New to the Riviera scene

Hi all,

I just traded my 98 Grand Cherokee for my first Riviera. From what I've experienced so far, I love it! It does need some work however. It runs and drives fine. The cruise control does not function, the blower motor resistor needs replaced, the back of my front passenger seat is coming off and a cassette is stuck in the player. The car only has 103K and has been religiously serviced by the first owner. He actually used the owners manual to record the maintenance at the specified intervals! Is this car easy to work on and how available are parts for it?

-Jon Bell
Ames, Iowa

Welcome! What year is your car and is it supercharged?

I am sure we will be able to help you out with any issues that may arise.

It's a 97 non-sc'd. I absolutely love how comfortable it is to drive. And what a turning radius!

Yeah, Riv's are great! But I must say I greatly envy most German cars with their super tight turning radius! They make one shot illegal U-turns a breeze!

Welcome

Welcome to the forum, jdbell2004
Any questions you have can probably be answered in this forum. There are catagories for just about every concern you have with your ride.

Welcome! I am a newbie myself and have found out that this is the best site to learn more about our Rivieras. Welcome again!

Welcome to the Forum

The cruise has acted up a couple of times on mine, a shot in the dark here, you might try and remove the connector from the servo under the hood and clean the connections, that worked for mine and it has worked ever since?

99, I'll give that a shot. I found out what is causing problems with my AC. There is condensation or a small water leak under the passenger side dash that is collecting on the connections of the blower motor resistor and causing it to rust. I'm going to clean them and wrap them in electrical tape to see of that helps.

while you are at it, clean the condensate drain through the firewall. Little rubber hose. Find it by opening the hood and looking on the passenger side of the firewall below/behind the power steering pump. Maybe partly blocked, which would encourage water to collect and drip out elsewhere

Albertj

99Rivman wrote:

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The cruise has acted up a couple of times on mine, a shot in the dark here, you might try and remove the connector from the servo under the hood and clean the connections, that worked for mine and it has worked ever since?

Thanks by the way! I cleaned the connections, I think. Is it the unit that the throttle cable for the cruise is coming from? If so, I sprayed electrical cleaner on the connections. Still no cruise. When I start the car, the cruise light comes on. When I try to engage the cruise it wont work. Fuses look good. Is the wiring bad?

welcome

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