1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

A CHILD WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SHIFT LEVER WITHOUT BRAKE BEING APPLIED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK *SLC

A GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN STARTING. SHE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK

THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I STARTED THE VAN PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING CAME APART INSIDE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED UP. I AM AWARE OF CHRYSLER'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THOUGHT THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROGER CECIL

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT DRIVE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

STRAPS ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD CAR SEAT ARE TOO LOOSE. CHILD CAN CLIMB OUT OF THE SEAT. THERE IS NO WAY TO TIGHTEN THEM UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I TOOK THE VAN TO A GARAGE FOR THE PROBLEM I'M REPORTING AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE LOSING GROUNDING AND BURNING OUT THE PCM(?), BCM(?). THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT A PART THAT IS MANUFACTURED FOR REPLACEMENT, YOU HAVE TO PULL THE DEFECTIVE ONE OUT AND SEND IT IN TO BE REPAIRED. THIS WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 5 DAYS AND THE COST IS $1,500. ADD TO THIS, 2 TO 5 DAYS OF A RENTAL CAR IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. NEVER WILL I BUY ANOTHER PLYMOUTH. EVER. *AK

PITTED/CORRODED FRONT ROTORS; VARIOUS REPAIRS SHOP MECHANICS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PLYMOUTH TRUCK VOYAGERS 1996-1998 WERE COMMONLY KNOWN FOR THAT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN REMOVING CHILD FROM THE INTEGRAL CHILD SEAT HARNESS RETRACTED UP AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK, CHOKING THE CHILD. PARENT HAD TO CUT THE STRAP TO REMOVE THE CHILD. A DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

NO HEADS RESTRAINTS IN THE MIDDLE AND BACK ROW SEATS, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK

TRANSMISSION MAIN SEAL DAMAGED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK AND IMMINENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SAID SUCH FAILURE IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED RECALL MAY BE ISSUED FOR VOYAGER/CARAVAN MODELS. DEALER DENIED THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. REVIEW OF NHTSA COMPLAINT SECTION REVEALS OTHERWISE. HOW MANY FAILURES DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED?*AK