1998 Plymouth Voyager complaints

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLAMPS ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS ARE DEFFECTED BECAUSE THEY ARE BRAKING SO BAD THAT YOU CAN BEARLY SEE THE LIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS OUT SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. TS

WHILE AT A STOP, CONSUMER STATES PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, TO DEALER, THE DEALER STATES THE COOLANT LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHICH RESULTED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BEING REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WHIPERS WILL COME AND GO OFF, WITHOUT THE DRIVER PUTTING THEM ON. BUT WHEN DRIVER DOES CUT WINDSHIELD WHIPERS ON THEY WILL NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CLOCKSPRING HAS FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REFERENCE EA01007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT SOME CHEMICALS WASTE ON INTERIOR MANAGED TO MELT CHIPS IN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT NOW CANNOT TELL HOW FAST CAR IS TRAVELING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT DESIGN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES HIS AUTO WAS SKIPPING AND MISSING BEFORE HE PARKED IT. THEN AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE, HE RESTARTED THE THE AUTO AND IT BEGUN TO KNOCK. THEN HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT ROCKER ARM WAS BROKEN IN HALF. NLM

THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN 120,000 OR MORE GOING BAD. MAYBE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. WHATS ACCEPTABLE 1, 2 , 5 OR 10 PERCENT? MR

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH ANY WARNING. VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAD OVERHEATED, AND ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING. SERPENTINE BELT GOT WET, RESULTING IN BELT COMING OFF THE PULLEY. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK

BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS PART OF SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED. VEHICLE THINKS IT'S BEING BROKEN INTO AND SHUTS EVERYTHING DOWN. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE ETC,. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILUMINATED.*AK ALSO THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT OWNER NOTICED SMOKE/SPARKS FROM WHERE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WAS LOCATED. WITHIN A MINUTE, VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, AND AFTER EXITING A SMALL EXPLOSION DID FOLLOW. OWNER DID INJURED, HAND BURNING IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE, TRIED TO PULL OVER, UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. BOLT THAT HOLDS TENSIONOR SNAPPED AND BROKE IN TWO.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN THEMSELVES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. OCCASIONALLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN ENGAGED BY DRIVER. CONSUMER FEELS THAT BODY CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY. THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SWITCH HAD TO BE RECONNECTED CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. *AKJLG

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS BUZZING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

"CLOCKSPRING" BAD IN 98 CHRYSLER MINIVAN. AIRBAG LIGHT ON, HORN/CRUISE NOT WORKING, ETC.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE DELAER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN OFF, AND WENT THROUGH THE PISTON, DAMAGING HEAD GASKET.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE CENTER VAN DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CHILDREN'S SAFETY. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVING PIN BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK

SEAT BELTS IN MIDDLE SEATING AREA STICK WHEN LOCKING SEAT BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *YH

AT THE REQUEST OF WWW.UNSAFEBELTS.COM, I HAVE CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AND NOW YOUR ORGANIZATION REGARDING MY CONCERN OF DEFECTIVE GEN3 SEAT BELTS IN THE MIDDLE AND REAR SEATS OF MY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. BOTH MY CHILDREN ALWAYS USE THEIR SEAT BELTS, AND SIT IN THE REAR AND/OR MIDDLE SEATS. THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SEAT BELT ACCIDENTLY UNLATCHING WHEN MOST NEEDED IS OF UTMOST CONCERN TO ME. I WOULD APPRECIATE THIS COMPLAINT (CONCERN) BEING ON RECORD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. THEN, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AKTHE INVESTIGATORS REPORT CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE CRACKING OF A HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL HOSE. THIS ALLOWED FOR UNCONTAINED FUEL TO EMANATE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JG

SEALS IN TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR .THIS WILL HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON STATE ROUTE AND WITHOUT WARNING, SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO RATTLE, RESULTING IN DOOR UNLATCHING FROM TOP HINGES. *AK THE SCREWS BOLTING IT TO THE TOP LATCH CAME OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE SCREW BACK IN. *JG

MY HORN AND AIR BAGS DOES NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH DRIVESHAFT AND AXLE BROKE AND FRONT END DROPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

AFTER THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE CLOCKSPRING.*AK

ENCOUNTERED BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINI-VAN THAT WAS LESS THAN 3 YRS. OLD WITH A MILEAGE IN THE 60000 RANGE. A CO-WORKER HAS A 98 VOYAGER MINI-VAN WITH UNDER 50000 MILES THAT ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. HAS OTHER OWNERS REPORTED ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS.. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT KEEP SLIPPING OFF THE PULLEY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

SERPENTINE BELT SLID OFF DUE TO A BOLT NOT HOLDING TENSION. LACK OF TENSION RESULTED IN TOTAL STEERING FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AND ENGINE OVERHEATING FROM LACK OF COOLING FAN OPERATION. THIS WAS SECOND OCCURRENCE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND STARTING CHOCKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT.*AK

AM ABOUT TO HAVE VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, BUT HAVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENT WHERE CHRYSLER TRIED TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT GOES OUT AFTER ONLY 58,000 SO I'M CREATING CASES, JUST IN CASE. *AK

HORN PAD IS TOO BIG, CAUSING HORN TO CONSTANTLY BLOW. *AK

I HAVE REPLACED SO MANY TIRES ON THIS VAN I HAVE TOOK IT TO BE LINED UP AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT CANT BE LINED UP BECAUSE THERE IS A PROBLEM UNDERNEATH AND I HAVE CONTACTED TRAID DODGE AND THEY TELL ME THAT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THIS VAN WAS WRECKED WHEN I PURCHASED IT. IT KEEPS EATING UP THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE ON THE OUT SIDE AND THEN INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO THE POWER WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR HELP. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761109

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I WENT TO THE MECHANIC HE REPORTS THAT THEIR IS OIL LEAKAGE IN THE SEALS OF THE MOTOR. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAG ILLUMINATED, THEN CONSUMER STATES THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLICKING GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON CLOCKSPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED FUEL FILLING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SOME MONTHS IN 1998 AFTER PURCHASING NEW VAN THE BATTERY DIED. AFTER JUMP STARTING IT THE LOW GAS LIGHT,AND RINGER KEPT GOING ON. AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE. IN JANUARY OF 2002 I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. AFTER I DID THIS AGAIN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT, AND RINGER KEPT GOING OFF. A VISIT TO TWO SERVICE DEPTS., AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER HAD ONLY TO BE RESET. AFTER BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN FAR SERVICE I WAS THAN TOLD I HAD A BAD FUEL MODULE, AND TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED WERE ON BACKORDER. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT DUE TO THE NUMBER BACKORDERED, AND ALSO THAT IF THE CONSUMER HAS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES HE NOW HAS TO INCUR ADDITIONAL COST FOR A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM PROBLEM EVERY TIME YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE BATTERY. 2300 BACKORDERED MODULES (PER SERVICE MANAGER RICHARD BIUNNO) SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT!!*AK

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES - REPLACED BRAKES, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD SPENT OVER $1200 ON THE PROBLEM IN THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS. I WENT TO THREE DIFFERENT AUTOMOBILE REPAIR CENTERS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM INCLUDING FIVE STAR DODGE (DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR), PRECISION TUNE CENTERS, AND SEARS AUTOMOBILE CENTER. ALL OF THESE CENTERS REPLACED PADS AFTER I INITIALLY PURCHASED THE FIRST SET BECAUSE THEY WERE ON WARRANTY. HOWEVER, EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE AN ADDITIONAL PARTS LIKE ROTORS ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ULTIMATELY SEARS SAID THE CALIPHERS WAS THE PROBLEM. AGAIN I HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS, AND NOW CALIPHERS. AFTER 3 TIMES COMING BACK FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AT SEARS AFTER THE CALIPHERS WERE REPLACED THEY DECIDED TO BUY THE PARTS AND WARRANTY BACK ON THE CAR AND HAVE IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER. THIS HAPPENED IN A 2 MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. MY BRAKES WENT OUT A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES ON THE LEFT SIDE. I WAS RIDING ON THE ROTORS. THE PADS JUST BROKE APART OR WORN OUT ON THESE OCCASIONS. WHEN MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. UPON INSPECTION OF MY CAR IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE HOSE HAD COLLAPSED ON THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE PADS, ROTORS, AND A BRAKE HOSE REPAIRED ON THE CAR AT THE COST OF $500 ON THIS TRIP. THIS WAS ALSO THE DEALER I HAD DEALT WITH AT FIRST WHEN MY CAR HAD THE PREVIOUS TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES. THIS TIME I COULD

LATENT DEFECT (CASTING VOID) PRESENT AT DELIVERY, DISCOVERED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT 45,209 MILES ON 03/08/2002 DURING ROUTINE SERVICE AND INSPECTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE HEAD GASKET AND THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 28MPH HAD A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT WITH A TRUCK, DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATED, HOWEVER PASSENGER AIRBAG CAME OUT NOT INFLATED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *AK *YD

BRAKE COMPONENTS CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, THE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO WEAR AND THE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. NLM

HEAD GASKET BLOW OUT AT 44500 MILES. ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE LEAKING ON STARTER. NO WARNING AT ALL. NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS ENGINE, IS WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM ALL MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH. *AK

VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK. *JG

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY LEFT SIDE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK