1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager complaints

TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BLEWOUT, CAUSING DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR BRUISES ON FACE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

RECALL 96VO00000/ABS: ON JAN 97 VEHICLE BEEN SERVICED FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. AS OF THE INCIDENT DATE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON, AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, IT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. BUT, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT OR RETRACT FROM THE MECHANISM. I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR REPLACEMENT AND WAS CHARGED $178 TO REPLACE THE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY. I THINK THIS IS WRONG FOR ME TO PAY FOR A SAFETY RELATED DEVICE. I HAVE ALREADY PAID THE BILL BUT WANT TO KNOW IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET A REFUND FROM CHRYSLER? *AK

FAILURE OF THE FUSABLE LINK, CAUSING FAN MOTOR TO SHORT OUT AND MELT THE WIRES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUSABLE LINK ONCE, AND IT HAS SINCE BURNED OUT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A CHRYSLER FOR THE LAST 31YRS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM ...AFTER CHECKING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE YR 93 VAN'S THERE ARE MANY WHOSE TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE GONE OUT AFTER OR AROUND 100,000 MILES...I WOULD LIKE THIS CHECKED INTO AS I WAS GOING TO BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER SOON. BUT NOW CAN NOT AFFORD TO AFTER HAVING SPENT SO MUCH ON REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE DIRECT ME TO THE PROPER AREA TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT COMPENSATION FOR THE TRANSMISION. I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE OWNING CHRYSLER'S AND KNOW THAT I WILL RECEIVE THE SATISFACTION THAT "WE" CHRYSLER OWNERS HAVE ALWAYS RECEIVED. THANK YOU. *AK

REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED. YH

CONSUMER GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TURNED VEHICLE ON . HER TWO-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT OUTSIDE OF CAR SEAT AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR . CAR ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF T VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL TOTAL THE VEHICLE. *AK

DUAL PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

INLET/OUTLET FUEL HOSES FROM TANK TO CHASSIS LINES ARE CORRODED AT CRIMP CONNECTOR. COMPOSITION OF CRIMP FITTING APPEARS TO BE OF TYPE THAT REACTS POORLY WITH ROADSALT . CRIMP FITTINGS HAVE DISOLVED CAUSING FUEL LEAK. EXPOSURE OF RAW FUEL/VAPORS NEAR REAR EXHAUST AREA MAY CAUSE A FIRE/EXPLOSION

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SLIDING DOOR LATCH BROKE AND DOOR WAS SHUT. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. *AK

I HAVE HAD THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS PRIOR TO THE RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. I AM WONDERING IF ANYONE DOES FOLLOW-UP ON THE RECALLS TO SEE HOW OFTEN A REPLACEMENT PART ITSELF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THAT 3 REPLACEMENTS OF A PARTICULAR COMPONENT IN 5+ YEARS (7/1993-11/1998) IS EXCESSIVE. *AK

PRIOR TO RECALL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED (96V-099).AFTER REPLACED, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. YH

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS ARE SEPARATING FROM THE HINGES DUE TO ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW. OWNER WAITING FOR REMEDY. *AK *ML

OVER CHARGING OF AC SYSTEM,CAUSES TRANSMISSION/TIRES AND ENGINE TO LOCK.THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD TO PASSANGERS OF BOTH VEHICLES, AND ANY OTHER ON COMING VEHICLE. PLUS IT CAN BE USED BY DEALERS TO SELL TRANSMISSIONSIONS.IT CAUSES PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. AND EXTREME LOSS OF CONTROL ON TURNS.IT IS ALSO A HAZARD ON ANY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SYSTEM.I'VE SPOKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND TWO LOCAL CAR MECHANICS.WHO COULD NOT SOLVE MY PROBLEM.UNTIL THE A/C SYSTEM FAILED,AND THE A/C TECH KNEW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL HALF WAY THROUGH A TURN(ROUTINELY),ALL FOUR WHEELS (ALL WHEEL DRIVE)WOULD LOCK UP AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE.I'VE NEVER HAD A SET OF TIRES LAST LONGER THAN ABOUT TWENTY THOUSAND MILES. ALL THREE DEALERS MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT SINCE IT WAS NEW, NEVER ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS FAILED AFTER BEING FIXED FOR RECALL. YH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO ABS BRAKE LIGHT POPS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THIS SYSTEM AT LEAST 3 TIMES, WHEN IT FAILS ( WITHOUT WARNING) THE PEDAL PUSHES EXTREMELY HARD, AND YOU HAVE ONLY VERY LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. THE DEALER HAS TOLD US THAT THE BRAKES WILL BE WARRENTEED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS GIVES ME A SICK FEELING KNOWING THE HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

