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1996 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 1996 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 22, 1997MI

INTERMITTENT STALLING; ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES ON SPORADICALLY. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 22, 1997VA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. OWNER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Sep 22, 1997CA

WEATHER STRIPPING (DOOR MOLDINGS) CAME LOOSE ON BOTH DOORS.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Sep 19, 1997CA

SOLENOID FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 19, 1997CA

BRAKES FAILED.

Child Seat
Filed Sep 17, 1997OH

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Sep 11, 1997CA

RIGHT/REAR WINDOW LEAKS WATER.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 9, 1997CA

ENGINE FAILURE.

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Sep 8, 1997CA

EMERGENCY BRAKE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 28, 1997CA

FUEL TANK GAUGE FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 21, 1997PA

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED OR FOUND.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 14, 1997PA

GAS TANK LEAKS AT SEAMS, ALSO CRACKED ON TOP.

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior
Filed Aug 12, 1997FL

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WINDSHIELD.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Aug 8, 1997TX

LOWER AIR DAM IS MOUNTED TOO LOW AND EASILY KNOCKED OFF. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 7, 1997MD

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

Child Seat
Filed Aug 7, 1997NC

THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS RELEASE IS UNSAFE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE AND IS PAINFUL TO THE CHILD.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 6, 1997MO

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE TIMING GEAR AND CHAIN. *AK

Child Seat
Filed Aug 4, 1997TX

EA-97003; BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE/UNLATCH TO ALLOW CHILD TO BE PLACED IN BUILT-IN SEAT OR TO BE TAKEN OUT OF CSS; CANNOT PULL SEAT BELT OUT BECAUSE IT RETRACTED. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 29, 1997VA

FUEL TANK VALVE FAILED, CAUSING FUEL LEAK, OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 21, 1997PA

WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT, GASOLINE LEAKED FROM FUEL TANK ONTO DRIVEWAY CAUSED BY CRACK ON TOP/SEAMS AND SIDE OF TANK. REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 15, 1997FL

DRIVING VEHICLE 45 MPH, HAD ALL DOORS LOCKED; PULLED ON HANDLE ON DOOR FROM INSIDE & IT OPENED. CALLED DEALER & WAS INFORMED IT HAPPENS LIKE THAT ON ALL VOYAGERS. THAT'S THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jul 2, 1997IL

CONSUMER HAS HAD CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL DOOR PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO INCIDENT DATE, CONSUMER TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER . THE DEALER KEPT TELLING THE CONSUMER THAT THEY HAVE NO AVALIABLE DATES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

Child Seat › Tether › Strap/Webbing
Filed Jun 20, 1997OH

EA97003, WHEN REMOVING CHILD FROM THE CHILD SEAT THE STRAPS TIGHTEN UP AROUND THE CHILD CHEST, MAKING RELEASING IMPOSSIBLE. MOM HAD TO CUT STRAPS TO REMOVE CHILD. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 5, 1997CA

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 70 MPH THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 30, 1997MO

TIMING GEAR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/DIE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 28, 1997NH

GAS TANK REPLACED UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER FUEL GAUGE NOT CHANGED TO NEW TANK, CAUSING TANK TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE REGISTERING 1/4 TANK.

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed May 28, 1997CA

THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 13, 1997WV

ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A SCREECHING AND A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER TWICE. BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 12, 1997MD

WHILE PARKED ON INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 7 GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED OUT ONTO GROUND, CAUSED BY IMPROPERLY WELDED SEAM, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, REPLACED TANK. OWNER SOLD VEHICLE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed May 9, 1997OH

THE SEAT BELTS ON THE BUILT-IN CAR SEAT WILL NOT RETRACT, THE MORE ONE TRIES TO LOOSEN IT, THE MORE IT WOULD TIGHTEN . HAD TO END UP CUTTING THE SEAT BELTS TO GET THE CHILD OUT OF SEAT. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed May 8, 1997VT

OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THAT DEALER FOUND THAT VEHICLE MEETS SPECS. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.V EHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. *AK

Child Seat
Filed May 8, 1997OH

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS/STRAPS RETRACTOR, WILL NOT RELEASE, VERY HARD TO GET CHILD OUT OF SEAT. *AK

Child Seat › Harness Buckle › Infant
Filed May 8, 1997AR

SEAT BELT IN SEAT LOCKS UP, TRAPPING THE CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT, ALSO BELT TIGHTENS AS CHILD MOVES AROUND.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Apr 30, 1997CO

DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45MPH, HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, ENGINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Apr 18, 1997AR

#EA97003, THE STRAPS ON THE INTEGRAL PART OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCK UP REAL TIGHT, MAKING REMOVAL OF THE CHILD VERY DIFFICULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT (4) OR (5) TIMES ON SEAT BY SLIDING DOOR, ABOUT (3) TIMES ON THE OTHER SEAT, SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 1995. VEHICLE NOT SEEN BY DEALER. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Apr 18, 1997NJ

FILLER NECK DEVELOPED A LARGE ENOUGH CRACK THAT OCCUPANTS CONSTANTLY SMELLED RAW GAS. ALSO A FUEL LINE TO ENGINE DEVELOPED A CRACK. AREA DEALERSHIP FREEHOLD CHRYSLER, PLY., IS REPLACING PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Apr 4, 1997VA

OWNER STATES AFTER TRAVELING A GREAT DISTANCE AND FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS, NOTICED FUEL TANK WAS LOW. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT THAT FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. OWNER ALSO NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 21, 1997NY

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER NOTED EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE REAR SUPENSION, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER CUT DOWN THE REAR DRUM; ALSO, THE TAIL PIPE RUSTED OUT. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Mar 20, 1997WI

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. REPLACED COMPUTER. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Mar 18, 1997TX

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT TIGHTENED UP INSTEAD OF LOOSENING UP, CONTINUED TO RETRACT, OWNER HAD TO CUT SHOULDER RESTRAINT TO REMOVE CHILD; DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE SEAT; PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH NEW SEAT, AGAIN, HARNESS WAS CUT TO REMOVE CHILD. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 12, 1997NJ

FUEL TANK MANUFACTURED IMPROPERLY, WOULD NOT HOLD FUEL, REPLACED; SUBSEQUENTLY, FUEL STARTED LEAKING FROM FUEL FILLER PIPE WHENEVER FULL TANK; DEALER TIGHTEND CLAMP THAT HOLDS FILLER TANK TO FUEL LINE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Mar 6, 1997FL

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Mar 6, 1997MI

#EA96025, SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILURE, PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHES ITSELF OVER BUMPS. LATCH REPLACED ON 2/27/97, ONE WEEK LATER DOOR UNLATCHED AGAIN. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 28, 1997CA

ENGINE: WHEN DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND COMING ONTO A TURN AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE WHEEL LOCKS UP AND ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES..HAVE TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS BUT CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Feb 28, 1997MO

CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY JUMPS BACK INTO PLACE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 24, 1997TX

OWNER STATES THAT THE SLIDING DOOR STICKS AND THAT SHE HAD VEHICLE IN THE DEALERS FIVE TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM, DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ACUTATOR VALVE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 14, 1997OK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Feb 14, 1997TX

CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKED UP, HAD TO CUT THE STRAPS TO REMOVE CHILD. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

SLIDING DOOR HINGE FAILED.

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

MULTI FUNCTION WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH DEFECTIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

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