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Wicked Blue

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60. Many Caravans had flaws that caused the transmission problems

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 03:04 PM

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and no matter how many times they replaced the transmissions, the new ones would also eventually fail because of these flaws. I've heard similar stories from other former Caravan owners.

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What car of yours was a lemon? Mine was a Saturn. What about you? My engine went. Had to have it towed. Still owed 4000 [View all] debm55 Nov 6 OP

My Saturn is a gem that's been running almost without incident for 15 years, Ocelot II Nov 6 #1

My Saturn's engine blew out . Still owed 4.000 dollars on it. Had to have it towed to the car delearship. I bought a debm55 Nov 6 #8

The Ford Fairmont. Got stuck at every stop sign. GreenWave Nov 6 #2

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you GreenWave. That;s funny. debm55 Nov 6 #10

My ex had one of those - he was convinced it was possessed Ocelot II Nov 6 #20

Mine was a 1977 Chevrolet Chevette. pdxflyboy Nov 6 #3

Thank you very much, pdxflyboy. debm55 Nov 6 #11

I had a Saturn for a few years and while it wasn't the best, I had no major problems with it... wcmagumba Nov 6 #4

Did they fix it for you ? I might have gotten a bad Saturn. Because mine was bad, Worse then the Citation. --front debm55 Nov 6 #12

Yep, a bolt had fallen out or something...I drove that car for a couple more years, until the timing belt broke... wcmagumba Nov 6 #19

1986 Chevrolet Citation. greatauntoftriplets Nov 6 #5

That was another lemon. Front wheel drive. Came down my snow covered hill backward. Then I bought the lemon Saturn. debm55 Nov 6 #13

There aren't any hills where I live. greatauntoftriplets Nov 6 #15

Oh my, thank you for sharing , greatauntoftriplets. debm55 Nov 6 #38

My Dad inherited a 1982 Chevy Citation from his Dad... Hugin Nov 7 #81

Thank you Hugin. I posted earlier that my Citation had the front wheel drive. I live in Pittsburgh and there is no way debm55 Nov 7 #83

The partial work around my siblings and I discovered... Hugin Nov 7 #84

'78 Ford Fairmont. House of Roberts Nov 6 #6

My mom used to say if you want to learn car repair, buy a Ford. GreenWave Nov 6 #16

Fix or repair daily. House of Roberts Nov 6 #26

True. debm55 Nov 6 #40

Thank you very much for sharing, House of Roberts, My father always bought Chevys. We did have a Chevy Bel Air. The debm55 Nov 6 #39

My parents had a Cadillac and when my Dad passed she had trouble driving and parking it kimbutgar Nov 6 #7

I must have gotten the lemon. Thank you kimbutgar. debm55 Nov 6 #41

1986 Nissan Stanza PJMcK Nov 6 #9

Wow, I agree with you, PJMcK. thank you for sharing. debm55 Nov 6 #21

1963 110 Corvair Monza gab13by13 Nov 6 #14

Oh , I am so sorry that happened to you. I am so glad you are okay now. Thank you for sharing with us, gab13by13. debm55 Nov 6 #17

Thanks, gab13by13 Nov 6 #18

I had a Chevy Vega mgardener Nov 6 #22

Maybe that is a good thing. No lemons for you, mgardener. debm55 Nov 6 #42

'73 Chevy Vega Nittersing Nov 6 #23

I had a Chevy Vega about that old. poli-junkie Nov 6 #32

Oh wow, I am sorry that happened to you Nittersing. Hope you got a better car. debm55 Nov 6 #46

A Pontiac Sunbird get the red out Nov 6 #24

That's a bummer, Thank you get the red out for sharing. debm55 Nov 6 #36

Probably the 84 Oldsmobile CanonRay Nov 6 #25

Thank you very much, CanonRay for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 6 #35

I had two different friends with Chevy Vegas and both had problems with them... wcmagumba Nov 6 #27

Thank you very much, wcmagumba, for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 6 #29

I had a girlfriend with an AMC Pacer and while I knew her it had no major issues... wcmagumba Nov 6 #28

HAHAHHAHAHAHHHAH. Oh you, wcmagumba. Hell, even a VW Beetle can be a make out car. debm55 Nov 6 #31

True, but I was in college, living in a dorm without a car so that Pacer was the best at the time...ha ha... wcmagumba Nov 6 #34

You are welcome. debm55 Nov 6 #47

Ford Tempo. All I could to nurse 80k mi out of it Captain Zero Nov 6 #30

Thank you very much , Captain Zero. My Saturn didn't last that long. debm55 Nov 6 #33

