1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager

Defect. CERTAIN CURVED TEMPERED REPLACEMENT GLASS MANUFACTURED BY HANGZHOU SAFETY GLASS LTD AND SUPPLIED TO SAFELITE BY AUTO TEMP INC., IDENTIFIED AS DOT-430, AND SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VEHICLES MAY NOT BREAK INTO SMALL PIECES AS EXPECTED OF TEMPERED GLASS AND FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS."

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT(S) MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHATTERED GLASS.

Remedy. SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS RETAIL CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. RETAIL CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-843-2906. SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AND REIMBURSE WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS FOR CURRENT INVENTORY AND AT A SPECIFIED RATE FOR REPLACING THEIR CUSTOMER'S GLASS. WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE'S WHOLESALE DIVISION, SERVICE AUTOGLASS TOLL FREE AT 1-888-246-6298. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2008.

Defect. CERTAIN AIRTEX FUEL PUMP MODULES, P/NOS. E7089M, E7094M, E7113M, AND E7129M, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND SEPTEMBER 24, 2006. THESE FUEL PUMP MODULES WERE SOLD AS AFTERMARKET FOR USE IN CERTAIN DAIMLERCHRYSLER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SILICONE MATERIAL USED IN MANUFACTURE OF THE FLAPPER VALVE WAS OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION, LEADING TO EXCESS SWELL OF THE FLAPPER VALVE RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.

Risk. FUEL RESTRICTION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE STALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. AIRTEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRTEX TOLL-FREE AT 1-866-867-3759.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY BECOME DISABLED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CLOCKSPRING, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HUB OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Risk. THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL COVERED VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 70,000 MILES, DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY UNDER WHICH IT WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING AT NO CHARGE IF IT FAILS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WOUND INCORRECTLY DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.

Risk. THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT WITH 3.3L AND 3.8L ENGINES HAVE FUEL RAILS WITH NITROLE RUBBER O-RING SEALS THAT CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE UNDERHOOD FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A VEHICLE FIRE.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS. THE SHOULDER HARNESS RESTRAINT WEBBING WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED AROUND THE METAL REINFORCEMENT BAR ON THESE SEATS.

Risk. THE CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ROUTING OF THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING AND ANY FOUND INCORRECT WILL BE PROPERLY ROUTED.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE WHOLE DASH PANEL WENT OUT, GAS, SPEED , HORN GAUGES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AT CERTAIN TIMES THE SERPENTINE BELT WILL SLIP OFF OF THE PULLEYS AND QUIT POWERING THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS CAN BE WORSENED BY RAINY CONDITIONS. CHANGING BELT TENSIONER WORKS FOR A YEAR OR TWO.

THE DASH PANEL DIES AND THE ABS LIGHT TURNS ON FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO THE COMPUTER THROWING A CODE. I HAVE REMOVED THE DASH PANEL THREE TIMES AND FOUND THE PROBLEM IS AT THE FEMALE PLUG ON THE BACK OF THE PANEL, BY USING A WIGGLE TEST. THE DEALER WANTED $250.00 FOR WHAT THEY CLAIMED ONLY HAD ON CIRCUIT PANEL WHEN I KNEW BETTER. IT HAS TWO. I REPAIRED IT BY USING A STRONG ZIP TIE TO HOLD THE PLUG UP. THIS WORKED FOR YEARS. NOW IT'S THE SAME OLD PROBLEM BUT IT IS NO LONGER ON AND OFF DEPENDING ON THE TEMP.OF THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS 100% DEAD SO NOW HERE I GO AGAIN. TAKE THE DASH APART AND TRY TO GET IT TO FUNCTION. I USE MY GPS FOR MILAGE, SPEED, AND FUEL. THAT AND A USB LIGHT MADE FOR A PC. I HAVE DELT WITH THE FAULTY TENSHIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT PROBLEM TWICE. NOW IT IS ALL THE RELAYS FROM HEAT BURNT OUT. IT STARTED WITH THE STARTER RELAY AND WENT SOUTH. TAIL LIGHTS AND SO ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE AN INCORRECT READING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL SPEWING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 241,338.

BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES ABOVE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID

DRIVING TO STORE. WEATHER WAS CLEAR ~ 85 DEGREES F, ROAD WAS CLEAR, NO RAIN, TIME APPROXIMATELY 10PM. WHILE DRIVING, I MOVED INTO THE CENTER LANE (MAJOR ROAD, THREE LANES BOTH WAYS) FOR A TURN TO THE STORE, DURING MY TURN TO THE LEFT, I NOTICED THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL/STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER STRUGGLING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT MY VAN (1998 PLYMOUTH, GRAND VOYAGER SE) I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE TEMPERATURE HAD GONE OFF SCALE / OVER HEATING. AT THIS POINT I STOPPED THE VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVING BELT WAS OUT OF THE PULLEY. THE BELT WAS PLACED BACK INTO POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO READ PROPERLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FAILED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06E091000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

COMPUTER FAILING TO SEND SIGNAL TO FAN RELAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD DETACH WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WHILE RAINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SQUEAKY SERPENTINE BELT. PUT A LITTLE BELT DRESSING ON IT AND THAT WAS AS FAR AS THE ISSUE WENT. THEN ON A DARK RAINY NIGHT, WENT THROUGH A RAIN PUDDLE-VERY SLOWLY, AND INSTANTLY, STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE WORST PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE THIS NIGHT WAS TRYING TO PUT BELT BACK ON PULLEYS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN THE DARK AND NO IDEA HOW TO ROUTE IT. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS A DIAGRAM IN ENGINE. WITH NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES IT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, AND READING ALL OF THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR!! FATAL ACCIDENTS!! THERE HAS BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH INFO SUBMITTED AND DOCUMENTED TO WARRANT A RECALL AND HAVE THE MANUFACTURER TAKE CARE OF THIS. OH-BUT GUESS WHAT? ANOTHER COMPANY 'GATES" HAS COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT APPARENTLY HAS HAD POSITIVE REVIEWS. MY ORDER IS IN AND I AM AWAITING MY RETROFITTED TENSIONER BELT COMPONENT KIT SO THAT I WILL FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO BE OUT ON THE ROADS AND THAT I WILL NOT BECOME A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WITH ME. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMES TO THE AID OF A BIG COMPANY LIKE CHRYSLER (PLYMOUTH) EVEN WHEN IT IS MORE THAN OBVIOUS THAT THEY ARE BUILDING SUBSTANDARD CARS. THIS IS NOT A MAJOR REPAIR, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A PROBLEM THAT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES TO MANY PEOPLE FROM JUST ONE INCIDENT! IT HAS NOW

OK I DIDN'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO PUT THIS BUT TO SAY THAT WHEN RAINING THIS VAN AND THE FUNNY PART IS THAT WHEN DRIVING DURING WEATHER CONDITIONS (I.E. RAIN SNOW) THE MICRO V BELT SLIPS OFF AND MAKES THE VAN HARD TO DRIVE AND MAY IN TIME IF NOT ALREADY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO US WE WENT THOUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER ON AN ON RAMP FROM ONE FREE WAY TO ANOTHER AND THE VAN BECAME UNSTABLE AND HARD TO STEER WE HAD A 11 AND A 2 YEAR OLD IN THIS VAN AND NOW IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN WE DRIVE IN THE RAIN IT HAPPENS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A FIX BUT THE KIT IS OVER 200 DOLLARS AND IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO FIX THIS ON FIXED INCOMES TO THIS DAY WE STILL DEAL WITH IT BUT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT WITH CHRYSLER AND AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON JUST GOOGLE ALONE I FOUND 1500-5000 DIFFERENT COMPLIANCE ON THIS ONE PROBLEM. *TR

FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. DISCOVERED ONLINE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF SAME ON THE SAME VEHICLE AND DATE RANGE. PLYMOUTH CHRYSLER KNOW ABOUT THIS AND DESCRIBES IT AS COSMETIC BUT THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TENSION PULLEY NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS FRACTURED, THROWING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTO THE DASH BOARD. THE SEAT THEN MOVED BACKWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, HIP AND KNEE INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, HIP AND A BRUISED HERNIA. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY GUAGES GO OUT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL-SPEEDOMETER,FUEL,TEMP, ETC. IT GOES OUT AND COMES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS TO- I DO A LOT OF TRAVELING AND RELY ON MILEAGE RE-IMBURSEMENT BUT I GET NONE CAUSE MY ODOMETER AND TRIPOMETER GO OUT ALSO, SOMETIMES TO NEVER COME ON FOR A WEEK OR TWO. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT INTO THE ACCESSORY POSITION WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARMS, CHEST AND WRIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS WATER INTRUSION, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT MECHANICAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECIDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MECHANICAL, AND CLASSIFIED THE VEHICLE AS BEING DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT REVIEWED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V480000 (AIR BAG) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY WITHOUT A WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WITH THE 3.3L MOTER, EVERY TIME THE VAN GOES THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER THE DRIVE BELT COMES OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME,WHAT HAS TO BE DONE IS THE BELT TENSER AND PULLYS NEED TO BE CHANGED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF, ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OFF. SPEED IS UNKNOWN, AMOUNT OF GAS IS UNKNOWN, OIL, ETC. THIS IS RIDICULOUS IN THE FACT THAT SO MANY HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND THE COMPANY STILL HASN'T RECALLED THE VEHICLES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. YES I MAY HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT BECAUSE OF THE INCOMPETENCE THAT THIS COMPANY HAS THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO SHELL OUT MONEY TO HAVE IT FIGURED OUT AND REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT THIS IS NOT NORMAL (FOR OTHER VEHICLES, OBVIOUSLY VERY NORMAL FOR THIS ONE IN GENERAL). THE STRANGEST THING IS, IF THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP FROM THE SUN, THE PANEL SEEMS TO WORK, THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, WHERE I LIVE IT DOESN'T WORK, AND I HAVE TO GUESSTIMATE EVERYTHING. HOW IS THIS SAFE?!?! *TR

WE OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WITH A 3.3 LITER ENGINE. ON FRIDAY,OCTOBER 1,2010, MY WIFE DROVE SLOWLY THROUGH A PUDDLE AND THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER SYSTEM POWERED BY THE SERPENTINE BELT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HER ONCE BEFORE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. MY WIFE USUALLY ENJOYS DRIVING HER VAN BUT NOW HAS LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN IT. SHE STATES IT'S A VERY SCARY SITUATION, NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS. WITH ALL I HAVE READ IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO HAVE THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CORRECTED. *TR

RANDOMLY A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS DEVELOPED IN THE 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DASH BOARD REMAINS ILLUMINATED BUT THE GAUGES DO NOT FUNCTION(SPEED, RPM, GEAR, TEMP,ETC) AND THE VEHICLE DOSES NOT COMMUNICATE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE GEAR. THE BRAKES AND AIRBAG WILL ILLUMINATE ON DASH. THE COMPUTER CODES AND READS ECM FAILURE. TWICE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP DON DRENNAN HOOVER AL. *TR

I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE. MY GAUGES (GAS, TEMP, RPM, AND GEAR INDICATOR) ARE ALL OUT. IN READING ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL. I HAVE TO USE A GPS TO BE ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. I'VE TWICE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE REMAINING. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUST OUT AND BRAKES FAIL. *TR

TOOK CAR FOR PA STATE INSPECTION AND FAILED DUE TO TECH WOULD NOT LOAD CAR ON LIFT. LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER IS RUSTED THROUGH. HE WAS AFRAID THAT THE LIFT WOULD PUSH THE STRUT THROUGH THE HOOD OF THE CAR. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES ON STEEP DRIVEWAY AND PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. EXPERIENCED GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. FOUND STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION (RUST THROUGH) WHERE IT CONNECTS TO BRAIDED STEEL SECTION JUST AFT OF THE ABS PROPORTIONING UNIT. PLAN ON HAVING IT REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. *TR

