1998 Plymouth Voyager complaints

INTERMITTENTLY STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WILL REPLACE RACK AND PINION. *AK *SLC

LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS CAME ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND GOING THROUGH SOME WATER FAN BELT GOT THROWN OFF AND VEHICLE LOST POWER/ BRAKE/ STEERING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH BRAKE PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND PEDAL HIT FLOOR, CAUSING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE , DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. CONSUMER FELT DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE SEAL OR CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

BODY TAR INSULATION MELTED BETWEEN PANEL ON SEAT BELT MECHANISM, CAUSING IT TO JAM AT TIMES.*AK

CHRYSLER HAS A STICKER ON DRIVERSIDE DOOR STATING 35 LBS AIR THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUNNING ON THE SIDE WALLS I COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER THE SEND ME TO A DEALER JIM BOAST IN BRADENTON FL THE SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMED I DIDNT HAVE ENOUGHAIR IT WAS 35 LBS THAN HE RECOMENDED TO GO TO 37 LBS WICH I HAD DONE BY GOODYAER ON THE TIRES THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE RUBBER SEPARATED FROM THE STEEEL BELT CHRYSLER SAYS THERE NOT RESONSIBLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. VAN WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I HAVE ANOTHER 98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER THAT IS ALSO USED AS A DELIVERY VAN AND IT IS EXPERIENCING SOME OF THESAME TRAITS AS THIS ONE. IT WILL HESITATE WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES SLIP WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE VAN THAT HAS BEEN FIXED WAS DOING. CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE PARTS ON THE VAN AND I PAID FOR LABOR. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME BULLETINS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS THAT PERTAIN TO THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND IT WAS RAINING. WATER ON THE ROAD, AND WATER SPLASHED UP TOWARDS THE TIRES THAT AFFECTED THE PULLY, CAUSING BELT TO COME OFF, AND VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE COMING OFF OF THE BELT CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *YH

AT 54,000 MILES HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD IN THE RAIN; TRAVELING THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER CAUSES THE BELT TO SLIP OFF THE ENGINE; AS A RESULT THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND POWER STEERING; LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR ON ROAD; NOTE: THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE AT ONE OTHER TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD SEE WHITE SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PULLED OVER/ OPENED DOOR, AND COULD SEE A HEAVY SMOKE AND FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE SPEAKER WHITHOUT A SIGN OF THE FIRE BEFORE.*AK THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES WHEN THE DRIVER SAW SMOKE AND PULLED OVER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO DUE TO SHORT IN THE RIGHT SPEAKER CHANNEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER REPAIR. *YH

EXPERIENCED BELT SEPARATION AND ENSUEING BLOWOUT AT 60 MILES/HOUR. NO OBSTRUCTION WAS HIT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/75R14 )

PROBLEM STARTING CAR WHEN LOW ON FUEL, SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED US THAT THE GAS TANK IS PLASTIC AND IS COLLAPSING AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH FILTER AND PUMP.

ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THEY RUSTED FROM INSIDE. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER TO REPLACE ROTORS. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMSTION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH. SAW AN OBJECT ON THE ROAD (LOOKED LIKE TIRE/WHEEL), BUT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID THE OBSTACLE. MY VAN RAN OVER THE OBSTACLE, AND HIT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. WE DID NOT FEEL ANY IMPACT AT ALL. AFTER DRIVING OVER THE OBSTACLE, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THEY SENT A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. AFTER 1 MONTH, RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER DECLINING ANY MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE. THANKS.*AK

RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN AWAY/ ROTOR DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES. WHEN ASKED, THE MECHANIC AT MIDAS STATES VECHICLES THIS NEW AND WITH THIS LOW OF MILEAGE DON'T USUALLY HAVE THIS MUCH BRAKE DAMAGE, BUT LOTS OF PLYMOUTH VOYAGERS 98'S AND 99'S HAVE BEEN COMING IN WITH THIS SAME AMOUNT OR MORE DAMAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN, STARTED TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEY FAILED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IT STARTED TO RAIN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED OR THEY TEMPORARILY WORKED, AND THEN STOPPED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS. BUT CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS PLAYING DUMB ABOUT. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO BLAME THE CONSUMER FOR FAILING TO PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTIES, WHEN NO ONE COULD REASONABLY EXPECT A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT 40K MILES. CHRYSLER HAS OFFERED TO "PICK UP" THE COST FOR PARTS, BUT ... THAT STILL LEAVES $1,119.00 FOR THE LABOR ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ERG VALVE. NEITHER OF THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD HAVE FAILED AT 40K, BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS MY MAJOR CONCERN. *AK

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THESE VANS. THIS PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION BREAKS AND SHOOTS THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD CORRECT. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $2000.00. WHO'S TO SAY THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.RECALL THESE VANS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM!

NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE ACCIDENT WHEN I HIT A PIECE OF METAL IN THE ROAD. THE OBJECT TORE OFF A BODY FRAME MEMBER AND THEN PUNCTURED THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. GAS WAS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT ANYONE WOULD PLACE A PLASTIC FUEL TANK DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. THE FRONT WHEELS BEING DRIVE WHEELS TEND TO PROPEL OBJECTS BACK AT THE TANKS. CONVERSATIONS WITH MECHANICS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT OVER TIME THE TANK WILL EVENTUALLY START TO LEAK FROM THE STONES THAT WILL BE THROWN BACK FROM THE FROMT WHEEL. I RECENTLLY READ IN THE LOCAL PAPER WHERE A FORD MINIVAN WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK DEVLOPED A LEAD WHILE TRAVELING ON A LOCAL ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED. IT IS EVEN ORE AMAZING TO ME THAT THESE SYSTEMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL AND WILL IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT IN A NEGATIVE WAY ARE LEGAL. IF THE CAR MARKERS ARE GOING TO USE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS THEY SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED IN A DIRECT PATH BEHIND A WHEEL AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A METAL SHIELD. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT FRAYED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE THIRD TIME THE BELT SNAPPED WHILE VAN WAS TRAVELING ON GSP IN NJ AT 65 MPH. VAN WAS TOWED INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE BELT AND DEFECTIVE (QUOTE FROM REPAIR ORDER) TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. *AK

THE GAS TANK LEAKS FUEL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. NLM

NEVER HAD THE BRAKES GO OUT SO SOON. WE DO NOT DRIVE HARD AND ALL THE NEW VEHICLES WE HAVE OWNED NEVER REQUIRED NEW BRAKES UNTIL AROUND 50,000 MILES. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT A YEAR AGO BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS SHUTTERING. IT STARTED AGAIN ON THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY, AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION IS DOING THE SAME SHAKING. DEALER WILL NOT LOOK AT TRANSMISSION UNTIL VEHICLE GETS UPTO 1500 MILES. DEALER THINKS IT JUST NEEDS TO BE BROKEN IN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A "U" TURN WITHOUT WARNING. VOYAGER HIT OTHER VEHICLE WHICH PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT, REARENDING VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. 2 REAR PASSENGERS WERE THROWN FORWARD INTO THE BUCKET SEATS, EVEN THOUGH BOTH WERE BUCKLED IN. NEITHER SHOULDER BELTS RESTRAINED THE 100LB CHILD OR THE 70LB CHILD. PARAMEDICS ARRIVED ON SCENE & TREATED EVERYONE. DRIVER IN HOSPITAL NEXT DAY FOR TORN LIGAMENTS & IN NEED OF THERAPY. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK. AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THEN THE RED "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY LIT. THE SEVERITY AND INCREASES WITH HUMIDITY AND COLD. WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY AS REQUIRED? I HOPE SO. THANK YOU FOR YOU HELP. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD SIMILIAR TROUBLES?

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 12/23/1999. IT HAD TO BE REBUILT. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPLACE WITHOUT CHARGING US. *AK

I WOULD REPORT MY VIN NUMBER HOWEVER MY VAN IS STILL AT THE DEALERS. ALSO THE DATE WAS12/23/99 THAT THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY.

DURING FLAT REPAIR, THIS TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM RIM FOR FIRST TIME. IT WAS THEN SEEN THAT THE BEAD WAS DAMAGED, APPARENTLY AT THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY BY PLYMOUTH. A CALL TO GOODYEAR INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER HAD DONE A RECALL ON THESE EXACT TIRES FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON FOR THE MODEL YEAR EARLIER. THIS IS YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V200000 (MFG CAMPAIGN #749). MY VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED 9/8/97, JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE PRIOR MODEL YEAR RECALL ENDED. CHRYSLER ALLOWED THE DEALER TO DISMOUNT ALL FOUR REMAINING TIRES TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE. AN ADDITIONAL ONE OF THOSE TIRES ALSO HAD BEAD DAMAGE. CHRYSLER THEN REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES (OR ANY PORTION THEREOF). DEALER AGREED TO SELL THREE NEW TIRES (TO BE USED WITH THE UNDAMAGED SPARE WHICH HAD NOT BEEN USED) AT THEIR COST, WITH NO INSTALLATION CHARGE. IT SEEMS THAT THE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE 1997 MODEL YEAR RECALL WAS NOT FIXED COMPLETELY, AND THAT THE SAME POTENTIAL HAZARD MAY EXIST IN AT LEAST SOME 1998 MODEL YEAR TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 65R15 )

