Hey Guys,
I recently acquired a 96 Chrysler Town and Country LXi from my parents. The car has about 112,000 miles on it and has a few problems. Most of the issues have been remedied. These included: valve cover seals, A/C compressor replacement, A/C drier, A/C line to compressor, tensioner pulley, plugs and wires, windshield washer pump, oil pan gasket and transmission filter and seal. I don't even want to talk about pulling the intake plenum to get at the rear plugs!
The biggest issue, and its been like this since i crammed all my stuff from college and drove it home, is that the car shakes side to side from about 40 mph to about 60mph. It drives fine down low, and only starts to shake around 35mph and then seriously shakes around 40mph. It shakes the most partial throttle, and still shakes WOT, but not as much. It also stops shaking for a second when i force it to shift from OD to 3rd, or 3rd to 2nd. I'm guessing its the torque converter? or maybe an Axle? I have checked the motor mounts, and they look fine, and the axles have no external damage. When i dropped the transmission pan, there were no metal shavings and only some metallic looking fluid coming out of the filter. The actual fluid was still red and wasn't burnt. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced this and had any insight into my issue.
Thanks in advanced.
I recently acquired a 96 Chrysler Town and Country LXi from my parents. The car has about 112,000 miles on it and has a few problems. Most of the issues have been remedied. These included: valve cover seals, A/C compressor replacement, A/C drier, A/C line to compressor, tensioner pulley, plugs and wires, windshield washer pump, oil pan gasket and transmission filter and seal. I don't even want to talk about pulling the intake plenum to get at the rear plugs!
The biggest issue, and its been like this since i crammed all my stuff from college and drove it home, is that the car shakes side to side from about 40 mph to about 60mph. It drives fine down low, and only starts to shake around 35mph and then seriously shakes around 40mph. It shakes the most partial throttle, and still shakes WOT, but not as much. It also stops shaking for a second when i force it to shift from OD to 3rd, or 3rd to 2nd. I'm guessing its the torque converter? or maybe an Axle? I have checked the motor mounts, and they look fine, and the axles have no external damage. When i dropped the transmission pan, there were no metal shavings and only some metallic looking fluid coming out of the filter. The actual fluid was still red and wasn't burnt. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced this and had any insight into my issue.
Thanks in advanced.