After driving my Caravan for 11.5 years and 120k miles...bought it used
> which adds up to just shy of 205k...the transmission has finally decided = to
> bite the dust. =A0It's the standard wheel base Caravan with the 3.0 v6 an= d
> 3-speed automatic...otherwise I gather it likely wouldn't have survived t= his
> long! =A0It seems to start out cold sorta OK, but by the time it warms up= it
> doesn't seem to want to go and doesn't shift - so best I can tell it's
> failing into 3rd gear all the time.
>
> I called a highly reputable local transmission shop and they quoted about
> $1900 to put a rebuilt transmission in it. =A0Ouch...afraid not. >
> My normal mechanic (who flushed the transmission with no success in fixin= g
> it) tells me they found a used transmission somewhere out of a vehicle wi= th
> 100k miles on it and they can get it installed for about $1000...which wo= uld
> have a 30-day warranty.
>
> Otherwise it's in pretty decent condition considering the age and mileage= .
> It rides great as it always has...I've upgraded the stereo system in it o= ver
> the years, so it sounds even better than it runs... =A0:-) =A0Anyway...I = hate to
> get rid of it, but I also don't want to be throwing good money after bad. >
> Any thoughts from the experts (or even you non-experts such as myself) > around here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wesley
the problem with the 92 caravan is most have a trans cooler on then the insides of the trans cooler is they break down and cause the pieces of metal winds up in the valve body and it causes a lot of problems so when i do a trans i replace the trans cooler and put a new valve body in them these trans shops are out to rip you off most 404 do now need to be rebuilt they are built to last my trans has 300 on it i had the same problem and it cost me 300 to fix not 1900 like the rip off shops charge you can change the valve body your self it is easy if you take your time