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in a 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager. Grrrr....
Ok, so here's the scoop.... When it is rainy and we go though a puddle, and power steering just goes out. No warning no nothing. The other thing that happens at this time is the heater/ac almost dies (it is dying anyhow, but when we go through a puddle it goes to its worst as it does when it is on for a long time) This car has a NEW water pump, NEW front end (struts, tierods, etc), NEW transmission casing, NEW brakes, NEW tires, NEW steering column, and well probably something else... and windshield wipers that have a mind of their own. LOL I will never ever ever buy a Chrysler. oh it has 160,000 miles |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > in a 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager. Grrrr.... > > Ok, so here's the scoop.... > > When it is rainy and we go though a puddle, and power steering just > goes out. No warning no nothing. The other thing that happens at this > time is the heater/ac almost dies (it is dying anyhow, but when we go > through a puddle it goes to its worst as it does when it is on for a > long time) > > > This car has a NEW water pump, NEW front end (struts, tierods, etc), > NEW transmission casing, NEW brakes, NEW tires, NEW steering column, > and well probably something else... > and windshield wipers that have a mind of their own. LOL > > I will never ever ever buy a Chrysler. oh it has 160,000 miles > There is not and never has been a recall on the wiper switch on this vehicle and as far as you problem goes with the a/c and power steering it sounds like you need to replace the belt tensioner on this vehicle. If the tensioner is worn out it will cause these problems and may even brake off or cause the water pump to go bad. Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech |
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maxpower wrote: > > wrote in message > oups.com... > > in a 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager. Grrrr.... > > > > Ok, so here's the scoop.... > > > > When it is rainy and we go though a puddle, and power steering just > > goes out. No warning no nothing. The other thing that happens at this > > time is the heater/ac almost dies (it is dying anyhow, but when we go > > through a puddle it goes to its worst as it does when it is on for a > > long time) > > > > > > This car has a NEW water pump, NEW front end (struts, tierods, etc), > > NEW transmission casing, NEW brakes, NEW tires, NEW steering column, > > and well probably something else... > > and windshield wipers that have a mind of their own. LOL > > > > I will never ever ever buy a Chrysler. oh it has 160,000 miles > > > > There is not and never has been a recall on the wiper switch on this vehicle > and as far as you problem goes with the a/c and power steering it sounds > like you need to replace the belt tensioner on this vehicle. If the > tensioner is worn out it will cause these problems and may even brake off or > cause the water pump to go bad. > > Glenn Beasley > Chrysler Tech Glen, the *phantom wiper* problem was was posted on this NG many times after the vans were redesigned for 1996. Didn't you ever have any customers report this? -KM |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > > maxpower wrote: > > > wrote in message > > oups.com... > > > in a 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager. Grrrr.... > > > > > > Ok, so here's the scoop.... > > > > > > When it is rainy and we go though a puddle, and power steering just > > > goes out. No warning no nothing. The other thing that happens at this > > > time is the heater/ac almost dies (it is dying anyhow, but when we go > > > through a puddle it goes to its worst as it does when it is on for a > > > long time) > > > > > > > > > This car has a NEW water pump, NEW front end (struts, tierods, etc), > > > NEW transmission casing, NEW brakes, NEW tires, NEW steering column, > > > and well probably something else... > > > and windshield wipers that have a mind of their own. LOL > > > > > > I will never ever ever buy a Chrysler. oh it has 160,000 miles > > > > > > > There is not and never has been a recall on the wiper switch on this vehicle > > and as far as you problem goes with the a/c and power steering it sounds > > like you need to replace the belt tensioner on this vehicle. If the > > tensioner is worn out it will cause these problems and may even brake off or > > cause the water pump to go bad. > > > > Glenn Beasley > > Chrysler Tech > > Glen, the *phantom wiper* problem was was posted on this NG many times > after the vans were redesigned for 1996. Didn't you ever have any > customers report this? > > -KM > Absolutely, as a mater of fact I joked about it with a customer one time telling him there was a sensor in the windshield that detected pollen and the blades would wipe one time. I heard about it later on as the customer took me serious. But there was never a recall on it. The most common repair was installing a new multifunction switch Glenn |
