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72 messages, Last post on Oct 14, 2009 at 5:37 PM
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Brought my Wife's van back in this past Monday to have the dealer look into the continued creaking and chirping noises. The chirping, they're hoping, is coming from the timing belt. They already replaced (on a different visit) a pulley (wheel) associated with the belt. That didn't help. Now they will replace the entire belt. They wanted to keep the van overnight to see if the chirping disappears this am. The creaking, which happened when starting to accelerate, is supposedly coming from the exhaust system. They replaced some piping and they also replace a motor mount. Isn't a motor mount a pretty big job?
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Replying to: fish8 (Aug 02, 2006 4:07 am) Motor mounts on most vehicles are not all that hard to replace, though I am sure there are exceptions to that statement.
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Replying to: badgerfan (Aug 03, 2006 9:44 am) |
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We bought our van in May of 2005. We have almost 21,500 miles and we have had a couple of issues/problems. Most of the problems were addressed by the dealer. But, we still have a creaking sound coming from under the van. We enjoy the van, but wonder how it will hold up in the long run!
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Replying to: fish8 (Aug 28, 2006 6:01 am)
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Replying to: dadto3 (Aug 31, 2006 5:30 am) The noise occurs when accelrating form a stand still. A creaking is the only sound explanation I have...... 
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Replying to: fish8 (Sep 01, 2006 5:22 am) I don't have any experience with these consoles, don't have one in our 2006 GC, so I am not familar how it latches into the floor, but maybe the problem is at this latch area? |
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Replying to: fish8 (Sep 01, 2006 5:22 am) 
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Replying to: dadto3 (Sep 01, 2006 6:33 am) I don't think the center removable console is causing the problem. When the van was in for service about 3 weeks ago, the creaking was almost completely gone after I got the van back. But, within a week, the creaking was back. I noticed that when we turn at slow speeds, it sounds like the suspension creaks or pops as well. Also, I drove a neighbor's 2003 T&C Limited and there was NO creaking coming from their van. It actually felt more solid than ours. I also noticed that their van (w/ 74,000 miles) accelerates much better than out T&C Touring (21,500 miles). The only thing I can think of is either when the stow-n-go was added they reduced the HP of the 3.8, therefore reducing acceleration or their engine is more worn in than ours......I really don't know! 
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