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  • ed12ed12 Member Posts: 100
    What brand and model of tire comes on the 2002 AWD
    T&C with 16" wheels?

    Thanx
  • 4aodge4aodge Member Posts: 288
    Ed12, I am pretty sure that the 2002 Town & Country Limited models come with the standard Michellin MX4 all-weather tires. I have a 2000 Town & Country LX and my van also came equiped with those tires. The Michellin MX4 is a pretty good tire from what I've seen, especially in the rain and bad road conditions.

    -Adam
  • lsherlsher Member Posts: 29
    For ed12: I answered your 12/8/01 query privately about one week ago, but my ISP claims it can't deliver mail to [email protected]. ??

    The answer is: I like it very much. Silky smooth, very comfortable, quiet, powerful enough, and full of fun features. As I've noted here before, the combo of cloth upholstery and 29U package does not include a power passenger seat, despite what the brochure says. My dealer is still claiming that my expectation was warranted and that he will remedy the deficiency. No action yet though.

    The tires that it came with are Michelin MX4. They seem excellent.
    -Larry
    Naples, NY
  • ed12ed12 Member Posts: 100
    Larry and 4adodge.

    Thanks for the input. I asked the question about the tires because my wifes 96 Camry has Michelin Energy MXV4 tires. WHile they are smooth riding and comfortable, the handling I find is scary.The car is not happy about changing direction. That may be more a function of a lot of compliance in the Camry suspension to give that famous Camry silken smooth ride. Also, I find the tires poor in the snow. I had to push her with my 300M when she got stuck.

    Ed
  • jfz219jfz219 Member Posts: 63
    I have had a Camry and a T&C. If the Camry was a I4, the standard tire was a small 14". I found that size had a lot of understeer. I replaced the stock tire/wheel combo with a stock 15" Avalon wheel and 205-60-15 tires. The difference was amazing.

    My experience with the MX4 on two different vans has been good. I have had FWD models and have not seen the need to switch to snow tires in the midwest winters. Tire wear has been over 50,000 miles in mixed driving.
  • ed12ed12 Member Posts: 100
    jfz219

    My wifes Camry is the I4 with 14" wheels. What were the 205-60-15 tires you put on the Camry?

    Thanx
  • jfz219jfz219 Member Posts: 63
    I went with Bridgestone Turanza Ts. We were quiet, smooth riding, and high mileage. Today I would recommend the Potenza RE910. This tire is almost as quiet, better in rain, and much superior in snow. They may even be less expensive.
  • bettygbettyg Member Posts: 9
    and thanks to all who posted on this
    board throughout the year...keep those posts coming. This forum makes
    all of us a more informed group...as
    owners or potential owners Edmunds has given us a great tool. Let's use
    it!

    Happy Vanning.......
  • paul164paul164 Member Posts: 11
    Any further word or resolution on this issue for us owner's of 2001's w/AWD (the 2100 RPM resonance/vibration)? Thanks.
  • hinarihinari Member Posts: 4
    After trading our 98 Plymouth Voyager for a snooty SUV (which we love), time came yesterday to trade our older sedan so we went out and bought a 2001 Chrysler Voyager.

    It was the last new '01 the Pomona, CA dealer had, and we paid $14588 for the base 2.4 3spd w/ tinted windows/rear defroster, power locks (no pwr windows), roof rack, and f/r floor mats. Amazing, considering the night before we had told the salesperson that the 'red tag' price on the window of $15130 was 'ridiculously cheap' just to have the sales mgr and then the general mgr bring the price down to 14888 over the phone the next morning, then to 14588 in person, respectively.

    Also amazing, considering I paid $18500 for the '98 which was configured exactly the same way, except that it had cruise control and integrated child seats, which my '01 does not.

    Which brings me to my question :) Does anyone have any suggestions where we might get a taupe second-row bench w/ integrated child seats for a decent price?

    In case anyone's interested, the reason we originally sold the great-condition low-mileage '98 was because before I quit smoking, I had frequently smoked in it and it just seemed a dirty place to tote our then-newborn. Now we have 2 toddlers and while we do love the SUV we need a second vehicle with no less family-hauling capacity than a minivan.

    Thanks for any suggestions on the seat!
  • lsherlsher Member Posts: 29
    The companies that do van conversions for the benefit of disabled passengers may be a source of the seats you seek.

    Congratulations on quitting smoking!

