1996 Plymouth Voyager complaints

WHEN TAKING OFF DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS, AND IT MAKES AVERY LOUD SOUND. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE, IT IS VERY HARD TO UNLOCK WITH KEY. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE LOSING POWER AND UNABLE TO START DUE TO ELETRICAL SHORT. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PROBLEM OCCURS IN COLD / WARM OPERATION. *AK

RECALLED FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL AND LOCK NUT (99V-216) WERE REPAIRED AT DEALER HOWEVER 5 WEEKS LATER WHILE FILLING THE TANK CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE TANK THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP SEAL, CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE WORK REDONE. NLM

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V216000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 845/FUEL PUMP FAILURE. RECALL WORK WAS DONE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK,CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE MODULE. ALSO, FUEL TANK SHOULD BE TOPPED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SPILLAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, SUCH AS 65MPH VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY. MANUFACTURER HAS CALLED DEALER TO KEEP VEHICLE A LITTLE LONGER IN ORDER TO FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

PANIC STOP ON WET ROAD RESULTED IN NO BRAKES. DRIVER RAN THE VAN OFF THE ROAD AND FINALLY STOPPED IN GRASS.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

THE CLOCK SPRING BROKE ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS DISABLED THE HORN AND POWER TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. I KNOW A FEW OTHER MINIVAN OWNERS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT THIS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS WITH ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED IN 30 YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THIS AREA.

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING FUEL TANK STRAPS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO PART WAS AVAILABLE. IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 11/2 -2 WEEKS BEFORE PARTS MAY BE RECEIVED. WILL GENERATE A COMPUTER REPORT, AND START CALLING FOR APPOINTMENT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, COOLING FAN RELAY MODULE REPLACED ALSO. (99V-216) *MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED AT LEAST 2 TIMES BY DEALER. PROBLEMS CONTINUE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES. PARK IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. RECENTLY PROBLEM DEVELOPED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT ALWAYS TURN ON. ALSO DASHBOARD DISPLAYS GOES BLANK ON INTERMITTENT BASIS

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL FOR COOLING FAN RELAY. IT WAS TAKEN TO BE REPLACED. THEN 2 MONTHS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER WAS CALLED FOR 2ND APPOINTMENT. LAST WEEK COOLING FAN CEASED AND BLEW THE 40 AMP FUSE & RELAY SWITCH. CONSUMER WASN'T HAVING PROBLEMS UNTIL RELAY WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER FOUND OUT FROM DEALER THAT THE RELAY SWITCH CAN CAUSE THE FAN TO BREAK. DEALER NEGLIGENT IN FIRST RECALL REPAIR. *AK *ML

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. FAN BELT HAS BROKEN MORE THAN 5 TIMES. *AK

REAR LEFT PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED OPERATING. ALSO, WHENEVER LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED IT CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO OPERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

OIL LEAKAGE FROM HEAD GASKET WHICH COULD RESULT IN FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE ON 24 NOV. 99. HEAD GASKET CONTINUES TO LEAK. SERVICE ADVISOR NOTIFIED ON 4 MAR.00. OWNER DOES NOT FEEL OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR 2ND REPAIR AND FEELS ENGINE HEAD GASKET SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ALL. VEHICLE IS ALMOST 4 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 60000 MILES. LIFE AND LIMB ARE PUT AT RISK FOR VEHICLE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS AND POTENTIALLY OTHER PERSONS D/T RISK FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE FROM HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS MILEAGE AND AGE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DAMAGES BY FIREWALL NEAR BATTERY, CLAIM 43-R431-294. *SLC

