1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager Expresso SE review from North America
"When it is warm I love this van, but in the winter I am afraid I am going to get stranded somewhere"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The transmission is slipping in cold weather. I plug in the engine heater each night, warm it up for at least 10-15 minutes before leaving and as I pull away & before the automatic transmission shifts the first time it slips and the vehicle comes to a halt. I put it in reverse, 3rd, low... and it won't move for several minutes.
General comments?
I took the vehicle to a mechanic. Being a woman I expect to be treated like I don't know what I am talking about. The mechanic told me he has seen several of the same make/model/year that have had the same problem. His opinion of the problem is that there is a pin within the transmission that is loose. He asked me if I was losing transmission fluid and I said yes. He said when the fluid level is brought back up it holds the pin in place and the problem ceases. That was last winter.
This winter (2004-05) I am not losing transmission fluid, but the transmission is slipping more often.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1997 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
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| Distance when acquired | 76000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 89000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Metro |
| Date of Entry | 7th January, 2005 |