I have a older car 1997 chrysler lhs, I notice there is a recall for this model ..will they honor this?

Question 1
I have a older car 1997 chrysler lhs, I notice there is a recall for this model ..will they honor this?...  

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1)   They should, but you never know with this economy. - jason

2)   If you bought the car used, no. - Ironball

3)   Yes, as long as it's still an open recall on your vehicle. Recalls are valid for the life of the vehicle, so it will be covered (unless the vehicle has been reported as a total loss, salvage, flood, or otherwise supposed to have been removed from the highways).

Open recall means that it's still a valid recall that has not yet been performed on your vehicle.

Doesn't matter if you're the first owner, or the thousandth owner, recall will apply to the vehicle no matter how many have owned the car. - Mark B

4)   Yes, the recall will be honored. Just call your local dealer, give them the VIN of your car (17 digit vehicle i.d. number) and the number of the recall (it should be on the notice) and they can order the recall part if it is not in stock. Good luck. While you are there, they can check for other open recalls. - C-Tech

5)   Yes as long as its not a "timed recall" - rick b

6)   They have to if it is a safety recall! - Jackolantern

7)   Do not, however, confuse a recall, which the manufacturer pays for, with a Technical Service Bulletin. If you're out of warranty, any TSB work will cost you the regular rates. - Windowphobe

8)   All you have to do is give a chrysler dealership your vin number and they can run it and tell you if you really do have an open recall. IF you do then the recall will be honored - papabear


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Question 2
Can I my own Batmobile?...  Is there a car that is big and resembles the Batmobile. This would make my day cause i want a big car and im a HUGE batman fan

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1)   Yes you can. But its not street legal. and the ones at 6 flags are just
empty fiberglass body that look like it. - Erics Towing & Auto Sales Inc.

2)   you can make one if you put a body on a street legal car and get it registered as a kit car ( it might be illegal where you live ) check out online there are lots of people that do movie cars ( mad max is a very popular one ) - alex

3)   The original batmobile was based on a 58 Lincoln I think. Try one of those. - C-Tech

4)   First you need to check your grammar, I my own Batmobile?
Second there are different kinds of Batmobile
First on was a converted Oldsmobile or Lincoln I dont remember, other a basic frame with plywood
with a chevy 350 and auto trans, Michael Keaton Batmobile and then there is the Tumbler, my fav, and yes it is a real car, built from the ground up, it may not do all that cool stuff but none the less a real working Batmobile. Now what you can do is do your home work and buy a chassis and build a fiberglass body like the older Batmobiles and register it as a kit car, it will have to comply with your local DMV laws.
And as far as you building a Tumbler, got 250K - rick b

5)   If you can afford it a 1958 Chrysler painted appropriately with appropriate wheels and tires, mufflers and interior will probably fool just about anybody. - Samboski

6)   C Tech is correct. George Barris (the greatest customizer this side of Ed Big Daddy Roth)
got hold of the famous 1958 Lincoln Futura concept car. He took it apart, made fiberglass molds out of the body, and added the bat-themed custom touches that make that the best bat mobile of all bat mobiles in my opinion.

Several copies were made for different scenarios in the show (and the movie) as well as for publicity.
The last one to go through the auction block fetched almost $1M bucks.

If you're handy with the body shop tools, know a thing or ten about fiberglass molding, you can build your own replica I guess. All it takes is time, money, and patience - like everything else... - Delamothe


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Question 3
What was the Plymouth Superbird's main competition ?...  

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1)   The Ford Torino Talladega. - LeAnne

2)   And same period Dodge Daytona of course.... - done wrenching

3)   LeAnne knows her cars. - Kenny

4)   And on the street and the show room it was the Chevy Camaro. Faster and cheaper and much more available. - Samboski

5)   They made less than 1500 torino talladega,s...Almost the same numbers as the superbird.Ford needed a car that was more aerodynamic for the super speedways...They used a torino hatchback as the base car...They pushed the front grill out and chopped up a rear bumper and welded it to the front to make the car more aerodynamic..Nascar would not let ford use their single over head cam 427 so they dropped in the Boss 429...These cars are real collocter cars today..They are just as rare as the superbirds due to the low production numbers...Nascar mandated that the car companys produce 1000 cars for them to be able to race that model for that season...What I find amusing is that Richard Petty drove a torino in 69 then a superbird in 70...Me I,d take the Bird!!!!! - Johnny Rotten


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Question 4
Does Chrysler Town and Country with sit and go seats have 4 wheel drive?...  My parents want to buy a new car and so i was thinking of a nice car with space and some nice features. We take a lot o long trips so i thought that the 2009 Chrysler Town and Country with Sit and go seats (the ones that swivel with the table in the middle) Would be a fun car to have. But my parents said that they don't want it because it doesn't have 4 wheel drive. But i was looking and it said it had front wheel and all wheel drive... are they the same thing? Or does it not have 4 wheel drive!? I really really want this car! Please Help!