FUEL TANK WARPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE HAD MAJOR COMPONENTS REPLACED AND IT ISNT EVEN PAID FOR YET. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON IT. THE WIPERS STILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES INEXPLICABLY - SOMETIMES THE KEY IS NOT EVEN IN THE IGNITION! THEY STILL HAVE NOT REMEDIED THAT PROBLEM. THE MAJOR COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THE ENGINE. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I HAD THE OIL GALLEY PLUG RECALL DONE (SUPPOSEDLY) AND IN SEPTEMBER I HAD TO HAVE A HEAD GASKET JOB DONE ON THIS VAN. IN THE RECALL IT STATES, AND I QUOTE "IN CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY AND ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL IS NOT ADEQUATELY RETAINED. WELL, THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THE TWO REPAIRS WERE UNRELATED. I DISAGREE. IF MY RECALL WAS DONE PROPERLY, THEN WHY DO MY RECORDS INDICATE I COMPLAINED OF OIL LEAKS AFTER THAT RECALL WAS DONE? AND IF OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL GALLEY PLUG, WOULDNT THAT CAUSE BREAKDOWN OF THE HEAD GASKET OVER TIME? IT WOULD. NOW THE LATEST: YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2000, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (I HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS). I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED, ONCE AGAIN, TO HAVE IT WORKED ON. THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD. I COULD NOT, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, EVER SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. SO NOW I FEEL LIKE I AM STUCK WITH A PIECE OF GARBAGE. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRS, PLUS WHAT IT HAS COST ME IN RENTING A VEHIC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, AND WILL SOMETIMES STOP HALF WAY WHEN THEY'RE TURNED OFF. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FORWARD DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH EXPLODED, SCATTERING METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION. *MJS

WORN SLIDING DOOR STABILIZER SOCKETS, FAILED LEFT SIDE UPPER HINGE. *AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN TURNING. *AK

REAR DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY UNLESS DOOR IS SLAMMED CLOSE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS, AND USED DIFFERENT PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. BUT, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT. ALSO, ONCE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT WILL NOT TAKE OFF. IT WILL MOVE IF PUT INTO 2ND GEAR. DEALER HAS OVER AND OVER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT IS SOLUTION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. WIPERS REPAIRED--THE WIRING WAS INCORRECT. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HAS AN INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE, AND THE CHILD'S HAIR GOT CAUGHT IN IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE CHILD TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE BUNCHES OF HAIR HAD BEEN PULLED OUT. ALSO, CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD LOCK UP. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CALL HERE FIRST AND MAKE A COMPLAINT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE STREET. DRIVER TURNED VEHICLE ONTO THE CURB TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER GOT STUCK ON ICE AND WHEN TRYING TO ROCK THE VEHICLE OUT, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 38-J494-074. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATES CONSTANTLY, THEIR IS A RECALL ON THE 1995 MODEL, BUT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE 1996. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING AND LEAKING FLUID. YH

OUR VAN ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WE HEARD A NOISE AND THE VAN JERKED AND THEN MADE FUNNY NOISES. WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP THE TOLD US THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT EXPLODED INSIDE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE VANS WITH BAD TRANSMISSION. I HOPE SOME DAY SOON SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS NOT VERY GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDING CUSTOMERS DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *AK

GAS FUMES ARE COMING UP INTO THE VAN. WHEN THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING WHERE THE SENDING UNIT COMES OUT. THE VAN WAS REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 99V216000 FUEL; FUEL PUMP. VAN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE RIVERS/ PASSENGER'S AIRS BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCION EFFECTIVELY; RUN AT WILL; CONTINUE EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF; ALSO WHEN IN USE DO NOT SHUT OFF CORRECTLY. THEY WILL STOP ANYWHERE ON THE WINDSHIELD, BUT NOT IN THE CORRECT DOWN POSITION. HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED AT 3 TIMES NOW. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SAME SWITCH TWICE TO THE TUNE OF $200.00. THE PARY # IS 5012382AA. STILL I HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE HARD PART IS THAT IS DOESN'T DO IT CONSISTENTLY. I AM FRUSTRATED AND A BIT ANGRY, AND BETWEEN THE BRAKES AND THIS HATE THIS VAN! I FEEL PUT OFF BY MY DEALERSHIP, ANBD JUST WANT INFORMATION ON WHAT I CAN TELL THEM THAT WILL HELP LOCATE THE PROBELM. PLEASE HELP. *AK

