INTERMITTENT STALLING; ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES ON SPORADICALLY. *AK
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 →
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. OWNER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
WEATHER STRIPPING (DOOR MOLDINGS) CAME LOOSE ON BOTH DOORS.
SOLENOID FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED.
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK
RIGHT/REAR WINDOW LEAKS WATER.
ENGINE FAILURE.
EMERGENCY BRAKE.
FUEL TANK GAUGE FAILED.
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
GAS TANK LEAKS AT SEAMS, ALSO CRACKED ON TOP.
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WINDSHIELD.
LOWER AIR DAM IS MOUNTED TOO LOW AND EASILY KNOCKED OFF. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS RELEASE IS UNSAFE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE AND IS PAINFUL TO THE CHILD.
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE TIMING GEAR AND CHAIN. *AK
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 TANK VALVE FAILED, CAUSING FUEL LEAK, OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL.
WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT, GASOLINE LEAKED FROM FUEL TANK ONTO DRIVEWAY CAUSED BY CRACK ON TOP/SEAMS AND SIDE OF TANK. REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK
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
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
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
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
TIMING GEAR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/DIE.
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.
THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART.
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
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
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
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
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS/STRAPS RETRACTOR, WILL NOT RELEASE, VERY HARD TO GET CHILD OUT OF SEAT. *AK
SEAT BELT IN SEAT LOCKS UP, TRAPPING THE CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT, ALSO BELT TIGHTENS AS CHILD MOVES AROUND.
DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45MPH, HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, ENGINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. *AK
#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
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
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
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
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. REPLACED COMPUTER. *AK
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 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 IS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
#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: 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
CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY JUMPS BACK INTO PLACE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
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
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKED UP, HAD TO CUT THE STRAPS TO REMOVE CHILD. *AK
SLIDING DOOR HINGE FAILED.
MULTI FUNCTION WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH DEFECTIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
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