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1994 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 1994 record →

Air Bags
Filed Aug 8, 2002AL

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 19, 2002NY

WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 23, 2002NY

CONSUMER STATES ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS IS RUSTED AND DOES NOT HOLD THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER HAS BEE CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

Air Bags
Filed May 21, 2002AL

RECALL 99 V 113 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: UNABLE TO GET DEALER: CHRYSLER, JEEP IRONDALE, IRONDALE, AL; PHONE # 205/838-8200 TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed May 15, 2002MI

I HAVE A 1992 DODGE MINIVAN AWD AND 1994 PLYMOUTH MINIVAN AWD. BOTH HAVE HAD SWAY BAR BREAK COMPLETELY BUT WITHIN MOUNT ON DRIVERS SIDE SO CANNOT BE DISCOVERED UNTIL IT LATER ACTUALLY FALLS OFF. THIS BREAK IS NOT VISIBLE BY PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION ON HOIST. SO - IN EFFECT ONE HAS NO SWAY BAR.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineCrashFire
Filed May 6, 2002NV

I HAVE EXPERIANCE MANY PROBLEMS OF STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN,NO PROBLEM IN RESTARTING AND IT MAY GO FOR SEVERAL DAYS NO PROBLEMS THEN IT MAY STALL AGAIN WITHOUT WORNING.CAN BE DANGEROUS ON FREEWAYS.DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE.HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS,NO LUCK.WHAT IS THE FIX!!!

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 19, 2002NC

GEN3 DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT RELEASE AS PER ABC NEWS PRIMETIME 3/7/2002. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 13, 2002WA

I SAW HOW DANGEROUS THE GEN3 SEATBELTS CAN BE ON PRIMETIME(ON ABC). CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE SEATBELTS BECAUSE THEY RELEASE EASILY WITH THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE DURING AN ACCIDENT. I DON'T FEEL THAT MY KIDS ARE SAFE USING THESE "SAFETY" BELTS. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER(1-800-853-1403) THEY SAID THE GEN3 BELTS WERE SAFE AND THAT I COULD NOT REPLACE THEM WITH ANY SEATBELT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DESIGNED TO FIT THE BELTS. I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR SAFER SEATBELTS BUT THEY HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTIONS. PLEASE SEE THE WEB SITE: UNSAFEBELTS.COM THE WEB SITE: UNSAFEBELTS.COMSAFE CAR AND WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER(1-800-853-1403) *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 8, 2002PA

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash5 injured
Filed Mar 6, 2002NY

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD AIRBAGS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ON 2/6/02. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. CHRYSLER CONTACTED. *AK *TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 27, 2002SC

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, INFORMING CONSUMER THAT IT HAS TO BE ACTIVATED. AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES IT ONLY LASTS ABOUT 3 OR 4 MINUTES BEFORE IT CLEARS ON ITS OWN. *JG *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 22, 2002KY

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE TURNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jan 22, 2002NY

AT THE TIME WHEN RECLINING DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT RECLINE. LATCH WILL NOT OPERATE, LEAVING SEAT WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Jan 22, 2002NY

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL POP UP, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF. DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 22, 2002NY

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER IS FORCED TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 22, 2002NY

WHEN STARTING HAS TO LET ENGINE WARM UP FOR LONG TIME. OTHERWISE, IT WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 17, 2002FL

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD IMPACT, IN WHICH THE FRONT SEATS BROKE, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED (CLAIM # 59-V711-343). *YD

Air BagsCrash3 injured
Filed Jan 17, 2002CO

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT COLLISION,AND THE AIRBAG DID NO'T DEPLOY, THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED (CLAIM # 06-5332-053). *YD

Air Bags
Filed Jan 17, 2002NY

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY (CLAIM # 07-3025-098). *YD

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 17, 2002NY

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLID ONTO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. (CLAIM #52-2363-733)8YD

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 10, 2002FL

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH, COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR DOOR, AND IT FELT LIKE DOOR WAS GOING TO BE OPENED. HAD CONTACTED DEALE, BUT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 10, 2002FL

AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND LETTING IT RUN FOR AWHILE, THEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO, INSTEAD ENGINE WOULD SHUTDOWN. DEALER COULD NOT INDICATE WAS THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 5, 2001MA

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT PILLAR WHERE HINGE OF DOOR IS ATTACHED HAS A STRESS FRACTURE NEAR LOWER HINGE.*AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Nov 29, 2001FL

SIDE DOOR COMES OPEN ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING AND HITTING A BUMP DOOR COMES OPEN. ALSO, STATED WHILE JUST DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY DOOR WOULD COME OPEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED DOOR HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT IT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Nov 10, 2001TN

SLIDING DOOR HAS FALLEN OFF ON TWO OCCASIONS. AND NOW I CANT OPEN THE DOOR BECAUSE IT WILL FALL OFF AGAIN.*AK

Visibility › Rear Window Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Nov 7, 2001OK

THIS PROBLEM HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ONCE. I HAD IT FIXED IN 01/2000 . THE SAME PROBLEM HAS COME BACK, TOOK IT DEALER IN TULSA OK. THEY SAW NO NEW RECALL'S . SO WHEN I TURN ON THE REAR WIPER IT BLOWS THE FUSE WHICH THE AIRBAG IS USING. EVERY TIME AND I AM USING THE RIGHT SIZE FUSE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 31, 2001CO

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES, THE AIRBAGS ALSO WENT OFF AFTER THE IMPACT.*AK *YH

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 1, 2001WA

VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD ON ITS OWN, AND ACCELERATOR STUCK TO FLOOR, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO , VEHICLE STOPPED ON MEDIAN WITH DAMAGE TO PASSENGER'S SIDE AND UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 22, 2001107,000 milesLA

