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What the biggest reliability issue? Is it the brakes? I have always done pad and rotor replacements myself. Is it any different on these vans than any other cars? I had a 98 GC that had transmission problems. Have the transmisson problems been fixed? Whatever I buy, I want to be able to drive it well past 150,000 miles.
i'd be more concerned with tire SIZE. The 08 T&C has 225x65x16, and is very difficult to find; probably easier to find 17 inch tires.
Have the brake issues been fixed in the 2009 and 2010 models?
I assume the brake issues also apply to the GCs as well?
The Dealer told me they reconfigured the ETC and have not had any further issues but would not guarantee there was nothing wrong with the ETC.
I also had the rough idling while I was waiting for the tow.
I have never used the adjustable pedals but I saw on one of the follow up posts that that issue is what caused the ETC to act up because the wire was being pinched.
I guess the second time this happens I will have to address the adjustabe pedal issue and it's possible correlation to the ETC. Thanks for posting.
Regards,
Chris
The 3.8 engine is a push rod engine that is a strong long lasting engine.
farout.
The first time it happened I brought it to a Chrysler dealer near the Villages in Florida. They related to me that they "reprogrammed". They didn't tell me what they programmed. The reprogramming took approximately 15 min.
The second time it happened was in Texas. I brought the van into the dealership where I bought it. They also made a fix within approximately 15 min. I didn't bother to discuss the problem with them as I thought the glitch was minor and was a reprogramming problem. Maybe something that I was doing with the FOB.
The same problem cropped up again about a month ago while on a long distance trip. It happened on a Saturday evening and and the dealers/garages closed for the weekend. I took it to the local dealer today. They apparently scoped the problem and came up with five codes, three of the codes were apparently "deleted" or dealth with. The gate unlocks now but it will not lift or close electronically.
Prior to bringing the van in the FOB and over the dashboard button would beep twice but wouldn't unlock the gate. Now the FOB or over the dashboard button won't operate the gate nor will they even beep.
Has anyone experienced the same or similar problems.
I saw your post and am also having the same gas mileage problems with my 2008 GC. I went from a average of 17.5 down to 14.5 and now it hovers around 16. Did you ever figure out what the problem was?
Thanks
Did you figure this out? (Mine also happened on a Saturday evening LOL)
the dealer replaced the computer module, but now 3 months later it has occurred again.
Each time this has occurred I turn the vehicle off wait a few minutes and it will start up
and run fine for a while. Has anybody else experienced this problem?
Glass Doctor technician has been here 3 times, with more sealer at the base of the glass and used a urethane sealant injected along the exterior A pillar moldings. That sounds like the fix for the 08 model. He now says the noise is in the doors because there is no water leak when it rains. Could a further sealing of the moldings help or are we destined to have this problem forever?