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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 →
BURNS FROM AIR BAG WHEN DEPLOYED DURING COLLISION.
POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED.
VEHICLE'S SOLENOID ASSEMBLY/TRANSAXLE FAILED. *YC
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. *YC
WHEELS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. NLM
GAS TANK VACUUM LEAK.YH
VEHICLE COULD NOT START BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. YH
DOOR AJAR LIGHT FAILED. *YC
RADIATOR RELAY SWITCH FAILED. *YC
BRAKE PEDAL REACHES THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED BECAUSE THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. YH
THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS DO NOT COME WITH HEAD RESTS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY FEATURE NOT A LUXURY ITEM. THE HEAD REST IN THE REAR SEATS SHOULD BE INCLUDED THE BASIC PACKAGE, NOT A PART THAT HAS TO BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. ALSO, OUR SALESPERSON SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED TO US THAT THIS PART OF THE CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED, AFTER ALL IT IS A FAMILY MINIVAN. *AK
BELT COMES OFF WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS -- SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING
AFTER MARKET DISC BRAKE PADS - TALON PART #591 - DISINTEGRATED AFTER LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. CAUSED SERIOUS DEGREDATION OF BRAKING ABILITY AND NEAR ACIDENT WITH THE MISSED STAOP SIGN FROM LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY.
GAS TANK MAKES THUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED POSITION.
COMPLETE DESIGN FAILURE RESULTING IN CRITICLE SAFTEY CONDITION.
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DRIVER HAD TO KEEP WHEEL AT A CONSTANT ANGLE IN ORDER TO KEEP IT STAIGHT. WHEN APPROACHING 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE.
THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE USING THE KEY OR THE REMOTE. THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED ONCE BY THE DEALER. OWNER IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK
THE DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LENGTH 28" DOES NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD PROPERLY IN ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS, NOT ENOUGH PRESSURE CAN BE APPLIED DUE TO LARGE SIZE OF BLADE.
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE USED THERE IS POOR VISIBILTY. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
THE STRUCTURE ON WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE SITS IS HALF AN INCH LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER HAS SEEN, NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *AK
WHILE IDLING AT STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR REVVED AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR. I HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. THE SOLENOID THAT REGULATES THE IDLE SPEED GETS OUT OF SYNC AFTER A REAL HARD STOP. IT DOES NOT BACK INTO SYNC UNLESS THE VAN IS REVVED TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 RPM OR THE COMPUTER IS RESET.
SEATBELT ON PASSENGER'S MIDDLE REAR IS FAULTY. SEAT BELT DOES NOT HOLD TIGHTLY, CAUSING CHILD TO SWING OUT OF SEATBELT WHILE VEHICLE IS MAKING A TURN. DEALER NOTED THAT PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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