When the engine started making a very clear and loud TICK TICK TICK, I knew exactly what it was. So instead of paying someone, I decided to roll up my sleeves and fix it myself.
The wobbling and clunking was bad. The entire van would wobble when it shifted into a gear while moving or sitting still. Replacing the mounts is a big job, but with some patience, and safety precautions, you can do it!
The Pop Up is kind of heavy but the van does well until I’m driving up long New England mountain climbs in the summer, and then the transmission gets hot. Really hot! Which starts to overheat the engine.
I have been towing extremely heavy loads with this Grand Caravan. I should have changed the fluid earlier. Maybe? But I’m doing it now. I’m curious to see how ugly it is inside.
63K miles after the initial transmission fluid change and things started to get bad. The engine is stalling at idle, and it feels like the transmission is locking up. Not good. This could be it.
I have never considered that an automatic transmisison could cause a rough idle, or worse, a stalling issue. And yet this is where I’m at. This little electronic doo-dad fixed it.