THE PADS WOULD BE GRINDING INTO THE ROTORS WHEN ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED HARD TO STOP. ROTORS WERE CUT BY BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER BRAKING TO EXIT RAMP. TOOK TO DEALER AT LEAST 12 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER & MECHANIC NOT TO BRING VEHICLE BACK ON LOT. EACH TIME VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED A BUZZING NOISE OCCURS. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A WARPED MANIFOLD. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE'D SEEN TWO INSTANCES IN THREE YEARS AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES IT. HE STATED THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN CASE OTHER SYSTEMS MIGHT BE AFFECTED. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS BREAKING AND SHREDDING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE'S A HARD KNOCKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER AND IT BROKE AGAIN. THIS HAD TO BE REPAIRED 4 TIMES. AFTER LAST BREAKAGE, CAR TO DIED.

CONSUMER PURCHASED THE CAR WITH TEMPORARY HEADREST, THE LITTLE PLASTIC PART THAT THE DEALER PUT IN PLACE OF THE HEADREST IS VERY SHARP TO THE TOUCH, AND CAN EASILY CUT SOMEONE, ALSO THE PIECE ARE SO SMALL THAT THE BABY CAN CHOKE. *AK

WHEN INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. FRONT END DAMAGES TOTALED $4.300.00. THE VAN IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

BRAKE CALIPERS ARE HANGING UP, DESTROYING THE BRAKE ROTORS. ALSO AND THERE IS SOME GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. *AK

SQUEAK IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, REPLACED BELT, 2 TIMES; TIRES DEFECTIVE, "CHEAP" DEALER ADMITTED TO "BAD" TIRES, 1 FLAT & 1 WEAR OUT <25,000 MILES

THE SHIFT INDICATOR IS IN DRIVE, BUT IT DOES NOT INDICATE WHETHER VEHICLE IS IN 1ST OR 2ND . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRRIOR THAT FOLDS IN TO AVOID DAMAGE, WAS FOLDED IN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 41,000 MILES 100'S OF SIMILAR @THIS SITE PLEASE RECALL! HUGE CHUCKS OF METAL IN PAN, ENTIRE CASING WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE SHOWED NO PRIOR INDICATION OF FAILING. A SEARCH OF THIS SITE HAS SHOWN THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER ALL BRANDS OF MINI'S SINCE AT LEAST 1996, WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE? IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO ANY GEAR FROM ANY GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE.IS

THE GAS MILEAGE IS CONSISTENTLY AT LEAST 10 MPG LESS THAN THE VAN IS RATED ON FOR CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. NLM

THE CENTER AND THE BACK SEATS HAVE NO HEAD RESTRAINTS. YH

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 1.5 YEARS-41000 MILES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. DEALER ADMITS SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN LIKE VEHICLES. NO WARNING, NO PRIOR RELATED SERVICE PROBLEMS.

ALL AUTOMATIC DOORS LOCK WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED. SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 16 MPH. THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS 50% OF THE TIME. INCONVENIENCE MORE THAN ANYTHING ! !

CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING SUPPORT IS ACCESSORY/SERPENTINE BELT COMING OFF THE DRIVE PULLEYS. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES WITHIN 12 MONTHS, ABOUT EVERY 2,000 MILES. TSB 07-01-99 BY CHRYSLER DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM, ALBEIT MAKING WRONG ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING AFFECTED MODELS AND CONDITIONS TRIGGERING THE INCIDENT (SNOW/MOISTURE) . THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. CHRYSLER'S RESPONSIVENESS TO MY COMPLAINTS HAS BEEN ZERO. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE LUCKY THAT AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING COULD BE PREVENTED. WITH AN ATTORNEY'S HELP, I WILL START TO SEEK REMEDY UNDER LEMON LAW PROTECTION THIS WEEK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT, HITTING A OTHER CAR AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS CAUSED AN OIL LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE OR ENGINE TO FAIL. COMMON PROBLEM.*AK.ET.