The transmission on this car has been screwed up since the very beginning, but no one could ever find out exactly what was wrong with it so we have had to endure years of the engine racing like crazy and refusing to shift. We finally just had the transmission replaced and it is still having a hard time shifting. I hate this car so much. And it was expensive. More than $22,000 in 1999.
I agree it is the biggest POS replaced 2 trannies in it I hate the damn thing.
What kind of fluid do you put in your transmission? Your transmission fluid may have something to do with it...
I own a 3L V6 1999 Grand Voyager and had it for 7.5 years. I put 190,000 km on it (that's 115,00 miles for our American friends to the south). In general, this car is so unreliable that I can't believe it is the most popular minivan sold. The first 3 years while it was under warranty was fine, then every year after, I spend between $2000~$4000 fixing it up. First the turn signal died, then the power door locks, then the hazzard light switch gets stuck in the on position, then the windshield wiper motor, then the oxygen sensor, then the computer, then the blower motor resistor, then a major oil leak as all the bottom seals leaked, then the power window, then the suspension, then the oxygen sensor again, then the windshield wiper motor again. Then there are the little things like the sun visor plastic grip breaks, the driver's seatbelt gets stuck. It's amazing that this car sells. I can't even imagine car being so unreliable. I also own a 1995 Toyota Corolla for 10 years. The only thing I had to replace (besides regular maintenance like brake pads and timing belt) is the starter. With this experience, I have no sympathy for Chrysler - Doug Peng, Toronto Canada.
Reading on this site the complaints about ALL auto brands, from Ford to BMW I can only think of one thing:
ALL USA AUTO REPAIR SHOPS SUCK!!!
Can't believe they charge US$ 2,000 to "remanufacture" a transmission that only needs a US$ 10 speed sensor connector.
THIEVES they are!
Most US repair shop prey on the fact the majority of car owners know nothing about the complexity of their vehicles so the mechanics can say anything and charge anything they want.
And it's still true that women are more at risk. My friend's widowed mother took her new car to be fixed/maintained by a "friend of the family" who owned a shop. For something like 7 years and 120K miles she did this. Finally the car kept having so many problems she decided to get rid of it. Someone did a check of the car and discovered essentially NOTHING had ever been done EVER to the vehicle. She had paid thousands for oil changes, repairs, and so on. The mechanics saw her coming and just did the minimum work, if that, to make it seem like work was completed.
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