1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

TRANSMISSION APPARANTLY FAILING TO SHIFT, SEEMS STUCK IN 2ND AS VEHICLE HAS NO HORSEPOWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER ABOUT 25-30MPH (CAN'T TELL SPEED), WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS (REVERSE STILL WORKS). AT THE SAME TIME THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NO OTHER APPARANT SIDE EFFECTS (I.E. A/C STILL WORKS, BELTS INTACT, FUSES OK). OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING WITH PASSENGERS (AGE 5 AND 5-MOS. OLD) - WHY WOULD CHRYSLER CORP. ALLOW SUCH AN APPARANT SAFETY HAZARD TO EXIST? THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND HAS JUST OVER 40,000-MILES - IS THIS ALL CHRYSLER PRODUCTS ARE GOOD FOR? RECALL?*AK

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING RECALL:INIVAN RECALL B24, CLOCKSPRING / WARRANTY EXTENSION HIS RECALL INVOLVES DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND CARAVAN, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND VOYAGER AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN'S PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER FROM 1996 - 1998. THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY THAT CONNECTS THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ON THE MINIVANS, MAY LOSE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THOSE COMPONENTS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG, HORN AND/OR SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED) TO BE INOPERATIVE. AN INOPERATIVE DRIVER'S AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND CAN RESULT IN INCREASED INJURY TO THE DRIVER IN A FRONTAL CRASH. A FAILED CLOCKSPRING WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, ON THE MINIVAN'S INSTRUMENT PANEL TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IF THIS OCCURS, CONTACT YOUR DEALER IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INSPECTED. IF YOUR DEALER DETERMINES THAT THE CLOCKSPRING HAS FAILED, IT WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO YOU. DOCUMENT ID: NOGCD123353 THE PROBLEM IS IN THE 1999 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS BASICLY TOLD "TOO BAD" I FIND IT HARD TO BELIVE THAT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOUND IN A 1998 MODEL COULD NOT EXIST IN A 1999 MODEL.*AK

THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND CAUSED THE HORN TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *PH *JB

THE CAMSHAFT BROKE ON MY 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED,WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION "BLEW UP". THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A 6X3 INCH WIDE HOLE IN THE CASING THAT SEPARATED THE DIFFERENTIAL FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED A COMPONENT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL TO LOOSEN AND BLOW THROUGH THE CASING.*AK *NLM

CLOCKSPRING - AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON HORN DOESN'T WORK AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. THIS YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

IN JULY 2002 THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND A CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE. ALSO IN APRIL 2003 THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN SHOT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK *JB

I SAW A FOX NEWS REPORT ABOUT THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS IN CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. I ALSO DID SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN. I OWN A 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER EQUIPPED WITH THESE SEAT BELTS. SINCE I TRANSPORT CHILDREN, INCLUDING TODDLERS AND INFANTS IN MY VAN, THIS REPORT HAS TROUBLED ME. I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY MORE INJURIES AND DEATHS IT WILL TAKE TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL THESE BELTS.*JB