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maxpower wrote: > There is not and never has been a recall on the wiper switch on this vehicle > and as far as you problem goes with the a/c and power steering it sounds > like you need to replace the belt tensioner on this vehicle. If the > tensioner is worn out it will cause these problems and may even brake off or > cause the water pump to go bad. > > Glenn Beasley > Chrysler Tech Agree. There was a TSB but no recall as I recall. I replaced the multifunction switch on ours to cure the wiper problem. The tensioners are also problemmatic at 160K or so miles, at least on the 3.3. |
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maxpower wrote: > > wrote in message > oups.com... > > > > maxpower wrote: > > > > wrote in message > > > oups.com... > > > > in a 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager. Grrrr.... > > > > > > > > Ok, so here's the scoop.... > > > > > > > > When it is rainy and we go though a puddle, and power steering just > > > > goes out. No warning no nothing. The other thing that happens at this > > > > time is the heater/ac almost dies (it is dying anyhow, but when we go > > > > through a puddle it goes to its worst as it does when it is on for a > > > > long time) > > > > > > > > > > > > This car has a NEW water pump, NEW front end (struts, tierods, etc), > > > > NEW transmission casing, NEW brakes, NEW tires, NEW steering column, > > > > and well probably something else... > > > > and windshield wipers that have a mind of their own. LOL > > > > > > > > I will never ever ever buy a Chrysler. oh it has 160,000 miles > > > > > > > > > > There is not and never has been a recall on the wiper switch on this > vehicle > > > and as far as you problem goes with the a/c and power steering it sounds > > > like you need to replace the belt tensioner on this vehicle. If the > > > tensioner is worn out it will cause these problems and may even brake > off or > > > cause the water pump to go bad. > > > > > > Glenn Beasley > > > Chrysler Tech > > > > Glen, the *phantom wiper* problem was was posted on this NG many times > > after the vans were redesigned for 1996. Didn't you ever have any > > customers report this? > > > > -KM > > > > Absolutely, as a mater of fact I joked about it with a customer one time > telling him there was a sensor in the windshield that detected pollen and > the blades would wipe one time. I heard about it later on as the customer > took me serious. > But there was never a recall on it. The most common repair was installing a > new multifunction switch > > > Glenn Okay, so I was at least partially correct. The fix was to replace the switch, but there was no recall. Thanks for clearing that up. -KM |
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I replaced my tensioner at 165,000 km. The bearing was starting to
squeak. This is one little piece of preventive maintenance that is money well spent. If that puppy goes, you are stranded for sure! On 12 Jul 2006 17:09:47 -0700, "Dipstick" > wrote: > >maxpower wrote: >> There is not and never has been a recall on the wiper switch on this vehicle >> and as far as you problem goes with the a/c and power steering it sounds >> like you need to replace the belt tensioner on this vehicle. If the >> tensioner is worn out it will cause these problems and may even brake off or >> cause the water pump to go bad. >> >> Glenn Beasley >> Chrysler Tech > >Agree. There was a TSB but no recall as I recall. I replaced the >multifunction switch on ours to cure the wiper problem. The tensioners >are also problemmatic at 160K or so miles, at least on the 3.3. |
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NewMan wrote: > I replaced my tensioner at 165,000 km. The bearing was starting to > squeak. This is one little piece of preventive maintenance that is > money well spent. If that puppy goes, you are stranded for sure! > > On 12 Jul 2006 17:09:47 -0700, "Dipstick" > wrote: > > > > >maxpower wrote: > >> There is not and never has been a recall on the wiper switch on this vehicle > >> and as far as you problem goes with the a/c and power steering it sounds > >> like you need to replace the belt tensioner on this vehicle. If the > >> tensioner is worn out it will cause these problems and may even brake off or > >> cause the water pump to go bad. > >> > >> Glenn Beasley > >> Chrysler Tech > > > >Agree. There was a TSB but no recall as I recall. I replaced the > >multifunction switch on ours to cure the wiper problem. The tensioners > >are also problemmatic at 160K or so miles, at least on the 3.3. I am on my 3rd one at 90,000 miles. The first two snapped off right at the mounting bolt. Seems like a lot of tension for one lone bolt. -KM |
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