ONE DAY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, HORN WOULD NOT WORK, NEITHER WILL THE CRUISE CONTROL. BAD CLOCKSPRING ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS THE CAUSE. FOUND PROBLEM SIMPLY BY SEARCHING ON CLOCKSPRING AND THIS PROBLEM SHOWS UP PERTAINING TO 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. CURRENTLY IT IS STILL BROKEN.
1998 Plymouth Grand 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 1998 record →
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. THIS DESCRIBED THE EFFECTS OF A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. *NM THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON 04/16/04 AND WAS CURRENTLY WORKING FINE. *SC *JB
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEAT BELT SYSTEM. DEALER INDICATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT SINCE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES AND NO WARRANTY.*AK
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK
HORN MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AFTER THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WAS UNDER A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, HORN STOPPED WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. CLOCKSPRING FAILURE DIAGNOSED AS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH RECALL. IT NEEDS TO BE!. *AK
CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM: MY 1998 GRAND VOYAGER HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND PROBLEMS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER INSIST MY VECHICLE NOT COVERED BY RECALL. I EXPLAINED THAT MAYBE THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN THEY ADMITTED, AS I CAN SEE FROM YOUR SITE ,AT LEAST 109 OTHERS AGREE WITH ME.*AK
OWNER DROVE OVER A PUDDLE AND THE SPLASH KNOCKED THE SERPENTINE BELT OFF OF THE PULLEYS. POWER STEERING WAS LOST, ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, AND THE MINIVAN NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED.*AK
POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL FAILURE DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION ON STRUT TOWERS - ESPECIALLY DRIVER'S SIDE. WE CUT OUT AND REPLACED THE STRUT TOWER BEFORE IT FAILED COMPLETELY. PASSENGER SIDE STRUT TOWER WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. CHRYSLER NOTIFIED, BUT WILL NOT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. *JB
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
DEFECTIVE IDLER ARM PULLEY ALIGNMENT ON 1998 PLYMOTH GRAND VOYAGER.I HAVE HAD THE IDLER ARM REPLACED AND PULLEY REPLACED AND BELT REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND THE CAR MAKES A TERRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE. THE BELT HAS COME OFF TWO TIMES. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WITH SIMILIAR VOYAGERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED ABOUT 45 DAYS AGO. AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON LAST WEEK. AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, BUT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME.*AK
THE EVAPORATOR HAS GONE OUT,SO NO COLD AIR - THE MECHANIC SAID THIS HAPPENS OFTEN WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND SAID I SHOULD COMPLAIN. IF YOU CAN OFER ANYHELP OR SOLUTIONS I WOULD APPRECITATE IT. THANKS, D KOSSOW
THE INFO I JUST PROVIDED WAS THE MOST RECENT.I BOUGHT THE VAN USED WITH 22,000 MILES AND SINCE THEN I HAVE LOST 6 SERPENTINE BELTS AND NOBODY WILL HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM.I HAVE SPENT OVER 1,000$ IN THE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THIS LAST TIME I JUST DID IT MYSELF IS WHY THE COST IS SO LOW.I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO TOP MECHANICS IN MY AREA THAT THE BELT IS NOT LINED UP RIGHT AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTING IT.THE PROBLEM IS FROM THE FACTORY THEY TELL ME.NOBODY WILL HELP ME THOUGH BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RECALL. MAYBE THIS WILL HELP THE NEXT GUY.
BOUGHT VAN JUNE OF 1998 WITH A 3 YAER WARRANTY/36,000 MILES. FEBURARY OF 2001, TRANSMISSION GOES OUT. A PROBLEM WITH THE PIN. 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON REMAN TRANSMISSION. FEBURARY OF 2002, ON EXACT SAME DAY AS LAST YEAR, TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AGAIN. DEALER TRIES TO GET OUT OF THE WARRANTY--CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE--SHOULD BE A THREE YEAR WARRANTY. AGAIN, PROBLEM WITH THE PIN. ANOTHER REMAN TRANSMISSION PUT IN. APRIL OF 2003, TRANSMISSION ACTING FUNNY AND JUMPING SPEEDS WHEN SLOWING. PROBLEM WITH TORQUE. ANOTHER REMAN INSTALLED. APRIL OF 2003, THE NEXT WEEK, TRANSMISSION MAKING FLUTTERING NOISES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. TORQUE PROBLEM AGAIN. ANOTHER REMAN TRANSMISSION.
THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST BECAME SLUGGISH AND FINALLY WENT DOWN AND WOULDN'T COME BACK UP, A BRACKET WAS BROKEN, THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR DURING VERY COLD WEATHER AND IT WAS NOT A CONSISTENT PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THEN FINALLY AFTER WARMING UP A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND BE FINE. FINALLY THIS PAST WEEK IT BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE IN REVERSE AND REFUSED TO GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE AND THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED. JUST FYI WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE I THINK A CAR SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AT LEAST 100,000 MILES BEFORE YOU START EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS, THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REP TOLD ME THAT I WAS UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT MY CAR TO MAKE IT 100,000 MILES. I FIND THIS AMUSING SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS BEFORE 100,000 MILES. MY TRANSMISSION MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE CAN ONLY GUARANTEE MY REPAIRS FOR 90 DAYS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES.
