BRAKE PAD ON FRONT WHEELS HAVE HAD THE FRICTION MATERIAL SEPARATE FROM THE BACKING PLATE, CAUSING NOISE.
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 →
THE BACK BENCH SEATS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO REMOVE. DEALER DID NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF AND CONSUMER COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE.
FUEL GAUGE FAILED, READING LOW.
WHEN TURNING ON THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE OWNER STUFFED THE AIR BAG BACK INTO PLACE, AND PUT DUCK TAPED OVER THE STEERING WHEEL TO HOLD AIR BAG. *AK *JB
GAS GAUGE INDICATOR FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
COOLANT SYSTEM OVERHEATED, DUE TO COOLANT FAN COMING APART, REPLACE COOLANT FAN.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
IGNITION SWITCH; KEYS GETS STUCK IN THE SWITCH, BUT THIS TIME THE KEYS WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, CONSUMER WAS CHANGING LINES, DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOU PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
NUT USED TO HOLD FAN TO MOTOR WAS MISSING, CAUSING FAN TO DETACH.
OWNER STATES THAT THE INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT HAS BROKEN CAUSING CHILD TO FLY OUT CHILD SEAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.OWNER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERS. OWNER IS VERY CONCERN ABOUT PROBLEM
FOR PASS 8 MONTH THE FUEL TANK GAUGE HAS BEEN INACCURATE AT TIMES. AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THE NEXT DAY THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHICH MEANS GAS IS NEEDED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, COMPLETE LOST OF EFFECTIVENESS, COMING A TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT APPLIED BRAKES, NO EFFECT, WENT INTO THE RIVER. *AK *AK
THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED AGAIN. THE VAN HIT A BUMP AND THE REAR GATE OPENED. *AK
SLIDING DOOR FALLS OFF. ALSO, ONCE YOU HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT BEGAN TO COME LOOSE. THE BACK END OF THE SLIDING DOOR ALSO COMES OUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO FIX THE DOOR, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
THE ROOF RACK ON THE VAN RIPPED COMPLETLY OFF WHILE TRANSPORTING SOME ITEMS. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVER'S FRONT END CRASH AT 25MPH AND AIRBAG DID NOT WORK. *AK
ENGINE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION.
SLIDING DOOR HANDLE ON VEHICLE BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK. WIPER MOTOR IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS DOES NOT WORK EITHER. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND SAID SHE SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED IT, BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON BELT. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, TRAVELING ABOUT 60 TO 65 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CONSUMER ALSO ENGINE HAD HIGH RPMS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, CAUSE OF PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S REAR MIDDLE/RIGHT HAND SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE COMES LOOSE WHEN USING THE SEAT BELT, WON'T PROTECT AN OCCUPANT DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ON JUNE 10, 1996, CONSUMER STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BRUISING HER NECK AND CHEST. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS THEN IN SEPT 1996, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AGAIN. DEALER SAID THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETECT IT UNLESS THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKING SYSTEM THERE IS A BANGING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH IS THE RESULT OF PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR OF BRAKE PADS. DEALER HAD REPLACED 4 SETS OF BRAKES PADS, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ALSO FRONT END VIBRATION. *AK
WHEN ADJUSTING INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT STRAPS, PULLED A TTHE STRAPS TO ENSURE DO NOT HAVE ANY SLACK, THE STRAPS CAME LOOSE AND WILL NOT HOLD CHILD IN SEAT. *AK
AIRBAG AND REAR WIPERS RUN OFF SAME FUSE, DRIVER COMPLAINS THAT WIPER FUSE IS TOO EXPENSIVE, BUT MUST REPLACE TO HAVE USE OF AIRBAGS.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHIMMIES AFTER REACHING 65M PH. *AK
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED.
SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, JUST BEFORE STOPPING, VEHICLE WOULD LURCH/JERK & SHAKE HAPPENS EVERYTIME DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR. VEHICLE STILL HAS PROBLEM. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH/JERK & SHAKE BADLY. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, DRIVING 40-45 MPH VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAILON RIGHT CENTER FIRST THEN VEHICLE TURNED OVER AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
WHILE IN REVERSE POSITION AND PARKING INT A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD UNWANTED ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTONED, THE VEHICLE HIT A BUILDING IN ORDER TO STOP WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
THE VAN WAS HIT ON THE SIDE WITH THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE MIDDLE BENCH COMING UNDONE AND VEHICLE FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE SEAT WAS LOCKED. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, BAG BURST OPEN AS IT DEPLOYED, CAUSING FUMES TO BE INHALED BY PASSENGER, RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED LUNG.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 20 MPH. *AK
THE POORLY DESIGNED FRONT DEFROSTER VENTS CANNOT WARM THE WINDSHIELD ENOUGH , THEREFORE ICE BUILDS UP ON WINDSHIELD, PREVENTING WIPERS FROM OPERATING.
TRANSMISSION REPLACED. (1ST VEHICLE ON 602888)
TRANSMISSION REPLACED. (2ND VEHICLE ON 514671)
OWNER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP BEFORE IT SHIFTS OUT OF LOW GEAR, CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO LURGE FORWARD, OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 40,040 MILE. REBUILT TRANSMISSION, AT 51,000 MILES, WILL NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN AND HAS DEVELOPED A WHINE.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, IN WET WEATHER ABS BRAKES FAILED, LOST BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CALIPER HAS A CRACK, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN LOS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
THE INTEGRATED CSS SHOULDER HARDNESS ON A 5 POINT HARNESS SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE, IT RELEASES FROM THE SEAT. *AK
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