WE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN JUNE OF 1999. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND CHIME WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY, PARTICULARLY ON BUMPY ROADS. WE WOULD CHECK ALL THE DOORS, THEY WOULD ALL BE SHUT. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WE'D PURCHASED IT FROM. ON 6/28/99 THEY RE-ALIGNED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO "FIX THE PROBLEM". EVERYTHING WAS OK FOR AWHILE. WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM AGAIN IN SEPT OF 1999. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER 10/8/99; THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER-SIDE SWITCH. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. ON 10/21/99 THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND ORDERED A BODY CONTROL MODULE. AT THIS POINT IT WAS ALMOST CONTINUOUS DINGING AND FLASHING OF THE DOME LIGHTS.THEY REPLACED THE MODULE ON 11/3/99. IT WAS BETTER FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN THE DINGING AND FLASHING STARTED AGAIN. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY ORDERED ANOTHER MODULE, WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON 12/29/99. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEY ORDERED STILL ANOTHER MODULE, WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON 1/11/2000. THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE DEALER HAS INSTRUCTED ME THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE MODULE AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL THIS WILL SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE IT IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE WHEN THE DOME LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF VISIBILITY IS VERY POOR. MY HUSBAND DRIVES THE VEHICLE TO WORK AT NIGHT AND HAS HAD TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON MANY OCCASIONS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 32,000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS ANOMOLY FOR 3 SPEED TRANSMISSION LIKE MINE, MOST CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION FAILURES WERE CONFINED TO THE A604 ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILED TEST AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, BUT I HAD TO PAY LABOR COSTS. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THAT THE NEW TRANS. CAME WITH A 12,000 MI. ONE YEAR WARRANTY. *AK

LOW COMPRESSION ON ONE VALVE, REQUIRING $1200 REPAIR. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN A/C IS TURNED ON DUE TO FAULTY POWER CONTROL MODULE. YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO HELP FROM DEALER. $12OO REPAIR BILL FOR PART THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED 100,000 MILES! *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON WHEN TURN LEFT SIGNAL ENGAGED WHILE TURNING LEFT OR SOMETIMES NOT COME ON AT ALL: MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY CONTROLS OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *AK

SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE REPORTED TO US PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. EVEN RON RITTENHOUSE THE OWNER OF PARNELL SAID HE IS AWARE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS AND OTHER LOCAL MECHANIC'S. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHY HASN'T SOMEONE CONTACTED US TO OUR REQUEST THROUGH PARNELL. WE HAD TO PAY $604.00 AND HAVE IT REDONE TWICE BEFORE THE VAN WAS DRIVEABLE AGAIN. PLEASE REPLY. IS THIS A POSSIBLE RECALL? WE QUESTION IF THIS WAS CAUSED IN PART BY THE FAN MOTOR THAT WAS RECALLED. *AK

CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN NO HELP. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME SPEAK TO ANY SUPERVISOR. THIS CAR IS NOT OLD. I OWNED A CARAVAN BEFORE AND WENT THROUGH 2 TRANSMISSIONS AND ONE MOTOR. THEY ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WONT EVEN FIX IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50-55 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE SEAT BACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COLLASPED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE WHOLE SEATBACK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DEALER REIMBURSED OWNER FOR REPAIRS. *AK.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO ON/OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS CAUSED A HAZARDOUS PROBLEM FOR DRIVER. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIRS. SINCE REPAIRS DONE ON WIPERS, THE SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK

ORIGINALLY REPAIRED AT DEALER'S EXPENSE, SECOND REPAIR PAID BY OWNER

TRANSMISSION HAS A HUGE CRACK IN IT, ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE SOLENOID THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. YH