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Re: Transmission Realibility [gegrunt]
by shipo
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Jan 06, 2008 (1:08 pm)
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Replying to: gegrunt (Jan 06, 2008 9:21 am)
The Mitsubishi 3.0 liter motor seems to be farily reliable, that said, it is a bit of an oil burner/smoker. That and it has a timing belt (which requires periodic replacement and that replacement ain't cheap) unlike the Chrysler motors that use a timing chain.
Personally I wouldn't own one even if it was free.
Best Regards,
Shipo
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- #1568 of 1833
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Re: Rust on strut tower [gegrunt]
by shipo
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Jan 06, 2008 (1:14 pm)
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Replying to: gegrunt (Jan 06, 2008 11:59 am)
The clunking may or may not be coming from the sway bar bushings. As for the strut tower rusting, that is a know problem with the Gen 3 vans. Some weren't properly prepared and have rusted to the point of failure (and a potentially catastrophic failure at that), and while Chrysler has released a repair kit for rusted towers that is apparently pretty good, I'd prefer to have a van like our 1998 that has zero rust around the strut towers.
Best Regards,
Shipo
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- #1569 of 1833
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Re: 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan front end problem [engr2go1]
by xwesx
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Jan 07, 2008 (11:08 am)
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Replying to: engr2go1 (Jan 04, 2008 5:46 pm)
I have an old 1969 Ford Econoline that also does this; the problem on my van is tie rod ends and a bushing on the linkage between the inner tie rod ends and steering. It feels like the van is going to shake itself apart when it happens, but it will also continue even if I press the accelerator after it starts. To quiet it, I hit the brakes hard and jerk the wheel in one direction. Silly, I know, but beats fixing it right now when I only put a few miles a year on the old can.
Good luck finding the problem; you might want to get a second opinion on it from an independent suspension/alignment shop.
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- #1570 of 1833
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Re: 2007 Dodge Caravan transmission [ericbenwa]
by tom166
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Jan 20, 2008 (3:21 am)
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Replying to: ericbenwa (Dec 09, 2007 11:57 am)
Hi; just checking to see if you have had any more updates. I'm still having the same problem and it seems to be worse in cold weather .
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- #1571 of 1833
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Re: 2007 Dodge Caravan transmission [tom166]
by ericbenwa
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Jan 20, 2008 (8:46 am)
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Replying to: tom166 (Jan 20, 2008 3:21 am)
I had part 2 of the update done (I think it's the torque converter or something?). It's still doing it somewhat, but the weather has been so bad with slush and snow and cold (heater fan makes a lot of noise), that I have not been able to do a thorough assessment of the fix. Will let you know later on. My CAMVAP claim stays open for 90 days pass the maintenance done on the vehicle.
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- #1572 of 1833
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2002 Chrysler T & C Transmission Failure
by bmorr
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Jan 21, 2008 (7:07 pm)
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The transmission self-destructed at 97 000 km. There were no indications of a problem with this transmission, e.g., no shifting problems and no unusual noises. This vehicle has been well maintained according to the manufacturer's schedule and has never been abused. After traveling for about an hour at highway speed (approx. 100 km/h), the van lurched hard, lost speed and the check engine light came on. It jerked a few more times as I tried to get into the right lane in order to get off the multi-lane highway. Within a few minutes, I was on the shoulder of the highway with no drive power at all. It was a surprise to me how quickly all of this happened. I had one other vehicle in the past 20 years with transmission problems but I had some warning and was able to get it repaired before it was totally gone. The transmission has been replaced at a cost of about $4000. The diagnosis was that a gear had failed due to metal fatigue and the pieces from it destroyed much of the rest of the transmission. Has anyone else experienced sudden failure with this transmission?
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- #1573 of 1833
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Re: 2002 Chrysler T & C Transmission Failure [bmorr]
by shipo
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Jan 22, 2008 (3:26 pm)
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Replying to: bmorr (Jan 21, 2008 7:07 pm)
I had the transmission on our 1998 fail in a similar fashion shortly after a transmission service, however, the 1998 came with ATF+3 and required servicing every 30,000 miles (roughly every 50,000km), your 2002 came with a lifetime fill of ATF+4 and shouldn't need servicing at all.
Per your post you indicated that you had the transmission serviced at some point. If that is true, who serviced it and what fluid did they use?
Best Regards,
Shipo
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- #1574 of 1833
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Re: 2002 Chrysler T & C Transmission Failure [bmorr]
by rhtrans
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Jan 24, 2008 (5:58 pm)
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Replying to: bmorr (Jan 21, 2008 7:07 pm)
Yea...about 3 million other people...lol. Those units are very deceptable to converter clutch failures which clogg cooler passages and in turn destroy the gear train because the lubrication to the gears comes from cooler flow. Spinning at 2500 rpm with very little lubrication can destroy metal very quickly and you wouldn't even know it till it was to late. Metal fatigue? More like lack of lubrication....
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- #1575 of 1833
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2002 Dodge Grand Caravan (first posted months ago)
by classic7
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Jan 25, 2008 (9:35 am)
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Replying to: rhtrans (Jan 24, 2008 5:58 pm)
Well, it's official. Our 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan's transmission is going out. Just got the news. The vehicle only has 90,000 miles on it. I posted about it a few months ago, and I had to stop in to say my husband was right!
Does anyone want to guess what the MSRP is on a "fully loaded" car like this? TOO MUCH! Not if it's only got 6 six years, and 90,000 miles on it.
Whatever happened to the cars that would run forever? Oh yeah, America doesn't make them anymore... 
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- #1576 of 1833
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Re: 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan (first posted months ago) [classic7]
by maguy
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Jan 25, 2008 (9:42 am)
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Replying to: classic7 (Jan 25, 2008 9:35 am)
At least you got 90K out of it. I just had my FOURTH tranmission put in my 2002 Honda Accord that I bought brand new in March 2002. I have 81K on the odometer right now. The first transmission went at 13K!! We actually just bought a 2008 Town & Country because I could not stomach another Honda even though the Odyssey is well regarded.
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