THE PIN (ABOUT 1" DIA) IN THE TRANSAXLE BROKE, TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 60MPH, AND LOCKED UP THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKUP OCCURED BECAUSE THE PIN EXITED THROUGH THE HOUSING OF THE TRANSAXLE AND LODGED ITSELF IN BETWEEN THE BELL HOUSING AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TRANSAXLE HAD THREE DIFFERENT HOLES SMASHED IN ITS SIDE FROM THE FAILURE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE WHICH I CAN EMAIL. I WAS TOLD BY THE GARAGE THAT REPLACED THE TRANSAXLE THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGERS ALTHOUGH NORMALLY THE FAILURE DOESN'T OCCUR UNTIL THE 90,000+ MARK. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP.
INTAKE OR HEAD GASKET LEAK ALLOWED THE CRANK CASE TO FILL WITH WATER AND COOLANT. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SEIZED UP AND DIED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED INTERSTATE AT THE TIME, AND LOST ALL POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE TOP OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SHOCK TOWER, AS VIEWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD, IS VERY CORRODED. MECHANIC ADVISED GETTING RID OF VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR FACE EXTENSIVE $ REPAIRS FOR SHOCK TOWER AND STRUT. AREA OF CORROSION WAS PROFESSIONALLY RUST PROOFED IN 1998 AND WAS STILL ABLE TO CORRODE. I WONDER HOW BAD THE CORROSION IS ON THESE VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT RUST PROOFED? SHOCK TOWER CORROSION APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL 1996-2001 CHRYSLER, DODGE AND PLYMOUTH MINIVANS. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE STRUTS START POPPING THROUGH THE HOODS ON THESE VEHICLES, THUS CAUSING ACCIDENTS. ADVISE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.*AK
I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. IT HAS 168,900 MILES ON IT. FOR THE PAST 13 MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN AS WE ARE DRIVING, ALL GAUGES WILL SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THIS INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN OUR GAUGES GO OUT, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THAT SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. ARE OTHER VOYAGER OWNERS EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM? *LA
THE HEADLIGHTS LENS DEVELOPED A YELLOWISH COLOR APPEARANCE. THIS DECREASED THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATION AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE LENS DUE TO THE PART BEING ON BACK ORDER. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT REPLACING THE LENS WAS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WOULD RECUR BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC BEING USED. *AK *SCC *JB
DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER HAS SEVERE CORROSION. NO OTHER CORROSION ON VEHICLE.*AK
ON CHRYSLER VANS, ROD CONSISTENTLY BREAKS ON CYLINDER #1 BECAUSE THE BOLT IS TOO SHORT. ONLY HAPPENS ON CYLINDER #1, EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME HEAD, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE (WHICH WOULD BE CYLINDER #6) DOES NOT BREAK LIKE #1 DOES CONSISTENTLY.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE
PAINT IS RUSTING THRU ON HOOD OF MY VEHICLE.
HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS. THE LENS COVERS SEEM TO FADE AND PITT CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN USING HEAD LIGHTS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON A LOT OF PLYMOUTH VANS WITH THE SAME HEADLIGHT LENS. *JB
A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FROM DIAMCHRYSLER ON JUNE 2000 REGARDING THE IGNITION LOCKING. THE IGNITION LOCKS UP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE WEREN'TNY RECALLS REGARDING THIS MANNER. IF SO, WHEN WAS IT RECALLED. UNFORTUNATELY NO LONGER AM UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE SERVICELETIN WHEN IT WAS ISSUED.*AK
ABS PUMP IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF $967.00! MY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYGER VAN HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR WRECKED. QUOTE WAS GIVE BY CHRISTOPHER DODGE, GOLDEN COLORADO. *AK
OIL IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, THERE WAS NO HORN. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN PLACING THE CHILD INSIDE THE CAR SEAT THE HANDLE BROKE, CAUSING THE CHILD TO FALL OUT.*AK
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN 11/02 FOR RECALL REMEDY 02V268000. DEALER HAD TO ORDER PARTS AND WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. MR. DAM CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, AND WAS CONSTANTLY BEING ADVISED THAT PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED. SINCE FIRST CONTACT WITH DEALER, MR. DAM HAS RECEIVED 2 ADDITIONAL REMINDER LETTERS FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL.*AK
REAR HEAD GASKET LEAKS COOLANT TO REAR OF ENGINE. FROM WHAT I'VE NOW READ, THIS WAS AN UNWRITTEN RECALL, WHICH CHRYSLER WOULD FIX IF BROUGHT IN BEFORE ~75--80K MILES. MINE DEVELOPED THIS LEAK BEFORE THAT, BUT I DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT IT UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD 105K ON IT.*AK