    -Larry
    Naples, NY
  • carleton1carleton1 Member Posts: 560
    Congratulations on quitting smoking AND getting a nice NEW Chrysler Voyager. Would you mind telling us the amount you received for your 98 Voyager, the miles, and how long you had actually owned it?
    We looked at both 2002 T&C eL and GC eL and were ready to trade to get the 7/100,000 warranty until we learned the low trade-in we could get for our loaded 99 GC SE that is 33 months old and has 36,455 miles.
    Thanks. Carl
  • hinarihinari Member Posts: 4
    We're really happy with the Voyager...now if only we could figure out a way to keep it smelling just like it does now..

    We bought the 98 Oct-97 for $18522 (after rebate). In Jul-99, with 21336 miles on it Newport Beach Land Rover gave us a 14-day bid to buy @ $11,000, a low figure given that they would have had to wholesale it since they do not sell minivans on their lot ;)

    A few days later, someone who answered my ad in the Recycler bought it for $13000.

    WHICH IS JUST $1588 LESS THAN WHAT I JUST PAID FOR MY NEW ONE! AMAZING!
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Our Long-Term Road Test for Edmunds.com's 2001 Grand Caravan was updated recently. Don't you want to know if our Editor-in-Chief still hates DC vans?

    Steve
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  • steelengsteeleng Member Posts: 71
    I just read the long term update and I found the gas mileage figures intersting. Best economy of 15 mpg, worst economy of 13 mpg, and average economy 18 mpg. Either I need some more math or one of these numbers is fishy.
  • geoduckgeoduck Member Posts: 52
    Though it is nice that the editor has found some merit in the DC minivan, the review is still goofy. Most of the editor's criticisms are too.

    First, devoting a significant amount of the story to dealer horrors is more self-indulgent than educational. I think that generically, a story about satisfactory dealer service would be a legit story. Sharing a typical semi-horror story about dealer treatment is not worth the words. It is the car and its functionality I want to know about.

    Secondly, the bit about being forced to use the remote key fob to open the sliding doors from the outside, is overly dramatic. First I consider that a safety feature. I don't want my little kids to easily open the sliding doors from the outside without my control. Secondly, it is easy to open the doors manually from the outside. The ergonomics are excellent. C'mon, my 70+ mom opens the door and my 3yr old is a month away from doing it too.

    Why the editor calls opening the door a way to develop upper body strength makes me wonder how he can turn the key on the ignition to even drive the thing. Poor man.

    I do agree with the lousy gas mileage; my AWD experience is about the same. But we sure love the power of the 3.8.

    It escapes me why a publication with aspirations of editorial integrity would have their key review of this product written by a (former) owner of the primary competive product and a self-professed fan of the same. Sure it's cheeky and smug that he admits it, but as a reader I wonder how well I am served.
  • 4aodge4aodge Member Posts: 288
    You bring up some excellent points your post and I would love it if you were to pass that on to the biased editors who write these "monthy updates." Everyweek they go on and on about some small and minute issue such as having to use the key fob to open the doors and turn it into a serious problem and a reason not to buy the car.

    Yes, the editors themselves drive Honda Odyssey vans and pretend to be giving DC minivans a fair chance. Yea right! Every monthy update is littered to references about how great the Honda Odyssey is and how it has features that the Grand Caravan does not, even when it is a review for the Caravan and not the Odyssey. One would not know that if they were to simply read some of those updates.

    Also, one thing they refuse to mention is the seating configuration of the Grand Caravan. Can an Odyssey fit 5 people and still have massive cargo room like the Grand Caravan does when one of the sides of the rear 50/50 split bench seats are taken out? No, it cannot, despite its overly-praised fold away third row seat.

    The bottom line is that edmunds.com knew the Odyssey was the best minivan market in their book well before the 2001 long term road test for the DGC ES and it reflects in wheir monthy updates. How can a place that brags about being where smart car shopers goto first publish such a biased and innacurate review of one of the most popular and most loved cars in the history of automobiles? Chrysler hasn't sold over 9 million minivans in just over a decade because of rebates and incentives...