Mine was a Ford Tempo as well - bought a demo of all things TBF Nov 6 #37

Yep, I like my Subaru, Great on the snowy hills of Pittsburgh. debm55 Nov 6 #50

A 1975 Dodge Dart. Dorothy V Nov 6 #43

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. You hit the jackpot with the Grand Marquis. debm55 Nov 6 #52

Worst car ever! John Coktosten Nov 6 #44

It sounds like my Saturn. I wanted it because I was driving to school and it had the button on the dash that would give debm55 Nov 6 #45

A friend and neighbor around 1989 came over and proudly announced he had bought a Fiat X19 GreatGazoo Nov 6 #64

HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you GreatGazoo. debm55 Nov 8 #98

2014 Dodge Grand Caravan iscooterliberally Nov 6 #48

Yep, iscooterliberally. that was a lemon. I think you will be happy with your Subaru Imprezza. We have had the Subaru debm55 Nov 6 #55

My 1999 Saturn was one of the best cars I ever owned. Had it until 4 months ago when I sold it to sinkingfeeling Nov 6 #49

Thank you sinkingfeeling. I honestly think mine was a lemon, though. That can happen to cars. One can a lemon and the debm55 Nov 6 #53

Dodge Caravan Wicked Blue Nov 6 #51

Gee, Wicked Blue, That sure was a lemon. debm55 Nov 6 #57

Many Caravans had flaws that caused the transmission problems Wicked Blue Nov 6 #60

1979 Ford Fiesta SheltieLover Nov 6 #54

Thank you very much for sharing with us, SheltieLover. debm55 Nov 6 #71

Never ever had a lemon. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 6 #56

Wow, you are lucky. Thank you PoindexterOglethorpe. debm55 Nov 6 #69

Not lucky. Just smart enough not to drive some piece of shit PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 7 #72

Not lucky. Just always knew enough not to buy American cars. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 7 #73

Thank you for your reply. debm55 Nov 7 #74

Me too! karin_sj Nov 6 #58

Thank you very much, karin_sj. debm55 Nov 6 #70

1989 Ford Escort Mad_Dem_X Nov 6 #59

Thank you, Mad_Dem_X. I hope you got a better car. debm55 Nov 6 #68

MGB (British Leyland) crimycarny Nov 6 #61

HAHAHAHhahahhah. Thank you very much, crimycarny. That is so funny. debm55 Nov 6 #67

1975 Ford Granada -- "The Most Malaise Car Ever" GreatGazoo Nov 6 #62

Thank you for your great post. GreatGazoo. debm55 Nov 6 #66

1974 Mercedes diesel purchased new. What a lemon! broiles Nov 6 #63

Thank you very much, broiles. Hope you have a car that is not a lemon. debm55 Nov 6 #65

I have had 2 lemons. 1961 Corvair that burned Emile Nov 7 #75

Thank you very much.Emile, for sharing with us. Major problems indeed. debm55 Nov 7 #76

A Dodge Phoenix radical noodle Nov 7 #77

That's really a lemon. Thank you for sharing with us, radical noodle. debm55 Nov 7 #87

Found. On. Road. Dead Mike Nelson Nov 7 #78

Thank you Mike Nelson. That is so funny. debm55 Nov 7 #88

1968 Chevy Nova FrankTC Nov 7 #79

After a lifetime of Chevys, Fords, and AMC. Our family is staying with the Subaru. debm55 Nov 7 #89

Mine was and AMC Hornet. patphil Nov 7 #80

HAHAHAHA. I had that lemon, too, patphil. One door sagged so much that we used rope to tie it up. So both passengers had debm55 Nov 7 #86

Oh! That's a riot! But, you know, misery loves company. patphil Nov 7 #90

Ford Tempo. Bought For $1.00 justaprogressive Nov 7 #82

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH, Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Nov 7 #85

Maybe my Nissan? sakabatou Nov 7 #91

Thank you very much sakabatou. So it was a combination of a lemon for both you and your brother, debm55 Nov 7 #92

No, the Nissan itself was a hand-me-down sakabatou Nov 7 #93

Thank you very much for the correction, sakabatou. I am sorry i got them mixed up. debm55 Nov 7 #94

Heh, it's ok sakabatou Nov 7 #95

VW Rabbit diesel, back in the 1970's. Absolute piece of shit. (nt) Paladin Nov 8 #96

Thank you very much, Paladin, They were pieces of shit. debm55 Nov 8 #97