1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

98 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER - 70K MILES WAS INFORMED BY A CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 96 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WIPERS ACTIVATE ON THERE OWN OCCASSIONALLY - AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON OCCASSIONALLY

NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VAN SOUNDING AS IF PARTS WERE FALLING OFF OR LIKE METAL IN A BLENDER. ONCE I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER A STEADY STREAM OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS POURING OUT. HAD TRANSMISSION SHOP CONFIRM TODAY THAT A "PIN" BROKE AND CAUSED COMPLETE DESTRUCTION TO TRANSMISSION AND CASE. NOTHING CAN BE REUSED. NEED AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY ADVISED TO CALL 800# IN MANUAL. CALLED 800# AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ON FILE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I INFORMED HER THAT THERE IS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON VAN AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. AGAIN SHE ADVISED IT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

FAILURE OF A/C COMPRESSOR, BEARINGS SEIZED CAUSING BELT TO BURN. SECOND A/C UNIT TO FAIL THIS WAY ON THIS VEHICLE. FIRST FAILED IN JUNE 2001AT 81,500 MI. DEALER SAYS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE EVAPORATOR LED TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION IN THE 17-MONTH-OLD REPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR. RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF BOTH PARTS. WARRANTIES PAST MANUFACTURER UNHELPFUL. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS AND STALLED. DEALER ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. TS

EARLY FALL SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. DEALER CHARGED SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. SOON AFTER AIR BAG LITE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING BUT OFTEN WENT OFF OR FLICKERED. BELIEVED IT WAS LOOSE WIRE OR FUSE, CAUSED BY DEALER FIXING PREVIOUS PROBLEM. SO DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS URGENT. HOWEVER NOW CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EITHER. BECAME ALARMED THAT PROBLEMS WERE CONNECTED AND AIR BAG MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONING, AND THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY BE DANGEROUS. WENT TO NHTSA SITE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE RECALL NOTICE POSTED FOR AIR BAG LITE/NO CRUISE CONTROL CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2/98, WITHIN THE RECALL PARAMETERS PLEASE ADVISE. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY DEALER AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR OVERSIGHT OF THIS PROBLEM. DT

I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN A HIGH MAINTANCE ITEM. THIS DEVICE CONTROLS THE AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUSE CONTROL. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF OR HAS THIS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURE OR NHTSA . THANK YOU ED BRADLEY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL AND THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT IF DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND VEHICLE HITS A WATER PUDDLE, WATER SPLASHES ONTO THE SERPENTINE BELT AND IT COMES OFF. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED THAT IF TURNING AND PROBLEM OCCURS DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY CRASH. DLR ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT MFR IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. NLM

CONSUMER STATES CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING.*JB