6.5
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 10,921 miles
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Final drive gear failed, pieces of gear put two holes in transmission case. Had to buy new transmission and couldn't get $500 core charge back because case was damaged.
- Mannsville, NY, USA
While driving down the highway car started to lose power, and then completely cut off.
- Providence, RI, USA
I was stopped at a stop light. Upon acceleration there was a loud thump. The transmission exploded sending parts of the transmission through the transmission case. My wife and kids were in the van. Someone could have been hurt if the parts exploded upward. I see several similar complaints for this model van on this site.
- Swanton, OH, USA
While at a speed of approximately 25 mph the automatic transmission dropped out of gear and the vehicle began coasting in K-mart store parking lot. I pulled the mini-van over to a parking space in the lot. After shutting the vehicle off, I restarted it and tried to engage the transmission in reverse, but failed. I then shut the vehicle off and had it towed to the dealer.
- Columbus, OH, USA
While driving transmission stopped operating, and the vehicle started coasting. Dealer has vehicle now.
- Columbus, OH, USA
I think it is awful to replace a transmission at 50,000, something is just not right! there should be a recall if others have experienced this!
- Dayton, OH, USA
Transmission failed, would not shift. Mjs
- Staten Isl, NY, USA
Transmission goes into neutral, hesitating then banging into 1st gear.
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
While driving at 72 mph transmission went out without prior warning.
- Garry, IN, USA
Prior to transmission failure car had been on highway at 65 mph with carload of kids on way home from a swim meet. Only off the freeway for 5 minutes and stopped to let a child out of car. Transmission "died" when attempted to go forward from having stopped in "drive" with brake on for passenger drop-off. I am so lucky this didn't happen on the freeway-it could have had terrible consequences!!! how can a car used for two years, five months with 52,000 miles need a new transmission?? we had the car repaired at dealer. After car returned something in shifting seemed slightly different but unable to define problem as it was "vague" symptom. On 02/15/99 (3 weeks later) I attempted to park car in driveway at home after driving and was unable to shift from drive to park-shift lever wouldn't move, finally went down to 3rd. Had car towed to dealer and told shift cable was now broken. Dealer claims this was not due to prior transmission service. Car returned on 02/19/99. Shifting lever now seemed slightly loose!! on 02/24/99 car returned to dealer again because shift lever now very loose and shifting gears on speed bumps-ie. Going from drive to neutral after bumps in school parking lot!! car again serviced on 02/24/99 and now seems ok. Total bills for service over $2000.
- San Diego, CA, USA
Vehicle can be placed into gear without applying the brakes first. Dealer has been contacted.
- West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Told dealer of problem. Said if doesnt do it all the time hard to tell theres a problem. He told me to bring it in so we can test drive van.when it first wouldnt go when I put it in gear, took it to dealer. Service man said to make sure you have transmission fluid. Of coure only had van about a month when happened, which I stated. He said sometimes they forget to check all fluid levels.
- Fairhope, AL, USA
The consumer has been experiencing problems with automatic transmission. Automatic transmission went out. The manufacturer has yet to be contacted.
- Shirley, MS, USA
Transmission has a hole in it.
- Bedford, MA, USA
Was traveling about 40mph when, without warning, the transmission suddenly died/stalled out. Coasted vehicle to side of road. Had vehicle towed to dealership.
- Coventry, CT, USA
Transmission failed causing vehicle to down shift and up shift uncontrollably.
- Ludlow, IL, USA
Transmission failure.
- San Diego, CA, USA
While driving vehicle at 15 to 20 mph the transmission dropped from vehicle without warning. Also notes timing belt popped outwhile driving. Cause has not been determined.owner is very concerned for safety.
- Milwaukie, OR, USA
Transmission is inoperative when engaging the vehicle, dealer replaced broken weld on a gear. Problem still occurs. Dealer cannot determine the problem.
- Waukesha, WI, USA
- Chelsea, MI, USA