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1998 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 1998 record →

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Nov 15, 2004PA

WHILE DRIVING SRS AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON AND THE HORN FAILED TO COME ON WHEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Nov 15, 200454,500 milesIL

THE COMPLETE DASH CLUSTER GOES OUT. THEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 28, 200498,000 milesMD

FIRST WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN AND HAD TO REPLACE HAD GASKET WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VAN, YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THEN ON OCTOBER 13TH 2003 I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A WOMEN DOING 30-35 MPH I HIT PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE VAN WAS TOTALLED BUT YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I STILL HAVE THE VAN, MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH HURT. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.*AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Oct 26, 200482,000 milesNC

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ALARM SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. POWER DOOR LOCKED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Oct 25, 200444,966 milesVA

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V48000 CONCERNING CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS DENIED SERVICE SINCE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON. CONSUMERS' RECALL LETTER STATED UNDER 70000 MILES TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Oct 25, 200469,000 milesWI

RECALL 04V480000 CONCERNING AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 25, 2004AR

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Oct 22, 2004109,000 milesFL

TOTAL POWER SHUTDOWN WHILE TRYING TO START. STARTED 10 MINUTES LATER. VARIOUS COMPONENTS STARTED FAILING - DOOR LOCKS, INTERMITTANT WIPER, REAR WIPER, REAR WASHER, POWER MIRROR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BCM. REPLACED BCM FOR $600 AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPAIRED! THEY REPLACE DEFECTIVE BCM 50-60 TIMES A YEAR SO THAT THEY CAN TELL YOU YOUR CAR IS NOT WORKING! WHAT A RACKET! AND APPARENTLY THE ONE THEY REPLACED HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BEFORE - HOW MANY TIMES I DON'T KNOW. $220 OF RECOMMENDED REPAIRS WERE NOT GUARANTEED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS EITHER! I REPORTED THE DETAILS TO "CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE" AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL BACK - THEY DIDN'T. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THAT ALL ASSISTANCE WAS DENIED! I HAD TO PAY $600 SO THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT I HAD ALREADY TOLD THEM! I'LL TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE THEY CHARGE TO FIX THE CAR.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Sep 28, 2004106,000 milesFL

THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. AS A RESULT THE AIR BAGS AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED. RECALL 02V293000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

Air Bags
Filed Sep 14, 2004100,000 milesDE

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ,AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 8, 200480,000 milesNC

HEADLIGHTS LENS DEVELOPED A DISCOLORATION THAT REDUCED THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATION AN D DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR ON DARK ROADS. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *TS

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 18, 200436,000 milesMA

PLYMOUTH VOYAGER TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 36,000 MILES. IT WAS JUST OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. SOME VALVE SHOT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING THE EXHAUST. I'M SURPRISED IT DIDN'T BURN. TO DO A TOTAL REBUILD THE INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP HAD TO WELD THE CASE BECAUSE THIS FAILURE IS SO COMMON USED TRANSMISSION HOUSINGS ARE SCARCE. THIS FAILURE WAS REPEATED 3 MORE TIMES IN THE YEAR THAT I OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE ALSO 2 FAILURES OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL VALVE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER SAID HE FIXES MANY MORE CHRYSLER MINIVAN TRANSMISSIONS THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. HE SAID ITS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEM FOR AT LEAST A DOZEN YEARS THAT KEEPS HIS FAMILY FED. CHRYSLER DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR VEHICLES. MY RESEARCH SAYS ITS AN ALL TOO COMMON FAILURE IN NOT ONLY THE MINIVANS BUT IN THE PICKUP TRUCKS AND JEEPS AS WELL. I DROVE CHYSLERS AND JEEPS ALL MY LIFE BUT NOW I WON'T BUY EITHER. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 27, 200455,000 milesOH

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR AN EXAMINATION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN.*AK

Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields
Filed Jul 20, 200488,650 milesNY

THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME SPRING BOLT ATTACHED TO THE TIRE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DID NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT WEATHER HAS CAUSED THE DEFECTS. *LA

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Jul 15, 2004WI

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FRONT STRUT TOWER WAS CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDE BY CRAIG MOTHER MRS. DARLENE HENKEY. *NM

