1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager complaints

VEHICLE WAS GOING 45MPH THROUGH A TUNNEL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED BOUCING BACK AND FORTH WHILE CONSUMER WAS ACCELERATING. ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. BEFORE APPLYING BRAKES THE ABS SEEM TO HAVE DISENGAGED AND BACK TO NORMAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 4-5 TIMES REGARDING THE ABS.*AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS TAKEN IN FOR A OIL CHANGE THERE IS NEVER ANY OIL IN THE CRANKCASE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK IN ENGINE. VEHICLE IS RUNNING ROUGH AND SLUGGISH. OIL LIGHT HAS JUST STARTED COMING ON. DEALER IS AWARE, BUT WOULD LIKE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND QUITS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE BRIDGE. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA RECALL#00-V-268-000. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER BEGINNING OF MARCH. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: PROBLEM WITH AIR BAGS LIGHT REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, HORN AND THE CRIUSE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY DEFECT AS THE HORN DOESN'T WORK AT ALL! CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH SAYS IS ISN'T A SAFETY DEFECT. HOW CAN THIS BE, WHEN YOU CAN'T USE THE HORN, THE AIR BAG WON'T WORK. THAT'S NOT A SAFETY DEFECT?! THE AVERAGE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS $250 - RIDICULOUS! CHRYSLER TO DATE HAS SOLD OVER 124,511 REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. I WOULD SAY THIS IS QUITE A PROFIT FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY DEFECT AND CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL IT! I'M HOPING YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKS!*AK

CHRYSLER SAYS GENERATION 4 SEAT BELTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE--EVEN IF I PAY FOR THE EXPENSE--I WANT TO REPLACE MY GEN3 WITH GEN4. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING METAL PARTS ATTACHED TO TRANSMISSION CAME APART, AND FELL ONTO THE GROUND.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE LOST POWER THEN TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN ONE GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL, EVERY ONE THOUSAND MILES HAS TO ADD A QUATER OF OIL ,AND WAS BURNING OIL TOO FAST. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FINE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. UPON LOOKING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SEE GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. HAD FUEL TANK REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL 845, CHRYSLER DECLINED CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR A REFUND. *JG

AIR BAG SAFETY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. HORN DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN LIGHT IS ON. CONFIDENCE IN AIRBAG IS SUSPECT, BUT NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT THE REPAIR RESPONSIBILITY WOULD BE. DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A NORMAL CONSUMABLE LIKE TIRES, BREAKS OR FUSES BUT RATHER A DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER.*AK

THERE IS NO HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. VEHICLE WAS HESITATING, AND THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NOT WORKING ARE: AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

SEVERAL ITEMS: NO INTERIOR LIGHTS FUSE IS OK, PSNGR ARMREST FELL OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY CYCLE ON THEIR OWN.*AK

BUCKLE ON INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT WILL NOT RELEASE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS, LOSING ALL POWER. ONCE VEHICLE IS PARKED IT FAILS TO RESTART. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AKVEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ELEVEN TIMES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. AFTER THE INITIAL LOSS OF POWER, THE VEHICLE WILL START APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER. *JG

AIR BAG/ HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT CLOCKSPRING WAS THE PROBLEM.*AK

DURING NORMAL OPERATION AIR BAG LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE/ CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION, AND HORN WOULD NOT WORK. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY. CANNOT GET COMPLETE NY STATE INSPECTION WITHOUT WORKING HORN! IS THIS A RECALL ITEM YET???*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER REFILLING VEHICLE WITH OIL MANY TIME HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND OUT A LEAKAGE ON BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD FOUND A FUEL LEAKAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFOMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER THE TECHNICIAN BROUGHT TO THE CONSUMER ATTENTION, THAT HE SMELLED GAS, THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THE FUEL TANK VENT LINES WERE FULL OF GAS AND THE REAR GAS TANK VENT AND CANISTER WAS LEAKING, THEREFORE RECOMMENDED A NEW FUEL TANK. BUT THEY DECLINED THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER STATED THAT, SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN TWO RECALLS ON THIS FUEL TANK ALREADY, #665 AND#845, CONSUMER FEELS THIS RECENT PROBLEM IS COINCIDENTAL WITH THE RECALL #845, AND THAT THE TANK MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE. *YD

CONSUMER STATES THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER IT LOOKS LIKE SOME SORT OF FIRE DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR (CLAIM # 13-7029-839). *YD

CONSUMER STATES SHORT IN WIRING CAUSED WIRES TO SMOLDER OR MELT (CLAIM # 22-V362-496). *YD

WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE, WHEN STOPPED AND POPPED THE HOOD OPEN THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES (CLAIM # 53-C745-067). *YD

