THE LIFEGATE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CYLINDER SHEARED OFF, ALMOST RESULTING IN N ACCIDENT. WILL BE TAKING TO THE DEALER. *AK
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 →
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
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 3 TIMES WITH 121,000. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK
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
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
TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH AND SHUTTERS.
AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT DECELERATION. *AK
ORIGINAL DEEP METALLIC BLUE PAINT IS COMING OFF VEHICLE. *AK
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
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
MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES - THREE REPLACEMENTS.
FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED.
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
EA 97020; WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED WIPER MOTOR. *AK
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
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
ENGINE FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WIPER AND ARM SNAPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
TRANSMISSION FAILED, SERPENTINE BELT FAILED, SUPPORT ROD TO HATCH FAILED CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN HATCH FELL ON HEAD.
DRIVING VEHICLE IN WET CONDITIONS AND TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEY STARTED HALF-WAY AND THEN STOPPED. *AK
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
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.
BRAKE FAILURE. OCCASSIONALY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.
TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING OIL.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER ORDERED ABS PUMP. *AK
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
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.
WIPER ARM BROKE OFF.
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
FRONT END MAKES CRACKING NOISE.
CONDENSOR COIL ON THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
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
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
REAR HATCH BOLTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING DOOR TO SLAM SHUT.
SEAT BELT FAILED, NOT ABLE TO EXTEND OF PULL TO CLOSE. MJS
TRANSMISSION STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. ALSO SNAP RING AND CLUTCH PLATE PIECES CAME OFF. *AK
REAR LIFTGATE SHOCK/STRUT SHEARD OFF.OWNER NOTES THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN WITH HATCH UP. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
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.
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
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
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
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
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE COMPUTER. *AK *JB
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
REAR HATCHBACK ROD BOLT SHEARED OFF AND BROKE. OWNER NOTES THAT HATCH FALLS AND STRIKES OWNER IN HEAD. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT OUT WHILE IN MOTION DURING SOME RAINY WEATHER. *AK
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