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1999 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 1999 record →

Electrical System
Filed Apr 6, 200594,000 milesOH

ALL OF THE COMPUTERIZED GAUGES ARE INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Mar 28, 2005IN

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS. RECENTLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON/THE ODOMETER STOPPED READING MILEAGE, AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE CAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor Shift
Filed Mar 25, 2005IA

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. ALSO, WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE DRIVER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 15, 2005111,181 milesPA

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL SHAFT CAME OUT AND ROTATED PUTTING A HOLE IN THE TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK AND VEHICLE TO LOSS POWER. *TT

Air Bags
Filed Feb 7, 2005170,000 milesVA

'RECALL CAMPAIGN; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED FOR CLOCKSPRING. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SIT AT THE DEALER WHO BEING REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUEST A CHECK FOR THE BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

Air Bags
Filed Dec 29, 2004WA

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE # 04V480000. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT SERVICED. WHEN LEAVING THE DEALER, SHE NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD HER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE INSPECTION WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. BUT WHEN SCHEDULING THE APPOINTMENT, SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE A FEE. *JB

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Dec 21, 200483,700 milesIN

STRUT TOWERS CORROSION THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PART AS IDENTIFIED BY I-CAR. *AK

Interior Lighting
Filed Dec 6, 200470,000 milesMS

AT ANY GIVIN TIME, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK, THE INTERIOR BELL DINGS. THEY ALL DO THIS TOGETHER. NOTHING SEEMS TO SET IT OFF. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Nov 29, 2004110,000 milesNC

SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A WET ROAD SURFACE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Nov 17, 200480,000 milesTX

SERPENTINE BELT WAS SLIPPING OFF THE PULLEY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON WET ROAD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Nov 9, 2004108,812 milesTN

THE AIR BAG LIGHT LIT UP, AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER ADVISOR CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A COUPLE HOURS LATER, HE CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THE WIRES IN THE AIRBAG HAD OVERHEATED AND THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WOULD NOW HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COMPANY REIMBURSED ME LAST MONTH FOR THE CLOCK SPRING, WHICH THEY SAID WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT I SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY, SINCE IT WAS CONNECTED TO THE CLOCKSPRING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISOR GAVE US THE CLOCK SPRING AS WE REQUESTED, BUT SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT GIVE US THE AIR BAG, SINCE IT NEEDED TO BE SENT TO CHRYSLER FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 26, 2004GA

ON 2 SEPARATE OCASSIONS THE SPEED SENSORS TO THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND IT PUT MY 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER IN LIMP MODE AND WOULDN'T ALLOW MY VEHICLE TO GO ABOVE 35MPH. I HAS THE SENSORS REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $250 EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSORS BUT SAID CHRYSLER HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO CONSIDER IT A RECALL ITEM.*AK

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Oct 24, 2004IL

RUSTY STRUT TOWER, DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Aug 27, 200497,000 milesAR

CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME AND STAYED ON, MAKING THE AIR BAGS INOPERABLE. ALSO, IT EFFECTED THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Aug 4, 200479,925 milesTN

DRIVING HOME FROM MINNESOTA TO TENNESSEE THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTOL STOPPED RESPONDING (CLOCKSPRING FAILED) WITHOUT A HORN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO ALERT OTHERS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED UNTIL I CAN AFFORD REPAIRS. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jul 6, 2004IL

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jul 6, 200460,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THERE IS COUPLE OF PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT, HORN, AND CRUSE. AFTER BLINKING OF AIR BAG LIGHT, HORN AND CRUSE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND OFF INTERMINTTENLY. *JB

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 30, 2004CA

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, HORN DOESN'T WORK, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING ALSO.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Jun 28, 2004PA

PLEASE NOTE AN ERROR ON MY PART ENTERING DATA INTO ODI #10073098: IN THE DESCRIPTION, REPLACE "/PWR. STEERING FAILURE" WITH "CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE". I INCORRECTLY TYPED 'PWR. STEERING' IN PROBABLY BECAUSE I WAS SO ENRAGED THAT I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER ONE DAY'S PAY TO FIX THEIR (CHRISTLER'S) PROBLEM THAT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. IS THE $240.00 I PAID TO THEM THE PENALTY THE AVERAGE CONSUMER MUST PAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR ENGINEERING DEFECTS AND IGNORANCE? OR IS THE REAL PENALTY THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF MY OR ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBER'S LIVES FOR DRIVING DEFECTIVE JUNK? . *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jun 25, 200470,000 milesLA

(1) NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE LED TO FAILURE(S) [ I COUNT EACH TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO AS A SEPARATE FAILURE-MY COUNT IS APPROXIMATE]. (2) THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY IN MY MINIVAN OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY AND THUS MY AIRBAG (SO I'M TOLD) AND HORN ALSO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. I'VE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS BECASE THE HORN DOES NOT WORK; THANKFULLY I'VE NOT NEEDED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. (3) I LEARNED TODAY, TO THE COST OF A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE, THAT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE UNWILLING TO REPAIR UNDER RECALL B24 AS MY CHRYSLER VOYAGER IS A 1999 MODEL. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jun 16, 200445,000 milesNY

1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE WITH A HORN DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN PRESS RELEASES ABOUT YOUR PENDING TECHNICAL ANALYSIS. THE HORN REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO ACTUATE. CHRYSLER SAYS REPLACEMENT STEERING WHEEL IS $900, BUT WILL DISCOUNT TO $300 WHEN I COMPLAINED TO CORPORATE OFFICES. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND DANGEROUS AND DO NOT FEEL IT IS CORRECT TO BE CHARGED AND THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED/REPAIRED PROMPTLY AS A SAFETY ISSUES. WHO EVER WORE OUT A HORN?*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Jun 1, 2004NY

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO INSPECT IT, AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 26, 200459,740 milesIA

SPRING OF 2003, MY 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION AND RETURNED TO THE SPECIALIST WHO DISCOVERED THAT CHRYSLER HAD SENT A DEFECTIVE PART. MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN LEAKING FLUID PROFUSELY IN APRIL 2004. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, HE IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND IT BREAKS LOOSE, CRACKS THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE IS SUDDENLY RENDERED IMMOBILE. THE 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER IS A SAFETY HAZARD BOTH TO ITS OCCUPANTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I TRANSPORT MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT IS NOT SAFE. THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE OR BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC, WHEN THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN FAILED. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, I HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST STATED THAT HE KEEPS TWENTY TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS TYPE (PLYMOUTH, DODG

Air Bags
Filed May 25, 2004PA

AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANT ILLUMINATION, ALONG WITH HORN/PWR. STEERING FAILURE. THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT THAT WAS RECALLED IN EARLIER YEAR MODELS (PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER) THROUGH 1998, HOWEVER MINE IS A 1999 AND ALTHOUGH EXHIBETS SAME FAILURE/DEFECT, IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS REPORTED TO BE A DEFECT RELATED TO AN "OPEN CIRCUIT" CLOCKSPRING. SEE ALSO NHTSA ACTION # RQ04001, ODI INVESTIGATION EA01-007, SAFETY RECALL # 02V-293, TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 0801102, AND TECHNICAL SVCE. BULLETIN #0801001, THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT, HOWEVER IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT SUCH A DEFECT EXISTS AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF IT, HOWEVER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT AND IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE OPERATOR, NOR IS IT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 20, 2004NJ

WHILE DRIVING A GEAR CAME OFF HITTING THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND CRACKING IT. *MR *NM

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed May 10, 200468,500 milesVA

AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON, HORN FAILED. CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. I DID SAVE THE OLD CLOCK SPRING AND IT IS AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT IT. *LA

Steering › Electric Power Assist System
Filed May 5, 2004SC

THIS MODEL CAR WAS RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING, WHEN I NOTIFIED THE DEALER HE INFORMED ME THAT THE DEFECT DID NOT INCLUDE MY PARTICULAR CAR,YET I HAD THE PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I ALSO CONTACTED DAMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO HELP.*AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Apr 28, 200482,577 milesNC

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVAN. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES THAT CAUSE US CONCERN ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER'S QUALITY CONTROL DURING PRODUCTION OF THIS VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING NORMALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, IT WOULD GO BACK OFF, BUT SOMETIMES IT WOULD STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. ON APRIL 27, 2004, WE HAD TO HAVE THE "CLOCKSPRING" REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $180.96. THE PERSON IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE REPAIR TOLD ME THAT THIS PART HAS FAILED ON MANY OF THESE TYPE MINIVANS. GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS PART, IT IS MY OPINION THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY THE MANUFACTURER.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 17, 200440,000 milesNC

HORN STARTED BEEPING BY ITSELF, THEN STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN AND THEY AGREED TO PAY ALL BUT $150 OF THE $607 BILL. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PART OF THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY PROBLEMS OR NOT. WE HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT OR CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Apr 11, 200493,000 milesNC

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND AFTER SEARCHING YOUR SITE, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AS THIS ISSUE IS STILL NOT A MANUFACTURER RECALL YET FOR THIS YEAR MODEL, HOW DO I REMEDY THIS PROBLEM? *JB

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Apr 9, 200462,800 milesVA

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. CLOCK SPRING BEING REPLACED TODAY AT A COST OF $220. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS YEAR VOYAGERS WITH SAME PROBLEM, BUT MINE IS NOT COVERED. LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS, AND THE CURRENT OPEN INVESTIGATION, I BELIEVE CRYSLER NEEDS TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE RECALL. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Mar 31, 2004NY

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED AND HORN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Suspension
Filed Mar 13, 200470,000 milesNY

I OWN A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVAN. IT HAS 75,000 MILES AND THE STRUT TOWERS, AN ITEGRAL PART OF THE SUSPENSION/STEERING SYSTEM ARE FAILING. RUST HAS COMPROMISED THERIR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. EXCEPT FOR STRANGE SOUNDS FROM THE AREA OF THE TOWERS NO INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED THUS FAR.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Mar 11, 200467,000 milesOH

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. ALSO, THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE DISABLED. *AK *SC

