It would be very interesting to know when (date), where your ride was manufactured (Canada, etc.) and where you purchased (USA, Canada, etc.) your ride. Maybe their is a correlation between transmission problems, manufacture date, manufactured location and where your ride was purchased (maybe certain builds are sold in Canada and other for USA export?). So, those of you with transmission problems - how about letting us know the date, manufacture location and where you bought your ride? The "sticker" is located (at least on my ride) on the driver's side door.

Here is an example of a response (I'll use my sticker).

DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 02/11
MANUFACTURED: Canada
WHERE PURCHASED: Pennsylvania USA

• MEMBER: dun4now
  DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 10/1999
  MANUFACTURED: Canada
  WHERE PURCHASED: Victoria BC
  PROBLEM: Transmission exploded at 97,000 klm

 

 

10-99 made in Canada if that helps.

 

Outstanding dun4now - thanks for the update and now recorded.

 

 

I can tell you that 1996-2000 minivan transmissions have a higher failure rate than earlier models and later models with differential explosion. Snow belt areas are even higher failure rate than southern region.

 

Thats why there a kit for the differential so the pin won't go thru the case.

 

yep but if you are just average joe minivan owner, are you going to put this part in just in case? probably not. 1995 and older transmissions rarely had this failure 1996 they were blowing pins on road tests brand new under 1000 miles. great engineering there. take something that hasn't been much of an issue and make it one.

 

Aaaah, the glory days of the slip-04 The trans guy was the richest guy in the shop in the 90's. They were piled up out back so much, he was always 2-3 weeks behind. Then go home after work and do them in his garage. Things have changed.