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2001 Chrysler Voyager complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Apr 5, 200431,748 milesCA

TRANSMISSION FAILED, ( I HAVE 35+ MORE PAGES OF DEFECTS ) *JB

Air Bags
Filed Mar 30, 2004VA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Jan 16, 200446,100 milesMO

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE . *NLM THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB

Air Bags
Filed Jan 8, 200440,400 milesOH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A HARD RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY GO OFF. THIS CONDITION GOT WORSE AS TIME PROGRESSED. AT 35,000 MILES AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON BUT FAILED TO GO OFF. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE SPRING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER NOTED THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED *PH *NM

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Dec 10, 200361,000 milesWI

WHEN TURNING ,THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER STEERING HOSE COLLAPSING INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. TSB 10003546 ON THIS ISSUE; THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HOSE. *AK *SCC *JB

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Nov 24, 200331,400 milesMN

2001 CHRYSLER VOYAGER WINDSHIELD: THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN A U-SHAPED PATTERN CENTERED OVER THE MID-DASH DEFROSTER VENT. THE DEFROSTER HAD BEEN TURNED ON (FULL FAN SPEED, FULL TEMPERATURE SETTING, DEFROSTER ONLY SETTING) FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, THE CAR WAS UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATE 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE ALL DAY UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. LATER COLD SOAK AND WARM UP UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS, BUCKLING SOUNDS EMANATED FROM WINDSHIELD AS DEFROSTER WAS APPLIED AND CRACK LINES GREW IN LENGTH. APPEARS OUTSIDE LAYER OF WINDSHIELD ASSEMBLY CRACKED WHILE INSIDE LAYER REMAINED INTACT. NO EVIDENCE OF AN IMPACT EITHER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. NO KNOWN IMPACT WAS EXPERIENCED. *LA

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 14, 2003DE

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A GOLF BALL SIZE PIECE OF DEBRIS FELL OFF A TRUCK AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER NOTICED SLIVERS OF GLASS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT.*AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 1, 200322,500 milesDE

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, ROCKS FELL FROM THE BED OF A TRUCK, A ROCK HIT THE CONSUMER'S WINDSHIELD. THE GLASS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SHATTERED, AND LANDED AND THE PASSENGER SEAT. *AK *TS *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Jun 9, 200314,000 milesFL

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE HAD A JERKING MOVEMENT. BRAKE DRUMS HAVE WARPED.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 29, 2003TN

WHILE VHEICLE STOPPED IT WOULD SHIFT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Apr 14, 200344,000 milesCT

THE FRONT STRUT BROKE OFF THE STABILIZER LINK AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. *JB

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 3, 2003TX

THIS IS NOT DIRECTED TO A VEHICLE. WHILE PERFORMING A SERCH OF SERVICE BULLETINS A LIST OFF 88 ITEMS WERE IDENTIFIED. WHEN LISTED ONLY 15 SHOW, YOU CLICK ON THE NEXT BUTTON FOR MORE AND AN ERROR POPS UP STATING NO OTHERS FOUND CONTACT SITE ADMINISTRATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE A MEANS TO FURTHER REVIEW MORE BULLETINS.

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 30, 2003TX

MY 2001 CHRYSLER VOYAGER HAS THE GENERATION 3 SEAT BELTS. WOULD LIKE THE GENERATION 4 SEAT BELTS TO BE INSTALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. I WAS REFERRED TO THIS SITE BY WWW.UNSAFEBELTS.COM. *NLM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 24, 2003NY

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND SAID SOME KIND OF PEN WENT INTO THE HOUSING AND PUNCTURED IT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *NLM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 10, 2003OH

THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JB. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 10, 2003OH

THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JB

Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights
Filed Jan 6, 2003OK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BACK TAIL LIGHT. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BACK COVER FOR THE TAIL LIGHT POP OFF WHICH CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM AND THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT. PH *DT

Suspension
Filed Dec 10, 2002NY

WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS SPEEDS OF 40 MPH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE TIRES, TIE ROD ENDS AND BALANCE THE TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 13, 2002NJ