    -Adam
  • carleton1carleton1 Member Posts: 560
    Although I appreciate their sponsorship of the Town Hall and I had purchased Edmund's Pricing Guides for decades, I am appalled at their biased reviews.
    Facts: Edmunds paid $29,970 for their long term 1999 Odyssey EX and sold it for $22,000. Based on accurate math, that represents an actual depreciation of $7,970. Yet, using creative bias, Edmunds has the audacity to write the Odyssey depreciated only $349.
    Why didn't Edmunds buy either an eX or eL model DC minivan and pay much less? The eX has more features than the pricier Odd EX and the eL has more than the Odd LX...each for lower MSRP.
  • dave210dave210 Member Posts: 242
    Is it me, or do any of you take out your rear seats as much as Edmund's does. Seriously, I've only taken out my third row bench in my new and old van to

    1. Take my son to college
    2. Load up 1,300 boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts for a high school fund raiser
    3. Fit two portable beds in the car for family visitors (once)

    Mind you, it's been only three times that I have ever had to remove the seat in the 14 years I've owned Chrysler minivans, and up until 1997, I had never even thought about taking out my 3rd row seat.

    Heck, I even fit a new washing machine from Best Buy in my back seat and all I did was unlatch the bench and roll and fold it against the middle row buckets.

    And here is Edmund's stating, "Gosh will the new TV fit in the van without taking out those HEAVY 50 pound seats?" I mean, do they like taking the seats out or thinking they're going to have to just so then go complain that it doesn't fold into the floor.

    First they complain about the seats and now *GASP* having to open the power doors by pressing a button! Oh the horror! I definitely see merit in the alternate power doors and folding 3rd seat, but they really are digging to big a hole regarding those issues.

    I realize everyone's different and probably take out their seats more than me, but to question whether a TV will fit in the back? Come on! And I have not once heard them say they flipped up the split seat to create more room. That's another possibility Oh well....
  • carleton1carleton1 Member Posts: 560
    Talk about a red herring! The horrors of taking out that heavy rear seat are blown out of proportion more than the double talk about "The Light at the End of the Tunnel" during the Vietnam War.
  • gcintendergcintender Member Posts: 36
    ...you've got people like me, who've taken all the seats out soon after the van was delivered - AND NEVER PUT THEM BACK IN AGAIN!

    Now, I'll be the first to admit I have unique needs as far as hauling goes, but it takes all kinds to make a minivan market, and I believe the DC vans are the most versatile on the market.

    And as an update, my 2001 Grand Caravan ES now has over 12,000 miles on the clock with not a hint of trouble anywhere.
  • geoduckgeoduck Member Posts: 52
    We like the flexibility in seating configurations that the DC vans provide. In the year we have owned a LXi, one half of the split rear bench has been removed about three times; both rear seats have been removed once.

    We have two little ones that sit in the rear row. 80% of the time the middle passenger side seat is out for ease of access and for keeping the endless piles of stuff we accumulate and shuffle throughout the day.

    For hauling larger items we will then remove the remaining middle seat. That is very easy and the amount of usuable space is impressive. I got a small wood chipper/shredder back there in August.

    The advantage over the Honda is that we can put one kid in one split rear seat, and the other in the parallel middle row seat. By removing the remaining seats we can haul long stuff like fruit trees, and bring the kids who love running around the plant nursery.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    1,300 boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts! You're my kind of guy :-).

    I got spoiled with my base '89 Voyager, a 5 seater. When I got my Quest I (sorta like gcintender) threw away the middle bench and moved the rear bench to the mid-ships position.

    Everyone's needs are different - I suspect I wouldn't be as thrilled as most Ody owners with the disappearing "magic" seat since I prefer a big empty space in the rear of the van and we rarely have more than one or two passengers in the bench seat.

    Steve
    Host
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  • dave210dave210 Member Posts: 242
    I completely understand that many people configure their seats differently and remove them often.

    I'm just a little tired of the Long Term Road Test people always acting as if the Odyssey's seat is the end all be all and that without it being in the Chrysler vans, "They may not even get a TV box in the van without having to take the heavy obtrusive seats out."

    That, in my opinion, is being a little over-dramatic. The rest of my rant was really just me summing up the fact that in all the 14 years I've owned Chrysler/DC vans (3 to be exact), never once have I thought I needed to remove the seats for a new 31 inch TV, let alone the Whirlpool washing machine I took home 2 years ago.

    That's all. But I agree, I like the idea of the flexible split third row...now if only they moved for an aft, I'd have them. Until then, I'll stick with the 110 pound bench seat in my Limited. :-)
  • 4aodge4aodge Member Posts: 288
    Honda does not offer a heavy duty rear suspension option as Chrysler does on the Town & Country and Caravan models. Thus, even when an Odyssey is carryinbg a heavy load of either kids or cargo, the back of the van will be sagging about an inch away from the ground. Just go on a road trip along highway 5 in California through the central valley and you will see tons of minivans (not just Hondas) with rear ends that are being dragged along.

