1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager complaints

WHEN VEHICLE GOES THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER SLOWLY LOSES ALL POWER STEERING. CONTACTED DEAALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS GOING TO USE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BELT.*AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM I ASKED IF THEY DID THE REPLACEMENT, AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ITEM ON THIS YEAR MODEL.*AK

PE00 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND BRING TO A HALT. LEFT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. ATP233575R14.*AK CONSUMER STATES APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS LATER, A VIBRATION COULD BE FELT WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER GOODYEAR TIRE HAD A BULGE AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AND AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN SET, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY VAN UNEXPECTEDLY AND REPEATEDLY WOULD QUICKLY ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL.*AK

TRANSMISSION MADE A VERY LOUD BANG AND BEGAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A QUARTER SIZE HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACED, UPON REMOVAL OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 7- 8 INCHES LONG BY 6 INCHES WIDE WAS FOUND IN THE CASE WALL BETWEEN THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE BELL HOUSING, THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT A PERMANENT RETAINING PIN WHICH HELD A LARGER PIN IN PLACE HAD SHEARED OFF AND SENT THE LARGER ONE THROUGH THE CASE WALL, THIS PIN IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE SERVICED AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO ADJUST OR EVEN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO ITS FAILURE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS FURIOUS THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. *SLC

THERE'S A LOT HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. *AK

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK , NO EMERGENCY BRAKE IN USE. DRIVEWAY HAD A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET BEFORE HE COULD STOP IT. ALSO, THERE WAS NO SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM PRESENT IN VEHICLE. DANGEROUS IF A CHILD WERE TO PLAY IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

EA01-007; AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING DURING NORMAL OPERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. AT 49,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND REVERSE WILL NOT ENGAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ON 2 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER THE VEHICLE HIT A PUDDLE AND THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF, THE CONSUMER LOST TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NLM

BRAKES WERE CONSTANTLY WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY EVERY 3,000 MILES. PADS WERE REPLACED AND ROTORS WERE TURNED BY MECHANIC AT DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN STOPPED WORKING, CONSUMER NOT SURE ABOUT AIRBAG LIGHT. DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY STEERING. THEN, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE A POP. ENGINE STALLED. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD, AND FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE CAP WAS NOT IN PLACE AND ALL COOLANT WAS EVERY WHERE.*AK

SOMETIME THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE IS SO STRONG, EVERYONE MUST GET OUT.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG ALMOST LIKE HITTING A BUMP. AFTER PARKING VEHICLE THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON GROUND. VEHICLE WOULD START UP, BUT WOULDN'T DRIVE. CHRYSLER WOULDN'T COVER COST. CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT WAS VERY RUDE.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. *AK

A PIN BROKE INSIDE DIFFERENTIAL WALL AND GEARING MECHANISM. IN DOING SO, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, AND WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *AK

IN NOVEMBER 1999 HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IN DECEMBER 2000, HEADGASKET BLEWOUT. *AK

"O" RINGS REPLACED IN 1998, 1 WEEK LATER STILL LEAKING. AS A RESULT, ENTIRE FUEL FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DECEMBER 2000, "O" RINGS LEAKED AGAIN, REPAIRED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. SAME PROBLEM AS IN RECALL 00V268000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

FIRE ORIGINATED FROM ENGINE AREA. WE WERE PULLED OVER BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO SAW FLAMES UNDER THE MINI-VAN. AS I (DRIVER) EXITED AUTO, I WAS HIT BY EXPLOSIVE FLAMES THAT ORIGINATED FROM ENGINE EXITING BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. FLAMES ALSO EMITTED FROM PASSENGER FRONT (RT) SIDE.DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER RECEIVED 2ND AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS. AUTO WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 5 MINUTES. TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED - PRELIMINARY CONCLUSION FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK

I WAS SLOWING VEHICLE AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. AT ABOUT 20M.P.H. I HEARD A VERY LOUD "BANG". I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND A LOANER WAS PROVIDED. MECHANIC DISCOVERED QUATER-SIZED HOLE IN TRANSMISSION CAUSED BY UNKNOWN PART BEING PROPELLED THROUGH CASE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO COOPERATE WITH ME OR DEALER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE FLAW WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO MYSELF, FAMILY OR OTHER DRIVER IF LOCATION OR SPEED WERE DIFFERENT. *AK

VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN NORMALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DETECTED FIRE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. WHEN STOPPED, ENGINE STILL RUNNING AND FLAMES ENGULFED VEHICLE FROM UNDER FRONT PORTION JUST REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, QUICKLY SPREADING TO REAR AND INTERIOR. *AK

