1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager complaints

LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON INSTRUMENNT PANEL TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. *YC

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER,AND THEN COMPLETELY CUT OFF. *AK

WHILE PUTTING OR TAKING THE CHILD OUT OF THE SAFETY SEAT THE HARNESS STRAPS WON'T HOLD, AND THE SEAT IS ALSO PULLING CHUNKS OF HAIR FROM THE CHILD'S HEAD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, PICKED CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL AND PARKED VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER RETURNED VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE IGITION ROD WAS BROKEN. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 17-JUL-99. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, I STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL DEBRIS. UPON ARRIVAL AT MY HOME 5 MINUTES LATER, I SMELLED FUEL AND OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED. I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE LEAKING FUEL TANK, WHICH I AM ABLE TO FORWARD VIA THE INTERNET AS A FILE.JPG IF DESIRABLE.

FUEL TANK SHOWS EMPTY BUT WILL HOLD ONLY 12 GALLONS OF FUEL. NOW THE GUAGE IS GOING HAYWIRE AND ALARMING ALL THE TIME NOW . GASOLINE VAPORS .

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ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLING WHILE IN DECELERATION, UNABLE TO RECTIFY. MJS

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. UPON ACCELERATION THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP. THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED SENDING PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASE. MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE IN THE VAN. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT IF THE PARTS EXPLODED UPWARD. I SEE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL VAN ON THIS SITE.

FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING ALL OVER DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHICH COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO A LOCALLY OWNED GARAGE WHICH SAID THE FUEL STRAP WAS CUTTING INTO THE TANK. TANK WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $493. MAJOR CONCERN WITH LEAKING GASOLINE INTO MY GARAGE WHICH ALSO CONTAINS A GAS WATER HEATER WHICH COULD HAVE IGNITED MY HOME.

THE FAILURE MODE OF THE WIPERS GOING "ON" IN THE OFF POSITION HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY SO OFTEN FOR QUITE A WHILE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, JUST AN ANNOYANCE. JUST RECENTLY, THE WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHEN WE SWITCH THEM TO THE "ON" POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - BEING CAUGHT IN A HEAVY RAIN WITHOUT WIPERS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I THINK YOU SHOULD INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION AND MAKE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER RECALL THESE VEHICLES FROM 1996. HAS THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM?

AIR BAGS SENSOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. NOTIFIED DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE GAIVE DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDER DASH EXPERIENCED SHORT RESULTING IN FIRE. MJS

FUEL TANK WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE A CRACK IN SEAM. LEAKING FUEL. STRONG GAS SMELL WITHIN VECHICLE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK AT COST TO CUSTOMER.

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, LOSS OF STEERING.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ON 3 OCCASIONS THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. IT LASTED APPROX 2SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS A DRIP FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER IS CAUSING THIS AND THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN TELLS THEM TO ADD AN AC SPOUT, AND AUTO TENSIONER AND A BELT (SERP.?). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE IN QUANTITIES THAT MAKES THE SERVICE PEOPLE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM.

FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK AROUND THE SEAMS. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE DEALER DUE TO CORROSION . *AK

ABS LIGHT ON. BROKEN WIRE TO SENSOR ALTHOUGH BRAKES STILL PULSATE. A/C IS OUT OF COLD AIR EVERY YEAR BEFORE SUMMER IS OVER. NO LEAKS CAN BE FOUND. ENGINE DIES WHEN TURNING, IDLING, OR SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN ELECTRICAL WIRING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR BRAKE SHOES ARE NOT FULLY CONTACTING THE BRAKE DRUMS WHICH MAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFF. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION STOPPED OPERATING, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED COASTING. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

WHILE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN COASTING IN K-MART STORE PARKING LOT. I PULLED THE MINI-VAN OVER TO A PARKING SPACE IN THE LOT. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, I RESTARTED IT AND TRIED TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, BUT FAILED. I THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK

I THINK IT IS AWFUL TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT 50,000, SOMETHING IS JUST NOT RIGHT! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS! *AK

WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL PLYMOUTH DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT, THE SERVICE MANAGER COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD GAS TANK THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE GAS TANK ON OUR MINIVAN DEVELOPED A CRACK AND THE GASOLINE WOULD LEAK OUT ONTO THE DRIVEWAY AND ALSO WOULD FILL THE OCCUPANT AREA WITH GAS FUMES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I CAUSED THIS GAS TANK FAILURE -- I WOULD LIKE TO YOU LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL. *AK

WE ARE OVERWHELMED AT THE FREQUENCY OF RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE SIEZING OF AND THE INOPERATION OF THE REAR SLIDER DOOR LOCKS. WE ARE AT THE POINT OF SEEKING MEDIATION WITH THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP US FINALLY RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCKS SIEZED. NLM

BOTH REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCK AND ARE INOPERATIVE. *ET

ALTHOUGH WE GOT OUR VEHICLE IN JUNE '96, WE'VE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE MOST SERIOUS WERE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THE ELECTRICAL LOCKS ON THE SLIDING DOORS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED SEVEN TIMES!!!, THE RADIO WAS REPLACED, THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE BODY MODULE WAS REPLACED 20AUG97, SLIDING DOORS HAD TO BE ADJUSTED TO OPEN PROPERLY 07OCT97 MILEAGE 9502, POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER WAS REPLACED 11DEC97 MILEAGE 10360, HAD TO HOLD TURN SIGNAL STALK DOWN TO KEEP HIGH BEAMS ON AT NIGHT DUE TO FAULTY MUTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HEATER HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED 24FEB99 MILEAGE 18494. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONER BELT BROKE, CAUSING SEVERAL LEAKS WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN VEHICLE OVERHEATING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL, HESITATING THEN BANGING INTO 1ST GEAR.