    Just thought I would mention that...
  • paul164paul164 Member Posts: 11
    There was a thread about this time some time ago for 2001 models and someone was hopefully going to report back about what they found that made the problem go away with the 2002's - any more info out there? Thanks.
  • tomtomtomtomtomtom Member Posts: 491
    Wow 12 posts in a row without an Ody owner posting anything to argue
  • shiposhipo Member Posts: 9,148
    Hello gang, I just read the last 20 posts or so to get a feel for how thing are going here. It seems that you DC van folks are having to deal with Honda Trolls, I know the feeling. I am a long time poster on the BMW 3-Series board and we get the occasional Lexi lover trolling us as well.

    Anyway, the reason for my visit has nothing to do with my daily commuter, it has everything to do with our family hauler, which currently is a 1998 Grand Caravan Sport with the somewhat rare 3.8-liter option.

    As a bit if history, our van has 48,000 miles on it and to date, its only problem has been a dead battery at about the 38,000 mile mark (I replaced it with a Die-Hard, so I figure we are good to go for a while). Other than the battery, we have not even had so much as a burned out bulb, I guess they just don’t make them like they used to. ;-)

    At this point, my wife (the primary driver of the van) is tired of the cloth interior and wants a new van with leather. I assume that means that either a Grand Caravan EX or a Town & Country LXi. Do any of y’all know what the current incentives (if any) are on either of the two above vehicles? I checked the DC web sites and noticed that the incentives that they had listed expired on 8-Jan-2002.

    On another subject, our town here in northern New Jersey has what a neighbor calls “[non-permissible content removed] Recycling Rules”, and we buy LOTS of stuff over the Internet and via Mail-Order. As such, the amount and size of cardboard that needs to be recycled requires me to remove both the second and third row seats about once a month. We have also bought a couple of 4’x8’ book cases which fit perfectly in the van (and I do mean PERFECTLY), not to mention plywood and drywall for the basement refinishing project. Needless to say I have LOTS of experience in taking out our seats, and after almost 4 years of doing so, I can perform the entire operation in less than 3 minutes. The only thing that I would wish for is a slightly lighter rear bench, that thing seems to be somewhat heavier than it needs to be.

    Sorry for the long post, MOPAR Rules…

    Best Regards,
    Shipo
  • lsherlsher Member Posts: 29
    For Shipo -
    Since incentives are sometimes geographically specific, you will do best to inquire at a local dealer.

    Taking out the separate seats in the third row is really easy. I never dealt with the third row bench in DC products but did in an Aerostar. It wasn't fun.

    My '02 T&C LXi AWD is really wonderful. Good luck in your purchase decision!
    -Larry
    Naples, NY
  • 4aodge4aodge Member Posts: 288
    Glad to see another MOPAR fan on the boards here at Troll Hall. You are right when you say that it is rare to get the 3.8 liter V6 engine option on a 1998 Grand Caravan Sport but I'm sure you are glad you did. Our 2000 Town & Country LX has the 3.3 liter engine which is ok, but more punch is needed sometimes when you have more than 6 people in the car and/or the A/C on. What do you think about your 3.8 liter V6?

    Anyway, good luck with your buying decision. I'm glad you are going to stick with Chrysler as they make excellent vehicles (we also own a 2001 PT Cruiser Limited which we love).

    -Adam
  • shiposhipo Member Posts: 9,148
    Thanks for the welcome, the story behind our GC Sport sort of goes like this:

    In 1998, we decided that our Neon Sport was just a little too small for our growing family, so off to the local Dodge dealership we went. Given that my eye did not like the look of the gray bumpers of the non-ES versions of the van, I was feeling a little unsure about spending the extra money for an ES. I mentioned this to the salesman and he asked me if I had considered the SE Sport. I was honestly not aware of the “Sport”, however I was pretty sure that the only FWD model available with the 3.8 was in fact the ES, and I told him that I wanted body colored bumpers AND the larger mill. He said, "You are in luck, Chrysler is currently running short of the 3.3 and for a limited time the '29N' package will include the 3.8 for only $200 extra." Sold, we simply looked over his list of allocated vans, picked one and the rest is history.

    Given that my daily driver is a 328i, I cannot call our van FAST, however, it is more than adequate for our purposes, which by the way includes a trip or two per year into the West Virginia mountains, loaded to the gills with adults, camping gear, empty fast food containers and Dunkin Donuts bags. ;-) It is also fast enough to beat up on unsuspecting Broncos and such that see our ubiquitous Green Metallic Mini-Van and just assume that they can beat us from a light to the 2-lane to 1-lane merge point.

