1996 Plymouth Voyager complaints

VEHICLE WILL STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS WILL HAPPEN FROM A STOP, OR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. SERVICE TECH COULD NOT REPLICATE, AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE, VEHICLE STILL STALL FOR NO REASON. *JB

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE MASTER HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE (ABS) LEAVING ONLY 5% BRAKING CAPABILITY. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, NO DEFECT CODE IN COMPUTER. OCCURED WHILE IN DRIVEWAY.

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.*AK

CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. THEN CONSUMER CAME BACK TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENTS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE FUEL TANK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS OVER 70,000 MILES RECALL LIMIT. *AK

PAINT ON MY RED PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 1996 HAS WHITE SPOTS THAT HAVE FADED.NOT THE WHOLE CARE JUST SPOTS IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE PUT WHITE DOTS ALLOVER IT.ALSO JUST IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE 2 MEDIUM SIZE SPOT ONE ON THE ROOF RIGHT ABOVE THE WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE AND ONE NEXT TO WINDSHILD WIPER ON DRIVERSIDE.THE SPOTS DIDN'T JUDT FADE TO A DULLER RED THEY TURNED WHITE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT BOTH STRUT TOWERS WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN USING THE SPEED CONTROL IT FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. *AK

THE SEALS ON THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AIR COMPRESSOR ERODE DURING ROUTINE USE AND CAN CAUSE THE COMPRESSOR TO SEIZE RESULTING IN THE POWERED STEERING SYSTEM LOCKING UP. THERE IS NO MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM OR ITS REMEDY IN THE PLYMOUTH MAINTENANCE MANUALS AND IT IS VIRTUALLY UNDETECTABLE BY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS MAY RESULT FROM LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STRUT TOWER HOUSING CORRODED. *AK

WHEN USING THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM IT FAILED TO DISENGAGE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, OIL LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *MR

WHILE DRIVING FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS WERE FOGGED, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING NIGHT HOURS. *AK

I COMPLETED A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG COMPONENT OF MY 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER IN JULY 2003. I WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION ON JANUARY 26, 2004 WHERE I HIT THE OTHER CAR IN HIS DRIVER DOOR GOING APPROX. 40 MPH. NEITHER OF MY AIR BAGS OPENED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FUEL GAUGE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. *AK

DRIVER WAS SMELLING FUEL INSIDE THE CAB OF VEHICLE. HAD THE CAR PUT UP ON A LIFT AND NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE GASKETS. *AK

BODY CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 25 TO 90 MINUTES. FAILURE WOULD OCCUR RAMDOMLY REGARDLESS OF SEASON, WEATHER, OR TEMPERATURE. FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE WOULD BE A LOSS OF POWER AND REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INCREASES OF THROTTLE POSITION. THE RATE OF LOSS OF SPEED WOULD INCREASE TILL THE VEHICLE WAS HARDLY MOVING. THERE WOULD BE BUCKING AND BACKFIRING THROUGH THE INTAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE SOON DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON. ENGINE STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. HAS HAPPENED IN 2003 4 TIMES AND ON 1/16/04, 1/23/04 AND 1/30/04 THE LAST AFTER REPLACING ECM (COMPUTER). *AK

ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON LOW COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER #5. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING TOOK IT TO CHRYSTLER SAID THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING, PAID FOR TUNE UP. ONE WEEK LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.

ON A FAMILY TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA, THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER LOST THIRD GEAR TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ALONG I-95 SOUTH OF RICHMOND, VA. LUCKILY MY SON WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRAVEL A FEW MILES WITHOUT THIRD GEAR TO A CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOP. SINCE THE SHOP WAS CLOSED WE HAD TO RENT A VAN TO COMPLETE THE TRIP AND RETURN ON MONDAY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY BECAUSE CHRYSLER GAVE ME A 6 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN 7 YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE, THE 57,300+ MILES ON THE PRODUCT DOES NOT REFLECT THE 'MINIMUM' MILEAGE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOOD FOR. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE PAID FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR AS WELL AS THE COST OF THE RENTAL CARS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE TRIP AND THE COST OF HOTEL ROOMS NECESSARY TO STAY OVER NIGHT AND TO MAKE A 350 MILE RETURN TRIP TO PICK UP THE VAN. THE VAN WAS NOT DRIVEN EXTENSIVELY OR DRIVEN HARSHLY DURING THE 7 YEARS I HAVE HAVE OWNED IT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS CAR SHOULD LOSE AN ENTIRE GEAR THIS EARLY ITS LIFE ESPCIALLY IF THE PRODCUT IS SOLD AS A RELIABLE, FAMILY-SAFE VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS WHAT FURTHER ACTIONS CAN I TAKE TO SEEK REIMBURSMENT TO DEFRAY THE REPAIR COSTS FROM THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. LINDA L. KLINKSIEK

I'M HAVING A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW CONCERNING THE VAN'S IGNITION OR FUEL COMPONENT. SINCE JUNE, 2003 THE ENGINE WILL ALL OF THE SUDDENT DIE OR THE COMPRESSION GOES DOWN TO A MINIMUM THAT WILL ALLOW THE ENGINE TO ONLY RUN; THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THEN WHEN I LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN FOR AWHILE, I CAN START IT UP AND IT WILL RUN OK FOR A WHILE. MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM IS UNTIL THE PROBLEM SHOWS ITSELF; ALSO THEY SAY IT COULD BE SOME KIND OF IGNITION MODULE OF SOME SORT. ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS, I WAS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY WITH MY THREE KIDS IN TOW AND WE WERE STRANDED IN THE CAR POOL LANE. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AT ANY TIME ON THEIR OWN AND MY PAINT PEELS IN THE BACK TOP OF THE VAN ADJACENT TO THE BACK HATCH.

