1996 Plymouth Voyager complaints

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD GROWN TO CONSTANT. THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED. SCC

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB. *AK *JB

CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT REGARDING THE AIR BAG RECALL. ALSO ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *TS *JB

I HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED AND PAID FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. THEN SIX MONTHS LATER THERE IS A RECALL. I SENT ALL THE BILLS TO CHRYSLER AND NEVER GOT ANY MONEY. SENT IN TOW DAYS AFTER RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED. I AM ALSO CALLING CHRYSLER BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW THEY ARE TRYING NOT TO PAY THIS. *JB

THE CAR SEAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND HARNESS LATCH OPENED AND CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED INTO THE BUILT IN CAR SEAT, AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GET HER OUT, THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T EXTEND OUT TO RELEASE. THE STRAPS REMAINED LOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. SCC

WATER PUMP HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS . ALSO THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKEN 3 TIMES AND TENSIONER WAS BROKEN 2 TIMES ( ALL REPLACED WHEN WATER PUMP WAS BROKEN )-IN PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 1996.8JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A DEER HEAD ON. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

I HAD TO REPLACE 5 SERPENTINE BELTS AND 2 FAN BELTS IN THE PAST 2 YEARS, ALONG WITH THE PULLEYS TWICE. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED TO. BUT FOR SOME REASON IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I CALL A DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID NO RECALL ON THIS YEAR BUT ON THE 1995, I TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR WAS MADE OCT. 1995. I DIDN'T HAVE WORK DONE AT THE DEALER SINCE I COULDN'T GET TIME OFF FROM WORK. SO I USED A SHOP NEAR MY JOB. THE VAN IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN THAT IT MAKES BEFORE THE BELT FAILS, A CHRIPPING AND SQUEAL

THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*JB

THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED TWICE.*JB

I AM EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CHRYSLER VOYAGER VAN WITH THE 3.0 V6 ENGINE. I HAVE GAS LEAKS AND CRACKS FROM THE FUEL RAIL. I CALLED CHRYSLER 3 TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO INCLUDE MY TYPE OF ENGINE EVEN THOUGHT IT IS THE SAME FUEL RAIL AND PROBLEM.. HELP? RECALL 00V268000: FUEL RAIL CRACKS/LEAKS

THE BELT TENSIONER FAILED, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH HAD BROKEN, THE TRANSAXLE PAN SIDE CONVERTER AND THE STEERING PUMP HAD RUSTED.*SCC *JB

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL.*JB

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS A MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

CONSUMERWAS DRIVING AND HEARD A "CLUNKING" NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. PH

1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER ;WHEN IGNITION KEY IS SWITCH TO ON.FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL TURN ON FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AND POWER DOOR LOCK MAKES LIKE A GRINDING NOISE.NOTE THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN CRANK AND STARTED YET AND ALL THE SWITCHES HAS BEEN OFF AND NOT TOUCH AT ALL.EVENTUALLY A FEW DAYS AFTER INCIDENT SOME SWITCHES TO THE HVAC FAN HAS NOT BEEN WORKING AND THE FACTORY STEREO EVENTUALLY MALFUNCTION.YOU CANNOT TUNE THE AM/FM TUNER IT STAYS IN 1 STATION.THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT TIMES WONT SHIFT AND OTHER TIMES WILL SHIFT WITHOUT PROBLEM.THE MINIVAN HAS 48.500 MILES ONLY.I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AT MALL CHYSLER AND THEY RECOMENDED TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT AND REPLACE CLOCK SPRING,AND REPAIR FLUEL RAIL-INJECTION.THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT,IT STILL OCCASIONALLY REFUSES TO SHIFT AT TIMES NOTICING THE TACH NEEDLE GOING AT 4,000RPM WITH SPEED OF ONLY 30-40MPH.THE SYMPTOMS REMAINS WITH WIPER HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN TURNING ON WHEN INGINITION IS ON.ANOTHER PROLEM COMES UP AFTER I BROUGHT VAN TO THE DEALER.OCCASIONALLY INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I'M DRIVING.ALSO HEAD GASKET LEAKING.I HOPE CHRYSLER WILL HELP ME.