MY VAN IS A LEMON. ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - DEFOGGER SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT, WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN, STEREO SPEAKERS SOMETIMES WORKS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON, DIM YELLOW HEADLIGHTS, ETC. FOUND PIN HOLE IN HEAD...DEFECT IN METAL. VAN OVER HEATED AND GAUGE DID NOT SAY IT WAS HOT. FAN WENT OUT. NOW SOMETHING GOING WRONG WITH FRONT END. OCCASIONALLY SMELL GAS. THE LIFTER HEAD GASKET NOW LEAKS OIL. VAN SOMETIMES JUMPS IN PARK AND ROLLS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS STUFF... BAIL ME OUT NOT CHRYSLER.... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE MECHANIC STATED EACH TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE SPEED SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER EACH VISIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN ON. THE REAR WIPER AND BOTH WASHERS WORK FINE. SOME COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED IN 1999, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. ON FRIDAY, 02 JANUARY 2009, WE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE TO A DESTINATION AND THEN UPON TRYING TO GET IN AND START IT, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO RELEASE ANY PRESSURE, WIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL, ETC UNTIL FINALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED. AT THAT POINT, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WE COULD DO WITH THE VEHICLE. WE WERE BLOCKING THE DRIVE INTO A GLASS REPAIR SHOP SUCH THAT NO OTHER VEHICLES COULD BE MOVED IN OR OUT OF THE BUSINESS, NOT TO MENTION THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD. WE HAD TO HAVE A TOW COMPANY COME AND RELEASE A LINKAGE UNDERNEATH THE VAN IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL JUST TO PUSH IT BACK OUT OF THE WAY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE RESULT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDER. THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT A COST OF NEARLY $300. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE CHRYSLER PRODUCT LINE. THIS FAULT PUTS A PERSON AT RISK OF BEING STRANDED. CHRYSLER SHOULD ANSWER FOR THIS, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY WIDESPREAD. *TR

I HAVE A 98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, THE DASHBOARD KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING-I HAVE PUNCHED THE DASHBOARD WHILE I'M DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THAT HAVE MADE EVERYTHING LIGHT BACK UP, I HAVE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT AND ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM; IT EVEN HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR STARTS AND THAN SHUTS RIGHT BACK OFF, THAN THE CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL, I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER,IGNITION BOX,ALTERNATOR AND OTHER THINGS. MY CAR IS NOW STRANDED IN A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD THAN MINE. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE FANBELT KEEPS COMING OFF, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR IN THE RAIN AND IT HAS FALLING OFF, ANOTHER TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING OVER A TRAIN BRIDGE DOWN A HILL WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND I HAD TO FORCE THE CAR INTO A NEAR BYE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. I HAVE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A KIT SUPPLIED BY CHRYSLER TO HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

I OWN TWO CHRYSLER MINIVAN THAT HAVE RUSTED STRUT TOWERS, AND I TOOK THEM TO MY FAVORITE BODY SHOP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALMOST EVERY CHRYSLER MINI VAN HAS HAD THIS, AND TO GO TO THE DEALER DUE TO A RECALL. THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL, AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT HAS BEEN A ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE FRONT TWO TIRES TO ABNORMALLY MOVE UP AND DOWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 23-04-02 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. SINCE THERE WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL, THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 172,000.

WE OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE, FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT COMING OFF AND HAVE REPLACED IT SO MANY TIME IT IMPOSSIBLE TO COUNT THAT HIGH. T BELT IS ESPECIALLY SUBJECT TO COME OFF WHEN IT RAINS OR THERE IS WATER ON THE ROAD. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND YET CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THE BELT COMES OFF THE VEHICLE LOSE THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES & ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. YOU PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSE TO MAKE THE ROAD WAYS SAFE AND OUR TAX DOLLARS BAILED CHRYSLER OUT WHEN THEY WERE GOING UNDER. THEIRS NO TELLING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF CHRYSLER AND THIS DESIGN FLAW AND THE NHTSA COMPLIANCE IN THIS MATTER. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_30931_6.HTML THE ABOVE LINK WILL DOCUMENT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHER CHRYSLER MINI-VAN OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED. *TR

CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BLOCK COVER TO HOLD WATER AND RETAIN MOISTURE. THIS CAUSES THE CONNECTIONS TO CORRODE AND FAIL LEADING TO FAILURE OF CRITICAL, ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED, SAFETY SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE AIRBAG SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ERROR AND REDESIGNED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT RECALL AND OFFER TO REPLACE THE FAILED COMPONENT. *TR

1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WITH SEVERAL RECALL ISSUES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT FOR THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE GASOLINE DELIVERY SYSTEM, AIRBAGS, AND FUEL INJECTION AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NOW HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS AND IS NOT RUNNING. *JB