    True story; last summer, a few noisy Lexus IS300 lovers Trolled over to the 3-Series board and started blasting away at all of us “Idiots” who wasted our money on German trash. Needless to say, I developed a bit of an attitude toward most IS300s and their drivers. During the height of the Troll Barrage, I was driving in NYC on my way to my usual Thursday evening appointment. While I was sitting at the light at 56th Street and 11th Avenue, I saw an IS300 in the mirror squeezing past a whole line of cars on 56th, just barely avoiding the parked cars on one side and our line on the other. I was first in line in the Caravan and he eased up next to me, confident that I would be no problem to beat across 11th Avenue. I do not know if he was asleep, or if he was just a little too complacent, however, the 3.8 got the Caravan across first. I could seen in the mirror that he was just a little more than Really Annoyed, given that he was sawing left, right, left behind me, looking for enough room to pass between me and the parked cars. I of course did not help him too much, by just easing over a foot or so to close the door each time he tried to pass. As I pulled up to the 10th Avenue intersection, I noticed one of “New York’s Finest”, out directing traffic; apparently he noticed the antics of the IS300, because as we pulled to a stop, Mr. Officer strolled back to have a little chat with Mr. IS300, and during said chat, I noticed Mr. Officer motioning for our boy to pull over to the curb. Green Light, SEE YA!

    Like I said, the 3.8 has more than adequate power for our purposes. ;-)

    Best Regards,
    Shipo
  • carleton1carleton1 Member Posts: 560
    It makes me happy to see rude, arrogant drivers get pulled over for reckless driving.
    I am happy with the 3.3L of our 99 GC SE but would have opted for the GC Sport with 3.8L had one been available March 20,1999. My friend Kurt has owned 3 DC minivans. First had the 3.0L, the next a 3.3L and now his 2000 GC LE has the 3.8L. He says the 3.8L "feels comfortable" with cruise set at 83 MPH on I-15 between SLC and LA and still delivers between 24 and 24.5 MPG for the trip.
    My 3.3L gets between 26.0 and 27.5 MPG on the same trip at the lower speed of 65 to 75 MPH. I think the 3.8L will deliver better fuel economy at speeds over 75 than will the 3.3L but the 3.3L will do better with stop and go or lower speeds.
  • shiposhipo Member Posts: 9,148
    Given that I live in the NYC metro area, it is rare that we ever find an open stretch of road for a good fuel economy run. That said, our 3.8 routinely delivers about 18mpg in around town driving and about 24mpg on the highway (understanding of course that “Highway” around here is still a lot of stop and go, tolls and such). Not as good as you or your friend, however, we are also saddled with the NE States pollution controls (similar, if not exactly the same as California) and the silly oxygenated fuels (better pollution characteristics in some area and MUCH worse in others) that the states around here force on us.

    I am assuming that our new van (assuming that we get a new one) will have at least comparable mileage numbers (once again, assuming that we can resist using the extra power). ;-)

    Best Regards,
    Shipo
  • carleton1carleton1 Member Posts: 560
    Back in 1973 we drove our 1972 Volvo from Laramie, Wyoming to Bayonne, New Jersey to have it shipped to Germany when the Army transferred me. I was not very bright to arrive in metro NYC on Memorial Day weekend. We drove cross state to Fort Dix/McGuire AFB and then back to Bayonne on the New Jersey Turnpike.
    One very pleasant surprise was the large amount of open space in New Jersey as you enter from the west at Easton. I had the erroneous idea that New Jersey was like Paterson-Newark-Bayonne everywhere.
    I enjoy reading your comments. Carl
  • tomtomtomtomtomtom Member Posts: 491
    Are you the guy who drove a black bimmer and flying around Northern State Parkway?
  • shiposhipo Member Posts: 9,148
    If I was seen "Flying around the Northern State Parkway", it was probably in a rented Cessna. ;-)

    My BMW is just a conservative Green Metallic with a sand colored interior, no performance add-ons, no tinted glass and no radical stereo, just your basic run of the mill 328i 5-Speed. ;-)

