1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

ON 01/24/2001, I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, ABOUT 3 - 4 FEET IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE OF MY HOUSE. I WENT INTO MY HOUSE AND AFTER AT LEAST 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE OR MORE (AFTER I HAD GOTTEN WELL WITHIN MY HOUSE), I HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM SOUND---LIKE A

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. *AK

ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AFTER I OWNED MY VEHICLE, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE CAR ALIGNED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND THE CAR ALIGNED. THESE TIRES HAVE A LOT OF TREAD EVEN THO THEY KEEPING WEARING ON THE EDGES. I HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. IN DECEMBER 2000 I WENT TO THE GOODYEAR PEOPLE AND THEY SAID ONE TIRE HAD THREE BUBBLES ON IT SO I PUT THE SPARE ON. THEN HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT ALL TIRES HAD BUBBLES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY WANT ME TO BUY THE SAME TIRE FOR $113. EACH AND THEY WILL GIVE ME A 25% DISCOUNT, WELL I WOULDN'T BUY THAT TIRE AT ANY PRICE. THE MASSEY DEALER SAYS IT IS UP TO GOODYEAR. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THESE TIRES ON IT. I FEEL THAT IF A TIRE ONLY LASTS 28000 MILES IT SHOULD NOT BE PUT ON A NEW VEHICLE AND CERTAINLY NOT SOLD AT $113. A TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6VF HKDR TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

PRETTY NEW FOR THE RACK & PINION TO BE GOING OUT. NO NEW PART AVAILABLE-3 MONTH WAITING LIST TO ORDER PER MECHANIC. DEALER WILL NOT INQUIRE WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER ON RECALL STATUS SINCE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON STEERING GEAR FOR THIS YEAR,MAKE & MODEL FOUND ON INTERNET. MORE INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED BY SOMEONE. FORCED TO GET USED PART AT SALVAGE YARD (WHICH COULD ALSO BE DEFECTIVE) SINCE UNABLE TO DRIVE VAN UNTIL FIXED AND NEW PART CANNOT BE LOCATED ANYWHERE IN U.S. AT THIS TIME (PER MECHANIC).*AK

RACK AND PINION FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS, DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE RACK AND PINION, AND THE TENSIONER PULLEY. *SLC

THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL TO OPERATE. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER & THE DEALERSHIP SEEM TO HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ME DRIVING IT. I AM SEEKING REMEDY UNDER THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW, I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE AS WELL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

CHILD IS ABLE TO UNDO HARNESS CHEST CLIP JUST BY PULLING CLIP. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, HARNESS CLIP WILL EASILY COME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM DRIVE INTO LOWER GEAR. WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK INTO DRIVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY RELPLACED THE SENSOR THAT TELLS THE TRASMISSION WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. ON 9/27/2000, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A RATTLING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOW A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE EXACT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PAY THE $315 THEY ARE CHARGING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS DRIVING TO THE TRAIN STATION ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 29TH WHEN SUDDENLY ALL OF THE VAN'S INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS STAYED ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN WENT OFF BY THEMSELVES, JUST AS THEY HAD CAME ON. AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS WENT OFF, ALL OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS, INCLUDING THE REAR GATE, SPONTANEOUSLY UNLOCKED. I RE-LOCKED THE DOORS BY USING THE LOCKING SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. HOWEVER, THE SEQUENCE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COMING ON, GOING OFF, AND THEN ALL DOORS AND THE REAR GATE UNLOCKING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, FOR A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER THE THIRD TIME. I CALLED SMITH HAVEN CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH AS SOON AS I GOT TO WORK AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST. THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY EXAMINED THE CAR. BUT SINCE THE DOORS UNLOCKED BY THEMSELVES I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS REPORTED. I OFTEN HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VAN AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ALWAYS BUCKLED IN, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WONDER WHETHER OR NOT THE DOORS ARE GOING TO SOMEDAY UNLOCK THEMSELVES. SO FAR IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

IF YOUR NOT THE CORRECT ORGANIZATION TO REPORT THIS TOO, AND YOU KNOW THE CORRECT ORGANIZATION COULD YOU PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO THEM? THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK MY 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CUT OFF AND CUT RIGHT BACK ON AGAIN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CD PLAYER CUT OFF, THE DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT BUT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTERWARDS. I WAS NOT GOING EXTREMELY FAST ABOUT 45MILES PER HOUR, ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH NO BUMPS OR VIBRATIONS TO SHAKE SOMETHING LOOSE. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PASSING SOMEONE IT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO ONE ELSE HAD COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THOUGHT I SHOULD LET SOMEONE KNOW IN CASE IT WAS A SERIOUS, RE-CALL TYPE OF, PROBLEM