CONSUMER IS INVESTIGATING DEFECT ON THIS VEHICLE. IT APPEARED THE FIRE CAME ON IN FUEL PUMP. THERE WERE OTHER CHRYSLER MINIVANS WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY PAID FOR THE IGNITION AND THE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACEMENT. THEY PAID $1,000 OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TOTAL BILL FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS $2500. *AK

MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN LEFT THE HOUSE IN OUR 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER MINIVAN AT APPROXIMATELY 8:05AM ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1999 TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 1 AND 1/2 MILES, THEY BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER 1/2 MILE, MOTORISTS BEHIND THE VAN BEGAN HONKING. ONE OF OUR SONS LOOKED AND SAW FLAMES OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VAN. MY WIFE PULLED THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND REMOVED THE KEYS. EVERYONE QUICKLY GO OUT OF THE VAN THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS AND THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR. AT THIS POINT, FLAMES WERE COMING OUR FROM UNDERNEATH THE VAN IN THE REAR AND ON BOTH SIDES. A TRAIL OF FLAMES ON THE ROAD WAS STILL BURNING WHERE THE VAN HAD TRAVELED. BYSTANDERS CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FLAMES EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE VAN BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD ARRIVE AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO GASOLINE WAS FOUND IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE NIGHT BEFORE. NO OBJECTS WERE RUN OVER ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT IS AVAILABLE.

HAD LET VEHICLE IDLE A WHILE BEFORE MOVING. SHIFTED INTO REVERSE & STARTED TO BACK OUT. ENGINE STALLED OUT. NO PRIOR WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER 1ST TIME & HAD MAP SENSOR REPLACED. 2ND TIME THROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. 3RD TIME CONTROL MODULE. 4TH TIME MECHANIC TOOK ENGINE APART & FOUND WIRES UNDER THE HOOD HAD MELTED TOGETHER & ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES NEEDED REPLACING. THIS WAS DUE TO THE WIRES BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN 4 INCHES OR MORE OF WATER THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. THE BELT CAN BE HEARD SLIPPING AND THEN RE-ENGAGES. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TIGHTENED THE BELT ONCE BUT AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THEY STATE NOTHING ELSE CAN BE DONE EXCEPT FOR THE DIRVER TO "GO SLOWER". ALSO, REAR BRAKES DO THE SAME.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, CLAIM # 16-N184-274. NLM

CONSUMER NOTICED LIQUID DRIPPING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, THE CONSUMER PLACED A RAG UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE RAG ATTACHED TO THE AXLE AND THE DRIVER NOTICED THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND WAS NOTIFIED BY A PASSERS-BY THE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE BRAKE SENSOR WIRE BURNED, CLAIM # 42-1330-502. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERINCED A PROBLEM, THE DRIVER PULLED OVER THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM # 25-5404-238. NLM

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM #12-1313-773. NLM

ANTIFREEZE WAS FOUND UNDER THE CAR, AN INTIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, MANY COMPONENT HAVE BEEN REPLACED (MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, WIPER MOTOR AND BODY CONTROL MODULE) BUT NONE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE WIPERS EITHER DON'T COME ON OR FAIL WHILE IN MOTION. NLM

THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING TRANSMISSION/ TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE BEARING THAT HELD THE FAN BELT TOGETHER FELL OFF. WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION, THEN LOST BRAKING POWER AND STEERING. CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SIDE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WOULD DIE OUT/STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED ENGINE NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS & WIRES, WHICH WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF RAIN HAD FALLEN AND MANY ROADS HAD STANDING WATER ON THEM. WHILE NEGOTIATING ONE SPOT (APPROX. 6-12 IN) ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST. ASSUMING THE BELT WAS WET CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL WARNING LIGHT AND SIGNAL SHOWED OVERHEATING. DISCOVERED THAT SERPENTINE BELT HAD FALLEN OFF. DEALER REPLACED AND INFORMED THAT INCIDENT HAD BEEN REPORTED TO PLYMOUTH. TODAY SAME PROBLEM. ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF WATER, LESS THAN 25MPH AND SUDDENYL, NO POWER STEERING. PERSONALLY REPORTED TO PLYMOUTH AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANY INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE. QUESTIONED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD SEEN IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. INITIAL PROBLEM: TENSION PULLY HAS NO EDGE TO HOLD BELT ON IF WATER GETS BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT. PULLEY IS ALSO SMOOTH WHICH CAUSES BELT TO SLIP. RESULT: LOSS OF POWER STEERING, LOSS OF CHARGING TO BATTERY, LOSS OF POWER TO DRIVE HEADLIGHTS/WIPERS/AIR CONDITIONING. DANGEROUS RESULT: LOSS OF CONTROL/VISIBILITY. SOLUTION(?): REPLACE SMOOTH PULLEY WITH ONE THAT HAS EDGES AND PUT GROOVES OF SOME SORT ON THE PULLEY TO ALLOW WATER TO BE SHEETED OFF IF IT COMES BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE BELT.