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1)   Not one of the TC mini vans come or ever did come in 4 wd, But some options came in all wheel drive, meaning there is a huge difference, 4wd is for off roading and all wheel for the mini van is for handling and power traction, you try to off road in a mini van you will toast the transmission in a heart beat, And yes a AWD would be great for long trips, again BUT Chrysler found out the AWD for its mini van was more of a pain in the butt and priceyer then the 2wd and the 2wd did just as good as the AWD did when stabli-a-tract was introduced. My brother has a TC 2001 model 2wd, with 4 kids his wife and they drive from Texas to Calif to Idaho every year, no problems have a great time great mileage. Just make sure yours has the built in DVD player or get a large flip down type player - rick b

2)   the older body styles came with AWD not 4WD, but the new one with the sit and go seats does not have AWD as an option. - James

3)   The new T & C does not come availiable as a 4wd or AWD model. It is front wheel drive and as Ric B says with traction control there really is no need with a minivan. Why does your parents think they need 4wd? - C-Tech

4)   this is like totally off topic, but i wudn't recommend u buy a Town and Country..

try a '09 Honda Odyssey. U'll like it so much better, and its more roomy and lots of nice options inside. moore luxurious, etc.. - Tree

5)   Love t and c but in 05 the did away with awd for the stow and go seating. They weren't a big seller anyway. Did I mention I love my 05 t and c. - papabear


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Question 5
Chrysler Intrepid - Engine light + transmission issues?...  I have a 2002 Chrysler Int. 3.5L engine. A couple weeks ago the check engine light came on. We did the usual, checked gas cap, changed the oil etc... the car was running well other than the light was on. My father in law has a code reader but of course couldnt' find it. Wednesday my husband hit a massive pot hole at a truck stop which took out a tire and sent the alignment out. We had that all fixed. This last saturday I was taking my son to hockey and the car started to make a sound kinda like an RC car noise. I pulled over while he went into the store and the car didnt' really want to go into reverse. I put it in Park and into reverse and it moved fine. Then we went onto hockey.. Drove home 1/2hr drive and had no problems. Yesterday the noise came back and the car wasen't shifting .. it would start and then loose life. My husband took the battery cable off... and on. Low and behold the car drove just fine all the way back to home. We decided to drive it up to the mechanics last night and the light came back on.... and then the car wouldn't shift or pick up speed once again. After an hr to get to a location 15min away he pulled over removed the cable again and back on and flew to the mechanics with out a problem.
So far there is no news from the mechanic. Other than "complete fail code" and they are still looking at it. etc. I obviously are not mechanically inclined.. but from what I have described would you guess this is a sensor/computer issue? I am under the assumption that if the transmission is euchred than it would not shift and loose speed at all times and not come back to life when the error is cleared on the battery.
Any ideas?

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1)   sell it is a pain - Melissa Heiland and Kenneth

2)   These transmissions have a series of built in safety features. They are completely computer controlled and every now and then a sensor goes out, or senses a tranny problem and tries to keep the tranny from operating to prevent damage. The first thing you need to do is change your tranny fluid and filter, only using ATF+4 and a genuine Mopar filter. Then you need to go to a Chrysler dealership, not a regular mechanic or tranny shop, and have the ECU reset, and the PCM re-trained. Usually the check engine light trips and the tranny malfunctions because the fluid is too worn, but the ECU and PCM must be re-trained anytime a fault in the PCM is found and fixed. If you do have a tranny problem, the dealerships code-reader will find it and they can fix it from there, but the cheap code readers from Autozone cant do it. And only a Chrysler dealership can re-train the PCM is very important here. Start there, and if you do need more than a fluid fluch the dealership will find it guaranteed. - DodgeDude

3)   i have had 2 Chrysler's...and the trans was rebuilt on both of them. this is a recurring problem for chrysler. your transmission is going take it to a shop, before you break down in the middle of the highway...like me. - ayana862004

4)   Those cars had a lot of problems with the speed sensors on the transmissions. The code usually says something about problem with the shift or a ratio problem. If the mechanic did not see any codes like that then I guess it is something else. Autozone will check the codes for free. If the sensor is bad it will go into limp mode and the trans will not shift. - papabear

5)   Best bet is to take it to a local dealer and have them check it out to see what is wrong with it. They can go into the trans control module and check what is going on inside of it, most other shops don't have that capability.

Chrysler transmissions are very misunderstood things that many independent shops just cannot figure out. I've seen many get a replacement that very likely only needed a minor repair. Since the remenufactured transmissions come with new sensors and solenoid packs installed, the problem inadvertently gets fixed, but at a much higher cost than necessary. There are even some dishonest shops that will push the reman trans knowing it could be fixed for less.

From what you've described, my best guess is that it's not an internal issue and is either a solenoid or module problem.

With a Chrysler trans, if a shop tells you it needs to be replaced or rebuilt, get a second opinion unless they can show you the Clutch Volume Index (aka CVI) is too high (they should also be able to show you what the normal range is for the CVI). If they can't show you the CVI number, they either don't have the proper equipment to get codes from the trans control module, the trans module is bad, or the module was recently reset (such as if the battery was disconnected). The higher the CVI number, the more fluid it takes to apply the clutches to full engagement and the closer the clutches are to being worn out. - Mark B


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