WITHIN SECONDS UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.*AK

5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING FROM DEALERSHIP WITH 70000 MILES, DROVE 400 MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED TO 10 MPH. REVVED ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VAN. TEST DROVE 15 MILES IN CITY/FREEWAY. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ONLY CODE THEY PULLED WAS FROM A MISFIRE. COULDN'T EXPLAIN THE CLUNKING NOICE FROM TRANSMISSION. FORWARD HAS PROBLEMS BUT REVERSE WORKED PERFECTLY FINE.*AK

FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE WAS LEAKING FUEL. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 119382 KM (ABOUT 75,000 MILES). COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AFTER A FEW DAYS. DEALER INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER MINIVANS. WOULD NOT FIX, SINCE PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAD TO GOT TO ANOTHER GARAGE TO GET IT FIXED. I AM ASKING FOR RE-IMBURSEMENT OF MY COSTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE OVER FAULTY PLUG, I.E. (96V006000). ENGINE LEAKED OUT OIL AND COOKED THE ENGINE. NOW CAR SITS, INSURED, IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON IT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FUMES WERE ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE FUMES WERE MAKING THE OCCUPANTS SICK. THE CAUSE OF THE FUMES WAS UNDETERMINED ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE.*AK

IN APRIL 2003, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE ON THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE STRUT TOWERS WERE RUSTING. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER, WHO STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT NORMAL. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST. *AK *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRUT TOWERS WERE RUSTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A RAIN STORM. *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL 02V293000 CLOCKSPRING REPAIRS. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS UNDER THE RECALL, BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIX THE HORN. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATING, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION. CONSUMER REQUESTED A CALL BACK.*AK

DRIVER SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM FAILURE, FRAME OF THE SEAT CRACKED OR BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITH A FOOT ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE IN REVERSE. WAS BROUGHT TO A HALT AFTER FRONT PASSENGER'SIDE STRUCK A TREE. CONSUMER'S FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD'S HEAD HIT REAR DOOR WINDOW, CRACKING THE WINDOW IN THE PROCESS. CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN VEHICLE DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED VAN SUDDENLY/ABRUPTLY STARTED GOING INTO REVERSE. IN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VAN GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE TO PARK, BUT THE VAN CONTINUED IN REVERSE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS THE ONLY FUNCTION THAT STOPPED THE VAN FROM MOVEMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

IN MAY 2003, TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS DUE TO THE RADIATOR FAN RELAY FAILING. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WILL START LOSING POWER. THEN, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. AT FIRST WHEN TRYING TO RESTART IT ACTS AS IF IT'S FLOODED . UPON WAITING ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT WILL START BACK UP, BUT IT WILL NEVER GIVE BACK ALL POWER, AND THEN IT WILL CUT OFF AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VAN TO 2 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS. BOTH SEEMED TO THINK THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT HAD IT BACK NO MORE THAN 1 WEEK ,AND IT WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. IN THE PAST MONTH CONSUMER INVESTED $1500.00 TO THE PROBLEMS OF THIS VAN, AND IT STILL WAS NOT FIXED. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CUT ON AND OFF AT THEIR CHOOSING. HELP!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AS OF TODAY. ONLY PURCHASED THE CARE ON NOV 29, 2002. *AK

AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING RECALL NOTICE FOR 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. *MR PH

REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR CLOCKSPRING REPAIRS. *MR *PH

DOORS UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER FEELS ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE SMALL CHILDREN ARE ABOARD. *AK

OIL HAS ESCAPED FROM THE OIL GALLEY PLUG, CAUSING A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC NOTICE THAT THE STABILIZER BAR WAS SNAPPED IN HALF.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM

EXCESSIVE RUST DAMAGE TO FRONT STRUT TOWERS. ONE OF THEM HAD TO BE REPAIRED WITH A CAP, THE OTHER TOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TOWER THAT WAS REPLACED HAD TWO CRACKS, ONE OF THEM FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TOWER.

CHRYSLER VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR DODGE, CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN; PLYMOUTH, VOYAGER/GRAND VOYAGER, AND CHRYSLER, TOWN AND COUNTRY CONCERNING DEFECTIVE CLOCSPRING WHICH CAUSES AIR BAG FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON 05/O1/2002. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SINCE THIS WAS PRIOR TO CHRYSLER'S ISSUANCE OF SAFETY RECALL CONSUMER HAD AIR BAGS REPAIRED AT HER OWN EXPENSE, BUT WANTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO DO SO. *AK

NAR 04/07/2003 MR THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER HE HAD THE WORK DONE. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING, THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *JB

THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING, WHICH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO A RECALL WHICH WAS ISSUED. *AK *JB