    Best Regards,
    Shipo
  • tomtomtomtomtomtom Member Posts: 491
    I used to hang out in the Bimmer board. I remember one guy talked about how he went against a Lexus/Acura on NS Pwky. I guess you were not the one who gave bimmer driver the bad rep...
  • shiposhipo Member Posts: 9,148
    No problem, to be quite honest, before I got the 328i, I was very concerned about becoming one of "THEM" (Hairy eyeball and all). After driving the new 3-Series in late 1998, I found that I did not care what others thought of me, the car was just so much of a pleasure to drive. As it turns out, it seems that based upon the 3-Series board here in the “Town Hall”, there are MANY folks who felt as I did. Oddly enough, several of us over on that board also have a DC van for our family hauler. Maybe there is a new generation of “Kinder and Gentler” BMW driver out there; then again, maybe I’m just delusional. ;-)

    On the other hand, I have been known to do “Ground Reference Maneuvers” in the vicinity of the Northern State Parkway on a windy day, just not in my 328i. ;-)

    Best Regards,
    Shipo
  • tomtomtomtomtomtom Member Posts: 491
    I remember the wide open twisty area at the interchange of the NS Pwky and Meadowbrook Pwky, wish I had the bimmer then...
  • budmelonbudmelon Member Posts: 27
    Hi there everyone,

    I am sure this question has been asked before but I can't stayed up all night to find the answer. Does anyone know if the 3.5 liter engine is available soon? I've been doing a lot of reading of car magazines and some says that it is available this year but so far, I haven't heard anyone mentioned it. We are deciding to either get a Sedona, MPV (3.0 liter) or the Caravan. We have a '95 Villager right now but with our second child on the way, I think that a second sliding door will make our lives so much easier loading and unloading our kids.

    Thanks so much for your help.
  • 4aodge4aodge Member Posts: 288
    There have been many car magazines which falsely say that Chrysler has been offereing the 3.5 V6 in its more expensive mininvans for the last year or so. However, as you know, this isn't the case. The 215hp 3.8 V6 is currently the biggest engine that Chrysler offers on it's minivans.

    However, acording to a creditable salesman at our local Chrysler dealership, DCX will begin to offer this option on the 2003 model year minivans. This is because of the competition from the Odyssey which now has the most powerful engine that can be found in any minivan, a 240hp 3.5 VTEC V6 engine. Maybe this is just more talk and it won't come to pass, but it makes sense they would offer this engine soon to keep up with Honda.

    From what I've heard, the 3.5 V6 will be slightly de-powered from 250hp to about 235hp when and if Chrysler does decide to use it in its minivans. Hope this helps!

    -Adam
  • ed12ed12 Member Posts: 100
    I spent the past week in Las Vegas.I noticed a large number of Chrysler minivans used as taxis. I asked a taxi driver about it. He said they put 500,000 miles on each taxi in four years. He said the Chryslers give very little trouble. The particular van he was driving looked in top condition. It had 168,000 miles.

    Ed
  • budmelonbudmelon Member Posts: 27
    Thanks for your help Adam. I would personally like the 3.5 because it is a DOHC engine. I'm sure the push rod is just as good. It has been around a long time after all, but more and more companies are going with DOHC engine. Just a personal opinion. Who knows, I might get one with the push rod engine in it. I know for sure that I can't wait until 2003 for that to come out.
  • tomtomtomtomtomtom Member Posts: 491
    You must be at the CES. Anyway, it would make sense for those cab driver to use a car that is dependable and wouldn't give them any trouble. Any down time for them will affect their income.
  • ed12ed12 Member Posts: 100
    My salesman says it will be 10 to 15 days after the ship date for the van to reach the dealer. Does that sound right?
  • paul164paul164 Member Posts: 11
    There was a thread a while ago on the issue of the 2100 RPM vibration on 2001 GC AWD vehicles - someone reported that DCX was to come out with a tech bulletin - any news out there on this issue???
  • rolfe2rolfe2 Member Posts: 81
    Paul,

    I continue to talk to my dealership about this, but can't get any projection of when a fix will be available.

    --rolfe.
  • paul164paul164 Member Posts: 11
    Rolfe, thanks for the update, even if you haven't found anything out! I haver noticed w/our 2001 AWD that in colder weather it is much more pronounced and becomes more of a vibration through the car at that engine/road speed than simply and engine vibration - it is much more pronounced, mcuh to my disappointment! We are in Connecticut, so we do get some cold weather in t he winter, although not as cold as someplaces. I have not inquired w/our dealer, but have looked for a tech. bulletin to no avail. I may try the DCX e-mail jist to see what happens.
  • marksommervillmarksommervill Member Posts: 1
    Exactly what does the 2100rpm vibration feel and/or sound like?

    I have seen posts concerning it, but none that describes it.

    Help please
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