MINIVAN WAS PARKED, NOT RUNNING AND IN 10 DEGREE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS HAD OCCURRED. THE SWITCHES APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT CAUSING A FIRE ON THE DOOR PANEL, HEADLINER AND DOOR TRIM THAT CREATED ENOUGH FIRE/SMOKE DAMAGE THAT IT WAS DECLARED TOTALLED. THIS WAS A CLEAN VAN THAT WAS KEPT WELL MAINTAINED. *AK

THE FITTINGS ON THE FUEL LINES CORRODED ALLOWING THE THE VEHICLE TO LEAK. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. OWNER REPLACED THE FITTINGS TO CORRECT FAILURE. *AK *YC

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM LAST WINTER EARLY 1999 WHEN THE WIPERS BEGAN STOPPING IN AN UP POSITION INSTEAD OF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. THEY STILL WORKED UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN THEY STOPPED. THE MOTOR STILL WORKS BUT THE WIPERS DON'T MOVE. I LOOKED AT THE ASSEMBLY AND SAW THE PIVOT ARM HAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE SHAFT OF THE MOTOR. I CALLED YOUR OFFICE AND FOUND THERE IS A RECALL. YOU GAVE ME CHRYSLER # AND I CALLED THEM, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM YET. WHY WOULD THIS BE DELAYED? I NEED MY WIPER FIXED BUT DON'T HAVE THE BUCKS AT THIS TIME. HOW CAN WE GET CHRYSLER TO SPEED UP? RECALL #836. *AK

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE PERMANANTLY. THE SEAT CANNOT BE UPRIGHTED WITHOUT REPLACING THE BOLT. THIS IS THE SECOND PLYMOUTH VOYAGER THAT WE HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD THIS SAME DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE MAKES ELECTRONIC CLICKING NOISE WHEN BRAKES PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. YH

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS CRACKED, AND SUDDENLY FLEW OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED GLASS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FRONT WIPER ASSEMBLY FELL APART AFTER NUT CAME OFF. *AK *YC

LIFGATE WAS LIFTED TO UNLOAD LUGGAGE LIFTGATE SUPPORT FELL DOWN. THEN MY FRIEND HELD THE GATE WITH HAND AND WE UNLOADED THE LUGGAGE. THEN WE HAD A TOUGH TIME IN CLOSING THE LIFTGATE BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN LIFT GATE SUPPORT SOCK WHICH CANNOT BE COMPRESSED BY HAND AND I GOT INJURED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION. LATEST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AT 107,000 MILES OF WEAR. EARLIER, TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS ARE FALLING OFF THE HINGES, AND THE DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD DUE TO THIN METAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *AK

NO SUMMARY

I ALSO HAVE A REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER THAT WORKS ON AND OFF. WHEN I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER, HE SAID I NEED A NEW MOTOR, BUT THEN IT BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THIS SUMMER IT WENT OUT AGAIN, I DON'T THINK IT IS THE MOTOR, SINCE IT WORKS SOME TIMES AND SOME TIMES IT DOESN'T. I HOPE YOU GET THIS REPORT CLEARLY. I WASN'T GOING TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT AS A COMSUMER I HATE TO PUT MONEY INTO A VAN, WHEN NO ONE CAN ID THE PROBLEM.

THE VAN LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 65+ MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING AFTER THE VAN HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTING TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE VAN WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC THAT FOUND NO PROBLEMS (SINCE THE VAN LOST ALL POWER NOTHING WAS REGISTERED IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER MEMORY). WE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND 1.5 HOURS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME IT WAS AT NIGHT, ON AN EXTENDED SECTION OF INTERSTATE WITH NO SHOULDER. WE WERE LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND. AGAIN, AFTER PLACING THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND COASTING TO A STOP, THE VAN WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO A MOTEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A SERVICE STATION, THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON 6-8 + VANS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THOUGH NO DIFFINITIVE DIAGNOSTIC COULD BE RUN TO DETECT A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED. FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP AND LOSS OF ALL POWER IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION AT HIGH SPEEDS. I QUESTION WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD AND INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE.

TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED HUGE ACCIDENT ON BUSY STREET.

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT STARTING AND AFTER STOPS IS SLOW TO RE-ENGAGE, THE RADIO FOR A LONG TIME HAS SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN AND THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON SOMETIMES IT TAKES 20 TO 30 TRIES TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIO PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS A VAN OWNED BY MY WIFE'S BROTHER.

BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT HIGHER SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR, AIR CONDITIONER FAN STOPS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO LOAD GOING UP HILLS BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE

AFTER LEAVING SAN DIEGO 06/24/1999 IN ROUTE TO PHOENIX AZ. MY FAMILY AND I HAD 5 HIGHSPEED ENGINE SHUTDOWNS AT 70 PLUS MPH. CAUSING BRAKING AND STEERING FAILURE.AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF RESTARTING ENGINE IT WOULD RESTART AFTER APPROXIMITALY 5 MINUTES. THE WEATHER WAS HOT AT ABOUT 110 AND THIS ACCURED AT ABOUT 3:PM . WE FINALLY MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND SPENT THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING TOOK VAN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE STALLING. THEY MENTIONED VAPOR LOCK ? KEPT TRAVELING TO NEXT DESTINATION WHICH WAS GOING TO BE IN NEW MEXICO AND HIGHSPEED STALLING ACCURED AGAIN BETWEEN PHOENIX AND FLAGSTAFF.RETURNED TO PHOENIX AND WENT TO PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP { PETRE DEALERSHIP}.THEY RAN SEVERAL TESTS AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE O2 SENSOR AND DIRTY THROTTLE PLATES. 480$ LATER BACK ON ROAD HEADING FOR FLAGSTAFF AZ. HIGHSPEED SHUTDOWN AGAIN ABOUT 60 TO 80 MILES INTO TRIP.DECIDED TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO FLAGSTAFF AZ. AND EXPERIENCED ONE MORE SHUT DOWN BEFORE ARRIVING. NEXT MORNING TOOK VAN TO FLAGSTAFF DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSES BUT COULD NOT GET VAN IN UNTILL NEXT DAY BECAUSE OF VOLUME OF BUSINESS. SAID MOST LIKELY CAUSE WAS MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP AFTER SHOWING HIM THE REPAIR WORK FROM PHOENIX. ADVISED KEEPING FUEL TANK FULL AND PROCEED TO NEXT DISTINATION OF ALBUQUERQUE N.M.. TOOK ADVISE BECAUSE WE WERE ON TIME SCHEDULE AND MADE IT TO WITHIN 20 MILES OF DESTINATION AND VAN DID ANOTHER HIGHSPEED SHUTDOWN ON DOWNGRADE ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL . STAYED N

VEHICLE WOULD START FOR ABOUT 1 SEC AND STOP. MECHANIC CHANGED CRANKCASE SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, FUEL FILTER, COIL. CHECKED INJECTORS. ALL CHECKED OUT GOOD. PROBLEM POINTED TO COMPUTER MODULE. CHANGED FIRST TIME SAME PROBLEM. AFTER WAITING 2 WEEKS CHANGED AGAIN. STILL HAD PROBLEM. ALL WIRING THROUGHLY CHECKED. NOW WAITING APPROX. 3 WEEKS FOR ANOTHER MODULE. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE ANY IN STOCK. THE ONES THAT WERE CHANGED WERE REFIRBUSHED.TALKED TO ENGINEERS AND THEY CANNOT GET PART. THERE IS NONE IN CHYRSLER'S PARTS DEPOT. MY QUESTION IS WHY NOT. HOW COME THIS PART IS NOT IN STOCK. THANK YOU

BACK HATCH CYLINDER BOLT BROKE OFF, LEAVING DOOR WITH ONLY ONE CYLINDER ON ONE SIDE, NOT ALLOWING DOOR TO STAY UP

VEHICLE JERKS INTERMITTENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL #96V099, ANTI SKID BRAKE SYSTEM. SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR SERVICE FIVE TIMES . CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVERS RIGHT ARM. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS BECOME LOOSE UNDERNEATH SLOTTED SHIELD. MJS

I WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET AT 20MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING SLAMMED INTO MY VAN. INSIDE IF FELT LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE WITH THE CAR JOLTING FROM BACK TO FRONT. THE WHOLE INTERIOR WAS MAKING TERRIBLE NOISESI I THOUGHT THE WHOLE CAR WAS FALLING APART. I GOT OUT TO LOOK THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE EXTERIOR. I TRIED TO LIFT THE HATCHBACK AND COULD NOT. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OPEN, THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON THE RT HAD SNAPPED OFF FROM THE CAR FRAME. WHEN IT HAPPENED, MY STEERING WHEEL JOLTED FROM MY HANDS AND I WAS PULLED TO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR THERE, I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART IN 1992 BUT IT DID NOT COVER MY CAR YEAR, WHICH THEY THOUGHT PECULIAR BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME PART THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU TO FOLLOW UP AND NOTIFY THEM WITH AN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER AND THEY CAN REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED YOUR VM BUT NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALL. I WILL ALSO CONTACT THE AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE. THX CHERRIE DOLLOFF I SHOULD BE HOME BY 3PM FROM WORK

