I have an 89 lebaron conv. with the 2.5L turbo engine and 4-speed auto. transmission. I have nearly gone crazy trying to figure out WHY this car shudders so violently upon acceleration. So far BOTH motor mounts, THE SINGLE transmission mount, transmission fluid (changed once), BOTH front wheel bearings, and steering rack (assembly or whatever its called) have all either been replaced or checked as OK. I would VERY VERY GREATLY appreciate any help to solve this problem. THANK YOU.
No, you don't. Either you have a 3.0L V6 with 4-speed auto transmission, or you have a 2.5L turbo with 3-speed auto transmission.
Cannot figure out what would cause someone to suspect the steering rack or wheel bearings for this problem, which is probably being caused either by one or more faulty inner CV joints or an internal transmission fault.
. Assuming you isolated the front tires as not being the problem I would check the right inner cv joint for wear, The tripod and housing is more then likely worn out, This will cause a severe vibration on acceleration.
Depending on what he mean's by "shuddering", my '87 (2.2 turbo) has had episodes of horrible misfire on acceleration cause by a neglected PCV valve and by failed spark plug wires.
I have an 89 lebaron conv. with the 2.5L turbo engine and 4-speed auto.
No, you don't. Either you have a 3.0L V6 with 4-speed auto transmission, or you have a 2.5L turbo with 3-speed auto transmission.
Cannot figure out what would cause someone to suspect the steering rack or wheel bearings for this problem, which is probably being caused either by one or more faulty inner CV joints or an internal transmission fault.
It's always interesting when someone else knows about my own things better than I do, and you're absolutely right about the car having a 3-speed transmission. Don't know what I was thinking (or maybe I wasn't). As far as the wheel bearings and steering rack are concerned, I acquired this tid-bit of info. from the chryslerlebaronclub. And to tell you the truth, after many hours of trying to trace the problem with no luck it's starting to look like I'll just have to accept the fact that chrysler didn't have their sh__ together back in 89 and deal with it until the tranny becomes part of the road.
my car had a shudder. software upgrade to the TCM solved it. the electronically controlled clutch was upshifting too slowly caused the torque convertor to start to self-destruct and i thought something was wrong with the tires or suspension. probably not your problem, but just throwing this out since you said "any help"
Horseshit. Your '89 LeBaron should not shudder. If it does, it's because something's wrong. Systematic and proper diagnosis -- and not simple shotgunning of new parts -- will track down and resolve the problem.
their sh__ together back in 89 and deal with it until the tranny becomes
I had an 89 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5 with 3-spd that was solid as a rock. I also had a 92 Shadow 5-speed that is still running great with almost 300,000 km (sold it to a friend 5 years ago). In many ways the period late 80s to early
90s were some of Chrysler's best years, before the Stratus/Breeze, '96 generation vans and Neon came along to drag things down.
Does this shuddering appear to be sideways in motion and only during moderate acceleration or did it start out that way and progressively got worse? In that case suspect inner cv joints. This was my problem in a 93 Voyager and it took some time before i realised this. Including changing engine mounts. I am by no means an expert.
It shudders the most when the tranny shifts from 1st to 2nd gear, although it will shudder in the INITIAL 10 feet or so from a dead stop if I put my foot down hard enough. It's pretty frustrating. Walking can be even worse.
Yeah, I used MOBILE ATF+3. Thirteen quarts to be exact because as of now I have changed the fluid three times just to make sure there wasn't any dexron left sneaking up in there somethere. The manuals fluid specs said it held four quarts. Read the manual, flushed and filled tranny three times. Fluid looks like a bright red cherry lolly-pop and yet, shhhuuuuddddeerrrrr.
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