![]() Being angered by this, I stomped inside and opened it using the interior handle. I had just finished remodeling a house, and I went to the back door to open it so I could load up all of my tools, and no dice. The first time this happened was only after about 6 years of ownership. These little cables have a plastic-y sheathing with built up ends and a groove that fits into a metal holder, so that the plastic part stays stationary and the cable operates the latch via a ball at each end of the cable fitted into a socket on the latch and door handle. The sliding cargo door and especially the rear doors have been the problem. For some reason, the front doors have been fine all these years and have not needed any attention. The canister is in such a location that it is a total PIA to access it.īut, the #1 problem I have had with this vehicle is the cables that connect the door handles to the latches. And while I'm on the subject of A/C, a confounding problem has been the vacuum canister that controls the vent flues - it has either broken, become disconnected or dry rotted so that the blower always defaults to the defroster position no matter what setting. The A/C switch burned up and melted - despite being on a circuit with 2 fuses. The driver seat is completely cracked, thrashed and missing chunks of padding. I tore it all out, glued in some padding and screwed down some cheap exterior grade carpet, and it's been the single best upgrade that I have done to this vehicle. The cargo mat got severely thrashed pretty early on, and tore and ripped in several places. I got an aftermarket set for about $80 once they became available, after riding around with leaks for several years. The weatherstripping on the back doors got terribly shredded very early on and tore from the cheap plastic clips used to hold it in place. They all have been replaced at least twice, and the number 7 coil pack at least 5 times. However, there are some key issues with this van that are less than desirable. It has only left me stranded once, when the shifter was frozen in park. ![]() The van has been great as far as running and carrying all my carpentry tools, lumber, loads, etc. Steering linkage replaced after 165,000 miles.īall joints replaced after 170,000 miles (that's pretty good!).Īlternator finally replaced after 125,000 miles after years of junkyard voltage regulator installs.Ĭargo door cables and rear door cables replaced.īlower control switch replaced. Shifter froze in park early on and the linkage had to be overhauled. Some sensor went out on it very early (I think TPS) and was covered by warranty. ![]()
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