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS AND THE PANEL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AT ANY TIME AND WILL LEAVE HIM WITH NO LIGHTS. MR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 25, 2002CA

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST VELOCITY AND STALLED. *YH

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Sep 20, 2002NY

I BOUGHT THE ABOVE MENTIONED BRAND NEW CHRYSLER VOYAGER LX '02 MINIVAN ON THE CHRISTMAS EVE, 2001. I DID NOT DRIVE MUCHAT AT THE BEGINING BUT AFTER 5/6 MONTHS WHEN I MADE A INTERSTATE TRIP TO CT, I WAS SHOCKED AND NARROWLY ESCAPED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY "AN IMMAGE OF A SPINNING DISCLIKE STAFF APPEARED ON WINDSHIELD AT PASSANGER SIDE". SINCE THEN I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS VERY VISIBLE IMMAGE/REFLECTION OF A SPINNING DISK ON WIND SHIELD.I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER AND THE DEALER (MAJOR CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH JEEP EAGLE, NY). THEY INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED/CERTIFIED MY CLAIM. THEN THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER CHANGING THE WIND SHIELD THE PROBLEM STILL REMAIN THE SAME. THE DEALER FINALLY SAID THAT NOTHING MUCH THEY COULD HELP. BACK AND FORTH FOR 4 MONTHS I JUST REPORTED DIAMLERCHRYSLER THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT HELP FURTHER AND NOW THE ISSUE WAS WITH THEM. EITHER THEY SHOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH ME AS SOONEST OR I WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THIS IS SERIUOS SAFETY HAZARD, WHEN DRIVING WITH FULL PERMISSIBLE SPEED THE IMMAGE IS DAMAGING. THREREFORE, I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. IT IS A NIGHTMARE FOR ME. THAT IMMAGE DETORIATE THE HAZARD ON SUNNY DAY. AS I UNDERSTAND, NOT ALL VEHICLES OF THAT BATCH/MODEL ARE NOT WITH THIS DEFECT (DIAMLERCHRYSLER/MAJOR MENTIONED) BUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS. IT IS NOT FAIR, AFTER SPENDING OVER $27000 I HAVE TO LIVE WITH FARE AND DISCOMFORT FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE CAME WITH IT'S REGULAR 1 Y

Suspension › FrontCrash
Filed Aug 7, 2002NC

WHEN BRAKING ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT, AND IT IS HARD FOR CONSUMER TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Jun 28, 2002CA

AT 25MPH RIGHT SIDE BUMPER WAS HANGING, SCRAPING TIRE AND VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Air Bags
Filed May 15, 2002RI

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED PART WAS ON BACKORDER. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 3, 2002FL

WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT ANOTHER VEHICLE FRONT END WENT UNDERNEATH HIS VEHICLE AND PUSHED IT INTO FIFTH WHEEL. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE, BUT AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Apr 21, 2002TX

PLEASE ADVISE AS TO PROPER STEPS TO RESLOVE THIA PROBLEM. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 11, 2002OK

I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS IN THE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THESE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.*AK

Child Seat › Harness Buckle › Convertible
Filed Jan 3, 2002TX

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT LOCK BROKE, WAS UNABLE TO LOCK SEAT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVID FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 4, 2001NE

I FIRST NOTICED THE SOUND, AND THE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE. IT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE LEFT FRONT AND IS SEVERE WHEN HITTING THE SMALLEST BUMPS. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SUSPENSION OR STEERING PROBLEM AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT BEING UNSAFE AND CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. THE DEALER KEPT THE MINIVAN FOR 2 DAYS AND SAID THE FACTORY WAS UNABLE TO TELL THEM HOW TO REPAIR THIS. I ALSO BELIEVE OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE FACTORY CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THIS ANNOYING AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE PROBLEM.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 17, 2001CA

2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT, CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE TO SHAKE SEVERELY. VEHICLE WENT FROM 60 MPH TO 45 MPH IN SECONDS WITH TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OUT.*AK

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