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MY BACK UP LIGHTS DON'T WORK ON MY 1996 GRAND CARAVAN EITHER

by carl_manley on Thu Nov 06 23:46:25 PST 2008

I ALSO HAVE NO BACK UP LIGHTS ON MY 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH THE 3.8 LITRE 6 CYLINDER MOTOR I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT IT'S A FAULTY SWITCH LOCATED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION IT'S SELF AND IN ORDER TO FIX IT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION MUST COME OUT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1,750 OR CLOSE TO $1,800 FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND THAT WHEN THAT SWITCH GOES IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION GOES SO THIS NO BACK-UP LIGHT SITUATION IS A PRE-CURSOR OF THINGS TO COME, I'M THINKING ABOUT BUYING A 2004 CHEVY VENTURE MINI VAN I BET THEY DON'T HAVE THE REVERSE GEAR SWITCH INSIDE THE TRANS AND DODGE DID THIS ON PURPOSE WHEN THEY MANUFACTURED THE CAR BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MINI VAN THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER TOLD ME AND SO HAVE COTTMAN TRANSMISSION AND AAMOCO TRANSMISSION AND EVEN MY NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC BECAUSE I ASKED EVERY DAMN BODY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

Re: How many miles can a Jeep Grand Cherokee handle? [carl_manley]

by naatz1 on Tue Nov 20 20:33:02 PST 2007

My 2001 Laredo 4L I6 4WD that I just sold to my son at 83k miles is running fine. I have done all the basic Oil change & simple stuff (just did serpentine belt & 2nd brake job, first was done under warranty because of the notorius bad rotors but you have an older model that may have missed that "fun" from 99-01). I also did the tranny and transaxle flushes but only did one set of differential flushes at 36k miles since we rarely off road it. It should go MANY years; our mechanic says that I6 engine with Selectrac shift-on-the-fly 4WD is the best they ever made, too bad they discontinued the engine with Selectrac only in the Liberty! The reason I mention this is for anyone reading this forum with a new 07 or 08 that has the lifetime powertrain warranty...I noticed in my new 07 Laredo 4.7L that it requires differential service every 15,000 miles, which seems excessive to me and not an easy DIY operation, especially on the rear diff buried under the vehicle. However, I am a bit uptight that any warranty claims will want to see something proving that was done. I don't have a debate on the 36k miles service for trannys and transaxles/transfer cases, but I hope buyers are aware of what seems to be overly excessive differential fluid service change requirement (I obviously am a jeep fan buying a 2nd one, but their drivetrain service is a bit old fashioned compared to newer simpler CUVs).

Re: 1999 grand cherokee brake issues [kser]

by carl_manley on Tue Nov 20 20:29:57 PST 2007

Please purchase vented rotors because they cool down faster than regular rotors Jeep's are heavier than passenger and all that extra vehicle body weight causes more friction when the brakes are applied and please make sure you use ceramic brake pads and this will be the end of your break problem issues I promise

Re: How many miles can a Jeep Grand Cherokee handle? [jeeplover5]

by carl_manley on Tue Nov 20 20:09:30 PST 2007

The High Mileage is really not a issue when it comes too Jeep's because they are some very durable vehicles I purchased a used 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee back in 2005 with 90,000 miles on it and it's still running strong as if the engine was brand new I currently have 117,328 miles on it and the only service I ever had was a new battery and Transmission Filter. I live in the Northeast and I love driving thru the snow and helping people who get stuck in it. you will be okay as long as you purchased the vehicle from somebody who keep up with the maintenance.