PUT THE VAN IN DRIVE AND IT ACTS LIKE IT IS IN PARK/NEUTRAL THEN WITHIN 20 SECONDS OR MORE IT DECIDES TO GO. NOW YOU WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN PUTS ITSELF IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AFTER AWHILE. NOT SAFE!! THERE ARE SEVERAL LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE FIRST 5 MINUTES THE VAN IS TURNED ON IT DINGS LIKE THE DOOR IS OPEN. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE BRAKE LIGHT SHINES ON DASH AND THE BELL RINGS THE VAN IS PARKED FOR NOW. *TR

MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON. THE WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN WHENEVER THEY LIKE AND I HAVE TO MANUALLY TIME WHEN I TURN THEM OFF BECAUSE THE WIPERS WILL NOT RETURN TO THE BOTTOM ON THEIR OWN. *TR

STRUT TOWER RUSTING OUT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR AND OTHER LIGHTS, COME ON AND GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING (LIGHTS FLASHING) AND THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN ENGINE AND IGNITION IS OFF. EVENTUALLY BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DRAINED. MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. SOME MECHANICS SAY IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY BCM, BUT NOT SURE. READING THROUGH EDMUNDS.COM AND OTHER BLOGS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY PLYMOUTH/DODGE/CHRYSLER MINI VAN OWNERS, WITH NO REAL SOLUTION. FLASHING LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING CAN DISTRACT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. A DEAD BATTERY AT ANY TIME AND ESPECIALLY IN THE WRONG PLACE CAN CAUSE ALL KINDS OF DIFFICULTIES. HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF DURING NIGHT DRIVING CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ROOT CAUSE, BUT SUGGESTED COULD BE FAULTY BCM (DIAGNOSTICS COST $150). TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DEALER WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID COULD BE BECAUSE OF AN AFTER MARKET ALARM. RECOMMENDED REMOVING THE ALARM (COST $400 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REMOVING ALARM). PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED AND NOW SAYS CAUSED BY FAULTY BCM (WHICH THEY SAY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ALARM), SUGGESTED REPLACING BCM. COST OF NEW BCM QUOTED IS $700+ LABOR. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE (DEAD BATTERY). IS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PLYMOUTH/ DODGE/CHRYSLER MINIVAN'S? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD BE ELECTRICAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 178,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF AND ALL GAUGES DIED. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO TACHOMETER, NO FUEL GAUGE AND NO TEMP GAUGE. *NM

WE HAVE A 98 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WE HAVE OWNED IT 5-6 YEARS. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 2 YEARS SOMETIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL PULLS DOWN ON ITS OWN AND STICKS FOR A FEW MOMENTS. IT WILL DO THIS WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE PEDAL AND NOT PRESSING DOWN AT ALL, BUT IT ALSO DOES IT WHEN YOUR FOOT IS NOT OVER THE PEDAL AT ALL! I COULD BE GOING 45 MPH AND IT WILL PULL DOWN ON ITS OWN AND COME BACK UP IN A FEW SECONDS. IT IS AN VERY OCCASIONAL PROBLEM SO WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN,UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT DONE IT WHILE AT THE MECHANICS. WE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND WORKED ON 3 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BUT WE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS TOO DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLEANED AND BUFFED OUT THE LENSES. UPDATED 1/19/2007 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STRUT TOWER HAD CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A BODY SHOP USED BY THE DEALER. UPON REPLACEMENT, THE BODY SHOP MECHANIC EXPRESSED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. THE DEALER WERE WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: MACPHERSON STRUT. UPDATED 01/22/07. *JB

OPENED THE REAR HATCH ON THE VEHICLE, LET GO, AND THE HYDRAULIC STRUT FAILED -- INSTEAD OF OPENING FULLY, THE HATCH SLAMMED SHUT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE RIGHT STRUT ON SHEARED OFF. APPARENTLY, THE OTHER STRUT WAS NO LONGER WORKING, AND THE STRESS OF THE WEIGHT OF THE HATCH ON THE RIGHT STRUT CAUSED THE BOLT TO FAIL. FORTUNATELY. NO ONE WAS UNDER THE HATCH OR WAS INJURED. REPLACED BOTH STRUTS. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE BOLT -- THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE REAR HATCH WOULD SLAM SHUT, AS IT APPEARED TO OPERATING PERFECTLY UNTIL THE FAILURE. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY, ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM.

DRIVING HOME FROM FLORIDA IN A 1998 PLYMOUTH CARAVAN PULLING A HOBIE CAT SAILBOAT ON A TRAILER THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE. HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. *JB