Guess I didn't make myself clear in my previous posts, what I meant is
that I've never heard of a Dodge having as many problems as his GMC did, I
mean granted you've had several problems, but all total your costs to have
personally fixed would've been a couple thousand, his GMC had $20K in
repairs, yours was a horror story, his was a nightmare...BTW my brother
has a 96 Dodge Caravan, has over 30K on it now, only problem they've ever
had was the AC blower wouldn't work, took it in and came to find out that
a vacuum line had been cut into by one of the guys from the oil change
place when they changed the air filter(Cost $20 to fix), so considering
that was a result of a dumba$$, it's had no problems....As for the other
things please enlighten me, and btw didn't their minivan of the late '80's
use a Mitsubishi drivetrain? so technically it would make it Mitsubishi's
sorted past as far as the trans, right?....
Bruce
>
> Sorry Bruce, but I beg to differ. CC does have a reputation for horror
> stories. You may not remember the sorted past of their A4 auto trans
> used in minivans in the late 80's and early 90's, or all the ABS
> problems and law suits.
>
> I have a 96 Grand Voyager with a 3.3L V6 (OK, so its a Plymouth, you can
> change the front bumper and call it a Dodge Caravan). We've had quite a
> few problems with it, some of which still haven't been resolved:
>
> windshield wiper control (fixed 4 times and still screwed up)
> sliding door operation (still not fixed)
> sliding door lock (still not fixed)
> windshield leak (still not fixed)
> replaced deformed gas tank
> added gas tank baffles and new mounts
> fuel filler tube recall - replaced
> rear suspension rattles (still not fixed)
> interior light flicker (still not fixed)
> CD/cassette intermittantly won't eject (to be replaced)
>
> And my personal favorites...
>
> replaced steering column (5K miles)
> replaced water pump & tension pulley (15K miles)
> replaced 1 cylinder head, valve guides, 2 burnt valves, and
> belt tension pulley (23K miles - this one pissed me off,
> they kept it for a solid week)
>
> I'm sure I've left out a few odds and ends, but you get the idea.
> Granted the 96 was the first year for the new model, but give me a
> break. Subsequent model years have far fewer TSBs. I'm concerned because
> my 3/36 warrantee is about to run out and I do NOT have an extended
> warrantee. I'm planning on pursuing arbitration through CC to try and
> get my B2B warrantee extended. If that fails I'm gonna trade the thing
> in. I must say, all of the above hasn't cost me a cent directly - just
> lots of hassle taking the vehicle in to the dealer.
>
> The Daks, on the other hand, seem to have a pretty good rep, and the
> number of posted TSBs for these trucks is pretty low. I did not get an
> extended warrantee on my Dak either. Soooo..., I guess I've still got a
> bit of gambling spirit left in me...
>
> The bottom line here is that its possible to get a troublesome vehicle
> from any manufacturer, INCLUDING Dodge (CC).
>
> I've never been lucky enough to have an extended warrantee pay off, so I
> don't buy them any more. My father-inlaw seems to score every time,
> though, and buys them religiously. If you feel more secure with an
> extended warrantee, I agree with a previous post - definitely get one
> underwritten by CC.
>
>
> jeff
> Still love my 98 RC V8 5spd 3.55LSD
>
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