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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 →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jan 30, 1997AL

#PE96-051, THERE IS A GAS SMELL IN THE TRUCK, TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND PLACED THE FUEL TANK HAVE FULL, TAKEN TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES WITH PROBLEM . *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 28, 1997NJ

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED. OWNER NOTES THAT IT OPENED ONCE AND HAS NOT OPENED AGAIN. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Jan 21, 1997TN

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL#96V136000. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 21, 1997NH

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SLIDING DOOR FAILURE WHEN DRIVER DOOR POPPED OPEN AND RATTLED, ALSO, PASSENGER'S DOOR WON'T LATCH AT ALL, NOT FIXED. *AK

Child Seat
Filed Jan 17, 1997MD

BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT STRAPS TOO TIGHT ACROSS CHILD'S CHEST'S, CAUSING DIFFICULTY RELEASING CHILD FROM STRAPS.

Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash
Filed Jan 7, 1997MD

VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 6:00 POSITION, LAP/SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING INJURY. *AK

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Dec 30, 1996TX

ELECTRICAL SHORT, UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, IN FOR REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP, WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING TESTED FOR STALLING FAILURE, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED, AFTERWARDS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Dec 23, 1996VA

WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS THE RACK PINION STEERING, 6 CYLINDER . *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 23, 1996LA

TIMING CHAIN FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 18, 1996IN

CRUISE CONTROL GOES OUT WHEN USING EITHER THE PARKING OR DRIVING LIGHTS

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Dec 6, 199600

POOR PAINT JOB ON RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR HOOD. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 2, 1996PA

ABS: WHEN APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, NO WARNING; ALSO, STEERING WHEEL GRINDS, COULD CRACK, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 2, 1996MN

ON DRY ROAD APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE SLID THROUGH THE STOP SIGN . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 27, 1996CA

REAR BRAKE PADS DISINTEGRATE AT A FASTER RATE, APPARENT GRINDING NOISE OBSERVED, COULD BE WEAR . *AK

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 27, 1996MD

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLET, CAUSING FACIAL LACERATIONS/RIGHT EYE INJURY.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 27, 1996NY

SLIDING DOOR LOCK STICKS, CAUSING REAR PASSENGERS TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE VEHICLE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Nov 25, 1996IL

WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE ONE CAN HEAR THE GAS GURGLING IN THE FUEL TANK, THE TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES FIRST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS DEFORMED AND SECOND ANS THIRD TIMES BECAUSE OF GURGLING SOUND. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 18, 1996CA

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING A HORRIBLE NOISE, VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP, AFRAID TO DRIVE FAST. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Nov 12, 1996NY

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT WILL NOT RELEASE TO GET THE CHILD OUT, RETRACTOR HARNESS / STRAPS FAILED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 6, 1996VA

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL/WENT INTO A SKID AND HIT CURB. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 5, 1996FL

ABS, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, ALSO MAKES A LOUD NOISE, IN FOR REPAIR, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS, SHOES, CYLINDERS AND SPRINGS ARE REPLACED. *SLC

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 4, 1996NY

WHEN OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR CAN'T GET IT TOO CLOSE FROM THE OUTSIDE, SOMETIMES DOOR WILL CLOSE FROM THE INSIDE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Nov 4, 1996CA

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR , THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON, POWER WINDOW ALSO FAILED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Nov 4, 1996CT

FAILURE ON THE BUILT-IN CSS, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP ON THE CHILD, CAUSING THE CHILD TO BE TRAPPED IN THE CSS. *AK MAUNFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND THEY STILL HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT.*JB

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Oct 29, 1996LA

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILURE, STILL NOT CORRECTED. #PE96038. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 29, 1996MA

WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR STICKS AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. UNDER INVESTIGATION (EA 96 025). *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 29, 1996NH

VEHICLE WA SLEAKING GAS AFTER THE TANK WA SFILLED UP DUE TO A BREAK IN THE FUEL TANK COLLAR ASEMBLY. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Oct 29, 1996WV

HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED UNDER SAFETY RECALL; PROBLEM STILL EXISTS; CHRYSLER CANNOT LOCATE REASON FOR FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE IN CAB AREA. 95V236000. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 23, 1996WA

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION A NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED, AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY SPOKANE OF CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH INC. THAT THE STEERING WHEEL, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON 6-12-96. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Oct 18, 1996CA

BUILT-IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT TENDS NOT TO RELEASE OCCUPANT WHEN IT IS BEING RELEASED, ALSO INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 16, 1996AZ

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ENGAGED.

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Oct 9, 1996NY

TRANSMISSON FAILED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK *SLC

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 7, 1996NV

PE-038 ACTIVE, SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Oct 4, 1996NY

SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILURE, THE LATCH STICKS AND THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DEALERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Oct 4, 1996WA

SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES WITH DOOR LATCH FALLING APART OR FAILING TO UNLATCH. *AK *SLC

Child Seat1 injured
Filed Oct 2, 1996MI

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, CHILD WAS IN THE CHILD SEAT AND COULDN'T GET THE CHILD OUT. *AK CONSUMER STATES CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAS A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES CHOKING IF THE BELT IS TWISTED IN RECOIL ASSEMBLY, CHILD HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF SEAT AND HAD BRUISING IN THE NECK AREA. *SLC

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 16, 1996PA

DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILED, DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, ALSO REAR WINDOW WIPER BLADE MOTOR FAILED AND FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING ON TOP. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 13, 1996HI

SLIDING DOOR LATCH LOCKS UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING, TRAPPED OCCUPANTS INSIDE, OCCUPANTS CRAWLED OUT OF VEHICLE THROUGH FRONT DOOR. PE96038/QUANDT.*AK *JB

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 12, 1996LA

POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THEREBY LOCKING INFANT IN VEHICLE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 11, 1996AR

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW WITH A 1,000 MILES WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES THE TRUCK STALLS. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 11, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, ALSO ABS FAILURE, CAUSING BRAKES TO SHAKE, ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY; FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON ON THEIR 0WN. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Sep 10, 1996LA

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALSO STICKING FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW/DIFFICULTY OPENING/CLOSING SLIDING REAR DOORS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 5, 1996NH

THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN OR UNLOCK FROM THE IN SIDE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Sep 4, 1996TN

FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 30, 1996MI

RECEIVED LETTER OF RECALL ABOUT ENGINE NOT SHOWING UP UNDER THIS TRUCK BUT FOUND IT UNDER CHRYSLER CIRRUS 1995 # 96V006000, TOOK TO DEALER TO BE FIXED PICKED IT UP, BROUGHT IT HOME/THE TRUCK STARTED TO SMOKE AND FOUND THE BOLT UNDER TRUCK .*AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 28, 1996MI

CONSUMER UNABLE TO SEE THE TURN SIGNAL, ODOMETER, AND HIGH BEAM. BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS HIS VIEW.*AK *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 28, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION BUCKS HARD IN FIRST GEAR, PARTICULARLY WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Aug 27, 1996VA

SLIDING DOOR FAILUE, WILLNOT OPEN WHEN PRESSING THE RELEASE FROM INSIDE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE.*AK

Electrical System
Filed Aug 16, 1996IL

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOME LIGHTS, 'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT,DOOR LOCKS, AND TURN SIGNALS ON DASH.

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Aug 13, 1996MD

BRAKES FADE WHEN APPLIED, ALSO LOUD NOISE EXPERIENCED. ROTORS AND DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK

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