DEAR SIR: TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN. I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH CARAVAN VAN (THEY CALL IT A TRUCK) WITH A 3.3 LITER ENGINE. WITH ABOUT 54,000 MILES ON IT . LAST WEEK I MADE A SHORT TRIP TO LOWES ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT INTO MY GARAGE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MIN I SAW FIRE DRIPPING FROM MY ENGINE, I GOT MY FIRE EXT. AND USED IT UNDER THE CAR. THEN I OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE REST OF THE FIRE. I THEN DISCONNECTED BOTH BATTERY TERMINALS AND CALLED THE WRECKER TO TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR (AUTOWEST DODGE IN ROSEVILLE AUTO MALL--- ROSEVILLE CA) . I FOLLOWED THE WRECKER TO AUTOWEST AND TOLD THE DEALER TO REPAIR MY CAR. THEY CALLED & THE NEXT DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR . THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SHORT IN MY STARTER AND THEY HAD PUT IN A NEW STARTER AND REPAIRED THE BURNED UP WIRING HARNESS. MY CAR SEEMS TO BE WORKING OK NOW. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED ALL BUT $50.00 . I AM WRITING THIS REPORT BECAUSE WHAT IF---I HAD DRIVEN INTO THE GARAGE CLOSED THE DOOR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE ? IT WOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN THE HOUSE OR WORSE. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER CASES OF THIS AND HE SAID NO. I DO NOT TRUST AUTO DEALERS TO TELL THE TRUTH. SO I WILL LET YOU GUYS TAKE IT FROM HERE. *JB
WE PURCHASED OUR GRAND VOYAGER WITH ABOUT 14,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 67,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 6 SERPENTINE BELTS AND 4 BELT TENSIONERS. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH 1 BELT PER YEAR AT LEAST SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE THAT KEPT CAUSING THE BELT TO BECOME MIS-ALIGNED, START SQUEAKING, AND EVENTUALLY RIP APART. THE PROBLEM IS MORE SEVERE IN HOT WEATHER AND WE HAVE ABOUT 5 MONTHS OF 90 DEGREE WEATHER WHERE WE ARE. OUR OWN MECHANIC HAS STARTED SHIMMING THE BELT TENSIONER, WHICH SEEMS TO PROLONG BELT REPLACEMENT TIME BUT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED TO INSTALL THE TENSIONER AND/OR PULLEY IS DRILLED AT THE WRONG ANGLE OR NOT LINED UP CORRECTLY. OUR ONLY CONSOLATION IS THAT THE SQUEAKING GIVES US WARNING ABOUT THE STATE OF THE BELT. *NLM
THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TWICE, DUE TO A FAULTY ACTUATOR. *JB
LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. FOUND BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TT
WHILE CHILD WAS IN REAR SEATBELT, IT CAME LOOSE WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING LEFT TURN. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM
WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB CONSUMER HAD TO JERK TO THE RIGHT TO BREAK LOOSE THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT CANCEL. BROKEN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING EVAPORATOR. FASCIAS AND REAR SLIDING DOOR DAMAGED, DIRTY. *TT
THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED MY AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST TO RECEIVE THE FREE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY $300 TO FIX A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT.*JB
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION "FELL APART" WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED LOSS OF FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. A BROKEN TRANSMISSION PIN CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *NLM THE TECHNICIANS SAID THAT THIS IS DESIGN FLAW AND CHRYSLER WAS AWARE. SCC
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. AFTER A REPORT LAST NIGHT ON HOUSTON'S KHWB39 NEWS, I WAS VERY CONCERNED TO NOTE, THE VEHICLE IS FITTED WITH A "GENERATION 3" SEAT BELT SYSTEM. VISITING THE WEBSITE "WWW.UNSAFEBELTS.COM", I SEE THIS BELT/LATCH DESIGN HAS BEEN SHOWN TO FAIL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. SPECIFICALLY, I READ THAT A CHRYSLER ENGINEER TESTIFIED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF FOUR OR FIVE CRASH TESTS WHERE GENERATION 3 BUCKLES ACCIDENTALLY UNLATCHED. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. WE HAVE A YOUNG DAUGHTER WHO TRAVELS IN A CHILD SEAT, AND THIS IS A SPECIFIC CONCERN BASED ON REPORTS OF THESE SEATS CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO UNLATCH. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY, WHEN THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I ACCEPT THIS WILL HAVE SERIOUS FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THEM, BUT THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE FUNCTIONING SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES. *JB
THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB
THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE BURN LIKE SMELLS, AND NOISES, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THE SQUEAKING SERPENTINE BELT HAD GONE BAD. SCC *JB *TS
WE OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FRONT AIR BAG (CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY). THIS NOTICE WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS (FREE REPAIR). OUR VEHICLE HAS 75,000+ MILES AND YESTERDAY OUR AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON... I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS RESPONSIBILE FOR DIAMLER CHRYSLER TO SET MILAGE LIMITS FOR REPAIRS. WE HAVE A LARGE FAMILY AND US OUR VAN ALOT... DIAMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD NOT BE ALOUD TO SET MILAGE LIMITS. BECAUSE OF THIS DECISION, I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER DIAMLER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. THANK YOU.
98 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER - 70K MILES WAS INFORMED BY A CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 96 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WIPERS ACTIVATE ON THERE OWN OCCASSIONALLY - AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON OCCASSIONALLY
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