Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
And the Honda Odyssey is probably the worst of the lot now. The Sienna went through a bad transmission stretch also, IIRC. They take turns making bad minivan transmissions. Chrysler finally got the xxTE series relatively solid- but it and frankly ALL FWD minivan transmissions are still overworked and undersized in today's porky minivans that way as much as a 1980 full-size van did.
Most lack a cooler and the service interval is too long. I had 2 Chrysler mini-vans..the first ate a trans at 80k the second I used synthetic amsoil atf and changed it every 50k. sold it at 110k still shifting fine. If I get another it will get a big cooler & amsoil right off the bat.
And the Honda Odyssey is probably the worst of the lot now. The Sienna went through a bad transmission stretch also, IIRC. They take turns making bad minivan transmissions. Chrysler finally got the xxTE series relatively solid- but it and frankly ALL FWD minivan transmissions are still overworked and undersized in today's porky minivans that way as much as a 1980 full-size van did.
Most lack a cooler and the service interval is too long. I had 2 Chrysler mini-vans..the first ate a trans at 80k the second I used synthetic amsoil atf and changed it every 50k. sold it at 110k still shifting fine. If I get another it will get a big cooler & amsoil right off the bat.