WHILE DRIVING AT 72 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

GAS TANK WARPED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS

I HAVE TWO PAGES OF DETAILED ACCOUNTS OF MY SERPTINE BELT BEING SHREDDED AND BREAKING AND TENSIONERS GOING BAD ON MY 96 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL ME AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU A MAILED OR FAXED COPY OF ALL ACCOUNTS, RECEIPTS, AND DETAILS OF MY NUMEROUS VISITS TO LOCAL AND PLYMOUTH GARAGES TRYING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN FOR ONLY 9 MONTHS BUT HAVE ALREADY SPENT 2,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS, TOWING EXPENSES AND PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY HELP POSSIBLE IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU

ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AFTER SLOWING FROM HIGH SPEED. IN EACH INCIDENT, STALLING OCCURRED WHILE SLOWING AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS (1 HR OR MORE) DURING HOT WEATHER (80DEG OF HIGHER). ONE INCIDENT INVOLVED STALLING ON I-95 DURING RUSH HOUR. TRAFFIC SLOWDOWN CAUSED SPEED DECREASE FROM APPROX 60MPH TO APPROX 40MPH WHEN ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. VAN WAS IMMEDIATELY PUT INTO NEUTRAL IN ATTEMPT TO RESTART WHILE COASTING.ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP BUT THEN STALLED AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. HAD TO COAST ACROSS TWO LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET VAN OFF ROAD. WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES TO RESTART. ENGINE RESTARTED OK. KEPT FOOT ON GAS TO PREVENT RESTALLING. AFTER 2-3 MINUTES, ENGINE RAN FINE AGAIN. LATEST INCIDENT INVOLVED ENGINE STALLED JUST AFTER ENTERING TURN AT APPROX 15-20MPH. VAN HAD BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS (50-70 MPH) FOR APPROX 2HRS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING.LACK OF STEERING NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT.ALLOWED VAN TO COAST OFF ROAD. RESTARTED AND KEPT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT RESTALLING. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, ENGINE RAN OK. OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVED ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING LOTS AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONTINUOUSLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THREE DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM BY REPLACING COMPUTER,FUEL PUMP,BATTERY, AND FUEL TANK.ALSO TRIED USING PREMIUM UNLEADED GAS,YET STALLING STILL PERSISTS.INCIDENTS OCCURRED APPROX 3-4 TIME

DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT REPAIR VEHICLE UNLESS CAR IS LEFT WITH THEM. RECALL SAYS IT IS ONE-HOUR REPAIR. NO TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED. CHRYSLER SHOULD BEAR ALL EXPENSES OF REPAIR. ALSO, DOOR LOCKS ARE STILL JAMMING AFTER FOUR TO FIVE REPAIRS. THIS REPAIR WAS REQUESTED WHILE VAN UNDER WARRANTY AND SERVICE WAS REFUSED.

PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAR HAD BEEN ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH CARLOAD OF KIDS ON WAY HOME FROM A SWIM MEET. ONLY OFF THE FREEWAY FOR 5 MINUTES AND STOPPED TO LET A CHILD OUT OF CAR. TRANSMISSION "DIED" WHEN ATTEMPTED TO GO FORWARD FROM HAVING STOPPED IN "DRIVE" WITH BRAKE ON FOR PASSENGER DROP-OFF. I AM SO LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY-IT COULD HAVE HAD TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES!!! HOW CAN A CAR USED FOR TWO YEARS, FIVE MONTHS WITH 52,000 MILES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION?? WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT DEALER. AFTER CAR RETURNED SOMETHING IN SHIFTING SEEMED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BUT UNABLE TO DEFINE PROBLEM AS IT WAS "VAGUE" SYMPTOM. ON 02/15/99 (3 WEEKS LATER) I ATTEMPTED TO PARK CAR IN DRIVEWAY AT HOME AFTER DRIVING AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK-SHIFT LEVER WOULDN'T MOVE, FINALLY WENT DOWN TO 3RD. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND TOLD SHIFT CABLE WAS NOW BROKEN. DEALER CLAIMS THIS WAS NOT DUE TO PRIOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE. CAR RETURNED ON 02/19/99. SHIFTING LEVER NOW SEEMED SLIGHTLY LOOSE!! ON 02/24/99 CAR RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE SHIFT LEVER NOW VERY LOOSE AND SHIFTING GEARS ON SPEED BUMPS-IE. GOING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AFTER BUMPS IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT!! CAR AGAIN SERVICED ON 02/24/99 AND NOW SEEMS OK. TOTAL BILLS FOR SERVICE OVER $2000.

