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Best Regards,
Shipo
Best Regards,
Shipo
"I live in NE Ohio & we get lots of salt on the roads in the winter, so I'm assuming that was the cause."
Hmmm, our 2003 GC has spent almost its entire life shuttling between southern New Hampshire and the north side of Boston. While our town hardly uses any salt at all, once on the freeway it's "Salt City" all of the way to Mrs. Shipo's office. Could it be that Ohio uses even more salt that Massachusetts? Yikes!
Well, the good news is that the hard part is done and mounting the new parts is a piece of cake from here. ;-)
Best Regards,
Shipo
As for dust, I used the NAPA United Brake Parts - AE Metallic pads on the front, and they are now generating less dust than the OEM rear pads. When the time comes, I'll use the AE Metallic pads on the rear as well.
Best Regards,
Shipo
Nope. The transmission is one of the very few things that I let the dealership do. My days of messing around with automatic transmissions are over (never liked that nasty red stuff anyway, doesn't smell like real gear lube to me). That said, my 11 year old son is prodding me to do a project car. The current pie-in-the-sky idea is to get a reasonably straight second generation (1967 to 1969) manual transmission Barracuda fastback and restore it using one of the new Hemi engines, possibly with a newer generation 5 or 6-Speed manual gearbox.
Assuming that project (or something like it) ever sees the light of day, he wants us to make a pilgrimage with it to Royal Oak, Michigan, so that we can drive it in the "Dream Cruise". :shades:
Best Regards,
Shipo
the changer is seperate from the radio. the lights just blink back and forth. It won't take a cd in or spit one out. I am looking for a reset button or something like that. Please help me with this =-)
Cheers
There was a recall on 98's for faulty clock springs so take it to a Dealer and he can verify whether or not yours has been changed., If it has been changed, I would remind the Dealer that this is a safety related item and he will most likely change it again without charge.
C.B.
Fuel pump, fuel filter , spark plugs and wires, ignition coil (distributor) , water pump, all radiator hoses, thermostat, O2 sensors and PVC valve..
I run Valvoline oil each time.
When the problem happens it will go after waiting to restart the engine 1-5 minutes. Computer code is 43 ("Random misfire") which indicated the coil pack but I have replaced it twice with no resolution.
If you come up with a fix I'd be interested in what you did to resolve it also. And if I find one I'll post.
I did find at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/complaints
#705961
Someone having the same issue as you and I are. No resolution either. I am wondering if it is a design / defect issue. - As it seems to be a extended exposure to heat / equipment failure condition.
Regards,
Dusty
any help please?
The main reason I'm asking is because I'm not sure I fully trust the place I had the pads replaced at, and am hoping they did it correctly. I don't know how to physically check the pads.
Thanks for any help.
Best Regards,
Shipo
Thanks
JB
Thanks
There was a loose connection in our 97 dodge caravan and that was the cause.
FOR EVERY km over monthly allowed 1667, yearly 20004. NEVER PAID ATTENTION, MY FAULT HOWEVER WHAT l'M LOOKING FOR IS AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION.... PREFERABLY MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE TO VERIFY MY THEORY MIGHT BE CORRECT. -- IE ANYONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. 11 PLUS MONTHS OF USAGE ACCORDING TO ODOMETER 34460
MINUS 20004 = 14459 X 20 CENTS PER KM =$2891.80 . AFTER 3 YEARS AT THIS RATE --- A PENALTY OF CLOSE TO $9000.00 PLUS A BUY OUT
THIS A 97 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. IF I EXCEEDED 20000 KM IN A YEAR THAT WOULD BE A MIRACLE .... TRUST ME !!!!!!THERE HAVE BEEN A HOST OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - MOSTLY MINOR, UNTIL NOW - RELAY SWITCHES AND MOST RECENTLY A PROBLEM WITH
STARTING, FLASHING LED'S (ACCORDING TO DODGE / PLYMOUTHS' OWN
DATA BASE A PROBLEM WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING UNIT --- DASHBOARD CLUSTER. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IS HARD TO PROVE. ie it works, now it doesn't, now it does !!!!!!!!