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 11, 200483,500 milesCT

I HAVE A 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER THAT HAD TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPAIRED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 1996-1998 MODELS AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED I THINK THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE 1999 MODELS AS WELL. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Mar 10, 2004FL

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON IN 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER...DELAER REPLACED CLOCKSPRING WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM...SIMILAR TO CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER RQ04001. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 10, 2004110,130 milesID

A BOLT IN THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER CAME LOOSE AND SHOT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING EXITING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS BECAME KNOWN WHEN THE REPAIR FACILITIES TOOK THE DAMAGED EQUPMENT APART. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE FACILITIES THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS VEHICLEAND THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED FIVE IN OUR TOWN ALONE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. RESULTING IN OVER $2000 IN REPAIR COSTS.*AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Mar 10, 2004GA

MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE NOTED IN RECALL#02V293000 WHICH IS THE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED, THE HORN/AIR BAG AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BE UNOPERABLE. THE CHRYSLER DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY AS THE RECALL IS FOR PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER UP TO MODEL YEAR 1998. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE 1999 MODELS AS THE SAME ISSUE IS APPARENT AS REPORTED BY SEVERAL CONSUMERS ON THIS SITE AND I'M SURE IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED BY EVEN MORE. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY CHRYSLER AND RECALLED REGARDLESS OF YEAR/MILEAGE.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Feb 22, 200470,700 milesNY

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND I LOST THE USE OF MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. *JB

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Feb 19, 2004CA

WIRE HARNESS HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DESCRIPTION; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *MR

Power Train
Filed Feb 19, 2004NJ

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A VERY BAD LEAK. TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE GEAR FROM TRANSMISSION BROKE LOOSE AND HIT TRANSMISSION CASING. *LA *MR

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Feb 13, 200470,460 milesMI

THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS FAILED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADMITTED THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WITH MY VEHICLE AND I CAN EXPECT IT TO FAIL AGIAN. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS DOES NOT EXSIST, YET MY CAR CONSTANTLY FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND MANY ELECTRICAL FAULTS OCCUR REGULARLY. THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING, THE RADIO CUTS OUT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS WONT WORK, THE HAZZARD FLASHERS COME ON & WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, YET THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO PLAUGE MY VEHICLE.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Feb 3, 200457,511 milesGA

EGR SYSTEM FAILURE (FAILING AIRBAGS, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM)-AS PER AN ARTICLE IN TODAYS ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, YOU ARE CURRENTLY PROBING PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGERS FROM MODEL YEARS 1998 & 1999 DUE TO 109 COMPLAINTS REGARDING FAILING AIRBAGS, HORNS, AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEMS. THEREFORE, SINCE MY VAN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I WANT TO BE ADDED TO YOUR LIST.*AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Jan 20, 200462,100 milesTX

HORN WON'T WORK AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONSISTENT WITH 1996-1998 CHRYSLER MINIVAN CLOCKSPRING RECALL. CHRYSLER SAID MY MINIVAN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND SO WILL NOT REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING.*AK

Steering
Filed Jan 15, 200441,600 milesOH

WE JUST PURCHASED THE PREOWNED VAN ON APRIL 8, 2003 IT HAS 41600 MILES ON IT ONE TIME OWNER PREVIOUSLY 1. PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE DEALER IS GOING TO GET US TOUCH UP PAINT TO FIX. 2. THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS CUT WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT. THE DEALER HAD THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THOUGHT MAYBE THE HOSE GOT CAUGHT IN THE FAN BELT AND CUT IT. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT AND SAID NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE. THIS TIME THEY TIDE DOWN THE HOSE AWAY FROM THE BELT.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 15, 2004CA

HEAD GASKET WENT BAD. THE CAR NEVER OVERHEATED SO OUR ONLY CLUE WAS A PUDDLE OF ANTI-FREEZE IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 15, 2004TX

STARTED OVERHEATING 12/20/02. REPLACED COOLANT. COOLANT LEAKED OUT QUICKLY. TAKEN TO MECHANIC ON 12/23-REPLACED WATER TO DRIVE THERE, NO OVERHEATING. MECHANIC FOUND BADLY DETERIORATED HEAD GASKETS,LEAKING PROFUSELY UNDER PRESSURE. WILL HAVE VAN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/30/02.

Power Train
Filed Jan 15, 200465,000 milesTX

AIR BAG WARNING LAMP CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED WITH FAILURE OF HORN & CRUISE CONTROL. PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR SAME CLOCKSPRING NOT BEING WOUND CORRECTLY DURING INSTALLATION.

Power Train
Filed Jan 15, 200474,000 milesNY

THIS VAN HAS HAD 2 REBUILT TRANSMISIONS INSTALLED. ONE AT 74,000 & THE OTHER AT 77,000 MILES. I WAS INFORMED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE 2ND TIME THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA WHERE THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN IS LOCATED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE EXPENSE.

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Jan 13, 200462,130 milesCA

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON AND LED TO HORN FAILURE. ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENT(S) WHEN WE ARE UNABLE TO SOUND HORN WHEN OTHER UNSAFE DRIVER(S) MANUEVER IN A MANNER WHICH WOULD CAUSE COLLISION WITH US.

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