THE A/C COMPRESSOR BEARINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND HAS ONLY 54000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLE WITH OVER 150,000 MILES THAT DID NOT HAVE A COMPRSSOR FAILURE. MY MOTHER HAS A 23 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 250,000+ MILES AND HAS NOT HAD A A/C PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS QUALIFIES AS A DEFECT, BUT MOST FRIENDS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE NOT HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH SO FEW MILES ON THEIR CAR. THE TOTAL COST TO FIX THE COMPRESSOR WAS $650 +/-. THE WARRENTY ON THE VAN WAS 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS PAST THE WARRENTY IT STILL SEEMS THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR AT THIS EARLY STAGE IN THE VANS "LIFE". *AK

WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE AND TAKING THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE TRUNK, CONSUMER NOTICED DEEP CRACKS IN THE SPARE TIRE, AND IT WAS DRY ROTTED. SPARE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN USED BEFORE. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS AN UNSAFE TIRE, AND IF IT HAD BEEN AT NIGHT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL. *AK *ML

THERE IS A SEVERE UPPER ENGINE OIL LEAK THAT FROM AN UNDETERMINED LOCATION. OIL UNDER PRESSURE SPRAYS THE ENGINE COMPARMENT, INCLUDING THE ENGINE BLOC, AND BURNS. *AK

MY LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME I HAD BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE ON MY REAR BRAKES; I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH THEY REPLACED THE THE WHEEL CYLINDERS IN THE REAR. THE VAN HAD ONLY 11,000 MILES. IT WAS BY CHANCE THIS WAS CAUGHT, I WAS HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED. *AK

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON A HILL, IT IS DIFFICULT TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY ENGAGES THE DRIVE GEAR.DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A DEFECT. ALSO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. *AK

WHILE SLOWING, BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO GIVE-OUT, IT WENT TO FLOOR AND VIBRATED. THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG

IN SPITE OF REPEATED TUNE UPS, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH WHEN STOPPED - SOMETIMES QUITS.

A BLACK/ STICKY SUBSTANCE WAS LEAKING OUT OF BOTH REAR SHOULDER SEAT BELT HARNESS. AS A RESULT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *AK

ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GUAGE HAVE SIMULTANEOUSLY DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 0 & 85 MPH, DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY KEPT THE VAN TO INVESTIGATE, NOTHING FOUND, THEY THEN HOOKED UP A COMPUTER READER THAT I DROVE WITH FOR 10 DAYS, AS STHIS INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENED SPORADICALLY AND I HAD TO HIT A BUTTON WHEN IT DID NOTHING WAS REPORTED. WHEN TRAVELLING AT ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 65MPH IT IS SOMETIMES QUITE DANGEROUS TO TAKES YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD AND YOUR HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO HIT THE BUTTON OF AN ATTACHMENT ON YOUR VISOR..! THIS INCIDENT HAD CONTINUED TO OCCUR OVER THE PAST YEAR AND NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF A HURRICANE I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO EVACUATE MY CHILDREN FROM THE AREA ONLY TO FIND THAT MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP SENT SOMEBODY TO ASSIST AND DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS HE TOLD ME TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING ALL DAY AS HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM BUT COMPUTER RELATED,PARTICULARLY AFTER I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE STRANGE HAPPENINGS WITH THE SPEEDO ETC. THE VAN RAN FOR ABOUT 3.5 HOURS ON MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN DIED...! THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IS COMING TO PICK IT UP TOMORROW MORNING.

UPON ACCELERATION ON SMALL INCLINE OR DECLINE, THE ENTIRE COLUMN AND STEERING WHEEL HAS A SHARP SHUDDER VIBRATION, THIS WAS NOTICED ON INITIAL TEST DRIVE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL(OWNER NEVER DRIVEN A VAN PRIOR) - IT HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE DETAILS IN THIS MATTER. *YC

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING,A/C,AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.ALSO, ENGINE BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE BELT 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. *AK

FAN RELAY RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD GAUGES (ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, TEMP.) DROP TO ZERO AND ALL GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPEAT THE PROBLEM; THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO OTHERWISE DRIVE NORMALLY