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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 12, 1997WI

BRAKE PAD ON FRONT WHEELS HAVE HAD THE FRICTION MATERIAL SEPARATE FROM THE BACKING PLATE, CAUSING NOISE.

Seats
Filed Nov 10, 1997WA

THE BACK BENCH SEATS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO REMOVE. DEALER DID NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Oct 21, 1997OR

SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF AND CONSUMER COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE.

Fuel System, Other
Filed Oct 17, 1997NY

FUEL GAUGE FAILED, READING LOW.

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Oct 8, 1997GA

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

Fuel System, Other
Filed Oct 2, 1997MA

GAS GAUGE INDICATOR FAILED.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Sep 30, 1997PA

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed Sep 17, 1997IN

COOLANT SYSTEM OVERHEATED, DUE TO COOLANT FAN COMING APART, REPLACE COOLANT FAN.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 1997MD

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Power Train
Filed Aug 27, 1997MI

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Aug 25, 1997TN

IGNITION SWITCH; KEYS GETS STUCK IN THE SWITCH, BUT THIS TIME THE KEYS WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 8, 1997CA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 8, 1997PA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed Jul 30, 1997CA

NUT USED TO HOLD FAN TO MOTOR WAS MISSING, CAUSING FAN TO DETACH.

Child SeatCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 18, 1997GA

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 16, 1997MA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 15, 1997GA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jul 14, 1997VA

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch
Filed Jul 14, 1997NY

THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED AGAIN. THE VAN HIT A BUMP AND THE REAR GATE OPENED. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jul 1, 1997TX

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

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Jun 24, 1997MA

THE ROOF RACK ON THE VAN RIPPED COMPLETLY OFF WHILE TRANSPORTING SOME ITEMS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 22, 1997NJ

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 10, 1997DC

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVER'S FRONT END CRASH AT 25MPH AND AIRBAG DID NOT WORK. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 9, 1997FL

ENGINE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jun 4, 1997NC

SLIDING DOOR HANDLE ON VEHICLE BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 4, 1997FL

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

Seat Belts
Filed May 27, 1997NY

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON BELT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 20, 1997NJ

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

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed May 12, 1997NY

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 25, 1997WA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 25, 1997OR

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 17, 1997OK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ALSO FRONT END VIBRATION. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Apr 9, 1997MA

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

Air Bags
Filed Apr 4, 1997NY

AIRBAG AND REAR WIPERS RUN OFF SAME FUSE, DRIVER COMPLAINS THAT WIPER FUSE IS TOO EXPENSIVE, BUT MUST REPLACE TO HAVE USE OF AIRBAGS.

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 24, 1997FL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHIMMIES AFTER REACHING 65M PH. *AK

Child Seat
Filed Mar 24, 1997OR

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 20, 1997LA

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 18, 1997NH

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Mar 14, 1997OH

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

SeatsCrash
Filed Mar 13, 1997NY

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

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 4, 1997PA

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 11, 1997NY

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 20 MPH. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Feb 11, 1997NH

THE POORLY DESIGNED FRONT DEFROSTER VENTS CANNOT WARM THE WINDSHIELD ENOUGH , THEREFORE ICE BUILDS UP ON WINDSHIELD, PREVENTING WIPERS FROM OPERATING.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 11, 1997MI

TRANSMISSION REPLACED. (1ST VEHICLE ON 602888)

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 11, 1997MI

TRANSMISSION REPLACED. (2ND VEHICLE ON 514671)

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 5, 1997MN

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 1, 1997NJ

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 40,040 MILE. REBUILT TRANSMISSION, AT 51,000 MILES, WILL NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN AND HAS DEVELOPED A WHINE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 20, 1996NY

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, IN WET WEATHER ABS BRAKES FAILED, LOST BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Dec 16, 1996OH

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CALIPER HAS A CRACK, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN LOS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Nov 22, 1996OR

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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