The transmission makes a winning noise when driving and in reverse. Transmission somethimes will not move. The lever to move the transmission gets stuck and you have to force it in gear or to place it back into park. It seems that sometimes the engine seems to lose its will to go. It will go very slow or you have to floor it to go. When going up a very small hill you will have a sever decrease in power. You will go down to about 20 MPH.
1992 Dodge Grand Caravan transmission complaints
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Brakes are now intermittent. Warning lights come on, then go out, then repeat the sequence. During the problem a high pedal pressure is required to acheive braking.
Transmission specialist said life expectancy is 50,000 - 70,000 miles. Made high pitch whining noise going up a hill and then would not go very fast(approx 15 MPH) specialist said overdrive transmissions are rated on cunsumer reports webiste as not very good. Chrysler notified and not willing to do anything regarding problem. Local dealer states rebuild a lot due to seals hardenenng and not flexible.
While driving on highway with cruise control on transmition sliped cousing vehicle to lose speed and come to a stop.
Vehicle now on third transmission. The 604 overdrive transmission evidently has a maximum life of about 70,000 miles, if that much. The 604 is prone to fail at any time. Chrysler/dodge knows this. The dealers know this. The repair shops know this. The federal safety agency should know this. Our bank account certainly does. The transmission is defective. It is not necessarily a safety defect although a complete failure of a transmission when none should reasonably be expected could lead to loss of life and/or property. You should have seen us try to get out of the way on the highway when our transmission failed. In this respect, we were lucky.
Original transmission failed when vehicle was parked and would not go into gear. The 2nd failed while driving, went from 35 to 15 and RPM went from 2 to 5. Had to be coaxed to the nearest parking lot. The 3rd, at 113,500, is presently not shifting properly, bucking, and cutting out while driving, although not all the time. Have been told there is nothing wrong with the 3rd.
Overdrive "o" ring breaks, causes vehicle to go into limp mode. Replaced transmission at 85000, current transmission is going out at 110000 miles (25000 current miles on transmission)- same cause
The original transmission dropped into low gear while driving at approximately 30 MPH and would not shift again. At the time, the vehicle had 62500 miles on it. The transmission repair facility diagnosed complete transmission failure and ordered an entire new transmission installed ($1550.00). The new transmission was an original equiment replacement from dodge and was warranteed for 12 months / 12000 miles. 35000 miles later (vehicle reading 98000 miles) the transmission has failed again and requires a replacement.
Consumer has been experiencing problems with automatic transmission. Automatic transmission has gone out twice. The manufacturer has yet to be contacted.
Transmission failed twice.
Rear hatchback failed.
While driving at 60 MPH transfer case locked up with out warning. Problem has been fixed.
Transmission has failed twice.
Owner is seeking information on tranmission failures for his vehicle.
Transmission failed as a result of computer receiving conflicting data.
Transmission failure.
Transmission doesn't shift properly from reverse to drive.
Vehicle has had three recalls since purchase including, liftgate support bolts repair.
Since consumer has owned vehicle has had it in four times due to noise coming from the transmission. Whenever vehicle is still there is shuttering of the engine.
First transmission was noisy when in reverse, then it became hard to shift into reverse, now transmission has internal damage.
Automatic transmission failure.
Putting into a parking lot the truck feels like pulling and makes a popping noise due to transaxle failure.
Vehicle has had four transmission failures, two engine failures, and one complete ABS replacement.
At 89,000 transmission wouldn't change gears. Took to dealer, transmission needed to be replaced.
Transmission failed 4 times.
Motor mounts broke twice.
Transmission failed.
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