1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. DEALER SAID THAT CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK DUE TO BREAK IN CLOCKSPRING WHICH SUPPLIES POWER TO THE AIRBAG, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN .*SLC

VEHICLE WASN'T GOING IN GEAR. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/REPAIRS INCLUDING 3 ALTERNATORS/ 12 WIRE HARNESS/ 3 MAP SENSORS/ 1 O2 SENSOR, AND MAIN COMPUTER REPLACEMENT. STILL BEING SERVICED TO CORRECT PROBLEM OF STALLING OUT/HESITATING ALL DESCRIBED AS DRIVEABILITY PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAILS. RECALL 00V268000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER WAS BEING CHARGED FOR REPAIRS OF DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

COMPLETE BELT SEPARATION WITHOUT TIRE DEFLATION...BELTS FLEW OFF LEAVING $1,348 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE....TIRES WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO LEAVING ON VACATION FROM FLORIDA TO WISCONSIN...BELT SEPARATION TOOK PLACE OUTSIDE OF MAQUOKETA, IOWA. THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATED IN SUCH MANNER....FORTUNATELY MY FAMILY WAS NOT HARMED BY THIS INCIDENT, OTHER THAN FINANCIALLY. UPON CONTACTING MICHELIN DISCOVERED THE COMPANY WAS NOT INTERESTED IN THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION WILL POSSIBLY PREVENT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM HAPPENING TO OTHERS....THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME....JAMES E. VERTZ. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M3T2472X32 TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ENGAGED. SUDDENLY VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD, CAME TO STOP WHEN IT HITTING A CEMENT POST. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE $700-900. *AK

BROKEN HYDRAULIC LIFT GATE SUPPORT BRACKET(S). RECALL ON 94-95 VANS FOR THIS SAME ITEM THAT

I WAS DRIVING MY PLY. GRAND VOYAGER SE HOME ON WED JULY 18TH AT APPX 6 PM. I STOPPED AT A LIGHT ( I WAS THE FIRST CAR AT THE INTERSECTION ) AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR MADE AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE. THE PERSON BEHIND ME ASSUMED THAT I WAS MOVING AND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO ME. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. AS I STEPPED OUT (INTO TRAFFIC) I DID NOT SEE ANY DEBRIS OR LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH. I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO CALL THE POLICE AND AAA TO TOW ME TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH MY REPAIRS AND HAD NO PRIOR HISTORY OF SLIPPAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT A PIN BECAME LOOSE AND THAT THE GEARS SIMPLY FELL OUT OF PLACE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING! THIS SCARED ME DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE A FAMILY AND MY LIFE WAS IN JEOPARDY WHILE DRIVING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SAFE FAMILY VEHICLE. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF I HAD PRIOR WARNING SIGNS OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING IS ALARMING. I HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. I HAVE OWNED 5 CARS IN MY LIFETIME. THEY HAVE ALL LASTED WELL INTO THE 100,000 MILE RANGE WITHOUT ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS DUE TO MY DILIGENT MAINTENANCE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN WORKMANSHIP THAT CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC END TO A DRIVER OR A FAMILY(IES). I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE, AND INTERMITTENTLY HORN ASSEMBLY IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR FOR THE AIRBAG CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OUT. I TOOK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILED CLOCK SPRING. THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ALSO WERE NOT WORKING. IN RESEARCHING THIS ON THIS SITE AND THE OTHERS IT SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PART FAILURE. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT WHEN IT DOES FAIL THE AIRBAG WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION. IF ONE DOESN'T REALIZE THE PROBLEM EXISTS THERE COULD BE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PART SAID THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY DUE TO IT BEING A PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM PART. I FOUND A FEW MENTIONS ON THE INTERNET OF RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS CORRECT?*AK