One day the VAN STALLED, EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED AND DIED. A SOUND COULD BE HEARD, LIKE A CLICKING, YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I HIT THE JACKPOT ON A SLOT MACHINE. THE VEHICLE DID START EVENTUALLY. THE TRIP READING WHICH I RARELY USED BUT FOOLISHLY RESET INDICATED A READING OF OVER 10, 500 KM'S I HAVE FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED ALL ASPECTS RE UPKEEP OF THIS VEHICLE. I RECENTLY SPENT OVER $2000.00 FOR A NEW TRANNY.
I ASKED ABOUT TRANNY PROBLEMS WHEN THE LEASE WAS SIGNED. I WAS REASSURED THAT YES THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE / PLYMOUTH CARAVAN / VOYAGER, BUT IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT HAD BEEN CORRECTED, IN OTHER WORDS, NOT AN ISSUE ON YEAR 1997.
DID I TAPE THE CONVERSATION? NO !!!!
DID I GET A SWORN STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT? NO !!!!
NOW THE ODOMETER, WHICH I KNOW WAS ACTING WEIRD, IF ONLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS.
PROBLEM: I PAY, "IN GOOD FAITH" AND FIX CURRENT PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM --- NOW THE ODOMETER WORKS FINE ????
I DONT' NEED A FIX TO THE PROBLEM, JUST MORE THAN ONE CONFIRMATION THAT "THE ELECTRONIC CLUSTER" THAT CONTROLS THE ODOMETER READING, COULD HAVE BEEN, EVEN TEMPORARILY MALFUNCTIONING ---- IN A SERIOUS WAY......
and trouble lights still work. are there any fuses that control
this? If not what could be checked to find a solution.
Hope this helps...
I also have had a gas smell in our 1996 T&C minivan. One day while searching under the hood, I found where I believe the gas is coming from.
It has only happened a few times, but happens so rarely that I have not had a permanent fix performed. The gas smell seemed more intense if the blower was running for any reason, as you may have noticed. The source of the intermittent leak on ours is the fuel supply rails that supply gas to the injectors. The exact location of the leak is the joint where the "U"-shaped fuel line connects to the two straight fuel supply rails. Only the joint closest to the front of the vehicle leaked on ours. This might be a place to start with your dealer or auto mechanic.
Good Luck and best regards,
.
Town & Country Owner
I DONT' NEED A FIX TO THE PROBLEM, JUST MORE THAN ONE CONFIRMATION THAT "THE ELECTRONIC CLUSTER" THAT CONTROLS THE ODOMETER READING, COULD HAVE BEEN, EVEN TEMPORARILY MALFUNCTIONING ---- IN A SERIOUS WAY......
I would check other Chrysler/Dodge dealers and just ask the service managers if this is possible, without telling them about your leasing it and see what they tell you. If you can get one to confirm it, have him put it in writing. If not, couldn't you just buy the van at the end of the lease without paying a per mile overage penalty?
I would think that penalty would only kick in if returning the van after the lease.
I have been told there are 2 main parts:
The Instrument cluster and
the computer control module.
Does the control module affect both the speedo and the tach or just the speedo ?
Thanks for any help !!
Any suggestions you may have for me would be extremely helpful. I don’t mind changing the plugs every few months, however on the V6 some of them are very difficult to reach.
Thanks
KB
There is NO ryhme or reason for this problem. It happens in any weather, time of day, length of use....Periodically, my car acts dingy. The locks will open/close, lights go off/on, .... Once or twice while driving the entire car shut down for a few seconds then started again like nothing was wrong.
I don't want to be stranded one day. We have had it in, but we are told it must act up on them for them to "get" it.
We depend upon the dealer to help us. Very mechanical, we aren't. But they say there is nothing that they can do.
We have an extended warranty--but it will soon run out.
Help, please!