2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

ON 1-13-01 ROUEN CHRYSLER TIGHTENED TRANS. COOLER LINE CLAMPS(2250MI.) ON 1-27-01 ROUEN CHRYSLER R/R TRANS. PAN + GASKET (2589MI) ON 2-26-01 ROUEN REPLACED A TRANS. COOILING LINE CLAMP(3269MI) ON 2-28-01 ROUEN CHRYSLER R/R TRANS. PAN AND USED SILICONE SEALANT (3335MI.) ON 3-19-01 I SPOKE TO CHARLES OWENS A CHRYSLER DISTRICT REP. WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE MY VAV TO CHARLIES DODGE IN MAUMEE, OH. FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (TRANSMISSION STILL IS LEAKING FLUID ON FLOOR OR DRIVEWAY). ON 3-22-01 CHARLIES DODGE REPLACED A SOLENOID PACK AND TIGHTENED TRANS. COOLER LINES(3950MI) TRANSMISSION IS STILL LEAKING FLUID. ON 4-12-01 CHARLIES DODGE REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WITH A "CHRYSLER RECONDITIONED" TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY. ON 4-14-01 I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VAN TO FLINT MICHIGAN TO BRING A RELATIVE HOME FOR EASTER. AFTER DRIVING 60 MILES ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 70 MPH THE VAN SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO A MUCH LOWER GEAR NEARLY EJECTING MY WIFE AND I FROM THE VAN. ALSO WE WERE NEARLY STRUCK IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE THE VAN DID THE SAME THING SEVERAL MORE TIMES. WE EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE HOME AT 35-40MPH ON TWO LANE ROADS. WHEN THE VAN WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON 4-16-01 THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR THAT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE "RECONDITIONED "CHRYSLER TRANSAXLE. WHY WOULD A DEALER PUT A "USED TRANSAXLE" IN A "NEW" VEHICLE AND TAKE A CHANCE OF HAVING SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT AS A VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR USING AN OLD COMPONENT THAT COULD CAUSE SUCH A SEVERE ACTION AS TO INJURE SOMEONE OR MANY PEOPLE? THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER COULD NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION. I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER IT MUST BE COST.*AK

TRANSMISSION GEAR SWITCHES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN FIRST STARTING AND WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. ON JANUARY 19, 2001 DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE SLOWING WITH TRAFFIC ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME FROM LEFT HAND LANE AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE REAR. THEN, CONSUMER HIT CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. *AK THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE TOO. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR CAR HESISTATES. THEN, IT LURCHES FORWARD, AND WILL GO INTO GEAR.*AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND RETURNING IN MORNING THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED DASHBOARD. COMPLETE DASHBOARD WAS MELTED, INCLUDING VENTS.*AK

DRIVING 20MPH FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED POWER STEERING UNIT & SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO BEING DEFECTIVE. SINCE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE GOING 45MPH. VEHICLE AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. *AK

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING CAR, ON TRIP NORTH, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT AT ROCKYMT., NC ON I-95. LATER THAT SAME DAY REAR PASSENGER TIRE WENT IN MD ON US 301. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. WENT TO MULTIPLE GOODYEAR DEALERS RE. PROBLEM AND ALSO CAR DEALER IN NC. VERY SCARY TO HAVE TWO IN ONE DAY. ALMOST DIDN'T GET BACK IN CAR NEXT MORNING. STILL SHAKY ABOUT TIRES. SAW ARTICLE RE. GOODYEAR IN NEWS RECENTLY AND DECIDED TO WRITE TO YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE SURVIVED BLOW OUT ON I-95 OTHER THAN GREAT BRAKING SYSTEM ON CAR (UPGRADE) AND MASTERFUL DRIVING BY MY HUSBAND. WE HAD COMPLETE TIRE SEPARATION FROM WHEEL BECAUSE OF SPEED AT WHICH IT OCCURED. COMPANY IN ROCKY MT., NC SAID IT WAS CLOSEST THING TO BLOW OUT HE'S SEEN IN 20 YEARS. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE PULLS RIGHT WHILE ACCELLERATING. REPLACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING RACK, AXLES, CAPERS, ETC..(TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION). ALIGNMENTS, SWAPPING TIRES, ETC, DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FILED UNDER LEMON LAW, CHRYSLER IS REFUNDING PURCHASE PRICE. VEHICLE IS NOT FIXABLE PER DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER. *AK

STRONG MUSTY,MOLDY ODOR FROM AC.DEALER SPRAYED DISINFECTANT INTO VENTS,OK FOR ONE DAY.ODOR SAME AS BEFORE. HAVE TRIED TO RUN AC TO ELIMINATE THE ODOR BUT IT ALWAYS RETURNS.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER, AND THEY KEEP SAYING IT'S SOMETHING ELSE.*AK