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE, FUEL RAIL LINE AND TANK. CLOCKSPRING, HEAD GASKET, AND THE WIPERS WILL COME ON WHEN NOT IN USE. SCC PH

THE VAN WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION MOSTLY ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE. NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE OWNER HAS JUST RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE "CLOCK SPRING" 01-27-2003. PH

THE HORN IS NOT WORKING AND HER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. PH

AFTER RECALL #02V29300 AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING WAS DONE ON VEHICLE THE HORN SHORTED OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHEN TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONING AND/OR HEAT CARRYING OUT KNOB ONLY W2ORKS ON 1,3,45. HEAT DOESN'T COME OUT OF THE VENTS. *AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDLE WILL JUMP FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE LIGHT WILL COME ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TS THE CLOCKSPRING WAS INOPERATIVE, THE FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, THE GAS TANK INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKED AND A TONE SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE SEEMED FINE FOR A WHILE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD COME BACK CONSTANTLY. SCC

I AM ONE OF THE MANY MANY CUSTOMERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING COMPLETE FAILURES WITH THE CHRYSLER 41TE ULTRADRIVE TRANSMISSIONS. IN MY CASE I HADE A COMPLETE TRANSMITION REPLACEMENT AT 79,000 MILES. AT 123,000 MILES WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH. I HADE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT HAD INSTALLED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVER ITS 36,000 WARRANTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DECLINED THE $2900 ESTIMATE AND I AM CURRENTLY GETTING A SECOND OPINION ON THE REPAIR. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHILE I WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEMS OF THIS TRANSMISSION, I FOUND THAT MOST OWNERS OF THE 41TE TRANSMISSION WILL EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT AN AVERAGE OF 80,000 MILES. I FURTHER LEARNED THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS WILL FAIL, AS THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACING THEM SENSE THE 1980''S WHEN IT WAS NAMED THE A604. WE NEED TO GET THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THE PROBLEMS CAN BE RESOLVED. IN MY CASE, I JUST EXPERIENCED THE INCONVENIENCE OF FINDING MYSELF STRANDED. IF MY TIMING HAD BEEN DIFFERENT, MY SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, AUSING FUEL TO LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SMOKE. TS

CONSUMER WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED. OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. THE COLLISION CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARD.

CONSUMER WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED. OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. THE COLLISION CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RELEASED. TS

CONSUMER WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED. OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. THE COLLISION CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS

THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WITHOUT WARNING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER MOTORIST. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

BASICALLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT ( I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER). THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON INTERMITTENTLY , I HAVE PUT 3 OR 4 NEW BATTERIES IN IT. THE ALARM SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I HAVE HEARD THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. HAS ANY DECISIONS BEEN MADE SO THAT I WONT HAVE TO PAY $300.00 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770839

TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE BY GOODYEAR MACHENICS AND SALES AGENTS.

PER CONSUMER THE DEALERSHIP CROWN DODGE,CHRYSLER,PLYMOUTH INC;GADSDEN AL;256-546-5276; IS GOING TO RUN A DIAGNOSE BEFORE DOING RECALL ON THE VEHICLE ,AND WILL CHARGE CONSUMER IF THE RECALL PART IS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE RECALL IS FOR THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING 02 V 293 000. *NLM

OIL LEAKED FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THIS PROBLEM HAD EXISTED SINCE 45K MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT MOST OF THE VEHICLES FROM 1995-1999 ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THEM. *NLM THE SPECIFIC VEHICLES ARE: PLYMOUTH DODGE, CIRRUS, STRATUS, BREEZE, SEBRING, TOWN & COUNTRY, CARAVAN, AND VOYAGER. TSB-09-05-98 THE VEHICLE LOSES 1 QT. OF OIL, THE OIL GETS ON TOP OF THE STEERING RACK AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS FIRE. SCC

FOUR NEW GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES (3 MONTHS OLD) WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE (SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND DEFORMITY) AFTER DRIVING FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. JUST OUT OF OHIO WE EXPERIENCED AN IRITATING, HAND-NUMBING VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WE MANAGED TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT BY DRIVING UNDER 75MPH. AFTER 3000 MILES AND FIVE DAYS OF DRIVING, WE LOST THE POWER STEERING ON THE FIRST DAY IN LAS VEGAS. THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION. THEY FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE TIRES WERE BADLY DEFORMED, AND THAT THEY WERE PRIMARELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE. TWO OF THE TIRES WERE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED WITHOUT QUESTION AT THE LOCAL WAL-MART (THEY WERE PURCHASED AT WAL-MART IN CLEVELAND). I POINT OUT THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THREE DAYS BEFORE THE TRIP BEGAN AS PRECAUTION AND PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP(COST OF INSPECTION AND MINOR REPAIRS WAS $600.OO). TIRE BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION.

