1996 Plymouth Voyager complaints

VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY DIE/STALL WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR SLOWING DOWN. ALSO VEHICLE WILL MISS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK

HAD BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE ALL THE TIME AND NOW IT IS LEAKING . CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK . THERE IS A STRESS FRACTURE IN THE TANK CAUSED BY DEFECT IN THE TANK. *AK

THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL VAPORS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BROKE CAUSING BELT TO BRAKE, LOOSING POWER STEERING CAPABITLTIES. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MANUFACTUER INSISTS THAT THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR ITEM, AND NOT THAT UNUSUAL. VEHICLE OWNER HAS HEARD OF TWO OTHER INSTANCES SUCH AS THIS ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT REPORTED. THERE APPEARS TO BE POTENTIAL DEADLY DEFECT WITH THIS PART EVEN THOUGH THE MAUFACTUER WILL NOT ADMIT TO IT. SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR INJURY EXISTS IF THE TENSIONER BREAKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

MY WIFE AND 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE DENTIST OFFICE, AS THEY LEFT TOWN AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE RPM WENT UP BUT THE VAN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. COASTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THEY TRIED TO GO AGAIN AND NOTHING. CALLED FOR HELP AND HAD VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL SHOP FOR EXAMINATION OF PROBLEM. VAN ONLY HAS LOW GEAR, NO OTHERS INCLUDING REVERSE. HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS HAVING TRANS. PROBLEMS AROUND SAME MILAGE. TRYING TO FIND MORE INFO ON MANUFACTURERS REPLACEMENT OR REPAIRS AT LESS COST THAN THE

THE BUILT IN CAR SEAT MAKE THE CHILDRENS LEGS FALL ASLEEP WITHIN A 10 MINUTE RIDE. YH

THE BUILT-IN CHILD SEATS CAUSES CHILDREN'S LEGS TO FALL ASLEEP AFTER BEING IN SEAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE LEGS DO NOT SUPPORT THEM RIGHT AWAY AFTER GETTING OUT OF SEAT. *AK

GOVERNOR VALVE MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STAY IN HIGH GEAR, BUT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I THINK THERE IS SOME KIND OF WIRING PROBLEM & AM AFAID MAY START A FIRE OR SOMETHING!

WE PURCHASED THE VAN WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT, AND I KNOW THAT CHRYSLER HAD A 5 YEAR 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AT ONE TIME.

WHILE BACKING SLOWLY INTO A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BACK SPIN OVER SOME PRIVATE PROPERTY AND INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *MJS

NO SUMMARY.

ALREADY A HIDDEN WARRANTY FOR THIS ON LHS AND CONCORDE 1996

THE AIR-CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY DURING THE FIRST HOT SPELL OF THE YEAR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A COOLANT LEAK. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A SLOW LEAK THAT VERY LIKELY BEGAN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRENTY, PLYMOUTH WOULD ONLY PAY 70% OF THE REPAIR BILL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE 36000 MILE WARRENTY RAN OUT. THE COST OF DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT COVERED AT ALL.

THIS VAN HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS JUST THE FINAL STRAW FOR US. THEN TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD PUT MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CHRYSLER VANS. IT'S A CRIME.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION, AND SOMETIMES CUT OFF DURING PERFORMANCE. WIPERS ARE VERY SPORAIICALLY WORKING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK BRAKE SHOES AND WHEEL CYLINDER MAKES NOISE. POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. GAS TANK LEAKS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENDING UNIT. *YH

ON 8/13/99 THE BATTERY OF MY CAR DIE AND I PUT A NEW BATTERY AFTER THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHT BEGIN TO BLINK AND WENT I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR START TO OVERHEATING AND I NOTICE THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS NOT WORKING

TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REBUILT. *AK

ANTENNA REPLACED. *YC

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITHOUT HEAD RESTRAINTS, LEAVING POTENTIAL INJURY TO PASSENGER IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR. DEALER SAID THAT OWNER HAS TO ORDER THEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER TURNS ON BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. I AM CONCERNED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT IF WE ARE STARTLED BY THE WIPER STARTING WHILE IN RUSH HOUR OR OTHER 'TRICKY' DRIVING SITUATIONS.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS STARTED WITH THEM GOING OFF ON THEIR OWN AS YOU'D BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY'D MAKE A FEW SWIPES AND STOP. NOW THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AS I WAS ALSO DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LOW FUEL BELL WENT OFF AND THE GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY. NOW IT JUST BOUNCES FROM EMPTY TO FULL WHILE DRIVING ALL THE WHILE THE LIGHT AND BELL ARE GOING OFF. I WAS TOLD OF A RECALL ON 94 & 95 MODELS FOR THE SAME MAKE OF VAN FOR THE WIPER SITUATION AND I DID CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER FOR DETAILS. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. ANY ADVICE AND HELP APPRECIATED. THANKS.

WIMDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

FUEL LINE LEAKED, CAUSING A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE CUTS OUT WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AND GOING AROUND CURVES, DIES WHEN STOPPING/SLOWING/IDLING AT STOP, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPORADICALLY BY THEMSELVES.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE HILL GAS LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN IT WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS BROKE AND FELL BACK, CAUSING BACK INJURIES. MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. *AK

DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSES THE BATTERY TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS INTERMITTENT, CAUSING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. *YC

GAS FILLER PIPE FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS

TRANSMISSION DESIGN DOES NOT CONTAIN A SHIFT LOCK (POOR DESIGN). MJS

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE BEING PARKED. OWNER HAD SMELLED PLASTIC MELTING BEFORE HAND. *AK

NO SUMMARY

THE EVAPORATOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK AND I HAVE LOST ALL COOLANT. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE SUBSTANTIAL BECAUSE THE FRONT DASH HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR. ALTHOUGH MY MINI-VAN IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE. A FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS AN AUTOBODY SHOP MENTIONED THAT HE HAS REPLACED QUITE A FEW EVAPORATORS IN VOYAGER & CARAVAN MINI-VANS RECENTLY. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MINI-VANS?

POWER STEERING GOES OUT OF VEHICLE SPORADICALLY, MAKING STEERING HARD TO CONTROL. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK *ML

AIR CONDITIONER IS SPRAING OUT OUT WHITE FLAKES, SOME KIND OF MATERIAL FROM INSIDE OF AIR CONDITIONING VENTS ONTO PASSENGER AND DRIVER WHICH IS CAUSING SKIN IRRITATIONS AND BURNS. TSB IS OUT FOR THE VOYAGER 95. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

HARNESS ON THE CSS IS NOT SECURE BECAUSE IT IS EASY FOR THE CHILD TO GET OUT. *AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON IN THE INTERIOR INFORMATION CENTER ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT MODULE TO THE AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE, AND THAT IS WHY THE LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING THAT DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MY WIFE AND I NOTICED FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE MINIVAN THAT THE GAS TANK WOULD NOT HOLD THE 20 GALLONS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE GAS TANK IS COLLAPSING. WE CAN NOW ONLY GET ABOUT 10 GALS. OF GAS IN THE 20 GALLON TANK. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT? *AK

MY MINIVAN HAD A SLIGHT JERK AND THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND ALL LIGHTS WERE ON SO I CONTINUED, WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE GUAGES REGISTERED CORRECTLY. 10 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON ACCELERATION. THEN THE GUAGES ALL PEGGED AT HIGH END AND BLUE SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE RESULTING FIRE BURNED OUT MY STARTED, BATTERY AND WIRING HARNESS. A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IS REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, BUT UNDER MY AUTO INSURANCE INSTEAD OF VEHICLE WARRENTY. THIS SAME SYMPTOM OF THE GUAGES GOING TO ZERO WAS REPORTED TO MY BY A FRIEND WHO OWNS OF A 1997 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS FIRE WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND I WANTED A RECORD OF IT IN CASE OF REPORTS BY OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS THANK YOU. *AK

TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY DEALER FOR FREE ON 5-1-97, STRUTS REPLACED 11-1-97 FOR 616.01 BY DEALER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHEN NOT IN USE, CYLINDER HEAD LEAKING OIL 4-3-99. *AK

THE POWER MOTOR ELEMENT IN THE DOOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE LOCKS ON ALL DOORS TO BREAK, CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FOURTH TRANSMISSION BEING PUT IN VAN NOW. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GO INTO GEAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. LAST TIME IT WAS IN THEY HAD TO PUT TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN BEFORE THEY COULD GET IT TO RUN PROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL GO ON ALL BY ITSELF. *AK

FOUR DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBELM. ENGINE HAD A CRACKED HEAD.

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS

WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK IS FULL AND THE VAN IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FILLER NECK OF THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

THE BATTERY FAILED AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED AFTER 1 MONTH. IT WAS REPAIRED. IT NEEDED FREON AGAIN TWO MONTHS LATER. IT FAILED AGAIN 1 1/2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, AT WHICH TIME WE PAID TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPAIRED. IT HAS FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED THREE YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, UNABLE TO GO INTO REVERSE.

THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE CAME WITHOUT HEADRESTS. *YC