RECALL NOT COMPLETED (3PRIOR FAILURES BEFORE RECALL) WHEN I NOTED THAT THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED TO DEALER THEY AGREED & ORDERED PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL. I RETURNED & GOT PAPERWORK THAT STATED THE RECALL WAS COMPLETE. I LET MY TODDLER RIDE AROUND FOR 3 WEEKS IN THE SEAT BEFORE I FOUND THE DEALER HAD DISENGAGED THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE INTEGRATED SEAT(SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN IMPACT). WHEN I CONFONTED DEALER THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH EVIDENCE THEY STATE THEY HAD ORDERED ANOTHER SET OF PARTS TO FIX IT BUT STATE THEY DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE INTEGRATED SEAT.THEY ALSO SAID I WAS OVERREACTING IN THAT I WAS ANGRY THEY LET MY CHILD RIDE AROUND WITH NO WORKING RESTRAINT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CHRYSLER CORP WHO OPENED FILE & SAID A DIST MGR WOULD CALL ME. A WEEK LATER(TODAY) NO CALL. I CALLED CHRYSLER & THEY SAY THE FILE IS CLOSED THAT THE DM CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY'VE HANDLED IT. STRANGE I HAVN'T HEARD THAT. THEY WANT TO "FIX" IT A 6TH TIME. I DON'T TRUST THEIR 6TH TIME WILL BE ANY BETTER. ARE OTHERS RUNNING AROUND WITH INCOMPLETE RECALLS & ARE UNAWARE? EVEN THE SIDE THAT HAS A LOCKING MECHANISM THAT WORKS DOESN'T TIGHTEN ON THE CHILDREN. I BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY DESIGN. I WOULD BE GLAD TO SEND YOU A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM TO HELP PROVE MY ALLEGATIONS. HELP. I BOUGHT THE VAN FOR THE INTEGRATED SEATS & NOW I HATE IT BECAUSE OF THE INTEGRATED SEATS. I FEEL THE KIDS ARE UNSAFE IN THEM & PRAY FOR THE BA

THE DRIVE BELT APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THE POWER STEERING COULD GO OUT. OCCASIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING HAS LOCKED UP ON ME. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WHENEVER THEY WANT TO. SEVERAL FRIENDS SAID THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PLYMOUTH TRUCK, VOYAGERS OR WITH THE DODGE TRUCK, CARAVANS. *AK

VEHICLE CAN BE PLACED INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES FIRST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I SMELL GAS LEAK EVERY TIME I FILL EP UP FULL TANK FOR LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IN THE MORNING, THE GAS SMELL IS PARTICULARLY STRONG AND I LOOK AROUND. I FOUND GAS IS DRIPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND FROM THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A 96 VAN WITH ONLY 29000 MILES ON IT. I LIKE TO FIND THAT IF IT'S PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

TOLD DEALER OF PROBLEM . SAID IF DOESNT DO IT ALL THE TIME HARD TO TELL THERES A PROBLEM . HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN SO WE CAN TEST DRIVE VAN.WHEN IT FIRST WOULDNT GO WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR , TOOK IT TO DEALER . SERVICE MAN SAID TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID . OF COURE ONLY HAD VAN ABOUT A MONTH WHEN HAPPENED , WHICH I STATED. HE SAID SOMETIMES THEY FORGET TO CHECK ALL FLUID LEVELS.

FRONT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN SERVICED FOUND THE REAR DRUM BRAKES WERE GRINDING METAL TO METAL AT 44369 MILES. TOOK 20 MINUTES TO PRY APART. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRWORK WAS DONE BY MECHANIC AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE DOOR LOCKS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND THE BLINKERS DO NOT WORK DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS ARE INTERMITTENT. *AK

HEATER CORE IS LEAKING COOLANT AT THE FRONT AND BACK FITTINGS AND AT THE COUPLINGS WHERE HOSE LINES HOOK UP, ONLY IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. STATED A DESIGN DEFECT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS WHEN CAR IS OPERATED IN RAIN. PROBLEM OCCURS DURING TURN AND BELT GETS WATER ON IT. DEALER CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY CHRYSLER AT THIS TIME. WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, THE STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL IF THE RIGHT SET OF CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT.

RECALL 96V099000/685. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, EVERY DAY ACCUMULATION, ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED FOUR BRAKES NEEDED REPAIRING. IN ADDITION, ENGINE PISTON SEAL WORE OUT, CAUSING PUMP MOTOR DETERIORATION. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL BECAUSE OF YEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION...

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF WHEN SHE IS DRIVING BETWEEN 30MPH AND 50MPH, AND THE BRAKES JUST WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. ALSO THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE VAN. *AK

BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE CHILD.

RACK AND PINION STEERING MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING, STOPPING AND BACKING UP.