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 →
A FIRE BROKE OUT UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 20 MPH TO SCHOOL. FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A A FUEL LEAKEAGE ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALER NOTIFED, AND SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NHTSA. *AK
I HAVE HAD 5 WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES SINCE ABOUT JUNE 1999 (REMEMBER IT HAS NOT RAINED MUCH IN MARYLAND THIS SUMMER SO THE WIPERS HAVE NOT BEEN USED MUCH). THE CONDITION LASTS FROM 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE WIPERS WILL EITHER NOT START UP OR WILL FAIL DURING DRIVING. AFTER ABOUT THE 5 OR 10 MINUTES THE WIPERS RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION AND SO FAR HAVE NOT FAILED AFTER THEY START WORKING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RANDOM EVENT SINCE I AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN ON DEMAND. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIND WIRING PROBLEMS ONCE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. ON 31 AUGUST THE DEALER IS TO REPLACE A MODULE TO SEE IF THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT I WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL AFTER IT RAINS AGAIN. IT IS UNSETTLING TO HAVE YOUR WIPER BLADES FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOULY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY.
OWNER'S 3-YEARR OLD WAS ABLE TO PUT GEARS INTO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE HIT A TREE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A NORMAL ROAD CONDITION AND APPROACHING ONCOMING STOPWHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT, COMMENCED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED ON AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE; DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTA HELP IN THS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, VEHICLE RAN INTO DITCH/BRICK WALL TRYING TO AVOID COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES. MJS
AVOIDED ACCIDENT AT THREE WAY STOP BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK
AVOIDED ACCIDENT BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AT THREE WAY STOP
FUEL TANK LEAK LEAKS ABOUT A GALLON IN A 1:30 SECONDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
GRINDING NOISE ORIGINATING WHILE IDLING IN GEAR AND A/C ON FROM ENGINE CARPARTMENT PROBLEM SUBMITTED TO THE DEALER TWICE, NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. *AK
G. THE SIDE WINDOW ON OUR MINIVAN SHATTERED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE FRONT WINDOWS WERE DOWN, SO THERE WAS NOT HEAT BUILD-UP IN THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE CAME AND REPORTED THAT IT LOOKED AS IF IT HAD JUST SHATTERED OUT FROM THE INSIDE. SINCE NOBODY WAS INSIDE THE VAN, IT HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED ON ITS OWN. ALSO, WE ASKED OUR DEALER ABOUT THIS, AND HE SAID THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PLYMOUTH VANS LIKE OURS AROUND TOWN THAT HAVE HAD THE WINDOWS JUST SHATTER ON THEIR OWN DUE TO THIS SOLAR GLASS THAT IS BEING USED. OUR DEALER ALSO SAID THAT PLYMOUTH HASN'T RECALLED ANY OF THE VEHICLES, AND I DON'T FEEL THAT IS RIGHT. WHAT IF MY DAUGHTERS HAD BEEN SITTING INSIDE WHEN IT SHATTERED..IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY. I HOPE PLYMOUTH WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. ALSO, BEING A FAMILY OF LIMITED INCOME DUE TO HIGH MEDICAL EXPENSES, THIS IS NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED WHEN WE INVESTED IN A NEW VEHICLE. *AK
THE CUP HOLDER DRAWER WAS PULLED OUT & THERE WERE COINS IN THE COIN TRAY. WHILE THE VAN WAS PARKED IN A MALL PARKING LOT, THE SUN SHONE THROUGH THE WINDOW AND REFLECTED OFF THE ROW OF NICKELS TOWARD THE CEILING. THERE WAS SO MUCH HEAT GENERATED THAT THE REFLECTION ACTED LIKE A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND BURNED THE CEILING CONSOLE AS WELL AS BURNED A HOLE IN THE CEILING CLOTH. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS ABOUT THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING. FOR THAT MATTER WE HAVE HAD THE VAN ALMOST ONE YEAR AND HAVE HARDLY KEPT THE DRAWER SHUT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH CORPORATION WILL COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRANTY.
THE VAN WE PURCHASED HAS INTEGRATED CHILD CAR SEATS. THE BUCKLE FLAP IS MADE OF HARD PLASTIC. AS WE WERE WAITING AT A STOPLIGHT, MY 2 YEAR OLD SON SHOWED ME A PIECE OF THE BUCKLE THAT HAD BROKEN OFF. IT WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DIME. HE EASILY COULD HAVE CHOKED ON IT. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CAR SEATS. (THE OTHER BUCKLE IS BEGINNING TO BREAK. I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CHOKING HAZARD AND THEY DID NOT SEE IT TO BE A PROBLEM. IF THIS WAS A TOY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THEY ARE REPLACING THE BUCKLE WITH THE SAME BUCKLE PART IT HAD. THE SAME PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. I DO NOT WANT ANY CHILDREN, INCLUDING MY OWN TO CHOKE AND DIE. PLEASE HELP!
MULTIPLE COLLISIONS, NON-FAMILY MEMBER DRIVING CAR. DRIVER HAD AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE AND BLACKED OUT. APPARENTLY ACCELERATED THE MINI VAN AND REAR ENDED A DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK TWICE,AND THEN RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAKENED FROM ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT, HOWEVER, WAS UP AGAINST THE DASHBOARD AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER SENT OUT AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT SEAT. IT WAS PINNED AGAINST THE DASHBOARD AND WILL NOT MOVE. OUR CONCERN IS OBVIOUS. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT? PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE VIA E-MAIL IF REQUESTED. CAR WAS CONSIDERED "TOTALLED"BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. CAR IS LOCATED AT PULERA ALRIKAS COLLISION CENTER KENOSHA, WI 53144. *AK
TAPE PLAYER MALFUNCTIONED. *YC
THE LEVER TO SHIFT GEAR STICKS. YH
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHEN RUNNING OVER A ROCK, RESULTING IN HITTING CONSUMER IN NOSE AND CHIN, AND DAMAGES TO VEHICLE.
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF, DISABLING THE POWER SYSTEM, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAPPENED 4 TIMES. . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTANTLY.
YPULERA ALRIKAS COLLISION CENTER WAS RETURNING VEHICLE TO CONSUMER WHEN THEY HIT SOMETHING THAT PUSHED IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER SAW VEHICLE THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT WAS ONLY 4" AWAY FROM THE DASH. ALSO, CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN GLOVE BOX DUE TO IMPACT. THE FRONT SEAT SLIDING MECHANISM RELEASED THE SEAT. *AK
THE SELF TENSIONER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED THAT THE SURPENTINE BELT CAME OFF THE PULLEY. THE ENGINE MOTOR SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. *AK
BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT HOLD AND STOP THE CAR, SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 10MPH RESULTING IN A FRONTAL IMPACT. NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. CONSUMER REQUESTED A MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION, NO RECALLS INCLUDED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN TRAFFIC TURNED CURVE DOWN DECLINE, RED LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. AWAY, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES DID NOT MOVE AS IF WAS STUCK IN PLACE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN WATER 18 INCHES DEEP ON WET PAVEMENT, THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT ENGINE LOCKED UP. CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT IT WAS POOR ENGINE DESIGN SINCE WATER IS SUCKED UP INTO ENGINE WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. *AK
DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE WITHIN THE SYSTEM, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REAMAINS ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK AND OTHER MALFUNCTIONS OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WAS APPLYING BRAKES AFTER GOING 60MPH. HEARD NOISES COMING FROM BRAKES. VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE GOING UPHILL. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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