VANTAGE CONVERSION VAN FUEL LINE FAILURE. SERVICE ORDER READS: "SS RUBBER FUEL LINE WAS INSTALLED BY WHOMEVER INSTALL WHEEL CHAIR CARRIAGE FROM GAS TANK TO FRT OF ENGINE. RUBBER LINE ROTTED AWAY. FOUND FUEL LINE LEAKING FROM TOP OF ENGINE REPLACED LINE FROM FUEL TANK TO FUEL RAIL."

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING THE COMSUER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-*****OVER TO ARTEMIS*******770809. *AK *JB

HORN FAILURE AND CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER SAYS CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED. DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ALLUMINATED, CRUISE CONTROL GOES OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED SAID CLOCK SPRING FAILED. TS

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER EXPENSE, THE CONSUMER FEELS A MAJOR COMPONENT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 80000 MILES AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE OFFERED SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. MR *NLM

PLEASE ADD DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN AT 15 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYS CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND THEN APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. *MR

THE CLOCKSPRING CONNECTOR ROUTES THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG AND HORN WIRING FROM THE ROTATING STEERING WHEEL TO THE STATIONARY COLUMN. IT BROKE, LEAVING BOTH THE AIRBAG AND HORN INOPERATIVE. I NOTICED AN ERRATIC AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FOR 6 MONTHS AND RECENTLY FOUND THE HORN NO LONGER WORKED. I REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY AND TOOK APART THE OLD UNIT TO DIAGNOSE. IT DOES NOT USE WIPERS, BUT RATHER A COILED FLAT CABLE WITH ~ 6 FLAT COPPER LEADS. SINCE MY VAN DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL, ONLY 3 OF THE LEADS ARE USED. I FOUND THAT THE FLAT CABLE IS FOLDED BACK TIGHTLY UPON ITSELF TO SECURE AT THE INNER ROTATING CONNECTOR. ALL THE LEADS WERE BROKEN AT THIS SHARP BEND. A THIN PLASTIC SHEET IS AGAINST THE CABLE AT THIS TIGHT FOLD IN AN APPARENTLY LAME ATTEMPT AT STRAIN RELIEF. THIS DESIGN IS GUARANTEED TO FAIL AFTER SO MANY TURNS OF THE STEERING WHEEL. TSB 08-010-01 NOTES MANY FAILURES, CLAIMING THEY ARE DUE TO SERVICING ISSUES. SAFETY RECALL 982 FOR FAILED CLOCKSPRINGS IN DODGE PICKUPS. ALL AFFECTED CHRYSLER VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. I SPENT $80. FOR THE PART AND MUCH TIME FIXING MINE. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHCLE HAD STOP FOR GAS AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE DAY BEFORE FROM THE DEALER SHIP WHERE THE RECALL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE WAS DONE, WAS PUMPING GAS WHEN THE GAS SPILLED ALL OVER THE GROUND AT THE GAS STATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

THE DESIGN OF THE LAMP ASSEMBLY ALLOWS ARCING TO OCCUR BETWEEN THE BULB HOLDER AND THE REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY. ARCING CAUSED PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, MELTED AND CHARRED THE PLASTIC REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY. MFG WAS CONTACTED BUT CHOSE TO TAKE NO ACTION. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO CONTACT AREA IN REFLECTOR. HOWEVER WOULD EXPECT THAT FIRE/CHARRING OF PLASTIC COULD EXTEND IN SOME CASES TO CAUSE IGNITION OF ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. CONDITION HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME BASED ON DAMAGE BUT WAS ONLY FOUND WHEN LAMP APPEARED TO BE "BURNED OUT". DATES AND MILEAGE ARE ACTUALLY UNKNOWN FOR WHEN EVENT STARTED. MR