BRAKES FAIL CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END PERSON IN FRONT OF HIM. TT
1990 Plymouth 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 1990 record →
STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM. TT
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER HAD THE CAR CHECKED TO FIND OUT THAT THE CONNECTOR SWITCH BURNED OUT. TT
WHILE DRIVING, 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS THEN SLIPS INTO SECOND GEAR, NO PRIOR WARNING, DEALER'S REPLACED TRANS. TWICE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. TT CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION STILL HAS A LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AT STOP.*JB
PISTON SEALS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL FLUID/COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE/ACCIDENT. *DSH
THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR PASSENGER SIDE FELL OFF. TT
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, ON MODERATE TO HARD STOPS. *SD
THE LOWER PART OF THE FIRE WALL IS CRACKING DOWN.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR SEAT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, WILL MOVE WHILE DRIVING. TT
THE TRANSMISSI0N IN THE VAN IS BROKEN. TT
FRONT BRAKES WEAR UNEVEN. *SD
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO FOURTH GEAR. 2ND FAILURE. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN OVERHAULED SEVEN TIMES. TT
WHEN IN HIGH GEAR THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT . TT
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR HATCH COMES FLYING UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE BACK HATCH DOOR OPENED. THE LIFT SUPPORT WAS PULLED FROM THE BODY OF THE VAN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BACK HANGER ON SLIDING DOOR POPPED OFF TRACK. TT
UPON REPLACEMENT W/NEW REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION HAS RESULTED IN STALLING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
CONSUMER WAS CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR IT CAME OFF THE TRACK . TT THE DOOR WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR. *YH
ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET PROBLEM, ALLOWS ALL OF THE OIL TO LEAK OUT. TT *SLC
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED TWICE. TT *JB
SLIDING DOOR FALLS OFF WHEN ON SLIGHT INCLINE OR ABRUPTLY CLOSED. TT
HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE SYSTEM THREE TIMES BECAUSE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. TT
LEFT SIDE AXLE SHAFT CAME APART TWICE. *AK
SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILS TO HOLD DOOR OPEN IF PARKED FACING DOWNHILL. *DSH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE BRAKE PURCHASE CAR USED . TT
THE AUTOMATIC REAR HATCH LATCH DON'T OPEN . TT
FRONT TRANS-AXLE FELL APART TWICE AFTER REPAIRED BY BLUE RIDGE CHRYSLER-GA., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKS UP. TT
WHEN PUT ON THE BRAKE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN MOTOR GETS HOT CAN'T CHANGE GEAR . TT
LAP/SHOULDER BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35 MPH. TT
THIS THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION ON THE TRUCK AND THIS DOES NOT WORK EITHER. KEEPS NOT SHIFTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO COME OPEN AND ENDANGERING PASSENGERS. *SD
ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL (89V-237). *AK
BOTH REAR HATCH SUPPORT RODS FAILED, DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN UNLESS PROPPED OPEN WITH A BROOM STICK. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE NEW ONE DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT AND IT IS HARD TO STOP THE VAN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN THE TRUCK THREE TIMES AND NOW 4TH ONE NEEDS TO BE PUT IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CONTINUOUS BRAKE REPAIRS/PROBLEMS/SQUEAK AFTER RECALL REPAIR (90V-145). *SKD
BRAKES SLOW TO CATCH; SEEMS TO HOLD BACK; PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. TT
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT STICKS AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO EXIT. TT
PULLEY THAT CONTROLS THE WATER PUMP AND POWER STEERING BROKE. TT
PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH. THIS HAS OCCURED THREE TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
TRANSMISSION JUMPS, HAVE TO HOLD, BROKE DOWN REALLY HARD SO VEHICLE WON'T MOVE. TT
VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON WET ROADS, CAUSING ACCIDENT (KENTUCKY STATE POLICE REPORT). *SKD
STARTER PROBLEM.
VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, WOULD NOT MOVE. TT
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO REVERSE GEAR.
ONE BOLT TO THE REAR HATCH LATCH SHEARED OFF AND THE OTHER TWO FELL OUT, REPLACE BOLTS. TT
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