CONSUMER STATES THE WIRING HARNESS IS COMPLETELY MELTED DOWN, CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF SIMILAR CASES ON THIS MAKE AND TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE (CLAIM # 59-V461-637). *YD

WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING THERE WAS SOME SMOKE COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTS WHEN SHE PULLED OVER THE SMOKE STOPPED, HER HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD (CLAIM # 60-C266-977). *YD

WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED (CLAIM # 35-W700-829). *YD

WHILE DRIVING, THE INSURED SMELLED SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND RAISED THE HOOD AND FOUND FIRE, IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER (CLAIM # 11-3849-935). *YD

INSURED LEFT THE VEHICLE IDLING TO WARM UP AS IT HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, WHEN THE INSURED RETURNED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. (CLAIM # 18-0594 -775). *YD

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE.*JG

THE LEFT DOOR WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD OVER $600 IN PAYMENTS TO KEEP THE WINDOW WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRAME THE SECOND TIME BUT NOT THE LABOR. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF I CAN GET ANY TYPE OF REFUND ON THE MONEY FROM THE LATEST INCIDENT WHICH WAS TWO WEEKS AGO. THE RADIO HAS BASICALLY QUIT WORKING. ALL OF THE BUTTONS TO WORK THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER DO NOTHING OR SOMETHING CRAZY WHEN PUSHED

AIRBAG LIGHT ON, NO HORN , NO CRUISE CONTROL. WIPER ON ITSELF SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING. DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES DOESN'T LOCK.

VERY STRONG GAS ODOR IN VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAID THAT FIRE WAS VERY POSSIBLE SINCE FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO ENGINE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 8 TIMES AT 70-75 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AT ANYTIME,DRIVERS AUTOMATIC WINDOW DOESN'T WORK VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAK,STRUTS WERE BAD HAD FIXED, STARTER WENT OUT, HAD FIXED,, BREAK LIGHTS, FIXED, AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FILLED ,FREON STILL LEAKS OUT,REPLACED BATTERY, AND WIPERS,COMPLETE BRAKES REPLACED IN FRONT, AND NOW WE ARE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED, WE ARE VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE , WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD GM VEHICLES BUT SEEMS WE MADE A BIG MISTAKE WITH THIS ONE ! ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUR VIN # DOES NOT MATCH UP WITH ANYTHING IN YOUR SYSTEM FROM MY BUYERS GUIDE WE ARE GETTING THE # [XXX], WE CHECKED THE # ON THE VEHICLE ALSO SAYS THIS #. PLEASE ADVISE US WHAT TO DO WE DO NOT HAVE THE ESTIMATED PRICE OF $2000.00 TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPLACED WE WERE ASSURED BY THE DEALER THIS VEHICLE WAS GONE OVER BUY THEIR MECHANIC & IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN ! [XXX],[XXX] BANGOR, PA [XXX] PHONE [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR

LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE AIRBAGS AND BRAKES. THEN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT CONSUMER STATES THAT OTHER ELECTRICALLY RELATED COMPONENTS LIKE THE WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *SLC

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, CLAIM# 113849935 NLM

SEATBELT MECHANISM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH A CHILD SEAT IS VERY UNCONFORTABLE FOR CHILD. C MALE END OF BUCKLE THAT IS DESIGNED TO GO BETWEEN CHILD'S LEGS IS TOO CLOSE TO THE CHILD'S GROIN AREA. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE UNSAFE FOR CHILD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LEFT REAR VALVE BLOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. ONE PISTON BLEW OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE ANY BRAKES.*YH

WHEN AT THE SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT TRAVELING AT 5 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND WHEELS LOCKED UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ASSIST. *AK *YH

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY HINT OF A PROBLEM SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY. I WAS STRANDED ON A BUSY ROAD WITH A SICK CHILD WHO HAD JUST COME FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER HAVING SURGERY. THANKFULLY, NOONE WAS HURT, BUT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MUCH WORSE. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT CHRYLSER TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOTORIOUSLY BAD AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A WELL MAINTAINED, LIGHT DUTY VAN SHOULD HAVE A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ONLY 51,000 MILES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR CHRYSLER BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM TO BE UNUSUAL. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT CHRYSLER NOW OFFERS A 7 YEAR, 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.*AK

DEALER SAYS "CLOCK SPRING WIRE BROKEN" HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ALSO INOPERATIONAL. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. DEALER DETERMINED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SLC

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER SAYS THE AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. THEY SAID IT WILL COST 600 DOLLARS TO FIX IT.*AK

VAN QUIT RUNNING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HAD TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD. HAD LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING, IT JUST WON'T KICK OVER WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY TO START. TRYS TO START BUT WON'T. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN AND DRIVE IT IN LOWEST GEAR. THERE WAS NO REVERSE OR OVER GEARS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY STATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK