1998 Plymouth Voyager complaints

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE SERVICE WAS INCOMPLETE BECAUSE, AFTER A WEEK, VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WHENEVER ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER SHOP, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXCEPTIONALLY LOW. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THAT DIAGNOSIS TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS WITHOUT CONSUMER PAYING FOR THEM.*AK

THE HORN ASSEMBLY SOUNDED OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED A SHORT THROUGH THE VEHICLE. WHILE PRESSING THE HORN THERE WAS ONE MINUTE COMMUNICATION. *AK AT TIMES IT STAYED ON FOR 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED FOR A COST OF $350. WHEN THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT, THE COST WENT UP TO $1000. AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM BEING IN THE STEERING UNIT WHICH HOUSED THE AIR BAG. DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE HORN. *PH. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE INSIDE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE PADS COMING OFF THE BRAKE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE DESIGN THAT CAUSED PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR.*AK

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FROZE AT EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE (24,000) CREATING FIRE HAZARD BENEATH HOOD DUE TO RUBBING ACTION OF DRIVEBELT. *AK

1998 PLYMONTH VOYAGER SE IGNITION- SECURITY SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

ON CERTAIN MINI VANS CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WINDED INCORRECTLY DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. *AK

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED. DEALER REPLACING SAYS THAT IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. PUT KEY IN LOCK AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN OR STEERING WHEEL UNLOCK.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND FAILED TO RESTART. *AK THE VAN WOULD CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START FOR 2-3 HOURS MAYBE LONGER. THE VAN NO LONGER STARTS. *PH *JB

CONSUMER STATES AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, AND THE HORN DOES NOT SOUND WHEN PRESSED. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DAIMLER/CHRYSLER 2.4 LITER DOHC CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL ON HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK

MY19 98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH THE 2.4LTR ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AT APPROX. 49,000 MILES. AFTER TEDIOUS SEARCHING, I FOUND THE LEAK WAS CONFINED TO THE HEAD GASKET. WHICH HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. I ASKED CHRYSLER IF THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD NO. SO THEN I DECIDED TO CHECK THE INTERNET, AND LORDY LORDY THE PLACE WAS OVERFLOWING WITH A MULTITUDE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DESIGN PROBLEM, WHICH GIVES TO A SERIOUS POSSIBILITY OF LOSS OF PROPERTY OR LIFE DUE TO THE OIL LEAKING COULD CATCH FIRE AS IT DRIPS AND MISTS IT'S WAY UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST AND CONVERTER ARE BOTH IN THE PATH OF THE OIL. CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL MONEYS PAID IN TRYING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY ALIGNED CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO BREAK. CURRENTLY, THE BELT PRETENSION NEEDS REPLACING. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NLM

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

OIL PAN IS MADE OF ALUMINUM WHICH RESULTS IN THE TREAD WEARING OUT AFTER SEVERAL OIL CHANGES. OIL PAN CANNOT BE PLUGGED.*AK

CLOCKSPRING HAD TO BE REPAIRED ON 6/13/2003. *AK

98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER EXPRESSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH A PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION BRAKING AND IT CRACKS YOUR CASE IN TRYING TO FIND A USED ONE, EVERYONE THAT HAD ONE, THAT WAS WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO IT. *NLM

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS NO HORN/CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE CLOCKSPRING. CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT WORK /TWICE 2002 AND AGAIN 2003 BOTH TIMES LOCK SMITHS WERE CALLED TO FIX AND BOTH TIMES TOLD ME PROBLEM CONSTANT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL[ USUALLY PIN #3 WITHIN IGNITION LOCK. *JB

I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVAN (VIN #[XXX]) AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A CLOCKSPRING FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED I WAS NOT COVERED SINCE THE BUILD DATE WAS TWO DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE COVERED PERIOD. THIS SEEMS VERY UNREASONABLE TO ME AND INDICATES THAT MAYBE THE RECALL WAS TOO NARROW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 42,000 MILES. *JB

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER LOSES SERPENTINE BELT ,OVER HEATS AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHENEVER IT RAINS. I HAD THE BELT TENSIONER REPLACED TWICE IT HAS NOT HELPED NOW VAN IS AT ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY SAY IT IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND PULLEY. THEY ARE CHARGING ME $400.00 DOLLARS TO DO THIS WORK AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND ADDRESSED.*JB

THE INTERIOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED. OCCASIONALLY THE HORN WOULD FAIL. METAL FRAGMENT CUT THROUGH THE POWER STEERING AND CAUSED NOISE WHEN STEERING. THE DOOR HANDLE DIDN'T OPEN SMOOTHLY. THE DEALER REPLACED FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS. ALSO, REPLACED LEAKING ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET, ENGINE BELT AND TENSIONER. . *AK *NLM

THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *JB

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, AND THERE WAS A CRUNCHY NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING LINES LEAKED, THE FRONT STRUTS AND SUSPENSION WERE REPLACED, AT TIMES THE HORN DID NOT WORK, AND LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A COURTESY COPY TO NHTSA (CC) THE LETTER IS ADDRESSED TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER.*PH ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS WERE REPLACED.*JB

THE CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED A DAY BEFORE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED TO RECEIVE A REFUND. SCC

