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1993 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 1993 record →

Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jun 23, 1998OH

THE LIFEGATE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CYLINDER SHEARED OFF, ALMOST RESULTING IN N ACCIDENT. WILL BE TAKING TO THE DEALER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 17, 1998NY

RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH CONSUMER HAD SERVICED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR OR MORE AGO. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR WITHOUT COST. THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY IS GOOD FOR TEN YEAR OR 1000,000 MILES. MFR.# 685 AND NHTSA # 96V099. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 29, 1998IN

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 3 TIMES WITH 121,000. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed May 22, 1998IN

TRAVELING ABOUT 40-50MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR & NOTHING HAPPENED. COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD IT TOWED. WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS THE THIRD (3) TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE FIRST 2, BUT NOT FOR THE 3RD ONE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 12, 1998CA

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES; THE FIRST TIME AT 55,000 MILES, THE SECOND TIME AT 62,000 MILES, AND THE LAST TIME AT 99,000 MILES. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 1, 1998VA

TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH AND SHUTTERS.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Apr 17, 1998NY

AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 27, 1998NY

VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT DECELERATION. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Mar 25, 1998TX

ORIGINAL DEEP METALLIC BLUE PAINT IS COMING OFF VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Mar 12, 1998MN

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE AND THE HOUSE BURNING OUT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Mar 10, 1998PA

MAIN COMPUTER MODULE HAS BLOWN OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DIE OUT. WILL ONLY STAY RUNNING FOR COUPLE OF SECONDS. DEALER STATED THAT MAIN COMPUTER MODULE IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 8 MONTHS OR MORE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 10, 1998OR

MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES - THREE REPLACEMENTS.

Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed Mar 3, 1998MI

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Feb 24, 1998NH

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE DURING THE RAIN; TURNED ON WIPERS; WORKING FINE FOR A WHILE; SUDDENLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPERS STOPPED, OBSCURING DRIVER'S VISION. TOOK TO MECHANIC & HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM & WIPER PIVOT. PASSENGER'S SIDE WIPERS WERESTILL WORKING. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Feb 17, 1998FL

EA 97020; WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED WIPER MOTOR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 4, 1998CT

INTERMITTENT STALLING WITHOUT WARNING WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THIS HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY, SOMETIMES WITH FOOT ON, SOMETIMES WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 29, 1998NJ

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 26, 1998MD

ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

Power Train
Filed Jan 23, 1998NY

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jan 22, 1998CO

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages
Filed Jan 21, 1998NY

WINDSHIELD WIPER AND ARM SNAPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 21, 1998MN

TRANSMISSION FAILED, SERPENTINE BELT FAILED, SUPPORT ROD TO HATCH FAILED CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN HATCH FELL ON HEAD.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jan 21, 1998VA

DRIVING VEHICLE IN WET CONDITIONS AND TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEY STARTED HALF-WAY AND THEN STOPPED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 17, 1998ME

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VAN IN RAINY WEATHER, IT LOSES ALL POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND 6 MONTHS, MOSTLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. ON MAY 10, 1998, THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH VEHICLES MOVING SLOWLY DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 16, 1998CO

RECALL 97V149000; MS. DANIELS CALL FARICY BOYS TO SET AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL, AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE THERE IN STOCK. WHEN MS. DANIELS TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP 3 HOURS LATER, MS. DANIELS CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY USED THE PARTS TO REPAIR SOMEONE ELSES VEHICLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 5, 1998ID

BRAKE FAILURE. OCCASSIONALY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Dec 30, 1997NY

TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING OIL.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1997CA

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 15, 1997KS

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER ORDERED ABS PUMP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 4, 1997CA

RECALL # 96V099000 MFR #685 : CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK CORRECTED. VEHICLE WAS TESTED, NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER LATER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Dec 3, 1997NY

EA97020, FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE THEY STOP WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE ALSO STOPPED WHILE OPERATING IN THE REGULAR MODE. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE INTERMITTENT SPEED. *AK OCCASIONALLY IN THE REGULAR SPEED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Nov 28, 1997NY

WIPER ARM BROKE OFF.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Nov 25, 1997CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, CAME UPON A STOP SIGN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP & LOST STEERING CONTROL. COULD NOT MOVE STEERING WHEEL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & INFORMED BELT TENSIONER BENT & LARGE BELT HAD FALLEN OFF. *AK

Suspension
Filed Nov 17, 1997NY

FRONT END MAKES CRACKING NOISE.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Nov 17, 1997MO

CONDENSOR COIL ON THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch1 injured
Filed Nov 7, 1997CA

DUE TO THE DETERIORATION OF BOLTS ATTACHED TO LIFTGATE, LATCH WAS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE BRACKET TO FALL ON TOP OF CONSUMER'S CHILD, CAUSING BODILY INJURY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 6, 1997MD

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Nov 5, 1997CA

REAR HATCH BOLTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING DOOR TO SLAM SHUT.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Oct 22, 1997IL

SEAT BELT FAILED, NOT ABLE TO EXTEND OF PULL TO CLOSE. MJS

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 15, 1997MN

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. ALSO SNAP RING AND CLUTCH PLATE PIECES CAME OFF. *AK

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Oct 4, 1997VA

REAR LIFTGATE SHOCK/STRUT SHEARD OFF.OWNER NOTES THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN WITH HATCH UP. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Oct 4, 1997AZ

REAR HATCH BOLT BROKE, ALLOWING HATCH TO FALL SUDDENLY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT ON OTHER MODELS, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE GUIDELINES.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Sep 30, 1997CO

WHILE DRIVING, THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN BELT IS BEING USED. DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT VEHICLE FOR PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 18, 1997TX

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED OR SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE BRAKES WILL MAKE A NOISE, AND PUTTING PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 17, 1997NY

HAD ROTORS REPLACED BY ANOTHER DEALER. RECEIVED NOTICE (396V09900). TOOK VEHICLE IN AFTER CALLING DIFFERENT DEALER. WAS INFORMED ROTORS NOT REPLACED BUT RESURFACED. NOTHING WAS WRONG. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Sep 15, 1997NY

CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE ON 9-12-97, LIFTED HATCHBACK, TOOK OUT GROCERY AND THE HATCH SLAMMED SHUT. AT MIDNIGHT VEHICLE WAS FINE, THE NEXT MORNING WHEN SHE WENT OUT, SHE NOTICED THE REAR BACK WINDOW HAD EXPLODED OVERNIGHT. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Sep 11, 1997MS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE COMPUTER. *AK *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 10, 1997IL

WHILE DRIVING STOPPED AND PARKED TRUCK. GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR HIT THE DRIVER, KNOCKING DRIVER TO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WHILE BEING IN PARK POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. *AK

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Sep 9, 1997TX

REAR HATCHBACK ROD BOLT SHEARED OFF AND BROKE. OWNER NOTES THAT HATCH FALLS AND STRIKES OWNER IN HEAD. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 8, 1997NY

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT OUT WHILE IN MOTION DURING SOME RAINY WEATHER. *AK

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