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Not hi jacking your thread but I have a 2000 ford F250 DIESEL superduty pu that has 435,000 miles on it----other than normal stuff like brakes, shocks, battery etc.and the obligatory $1200 tie rod ends/ball joints that ALL superduties have at 50,000 miles-- NO problems at all NONE ZIP NZDA since day one---Now I'm not a Ford guy but I hafta think that maybe Mopar has a trans problem much like Ford does with the ball joints and the leaking windshields and bad transmissions on the Taurus---neither one will admit to it but they know it's there and just nurse it along --People trade their cars off not to a mopar dealer cuz Mopar dealers arec savvy to whats going on and just maybe they will sell you another car. They all(every manufacturer) have their problems some more some less it just depends on the car and the company---Comp 387
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You know fellows, I have been a dealer for 40 years and have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of both Chrysler and the industry and I can give you 48 pages of the good, the bad, and the ugly on the subject. And I do believe you have killed this horse. Maybe you should quit beating on him before you wear yourself out.
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I was the service writer/ branch manager for a Mr. Transmission outlet here in Canada. I can tell you without a doubt the Caravan is the number 1, most frequently overhauled unit. In second place were the Taurus / Sable trans. They were just a poorly engineered unit and Chyrsler has scrambled for years trying different fluids ( ATF3,ATF 4 etc) in an attempt to get away from persistent shudder problems and customer comebacks on relatively new units. I wouldn't advise anyone in my immediate family to purchase one , just like the GM vans with the dreaded 3400 intake gasket nightmare. Fortunately when you see enough failures you get to realize which models to avoid.
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I agree with Jeff...the horse is dead.
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It ain't over yet!! Yes everybody has issues with all makes, but when I hear the lame *** "domestic is junk and jap **** is gods gift" It certainly gets my dander up!
Bad enough hearing it from brainless automotively challenged morons who blame a car for them locking the keys in it etc, but hearing it from supposedly informed racers??? HAS ANYBODY HEARD ABOUT FORD NOW BEING AHEAD OF TOYOTA WITH REGARDS TO QUALITY??? This is from JD POWERS and other numerous sources! HAS ANYBODY HEARD OF THE NEW PIECE OF **** TUNDRA AND HOW IT REALLY IS??? For your reading pleasure; http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...res-i-am-club/ Petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/Kwasted/petition.html The owner comments with the petition signatures: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe......i?Kwasted&1 http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...lgate-failure/ Another problem is transmission shudder...followed by transmission failure. Bummer. http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...sion-failures/ http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/news...ons/page1.html They were also kicked off the Consumer Reports "Recommended" list. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/16/t...eliability-ra/ In short, honda is #1, nissan is #2 and FORD is #3! And in case you think I'm pushing ford, check this out; January Car and Driver. The "10 Best" winners for 2008: BMW 3-series Cadillac CTS Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Malibu Honda Accord Honda Fit Mazda MX-5 Mazdaspeed 3 Porsche Boxster/Cayman VW GTI 3 gm's and NO TOYOTA!!! TOYOTA QUALITY!! http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071114/auto_...yota.html?.v=1 The list goes on and on about tundra cams failing, tailgate buckling,choppy ride,tire failures,tranny problems,etc,etc Toyota was good at building a single platform APPLIANCE, but now stepping up to be a full line manufacturer has them finding out how easy it is. **** jap **** and their "superior race" builders. Yes I'm venting, I know three people now who have bought toyota's in the last 2 years and their cars were junk. 2 replaced them with domestic's and the third bought a honda because, in her words" aren't the japanese just better at making cars"? Yeah were too stupid to build cars cause we have round eyes! |
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