MY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAD IT FIXED BEFORE THE RECALL CAME OUT. CHRYSLER IS NOW REFUSING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR CLAIMING IT IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL LIST. I BELIEVE THE RECALL LIST IS NOT REACHING ALL OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLE'S AND SHOULD INCLUDE ALL 98 VOYAGERS. *JB

THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT LENS WAS CLOUDED, WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING.*AK *JB

AFTER RECALL REPAIR OF THE CLOCKSPRING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HORN SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. *AK *NLM

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, A PINK SUBSTANCE HAD LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB ON EACH OCCASION , THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE KEEPLER PIN WAS FOUND NOT PROPERLY HARDENED. SCC

I WAS CHANGING MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY USING THE JACK SUPPLIED WITH MY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. I HAD JUST REMOVED THE TIRE WHEN THE "JACK SCREW" SNAPPED IN HALF. THE VAN FELL TOWARDS ME, HITTING ME AND KNOCKING ME BACKWARDS ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED ME TO BREAK A MOLAR IN HALF REQUIRING A CAP TO REPAIR IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL BLURRED VISION. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORP. VIA THEIR INTERNET SITE ON 02/10/03. I DID NOT EVER SPEAK TO A CSR UNTIL 02/18/03. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER HAD REVIEWED MY COMPLAINT AND DETERMINED THAT THE INJURIES WERE NOT A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE JACK AND REFUSED TO ASSIST ME WITH MY DENTAL BILLS. FURTHER MORE THEY SAID MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO THEY COULD NOT EVEN REPLACE MY JACK. I AM AN ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND THOUGHT THEY MIGHT WANT TO ANALYZE THE FAILURE, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE, THEY DID NOT FEEL THAT IT WAS A MAJOR ISSUE. I WAS LUCKY THAT MY INJURIES ONLY INVOLVED A TOOTH AND BLURRED VISION. THE NEXT TIME SOMEBODY MIGHT BE CRUSHED.

PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING , CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS.*JB

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED,VEHICLES' STEERING WHEEL WILL TIGHTEN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAVE REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION 3 TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP ONCE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXITS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE IS A FUEL SMELL COMING THOUGH THE VENTS. THE FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING GASOLINE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

I HAVE A PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH 47,000 MI. I'D ONLY HAD IT FOR 4 MOS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS PROBABLY ON IT'S WAY OUT SEEING AS CHRYSLER KNOWS NOT HOW TO MAKE A WORKING PRODUCT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO TRY TO PULL OUT ONTO A ROAD WHEN I AM NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT I AM GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO. WHEN I DO AND IT DOESN'T MOVE, I THEN HAVE TO HURRY UP AND GUN IT SO AS NOT TO GET HIT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR THEN JERKS INTO GEAR AFTER REVING UP TO AROUND 50 IF I TAKE IT THAT FAR. I USUALLY DON'T BECAUSE THEN ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS SCREAMING. SHIFTING IS A PROBLEM. IT IS WELL KNOWN TO MOST CHRYSLER OWNERS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, YET CHRYSLER DOES NOTHING TO UPGRADE OR FIX THE DEFECTS. HAD I KNOWN THIS INFORMATION BEFORE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR, I WOULD'VE BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MAKE VEHICLE.

98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VIN #[XXX] PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MY ACRYLIC HEAD LAMPS HAVE BECOME PITTED VIA NORMAL DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS CAUSES LOSS OF VISIBILITY DURING NIGHTTIME OPERATION. VISIBILITY MAY BE LOWERED BY MORE THAN 50%. I THINK THIS MAY BE A COMMON SITUATION IN VEHICLES NATIONALLY. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON THE PROPER STEPS TO RECTIFY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, SOME TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE IS GOING. THE HORN STOPS BLOWING AND HEAD LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER FEELS THERE MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

TENSIONER FREEZES UP AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE YEAR. EACH OF THE TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS CHARGED ME DIFFERENT AMOUNTS,ONE CHARGED 106.00 AND THE OTHER CHARGED 275.00. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS BY THE DEALER AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I WONDER WHY THEN IF IT IS SO DANGEROUS AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THEY BROUGHT THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE FOR FUEL LEAKAGE, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER A SPECIAL PART TO COMPLETE THE RECALL AND THEY WILL CALL THE CONSUMER WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE PART. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMER, AND THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL. TS

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TOTAL, THE SEATBELTS DIDN'T LOCK AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE LISTED ITEMS WERE ON RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL A MONTH AFTER ACCIDENT BUT NOW VEHICLE HAS BEEN DESTROYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL START TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND DO NOT TURN OFF DESPITE HAVING REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH (BY AAA SERVICE CENTER UPON ADVISEMENT OF CHRYSLER DEALER) AND REPLACEMENT OF WIPER MOTOR WITH A MOPAR REBUILT MOTOR WHILE TRAVELING. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE POWER DISCONNECTED TO THE WIPER MOTOR AND RECONNECT WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. THE WIPER BLADES WORKING ON THE DRY WINDSHIELD WEARS THEM OUT REDUCES VISABILITY. DT

AFTER DEALERSHIP DID THE RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING THE SPEED CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TS

INTERMITENTLY AIR BAG LIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.TS