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN SINCE I BOUGHT IT. 2/10/95 PROBLEMS W/ TRANSMISSION STARTED WOULD NOT UPSHIFT. MILEAGE: 26752. DEALER DIDN'T LISTEN TO ME. PUT IN SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID. SYMPTOMS INTERMITTANT.3/24/95 MILEAGE:29361 TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER MY COST./REPLACE TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION MODULE. RESTARTED SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN DEALER DIDN'T LISTEN. HAD TO DRIVE QUITE AWHILE W/SYMPTOMS UNTIL CONSTANT SYMPTOMS. 6/4/96 MILEAGE: 52310 PLANETARY GEARS FAILED WITH BUCKING AND NOT SHIFTING REPLACES W/NEW TRANSAXLE. CAR STILL NOT RIGHT TRANSMISSION BANGING WHEN I WOULD COME TO STOP I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE GUY DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT IT WILL STRAIGHTEN OUT. THE VERY NEXT DAY DX 6/5/96 THEY HAD TO PUT IN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION MODULE. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY AGAIN ALL THE WAY TO 10/29/96 MILEAGE:60220. 11/1/96 MILEAGE:60380, REPORTED TO DEALER NOISES AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS AGAIN. 4/29/97 MILEAGE: 69487, REPORTED AGAIN WON'T SHIFT . 7/11/97 MILEAGE:72405 AGAIN REPORTED WON'T SHIFT. THEN I DIDN/T DRIVE MUCH R/T SON HOMEBOUND AFTER SURGERY. 11/24/98 MILEAGE: 88294 SHIFTING PROBLEMS MORE CONSISTENT FOR TEST DRIVE AGAIN HAD TRANSAXLE RELACED AS WELL AS ENGINE/TRANS MOUNTS AND THEY CHARGED ME IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WARRANTY. AGAIN 2/12/99 REPORTED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS. STILL NOT REPAIRED. I FEEL THE WARRANTY/DEALER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS CONSISTENT PROBLEM WILL SPEAK TO MANAGER JEFF PETERS. OTHER PROBLEMS: 2/7/96 MILEAGE: 46715 LT ELE

FIRST ABS DIAGNOSIS OF 7/6/96 COST US $57.68. PARTS ORDERED. 7/31/96 PARTS INSTALLED COST $50. 9/25/98 PROBLEM RETURNED THOUGH "PASSED INSPECTION." 12/11/98 PROBLEM RETURNED-ACTUATOR REPLACED (NO COST). 7/26/99 PROBLEM RETURNED-ABS MODULE REPLACED $317.00. 7/27/99 PROBLEM RETURNED-DIAGNOSIS OF PUMP/MOTOR CODE FAILURE WITH EST. COST $385.

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND JAMMED IN GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT USING 'ALL NEW PARTS'. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO HARD SHIFT UP AT 20-30 MPH. HE TOOK IT APART EVERY TIME AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THAT HE COULD SEE, EVEN THOUGH HE AGREED ABOUT THE HARD SHIFT. I PAID $1,400 OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE IT FAILED 3 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (AND WHEN THE BALLOON PAYMENT WAS DUE AT THE END OF THE GOLD KEY LEASE.) IT RECENTLY BEGAN MAKING A HIGH PITCHED DRILL TYPE NOISE UPON ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED, ALONG WITH BOTH HARD SHIFTING UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE NOISE CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, AND STOPPED 4 DAYS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. IT FAILED AT 65MPH, IN CRUISE CONTROL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ONLY 18 MONTHS AFTER IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN BUCKING LIKE A HORSE, WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING VERY HARD DOWN AND UP SEVERAL TIMES. I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT LOST POWER STEADILY UNTIL IT WOULD NOT DRIVE ANY MORE. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE I WAS FLOORING IT IN PARK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE. I SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND BACK 3 TIMES BEFORE A GEAR WOULD ENGAGE. IT WOULD OPERATE IN REVERSE. I WAS ABLE TO RESUME ENOUGH POWER TO GET US HOME.

RECALL LETTER #730 ADDRESSES SIMILAR PROBLEM IN 1992 MODEL OF SAME VEHICLE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTED FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT IN 1993 MODEL?

ABS BRAKES HAD FAILED. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD A PANIC STOP. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. PEDAL WAS HARD. DOWN SHIFTED TO LOW & APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM. NOTHING FOUND. A CONTIUOUS PROBLEM, BUT INTERMITTENT. *AK