be kind of surprised if it did.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

#1148 of 2067 reply to shipo by chowbuick

Jul 17, 2006 (8:44 am)

yes shipo i do have the 3.0 motor and it does have a seperate gasket i had to drive to duluth mn to the this part no local parts house or dealer ship had it let me be very honest with you i have HAD TO REBUILD THIS VAN FROM BOTTOM UP IT ONLY HAD 114000 ON IT WHEN I GOT IT I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS VAN IS SUCH I LEMON AS I SAID I WILL STAY WITH BUICK OR GMS FROM NOW ON WHEN THIS PLY MOUTH CROACKS THIS TIME PLYMOUTH HEAVEN IT GOES SORRY TO BE SARCASTIC BUT I HAVE HAD IT 8000 IN DEBEBT ON THIS

#1149 of 2067 Re: maintenance [nosetomuch] by stillearning

Jul 20, 2006 (11:16 am)

Replying to: nosetomuch (Aug 02, 2000 4:22 am)
I gotta agree with you, nosetomuch. We bout our 99 Plymouth GV brand new. It now has 168,000 miles on it with the original trans. I change the trans fluid and filter every 36,000 miles. A mistake a lot of people make is putting Dexron trans fluid. This fluid will result in premature failure of the transmission. The only acceptable fluid is ATF+3 or ATF+4. Here's a web site with more information:
 
http://www.allpar.com/ed/tips/trans.html

#1150 of 2067 Re: maintenance [stillearning] by shipo

Jul 20, 2006 (11:38 am)

Replying to: stillearning (Jul 20, 2006 11:16 am)
Yikes! You're responding to a message that is nearly six years old!
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

#1151 of 2067 98 Town & Country Multiple Minor Problems by showme1325

Jul 21, 2006 (7:46 pm)

My wife has a 98 T&C and loves it. It has a few minor things though. A while back the automatic door locks (when you hit 20 MPH or so) quit working, the traction control quit, and more recently the cruise control quit. The van also will sometimes shift erratically but still goes in & out of gear fine. I was wondering if this is more likely the transmission control module or a problem with the transmission itself? Any help appreciated.

#1152 of 2067 Re: 98 Town & Country Multiple Minor Problems [showme1325] by chowbuick

Jul 22, 2006 (8:33 am)

Replying to: showme1325 (Jul 21, 2006 7:46 pm)
hi i just read your post please read my posts on this sight chowbuick i have a 1998 plymouth voyager the transmission pump seal was found leaking like a siv during a routine oil change when they took the tranny out to find the problem my torque cover and case had ahuge crack resulting in rebuliding my tranny to the tune of 3600 and beacause i have over drive it cost that much trannys for my van were impossible to locate even thru plymouth i had 120,000 miles on mine and no shifting problems if you swee my many other postson this sight i have had a nightmare with my van also just for saftey sake watch you serp belt and tensinor if the tensenor is out of alignment it will chew you belt good luck to you ihope you have better luck with your tnc then i have with my voyager

#1153 of 2067 Re: 98 Town & Country Multiple Minor Problems [chowbuick] by shipo

Jul 22, 2006 (9:49 am)

Replying to: chowbuick (Jul 22, 2006 8:33 am)
"...crack resulting in rebuliding my tranny to the tune of 3600 and beacause i have over drive it cost that much trannys for my van were impossible to locate even thru plymouth..."
 
I'm really thinking that you need to find a different dealer. These transmissions are VERY easy to find and they do not cost any $3,600 either. We have the 3.8 liter engine in our 1998 DGC (which means that we too have the 4-Speed OverDrive transmission), and when the torque converter failed this spring my local dealer located AND installed a factory remanufactured transmission in three days. Cost? $2,600.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

#1154 of 2067 Re: 98 Town & Country Multiple Minor Problems [shipo] by chowbuick

Jul 22, 2006 (2:46 pm)

Replying to: shipo (Jul 22, 2006 9:49 am)
shipo i dont have the 3.8 i have the 30 everytime i post truth or anything on this site you slam me down i also had to replace my case i have no idea of where you are but i have the bills to back me up if you can find your parts go for it with my blessings but please dont act like this ios a joke because it is not after all there are some lemons in everything i was just unlucky and got one

#1155 of 2067 Re: 98 Town & Country Multiple Minor Problems [chowbuick] by shipo

Jul 22, 2006 (6:26 pm)

Replying to: chowbuick (Jul 22, 2006 2:46 pm)
Dude, I'm trying very hard to be the voice of reason here in spite of your very negative rhetoric. The fact is that I have a real problem with folks using anecdotal evidence of one vehicle (with an unknown an unknown service history no less) as a blanket indictment an entire model or brand (even brands that I'm not fond of for one reason or another).
 
Your most recent post about your transmission woes seem to indicate that you've been dealing with a less than scrupulous dealer (not an unheard of thing for any brand). That you had to pay as much as you were charged (and then apparently had to wait for the pleasure) leads me to believe that you've not necessarily been treated the best. As for which engine and transmission you have; yes, I know that you have a Mitsubishi engine. What I was trying to say is that our vans have nearly identical transmissions and to refute what ever you were told about the availability. Like it or not, there have been millions of these vans made over the years, and there are plenty of these transmissions in the rebuilt/remanufactured pipeline.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

#1156 of 2067 auxiliary transmission cooler by gregman

Jul 23, 2006 (7:52 pm)

Anybody able to recomend a quality cooler for my '05 T&C LX.
Prefer not to deal with Chrysler on this item due to excessive markups on parts.

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