1993 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS CRACKED, AND SUDDENLY FLEW OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED GLASS. *AK

LIFGATE WAS LIFTED TO UNLOAD LUGGAGE LIFTGATE SUPPORT FELL DOWN. THEN MY FRIEND HELD THE GATE WITH HAND AND WE UNLOADED THE LUGGAGE. THEN WE HAD A TOUGH TIME IN CLOSING THE LIFTGATE BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN LIFT GATE SUPPORT SOCK WHICH CANNOT BE COMPRESSED BY HAND AND I GOT INJURED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION. LATEST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AT 107,000 MILES OF WEAR. EARLIER, TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS ARE FALLING OFF THE HINGES, AND THE DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD DUE TO THIN METAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VAN LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 65+ MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING AFTER THE VAN HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTING TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE VAN WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC THAT FOUND NO PROBLEMS (SINCE THE VAN LOST ALL POWER NOTHING WAS REGISTERED IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER MEMORY). WE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND 1.5 HOURS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME IT WAS AT NIGHT, ON AN EXTENDED SECTION OF INTERSTATE WITH NO SHOULDER. WE WERE LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND. AGAIN, AFTER PLACING THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND COASTING TO A STOP, THE VAN WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO A MOTEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A SERVICE STATION, THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON 6-8 + VANS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THOUGH NO DIFFINITIVE DIAGNOSTIC COULD BE RUN TO DETECT A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED. FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP AND LOSS OF ALL POWER IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION AT HIGH SPEEDS. I QUESTION WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD AND INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE.

I ALSO HAVE A REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER THAT WORKS ON AND OFF. WHEN I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER, HE SAID I NEED A NEW MOTOR, BUT THEN IT BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THIS SUMMER IT WENT OUT AGAIN, I DON'T THINK IT IS THE MOTOR, SINCE IT WORKS SOME TIMES AND SOME TIMES IT DOESN'T. I HOPE YOU GET THIS REPORT CLEARLY. I WASN'T GOING TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT AS A COMSUMER I HATE TO PUT MONEY INTO A VAN, WHEN NO ONE CAN ID THE PROBLEM.

TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED HUGE ACCIDENT ON BUSY STREET.

BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT HIGHER SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR, AIR CONDITIONER FAN STOPS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO LOAD GOING UP HILLS BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT STARTING AND AFTER STOPS IS SLOW TO RE-ENGAGE, THE RADIO FOR A LONG TIME HAS SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN AND THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON SOMETIMES IT TAKES 20 TO 30 TRIES TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIO PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS A VAN OWNED BY MY WIFE'S BROTHER.

AFTER LEAVING SAN DIEGO 06/24/1999 IN ROUTE TO PHOENIX AZ. MY FAMILY AND I HAD 5 HIGHSPEED ENGINE SHUTDOWNS AT 70 PLUS MPH. CAUSING BRAKING AND STEERING FAILURE.AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF RESTARTING ENGINE IT WOULD RESTART AFTER APPROXIMITALY 5 MINUTES. THE WEATHER WAS HOT AT ABOUT 110 AND THIS ACCURED AT ABOUT 3:PM . WE FINALLY MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND SPENT THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING TOOK VAN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE STALLING. THEY MENTIONED VAPOR LOCK ? KEPT TRAVELING TO NEXT DESTINATION WHICH WAS GOING TO BE IN NEW MEXICO AND HIGHSPEED STALLING ACCURED AGAIN BETWEEN PHOENIX AND FLAGSTAFF.RETURNED TO PHOENIX AND WENT TO PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP { PETRE DEALERSHIP}.THEY RAN SEVERAL TESTS AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE O2 SENSOR AND DIRTY THROTTLE PLATES. 480$ LATER BACK ON ROAD HEADING FOR FLAGSTAFF AZ. HIGHSPEED SHUTDOWN AGAIN ABOUT 60 TO 80 MILES INTO TRIP.DECIDED TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO FLAGSTAFF AZ. AND EXPERIENCED ONE MORE SHUT DOWN BEFORE ARRIVING. NEXT MORNING TOOK VAN TO FLAGSTAFF DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSES BUT COULD NOT GET VAN IN UNTILL NEXT DAY BECAUSE OF VOLUME OF BUSINESS. SAID MOST LIKELY CAUSE WAS MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP AFTER SHOWING HIM THE REPAIR WORK FROM PHOENIX. ADVISED KEEPING FUEL TANK FULL AND PROCEED TO NEXT DISTINATION OF ALBUQUERQUE N.M.. TOOK ADVISE BECAUSE WE WERE ON TIME SCHEDULE AND MADE IT TO WITHIN 20 MILES OF DESTINATION AND VAN DID ANOTHER HIGHSPEED SHUTDOWN ON DOWNGRADE ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL . STAYED NIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE NM AND FOUND DEALERSHIP {ZANGARA DODGE ) OPEN ON SAT. GAVE HISTORY OF EVENTS AND THEY REPLACED FUELPUMP AND FUEL PUMP HARNESS. NO OTHER SHUTDOWNS ACCURED ON REST OF TRIP TO ILLINOIS AND BACK TO CALIFORNIA.