Electrical System
Filed Jul 6, 200456,000 milesAZ

MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A HEADLIGHT SWITCH, PUT IN A NEW ONE, CHARGED ME AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THE COMPUTER, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. A THIRD VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SHOP SIMPLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO COME ON. SO FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE REMOVED THE FUSES FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AND ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE DAY TIME. AS LONG AS THE FUSES ARE NOT IN AND I DO NOT TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN. OF COURSE HAVING A CAR YOU CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT IS A BIT OF A HINDRANCE. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Jul 6, 200456,000 milesAZ

MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A HEADLIGHT SWITCH, PUT IN A NEW ONE, CHARGED ME AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THE COMPUTER, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. A THIRD VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SHOP SIMPLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO COME ON. SO FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE REMOVED THE FUSES FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AND ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE DAY TIME. AS LONG AS THE FUSES ARE NOT IN AND I DO NOT TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN. OF COURSE HAVING A CAR YOU CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT IS A BIT OF A HINDRANCE. *JB

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 29, 2004115,000 milesMI

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V293000 REGARDING THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, A DIFFERENT CODE CAME UP THAT DIDN'T MATCH THE RECALL CODE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT UNLESS THE CODES MATCHED THE RECALL, THE REPAIR WORK WILL NOT BE DONE. *AK *SC *JB

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 24, 200490,000 milesPA

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON AND HORN THE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO OTHER TECHNICIANS WHO BOTH AGREED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK. THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED AT 90000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE CLAMPS WERE REPLACED. *NM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 14, 200460,000 milesNY

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HEAD FASKET KIT. *AK *NM

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Jun 14, 200460,000 milesCT

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND TRIED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER HIT THE GUARD RAIL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE DIFFERENTIAL CRACKED AND BROKE THE AXLE WHICH WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMEDIED, 4 DAYS LATER, THE SEALS LEAKED. *SC *JB

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jun 12, 200497,455 milesVA

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IT IS NOW GONNA COST ME ROUGHLY $300 TO HAVETHE CLOCK SPRING FIXED. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED.*AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 4, 2004FL

THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AFTER THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL . *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED LIT AND THE TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT. *SC *JB

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 4, 200494,000 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN/CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. RECALL#02V29300. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE COLCK SPRING WAS THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Filed May 27, 2004CA

WE MUST HAVE A REPLACEMENT REGISTERED IMPORTERS STICKER FOR (5/98) FEDERAL US COMPLIANCE. THE STICKER HAS BEEN TORN, BUT IS PARTIALLY THERE. UNABLE TO READ RI NAME. PLEASE PROVIDE INFO TO ABLE US TO OBTAIN ANOTHER LABEL. *MR

Structure
Filed May 19, 2004OH

WHILE HAVING SOME WORK DONE ON OUR 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE AREA AT THE TOP OF THE STRUT AND SPRING CONNECTED UNDER THE HOOD HAS BOTH CORROSION AND PERFERATION. IT COVERS ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE STRUT TOWER. I CALLED A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS RUST-THROUGH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRENTY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS CONDITION IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROPUS IF THE STRUT AND SPRING RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE REST OF THE BODY IS RUST FREE. I ALSO FOUND THAT IN 2002 A SERVICE BULLETIN 23-044-02 DATED OCTOBER 14, 2002 COVERED THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND COST ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET CHRISLER TO FIX THE PROBLEM?*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 7, 2004IL

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.(NAR) *MR ANOTHER DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM THE MEDIAN AND RAN INTO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL#02V293000 VIA MAIL. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SC *JB *CB

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 29, 2004100,000 milesDE

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON DRIVER'S 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE MOVED AND HIT THE DRIVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED BONE BRUISES ALL OVER THE BODY, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK *LA

Steering › Rack and Pinion › Rack
Filed Apr 1, 200487,000 milesMN

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENT ON VEHICLE. *LA

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 31, 200450,000 milesPA

TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED, WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS, AND LOST OF HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. *PH *MR

Air Bags1 injured
Filed Mar 30, 2004NY

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO CRASH, NO POTHOLE, NO BUMP ON THE ROAD, NOTHING TO TRIGGGER THE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. AS A RESULT I SUFFERED A BURN MARK TO MY CHIN AND NECK AND BRUSING ON MY CHEST AND FOREARM. PASSENGER WAS ALSO HIT I FACE NO VISIBLE MARKS AND CHILDREN WERE TERRIBLY SHAKEN.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 9, 200456,228 milesMD

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *JB

Air Bags
Filed Mar 5, 200464,200 milesVA

I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND HORN DON'T WORK. MOST LIKELY A CLOCK SPRING IS BAD. DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL GET RECALLED, BUT I HOPE SO. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Feb 24, 200455,000 milesDE

