Subject: 96 T&C Torque Converter went out again
>From: Darin snipped-for-privacy@work.com
>Date: 7/9/2003 10:49 AM Pacific Standard Time
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>The torque converter went out in our 96 T&C van in January. Had it
>replaced at the dealer. Two weeks ago it started making a whining noise
>so I took it back to the dealer. He replaced the converter again. I
>asked if something else could be causing the converter to go bad, he
>didn't think so. He said that stuff just happens sometimes. ?? It was
>replaced under warranty the second time so it didn't cost me anything.
>If the part was bad to begin with, wouldn't it be bad right away instead
>of 6 months later? Could something more serious be causing the converter >to go bad?
>
>Thanks
>Darin
May have been a bad run of rebuilt convertors rather than new convertors. You might ask yer service manager what they installed-new or rebuilt.
Respectfully submitted,
Loren Knighton Woodland, CA.
Under the hood since 1964 Member TRNI IATN