Ford falls to fourth place in domestic auto sales behind GM, Toyota, Chrysl

by rockylee on Thu Feb 01 16:11:29 PST 2007

The Detroit News For the first time, Ford Motor Co. has fallen to fourth place in domestic monthly auto sales. Ford in January sold fewer vehicles than General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group. In part, the milestone slump at Ford can be credited to the automaker's deliberate decision to slash unprofitable sales to daily-rental fleets. But Ford's lackluster product offerings also are to blame, analysts say. Chrysler edged past Ford by 2,104 units, selling 156,308 cars and trucks in January. Ford sold 154,204 Lincoln, Mercury and Ford vehicles in the same month. GM eclipsed both with its 244,435 units, but Toyota maintained second place with sales of 175,850 cars and trucks -- up 5 percent from last year. Wooing buyers with special deals helped Chrysler last month, said David Healy, an industry analyst for Burnham Financial Group. "Chrysler's success was due as much to heavy incentivizing as anything," said Healy. "They were extremely aggressive, particularly on older models like the Durango SUV and the Ram pickup truck." By contrast, he said, Ford's product offerings just aren't driving demand. "Ford has been bombarding us with high-quality, well-designed, exceedingly dull automobiles for the last few years," he said. "Their market is marching away. And they are in a lull in new product introductions." Ford also was fourth in overall sales, posting a 19 percent decline. GM said its January U.S. auto sales dropped 16.6 percent. But Toyota Motor Corp.'s sales rose 9.5 percent to again surpass Ford's monthly sales, while DaimlerChrysler AG's sales rose 3.2 percent compared with January 2006, This year, Toyota is expected to take Ford's No. 2 spot in U.S. sales after its sales surpassed Ford's in two months last year. The Japanese automaker sold 175,850 vehicles last month, including 100,256 cars and 75,594 trucks. On Wednesday, Ford warned that it expected to post a 20 percent drop compared with January 2006. And GM had said last week that it expected its January sales to be down, also because of lower rental fleet sales. "We are aggressively reducing our daily rental fleet sales as a continuing element of our strategy to offer industry-leading value and improve residuals," Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president for sales, service and marketing, said in a statement. GM's car sales dropped 22.5 percent for the month to 104,156, while light truck sales were down 11.5 percent to 140,458. In all, it sold 244,614 light vehicles for the month, remaining No. 1 in sales. GM also lowered its first-quarter North American production forecast from guidance given last month by 40,000 vehicles, or 3.6 percent, to 1.1 million vehicles. GM said it was part of the effort to reduce rental fleet sales. In the first quarter of 2006, GM produced 1.3 million vehicles in the region. Toyota's car sales were up 13.1 percent in January, while truck sales rose 5 percent. Toyota said sales, which include the Toyota and Lexus brands, were the best ever for January. Sales of its Camry mid-sized car rose 14.7 percent to 31,461, while its hybrid Prius and RAV4 compact sport utility vehicle also made gains. Including imports, Ford sold 165,877 light vehicles in January. It sold 55,842 cars, down 32.5 percent from a year ago, and 110,035 light trucks, down 9.8 percent. It said sales to daily rental companies dropped 65 percent. Ford said it remains focused on its North American turnaround and returning to profitability. "Where we are in sales races and sales rankings ... is a distraction that we're not going to be bothered with," George Pipas, Ford's top sales analyst, said during a conference call with industry analysts and reporters. "We've got a job to do in North America, and that is all we're focused on." While the decline in fleet sales hurts overall sales numbers, GM and Ford have said the focus instead on sales to more-profitable retail customers is part of their North American turnaround efforts. Ford's sales to retail customers were down 5 percent for the month. In the first full month of sales for its new crossovers, Ford reported it sold 5,586 Ford Edges and 1,699 Lincoln MKXs. But sales of Ford's F-series pickup truck were down about 15 percent from a year ago. Ford said it expects weakness in new home construction to hurt full-size pickup sales through the first half of the year. Its sales include Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands, as well as Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo. Jaguar sales fell 13 percent, Land Rover sales fell 11.7 percent and Volvo sales fell 7 percent. Ford's fleet sales were expected to be lower because it no longer is selling the Taurus -- once the nation's top-selling car. But Pipas said fleet reductions also came in many current products. DaimlerChrysler sold 173,377 vehicles in January. Mercedes-Benz sales rose 36.9 percent to 17,069 in January compared with the same month of 2006. The gains came as Chrysler saw its best January in six years and Mercedes reported its best January sales ever, DaimlerChrysler said. Chrysler said its January sales were driven by solid retail sales, while fleet sales were down, but a statement on the results didn't provide specific fleet numbers. "With a fresh product lineup in dealer showrooms and eight new vehicle launches to come in 2007, Chrysler Group is well positioned to remain competitive in the marketplace," Michael Manley, vice president for sales and dealer operations, said in a statement. "We will focus on providing innovation, quality and value to our customers -- and we will also provide our dealers with competitive tools to sell these vehicles." Other automakers reporting January sales include: American Honda Motor Co; 100,790 units Kia Motors America; 22,524 Hyundai Motor America; 27,721 Subaru of America; 12,074 units Mitsubishi Motors North America; 9383 Audi of America; 6,399 units http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/UPDATE/702010458 Rocky

Re: 2004 XLE Limited [mr_manley]

by alanstone on Sun Jan 21 16:56:07 PST 2007

You should read through the complaints on this model year at the nhtsa website. Complaints are coming in almost daily and quite a few very serious. These defects are dangerous, especially for small kids. Toyota has taken no initiative to circumvent more injuries.