WHILE DRIVING, THE SERPENTINE BELT IN THE ENGINE BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, THE DRIVER SOMEHOW GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT. *JB *NM

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Feb 4, 200480,000 milesMI

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER SAW A NHTSA ARTICLE CONCERNING AN INVESTIGATION OF THESE VEHICLES. *AK

Suspension
Filed Feb 4, 2004FL

VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN BACKING OUT OR SLOWING DOWN. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Feb 4, 2004MA

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO BLOW THE HORN. YOU PRESS ALL YOU WANT AND CAN'T FIND IT.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Jan 30, 2004IL

I NOW HAVE 100000 MI. ON MY PLYMOUTH VOYGER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIDE OR SERPENTINE BELT SIX TIMES. THREE OF THESE TIMES I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TENSION PULLY. EACH TIME, THE BELT STARTS ENRAVELING NEAREST THE OUTER OR PASSENGER SIDE. EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THE OTHER TWO NARROWER BELTS NEED TO BE REMOVED SO THEY ARE REPLACED ALSO. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 1999 WITH UNDER TEN THOUSAND MILES.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 15, 200480,000 milesOH

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. OIL LEAKING OUT ON DRIVEWAYS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 15, 200458,000 milesCO

IT IS JUNE OF 2003 AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT HAS HAD A POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE, SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE TIMES 5 AND NOW A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSTLER CORP AT LEAST 5 TIMES REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THEIR ANSWER IS WELL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE CARE TRADE IT IN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 15, 200490,000 milesNC

THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BECOME VERY CLOUDY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT THEREBY CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. I WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE FABRIC DIVISION OF A COMPANY THAT DOES BUSINESS WITH CHRYSLER, AS WELL AS OTHER MFG. AND OUR FABRICS MUST MEET STRINGENT LIGHTFASTNESS REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED BY THE OEM. (BY THE WAY THE SEATS LOOK GREAT) THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO EVEN HIGHER REQUIREMENTS AS THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. I CONSIDER CHRYSLER LIABLE FOR NOT HAVING STRINGENT ENOUGH REQUIRMENTS TO PROHIBIT THIS FROM HAPPENING. JUST THINK $ 550 TO FIX THIS, REPLACE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS OBSURD WHEN THE MANUFACTURE DIDN'T DO THEIR HOMEWORK!!

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 15, 200481,000 milesUN

A/C EVAPORATER NO GOOD. THEY REPLACED THEM UP TO 1997. REAR LATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE & IT DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. HOLE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT JUST BEHIND DRIVER SLIDING DOOR.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 15, 2004UN

WATER ENTERING REAR INTERIOR THOUGH SPEAKERS AND POWER ADAPTERS

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 24, 200384,000 milesMD

ANTIFREEZE LEAKED FROM VAN SUDDENLY. TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET LEAK. THEY FIXED IT AT A COST OF $1300.00. IT HAD 84,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURED A FEW MONTHS AGO. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CRYSLER VANS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Dec 23, 2003TX

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Dec 23, 2003MO

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER-SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF PULLEYS WHEN RUN IN WET CONDITIONS. THIS HAS OCCURED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. AFTER FIRST TWO TIMES, THE BELT WAS SIMPLY PUT BACK IN PLACE BY DEALER STATING THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ON THE LAST OCCURENCE, DEALER INFORMED ME OF TSB 07-01-99 DEALING WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT AND REPLACING A BRACKET THAT KEEPS THE BELT IN ALIGNMENT. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $100.00 TO REPLACE. THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT HAS SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES ESPECIALLY SINCE THE BELT CONTROLS POWER STEERING AND COOLING OF THE VEHICLE. AN OBVIOUS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS CAN HAVE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES. NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE PLYMOUTH TO RETROFIT ALL OF THESE VEHICLES.

Tires
Filed Dec 3, 200373,000 milesAZ

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Oct 31, 2003TX

DRIVING DOWN ROAD ON HASKELL IN DALLAS, TX IM NOT SURE IF I HIT A POT HOLE OR NOT BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN BOTH AIR BAGS STEERING AND DASHBOARD DEPLOYED. *LA

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 27, 200381,000 milesMD

AFTER THE SIGNAL LIGHT TURNED GREEN DRIVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Oct 21, 2003MD

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND VEHICLE IS WORKED PROPERLY. *PH *TS *JB

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