THE VEHICLES REAR BRAKES NEVER WORKED. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE OVERHAULED. INSPECTION DURING OVERHAUL INDICATED NO REAR BRAKE LINING WEAR OCCURRED. *AK *SLC *NLM THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT CAPABLE OF BEING PRESSURIZED TO SERVE THEIR INTENDED FUNCTION. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 12, 2001CA

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN ,VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT COULD BE COMPUTER FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD A NEW ENGINE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Sep 11, 2001TX

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN INTERMITENTLY GOING ON/THEN AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON. *AK

Tires
Filed Sep 8, 2001RI

TWO FRONT TIRES DEVELOPED SHIFTING RADIAL BELTS WHICH CAUSED A SHAKE IN THE STEERING. SO FAR THREE OF FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM, THE FIRST ONE HAVING ALSO BEEN REPORTED AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHILE TIRES HAVE 39,600 MILES, THEY ALSO STILL HAVE LOTS OF TREAD. OTHER DOT # IS CCP9-8E3297. *AK (DOT NUMBER: CCP98E3326 TIRESIZE: P195/75R14)

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Aug 16, 2001CA

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH REAR MIDDLE WINDOW IN VERY BACK COMPLETELY SHATTERED. CONSUMER FEELS IT WAS HEAT COMBUSTION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 10, 2001OH

THE TRANSMISSION WAS FULL OF FLUID, BOTTOM PARTS MELTED TOGETHER. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jun 18, 2001NY

WHEN ACTIVATING TURN SIGNALS FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND FUEL GAUGE LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON, EVEN THOUGH FUEL TANK IS FULL. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings
Filed Jun 12, 2001IN

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE GAS BLOWS OUT OF A HOSE ONTO TAILPIPE, AND IF THIS GETS TOO HOT IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Jun 8, 2001FL

AS CONSUMER LIFTED TAILGATE SMALL BOLT THAT HOLDS HINGES ON DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 4, 2001NY

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed May 22, 2001OH

AT A COMPLETE STOP, HIT FROM BEHIND, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE -INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed May 10, 2001NJ

COOLING FAN WAS OPERATING ERRATICALLY DUE TO FOREIGN MATERIALS, LEAVES, BECOMING TRAPPED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATING. *AK PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MECHANIC HAS SEEN MORE THAN 10 MINI VANS (PLYMOUTH-VOYAGERS) WITH SIMILIAR DEFECTS. *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed May 4, 2001IL

CONSUMER'S SON WAS ABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK GEAR WITHOUT A KEY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FROM CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY INTO THE YARD, AND FORCING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO STOP IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING VAN. *AK *JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 27, 2001IL

DESPITE COMPLIANCE WITH RECALL (NHTSA ACTION #PE97049), THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEAR THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND COULD AFFECT THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WHO DRIVE THESE VANS!*AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Mar 26, 2001IL

WHILE CLOSING SLIDING DOOR REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 16, 2001NJ

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE, ABS LIGHT CAME ON ALL THE TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 15, 2001AL

CONSUMER WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HIT OTHER VEHICLE AT RIGHT REAR FENDER. RIGHT FRONT HALF OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS CRUMBLED. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NO PHYSICAL INJURIES. VEHICLE SKIDDED A TOTAL OF 70 YARDS. CONSUMER WILL SEND ADDITIONAL INFROMATION. *AK DEALER SENT LETTER SAYING THE AIRBAGS ACTED CORRECTLY IN THIS PARTICULAR ACCIDENT BY NOT DEPLOYING. *SLC

Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Mar 5, 2001MI

LIFTGATE BROKE FROM THE HINGE. A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BUT THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPAIR IT. THE PROBLEM WASN'T RELATED TO THE RECALL ID #99V213000 MANF#730.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 1, 2001FL

THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX RECALL 99V-113 ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NLM

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 28, 2001AL

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE FROM LOCKING MECHANISM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK ALSO MIDDLE SEAT RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED TO SIDE OF VAN, CLIP IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *JB

Structure › Body › Tailgate
Filed Jan 24, 2001PA

CONSUMER WAS CLOSING TAILGATE AND GLASS SHATTERED. IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE, NO HEAT WAS ON. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. THIS WAS 2ND INCIDENT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 9, 2001MI

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT 3 TIMES, AND ENGINE HEADS CRACKED TWICE. DEALER CLAIMED DEFECT WAS DUE TO RADIATOR. *AK CONSUMER FIRST HAD PROBLEM WITH VECHILE LEAKING OIL, DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE COVER AND HEAD GASKET, VEHICLE LEAKED AGAIN AND DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT CAM AND CRANKSEAL, VEHICLE LEAKED OIL A THIRD TIME AND DEALER REPLACED CAM SEAL AND PCV VALVE, DEALER LATER FOUND CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AND SCORED PISTON AND REPLACED BOTH, VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, DEALER STATED IT NEEDED A NEW THERMOSTAT, HOWEVER IT OVERHEATED AGAIN AND THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD CRACKED AGAIN, LATER DEALER STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, THAT IT WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND IT CAUSED CYLINDER HEAD TO CRACK, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER INDICATED ANY OVERHEATING EXCEPT FOR THE 2 TIMES MENTIONED. LEFT AXLE REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION, LEFT AXLE SHAFT. BRAKE LIGH TON, PARKING BRAKE WAS STICKING. DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND LEAKING FRONT PUMP IN THE TRANSMISSION. ROTORS WERE TURNED AND DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS DUE TO BRAKE WEAR. NEW DASHBOARD INSTALLED. REPAIRS TO AIRBAG. *SLC

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