THERE IS LOW VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING, AND THE VEHICLE PULLS STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
1997 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 1997 record →
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MP TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
AT 35 MPH & ABOVE, THE TRANSMISSION EMITS A WHISTLE OR WHINE. THE DEALER SAID ITS THE RING & PINON GEARS MAKING THE NOISE BUT ALL CARS DO IT. IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AT 35 MPH THE NOISE STOPS. ITS BEEN GETTING WORSE IN THE LAST MONTH.
DRIVER'S SIDE BACK REST IS COLLAPSING WHICH IS CAUSING A PROBLEM FOR DRIVER TO POSITION HIMSELF TO DRIVE PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE VIN# UPON RECEIPT. THE SPINDLE/THE TIMING CHAIN IS NO LONGER USEFUL. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TIMING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN TRYING TO PURCHASE, THEY WERE TOLD THAT CONSUMER NEEDS TO BUY THE TIMING CHAIN AND WHEEL WHICH IS NOW SOLD TOGETHER .SHE COULD NOT PURCHASE THEM SEPARATLY. *AK
HEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, IMPACT APPROX. OF 25-30 MPH. CONSUMER VEHICLE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
POWER STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT, MAKING A TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP. DEALER STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, COLORING IS VERY YELLOWISH AND NOT BRIGHT, NEED TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE AT NIGHT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT LIGHTS MEET STANDARDS. *AK CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED BY A CHRYSLER REPRESENATIVE THAT RUNNING LIGHTS BE INSTALLED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE.*JB
BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT GIVE DRIVER FULL CAPACITY TO STOP. HE HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, NOT MANUFACTURER. *AK
LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS.
GAS TANK MAKES NOISE WHEN 1/2 FULL, THE REPAIR KIT (PAD) DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM NOISE.
WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ARE ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE CAME TO STOP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE SPORATICALLY *AK
THE RUBBER IN THE GAS TANK DETERIORATED, CAUSING BOTH VENTING TUBES SIDES TO LEAK GASOLINE, IF IGNITED COULD START A FIRE. DEALER IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
AT 25,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND CAUSES THE POWER STEERING AND THE ABS BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.
SEAT BELT DO NOT HOLD CAR SEATS VERY STABLE.
AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK, WHILE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, CAUSING IT TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
THREE TIRE FAILURES, FIRST TIRE FAILURE BEGAN 30 DAYS AFTER OWNERSHIP. (GOODYEAR CONQUEST P215/65R15).
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR DONE, AND THE DEALER DIDN'T DO WHAT THE RECALL STATED THEY SHOULD DO, TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (97V-200). *AK
EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR.
VEHICLE JUMPS AND VIBRATES AND WHINES WHEN ACCELERATING.
THE HEAD GASKET HAVE BLOWN, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
CHILD INTERGRATED SEAT WOULD NOT PULL DOWN. OWNER NOTIFIED CHRYSLER ON THIS MATTER, WHERE THEY SENT OWNER A VIDEO TAPE ON HOW TO USE SEAT, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
WHENEVER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO MOVE, THE ENGINE WILL ROAR UP, BUT THE TRUCK JUST SITS THERE BEFORE IT WILL MOVE. ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
THE TIMING BELT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY.
BRAKE SHOES AND PADS MAKE GRINDING NOISE, REPLACED AND STILL CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE.
ON BRAKING IT IS HARD TO BE SURE THE BRAKES ARE WORKING BUT IT STOPS THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. YH
CONSUMER HAS LEG CRAMPS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SEATS IN HIS VEHICLE. THE SEAT DOES NOT COME OUT TO LEGS WHEN SITTING. CONSUMER FEELS LIKE HE IS HOLDING THE SEAT UP WHEN DRIVING. AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES LEGS WILL CRAMP BECAUSE THERE'S NO SUPPORT UNDERNEATH KNEES. AND IF HE PUTS THE BACK OF SEAT UP, HE LOOSES 3-TO-4 INCHES BECAUSE THE BACK COMES OVER THE SEAT ITSELF. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITHOUT A VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STUMBLES/LURCHES WHEN A/C IS ON. *AK
WHILE DIRVING ABOUT 35MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY RESISTED. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE. OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER IS REPAIRING VEHICLE. *AK
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.
THE VAN WAS PARKED AND THE BATTERY FELL INTO THE ENGINE AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS THE RESULT OF THE FIRE. *YH
THE SLIDING DOOR ON PASSEGER'S SIDE CANNOT BE OPENED WITH KEY. ALSO OWNER NOTES PROBLEMS WITH OPENING INSIDE LOCK. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION. *AK
CONSUMER STOPS, PUTS VEHICLE IN A REVERSE MODE, STEPS ON GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE IS STUCK,. NEEDS TO REAPPLY PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL REPEATEDLY. SUDDENLY IT WILL REVERSE. DEALER REPLACED TRANMISSION. CLAIMS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. NOW VEHICLE JERKS REPEATEDLY IN THE REVERSE MODE, LOSS OF POWER. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HAD A RUBBING SOUND IN THE REAR BRAKES. SIX TIMES DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIRS, BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO GRIND. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO, ON THREE OCAASIONS, LURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON BRAKE PEDAL. RECENTLY, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HAS LOCKED UP. *AK
LIFTED THE SEAT BELT OF THE INTERGRATED CSS TO GET THE CHILD OUT AND THE SEAT BELT FELL DOWN ON THE CHILD AND PINNED THE CHILD TO THE INTERGRATED CSS, HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO RELEASE THE CHILD. *AK
GAS TANK BAFFLES FAILED.
BOTH FRONT DOORS SEPARATED FROM THE BODY, CAUSING A MISALIGNMENT WHERE THEY SHOULD MEET THE TOP OF THE BODY. *AK
THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE WILL MOVE FROM PARK INTO ANY GEAR BEFORE PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. *AK
FAILURE ON THE BUILT IN CSS, THE CSS SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE CHILD TO BE TRAPED IN THE SEAT.
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